No, really, I have to get this started!!!
I love early morning too, but I love sleeping more.....
Apple Blossom , 10-04-2005 04:17 PM
curlylocks , 10-04-2005 04:36 PM
redballoon , 10-04-2005 08:28 PM
I hear you on the not wanting to get started yet...at least you're trying! But you are on your no-beer, no-unsocial-alcohol challenge, right? You asked about racing...it's year-round here, but the big races, the top-level and ones with the biggest purses, are in the spring and fall. And some of those are open to foreign-based horses. Hong Kong is big in racing and the proximity of it means horses have a good chance of doing well even after the trip here. So, I get work sometimes from them. This past race, I was working for the Hong Kong people and then wrote up a report on the race for both the States and Britain. Yeah, with the exercise it's hard to maintain any sort of workout program when you're busy. Walking doesn't seem to do much for me but I guess if I didn't do it, I'd be even bigger so I'll just take what I'm doing and be happy with it. I am going to say, as long as I don't gain during a busy time, I will be happy. When I don't have work, that's when I'm going to try to make progress with fat-burning, muscle-building and cardio fitness.
Just kidding! I think it's a good idea to wait to you have the max. three days of puase days. When you realize that that's like one free day every week (though of course you just extend the challenge) it makes it a lot easier psychologically. I would do the first two challenges with something that you DO instead of something you DON'T DO. I think that's easier to cope with. Pushups are going great, aren't they? I think you could do 21 by the end! So, are you running a second challenge parallel to the pushups? Guess so. Wow, I think for me counting calories would be the absolute hardest thing for me to do. I hate math!! What I could do would be perhaps to set a menu and just eat the same thing all the time once I had figured the calorie count. That would actually work for me better. Course it may hogtie my social life...oh, that's right, I don't have one of those! 
As for the getting up early, you gotta go to bed early too, at least that's the only way I can do it. Or do whatever you do half asleep and then go back to bed. You get used to it, believe me. And like chaps, the early morning is a great time really. I've gotten so I really love being out early too.
And, have the headaches stopped totally now? Do you think it was the sugar you're missing or maybe caffeine. There's a lot of hidden caffeine in chocolate and so. Were you eating a lot of that or drinking soda? Oh, and sorry about the mistake in the pounds lost. I was thinking, 12 days, 12 lbs. But wow, 9 pounds is utterly fantastic. You must be psyched! 
) so it was the usual extreme contrast in things that always kind of leaves me a bit drained. Still, I am used to it now so it's okay. The real horrible thing is when a horse breaks down on the track and you have the winners celebrating and the horse out there still...that is horrible. Every race all I hope for is that everyone gets through it okay. 
Come in here and talk to us! 
curlylocks , 10-04-2005 09:15 PM
redballoon , 10-04-2005 09:25 PM
Being in Japan has no doubt had a huge effect on the way I eat and it is no longer crazy. If I were in the States it would be another story. Whenever I go back, I am in shock at the portions and the fat and everything else....for about three days....then I slowly start chowing down. If that were coupled with the drive-everywhere, walking-is-weird lifestyle I see so much of (except in cities like NY) I would soon be packing on the pounds. If I ever get back to the States I am hoping the habits I've made here can help me. I'm sure they will.
If I did that, I can just imagine the rumors!! Jeez, guess what she's caught.... Nah, just kidding, actually, I have no problem saying no to people. It's the saying no to myself that is the problem. With a big night out beerin' it's not about the booze of course, it's the wild drunken fun, the arguing, the laughing, the doing crazy things...that's what I find not doing really hard, what I WANT to do because I am the one havng the most fun. Really, something like last night, which would have been a couple drinks just to keep the tears of boredom back would have made me feel horrible and that's why it was easy. Thanks though for your concern....maybe you are now even more concerned about me! 
I was intending to post tonight. Somehow i just don't seem to have the energy to do much when I've been working, and then I can't think of anything interesting to say (unlike my usual drivel...) I'm very lucky tonight because I have my little Lily helping me type this. She's in a rambunctious mood, bouncing all over the place and trying to climb my pantleg. I've never had a little kitten before, so I had no idea how adorable they are or what a pile of doting mush they turn their owners into.
curlylocks , 10-04-2005 11:11 PM
redballoon , 10-04-2005 11:34 PM
That early morning walk would be tough, but I understand why it's even possible, seeing as your boyfriend just gets in then. How nice of him to walk with you. Is he supportive of your weight loss efforts? Hope the head and your knees feel better. Got any ideas yet about what your next challenge is going to be about? So, what was the story about the kids at the bus stop? Nothing bad, I hope. Thanks for your help with motivated on the rules and carla on the computer. Your job sounds interesting. I love teaching people who don't have a clue and feel bad about it. I taught a 70-year-old guy at work how to paginate on the computer. Lessons started with how to move the mouse! A "senior moment".... I also like the "neither use nor ornament"...! You've got some great expressions! Well, congrats on the meaurements too. Looks like you're shrinking! I have no idea what they (the measurements) all look like but I hope you're liking the changes! What is a "high day" by the way? How did the diabetes test go? I hope you proved those doctors wrong! I'm sure you're a miracle! And, thanks for the note on the wallet. I still haven't given the girl who picked it up a reward, but i think I will. Even if she didn't do anything all that great, I am sooooo thankful to have it back. Well, hang in there! and good luck on continuing your challenge! We're about neck and neck. 
That soreness you feel is "good pain." I miss it. Gonna get me some today! Great save on not eating that candy! It helps when the calories are right there...of course, that is, if you read it. I've gotten good at looking the other way, allowing my eyes to unfocus if the numbers unexpectedly come into view. It's kind of like how I was with store windows and mirrors! Because I live alone (the cats aren't in to sweets) I don't have a problem with temptation. If it's sitting in the room, it's very hard not to reach out and ..well, you know the rest of the story. or in Joizey? Hmm, I should get into the yoga again. It's such a wonderful feeling when you start to get a little more flexible. Your body can just relax so much more. Marb, I'm sure you have functioning ab muscles! If you didn't you'd probably be walking with your nose to your knees. I hear you on the hearing loss from too much (is that possible) rock and roll! How's the rebounder going. That is great for your balance. Cat on the rebounder... Heh, what has happened to your coach, by the way?!? I am 46 and yes, the sugar and white flour seem to stay on more easily the older I get. Then again, it could just be that I don't exercise as much. I find that I am more able to just move more slowly. I think that's a mental thing that is actually good in a way but it means I am not expending as much physical energy as before either. I guess the two are really one. If you're getting your heartrate up on the gazelle, you should start sweating eventually. Either that, or your place is an icebox? Do you gazelle in the buff? Ah, the cute kitten, yes, I do know how adorable they are. I have had plenty. So, doting mush is it? I can remember back when I had four kittens racing to the sink when I was getting their food and the feel of 16 little paws climbing my legs (thankfully clothed)! Oh, and the way they leap with their paws stretched out and wide...stop, stop! I cannot get another cat! Well, I'm surprised to hear you are still sticking to your challenge! Good for you! I thought the silence meant you had chickened out. So glad to be wrong. It's a good thing you didn't come out with..."My challenge is to cut back to only rolling two joints a day cause they give me the munchies.." 
vanessa6295 , 10-05-2005 05:26 AM
I went on my gazelle for 35 mins, did some weigt lifting, sit-ups, and stayed within my points, drank lots of water and write in my food journal. I weigh in at home red, i try not to weigh in during the week because i find when i do that then i end up not eating good if theres a slight increase during the week. Everybody keep up the good work!
friendsforfitness , 10-05-2005 06:57 AM
