[gatsby]

hello all,

so as you may have guessed i ran today, yes i did!
here is the programme
walk 5mins
run 5mins, walk1 x 3
run 2 min
it was great, it's actually gettng easier. i figured out why. every week we add 1 minute of running. so at week 2 we doubled our running time , but today we added 1/5 of the time. see!!!!! and no leg cramps woohoo
supper was great last night, fun and good food. and NO baklava summer naughty girl, what are you trying to do to me????had a few glasses of wine though, it's mandatory . we made plans to go golfing in two weeks. four crazy chicks. i've been once before and hated it but it besides the golf it will be fun.

welcome lynne. sounds like you have a great week planned. you can do this we will help you (we will sure try!!!) don't get so down on yourself, it's not easy but it does get easier and it will be worth it. for you and your son.
candra definetely find something that you enjoy and get out of the house. look up courses (swimming, dancing, soccer, badminton etc.) at rec centres in your area. there's a lot of stuf out there for teens even if you have no experience or always thought you weren't good at sports (i don't know if this is true for you though, if not disregard last comment). you don't have to be great at it just enjoy it. skipping rope is good exercise but i would suggest an activity that's fun and with a purpose.

sarah, i believe you called called me a ninny or something like that not too long ago. WELL... i must say you are a ninny too then!!! 1.8lbs/week is fine even if you could "safely loose more". you in a race??? and you just happen to be sick right now. you are dong great and if you are feeling like a sloth may i suggest that you get back to the crossbow. weightraining doesn't just help but it makes you feel strong. (of course sloths are very strong animals, ok forget it ) seriously though: crossbow!
summer here's what you need to know about calories:
1g fat = 9cals
1g protein = 4 cals
1g carbs = 4 cals
1 g alcohol = 7cals (unless it's wine, vodka or beer then it's free!!)
3757 cals in one day: too much
1200-1700 cals a day: good

i'll try to get to the gym tomorrow, legs and cardio
and then it's vacation time for 2 weeks, oh boy i need it. my mom says she's going to take me to a spa for a couple of days since she feels bad i have no money to go anywhere (and she should know since she signs my paychecks)

so happy friday to all
gen

[lessofsarahtolove]

Hey, you guys! Ok, so is there some party going on that I wasn't invited to?? I miss my friends!

Here's the latest in the Land-O-Sarah:

I finally made my second goal!! I really am just so happy to say, "DONE" to that particular goal! Now on to the next one, 215. (When I hit that, I'll so be doing the happy dance, because that will put me at about 70 pounds lost. ) Right now I'm down 49 pounds, and it's finally sinking in that I'm succeeding, because I can see it now on my body. Of course I've FELT better almost since the beginning, and felt more agile a while ago....but now that I can actually look at myself and see that I'm smaller, I'm feeling good. A friend just gave me some pictures of a party that I went to in the first week of March (days after I started,) and upon looking at them, I wanted to cry. I truly have no idea how I could have done that to myself. I'm just amazed. I can't really say what the tipping point was for me -- what made me just say, "that's it." But I did, thank God, and I haven't ever paused or lost focus or wavered in my determination. This is not to say that I have been perfect -- Gen and Summer, you two know that I haven't -- but I haven't fallen off the path so far. (Knock wood.) I think a really big part of that is the support I get here, and the assistance that coming here provides in keeping me focused. It keeps my goals at the forefront of my mind, so there's none of the "Oh yeah, I forgot I was trying to change my life" mindslipping that I see occur in the some of the people that I work with. How does THAT happen? ("Oh shoot, I totally forgot that I had 150 pounds to lose! Woopsie!" ) Anyway, life is good, and I am so grateful that I came to my senses almost 50 pounds ago, and that I have had access to so much kind support.

I biked this morning for 20 minutes. No HIIT, just a good steady speed. It's a start, and I feel really good that I did it. I don't really feel like talking about the breathing thing now -- I have taken in more oxygen in my life, I'll just say that -- so I'll just leave it at that.

I just ordered a new, beautiful Dell laptop, and I just got cable high speed installed today -- and I'm going to go wireless, which is VERY exciting! Woo hoo! (Don't you just love technology?) That nice woman I was going to meet this weekend and I have rescheduled to next weekend, but we spoke on the phone today, and she's just lovely! What a gift to meet someone great in this way!

How is everyone here doing? CHECK IN, DAMNIT! I need an update, dagnabbit!

[lessofsarahtolove]

Here's the link to the new thread! So from here on out, that will be our home! Let me know what you guys think of the name!