Planning & Chat for March 25 - 30
 

It's the first week of spring and the last week of March. What's up for this week everyone?

Have a great week!

Dagmar

Home gym and personal trainer
 

I just received a reply from the personal trainer I've been trying to contact and she's available. I'm going to call her today and set up an assessment meeting.

I'm so excited about developing the strength training program and setting up my home gym.

I'm not going with the Bowflex just yet. Will get something smaller and less cumbersome to set up and maintain. Probably a bench and hand weights, plus a stability ball.

Dagmar :lifter:

Another non-smoking benefit
 

SusanB Everyone who comes to your house now will be so glad you're no longer smoking.

My DH's sister and her husband are going to try to quit again before they move. I wish them the best of luck. I look forward to visiting with them and then not having to have a shower and wash every thing I had on, including my coat, after I get home because of the cigarette smell.

No more stinky smoke! :D

Dagmar :cool:

Morning!

I think I'll just pretend it's almost spring. It was nice and sunny all weekend but cold. That was the town plow going by here just now! So much for just bundling up and walking in the sunshine, on bare pavement ...

Dagmar, please, please,please get your in-laws to read that Allen Carr booklet. It's sooo smart. I can't say it's painless but it's certainly mostly easier that I thought it'd be.

I made a fabric softner faux pas. In my search for the most beautiful smelling of all things ... my coat makes my eyes water! My lips even taste like Botanical Bliss.

Well that was a bit of a ramble. I was just going to say hello. I have a CT of the back this morning and then I was going to come home and reorder my life. Holy moly it's been a straggling disjointed mess for a coupla weeks.

I'll be back later ... probably certifiably arthritc ;) and into planning mode.

(does anyone else retain water when they travel???)
 

Good Morning Ladies,
I decided not to weigh in yesterday or today... I was away for Easter weekend and celebrated not seeing my Mom or Sister in months... So eating/drinking, traveling, started "TOM" = WATER RETENTION...
I needed a hall pass.

Hopefully getting back on track w/ eating, drinking water, back to the gym will = a not so painful number on the scale tomorrow.

I'll cross my fingers.

(My goal for the week is to drop another lb.) :dust:

Marathon Mom
I won't be weighing in this week too. I started weights last week and since building muscles equals retains water I won't put myself through that. Plus, my clothes are fitting really well and my eating has been on target. Hope that when you do step on the scale all your hard work will be positively reflected!!

SusanB
I did away with fabric softener a year ago. All of a sudden the smell that I used to adore turned into a stink. I don't know...hormonal changes? Which softener made you feel like you were skunked?

My best to you in reorganizing. It's a daunting task sometimes!

Dagmar
I think weights and a incline/decline bench are the best way to go, economically and for range of workout....these are the ones I got...we got them on sale at Target for $40 about two weeks ago. They're adjustable from 2.5-12.5 pounds of resistance....it's a great bang for the buck. Plus they don't take up a whole lot of space....It's still early in the game but it's the best purchase 've made fittness wise. I had actually spotted them on craigslist for like $20 but the were snapped up on the weekend I was away.

It's funny...I was thinking about getting a balance ball. I saw one at the local Marshalls and I may just pop in there today and get it....


As for me...it's legs and back again today....I may throw abs in there too for safety's sake....I'm going to try some decline crunches with weights. Don't know if I'll succeed but trying is half the game eh?

I don't have much in the way of food planning for myself this week. The fridge is stocked with soup and lots of Romaine....that spells happiness to me!

Lekhika, Thanks for the vote of confidence...

Let me know if you get the balance ball... there are a lot of great exercises you can do on that thing!

:lifter::exercise::strong:

Ohh - I love this website. I have been stuck at 140 for a few days and can't seem to get back down. I was beginning to get frustrated (had a bad diet attitude yesterday and fell face first into an easter basket). But after reading Lekhika entry, I realized what I've done. I switched up my workouts and instead of using the elliptical 1/2hr every day, I now do 1 hr 4x/wk. I know I am getting a much better workout. I push myself much harder in the second half and am usually a little sore afterward. Duh! Water retention in sore muscles. So thank you Lekhika for pointing that out!

Susan - your attitude is so good - I just know you are going to continue to be successful! I know what you mean about the fabric softner. So much changed after I quit - smells and tastes. I had to change my housecleaning supplies after I quit - I had no idea how toxic some of them smell!

Good morning everyone! Just checking in quickly--got to get back to work.

I'm off to a pretty good start today. I had my yogurt and berries for breakfast but after I got to work, my tummy started hurting something awful so I ran to the deli for an egg salad sandwich on whole wheat. While I'm sure they used full fat mayo, it did taste good. I wonder how that stacks up calorie wise? At least the rest of the day is filled with salads!

Lekhika ... It was the purple Snuggle. I liked it in the store.

Allison ... some days I just have to have the egg salad sandwiches in the cafeteria at work. I hardly ever make them any more so they're kind of a treat for me.

My fella's got my ball out and pumped up for me yesterday. With this back and hip thing ... I should be sitting on it more often. Some exercise probably wouldn't hurt me either ;)

I have had such a weird day. I've done dozens of things but none of the things I meant to ... I still haven't bought any food. I have whitefish ready for supper but nothing else. I've been reading here for a few minutes and grocery list is getting lllooonnnggerrrr ....

marathon mom and lekhika - i'm definitely not weighing this week either!! yesterday was a calorie disaster for me plus i haven't been able to work out because of my sprained tendon. deb, i managed to fall into an easter basket myself yesterday... yikes! back on track today!

dagmar, good luck with the personal trainer appointment. sometimes i think that'd be great for me to have, but i know i can't budget it in at this point. i gotta keep myself in check - for me the trainer would be mostly an accountability thing.

susan i hear you on the fabric softener. i generally try to buy the "unscented" or "non-allergenic" stuff because i often find scented things like that irritate me.

i can't believe it's almost APRIL! april means a couple of things for me right now... first is that i need to finish my master's program applications by april 1 if i want to enter in the fall. and then my birthday is at the end of the month, as well as my 5k. i don't know that i'll make my goal by my b-day, but i sure hope i'm down at least 5 of these stubborn pounds by then!

Got my trainer!
 

She's coming over tomorrow night to see my "gym" space. DH ran out of steam on the weekend so there's still a bunch of stuff to organize. I will get it done this evening as I'm really excited now :carrot:!

I'm thinking weight bench (we have hand weights that we've used 2 or 3 times) and stability ball to start. I already have a little TV and DVD player down there that DH doesn't use so I can get some workout stuff too :exercise:.

DH seems quite pissed off that I'm actually doing this. I think he didn't believe it would happen. And I think he's feeling very fat and out of shape right now. And very afraid.

He'll have to learn that change can be good.

Dagmar :dance:

Dagmar -- A new gym WOW lucky you...

Susan -- One reason that the fabric softener is strong for you is because you've probably smelled it for real for the very first time in a very long time because you've quit the :smoking:

I fell into the Easter basket too... I did NOT weigh-in today....Had a great day today though went to Ottawa shopping with my mom and DD, bought a purse... I only biked for a half hour this morning with the intent to do the gym scene tonight but when I went they had decided to close on Easter Monday... I was annoyed because I really wanted a good chest workout :tantrum:

Easter success
 

In spite of myself (and DH :devil:) I didn't seem to gain any weight over the Easter weekend :D. I've apparently lost 2 lbs. over the last week or so. I think part of that might be dehydration so I'm going to move the ticker down 1 lb.

We all get so good at interpreting what the number on the scale really means. I guess it's just the experience of monitoring our own bodies for such a long time and writing it down. I find that tracking the weight/calorie numbers and logging the food helps immensely when I want to maintain or lose.

My "new " diet plan - The Calculator Diet ;)

Dagmar :cool:

Feeling defeated :(
 

Okay... I am feeling defeated. I am up 3 lbs!! I am secretly hoping it will fall off fast, and it's mainly due to Easter Feasting and TOM....

I need to change my ticker... :(:(:(