I exercised A LOT with my sister, showered and went shopping and running around with Pooh Bear. We went to a few thrift stores and you'll never believe what I bought. I found a pair of sneakers with push buttons on the sides that pop wheels out! Yeah, roller skate/sneakers. Look brand new and only ten bucks! I also found some more ankle weights for my weighted vest (although Pooh says he thinks it's a belt). Then at Goodwill, I found two more exercise tapes, comedy DVD's for fifty-nine cents a piece. And then, in Walmart, I bought a set of ten pound weights and a set of five pound weights AND Hoola-hoop!
I have no idea why I bought that, but I think it might be some "fun" exercise. Oh and I lost two pounds at TOPS. Yeah, I decided to go after all. I guess I sort of glossed over that. I LOST TWO POUNDS!
I allow myself one meal of my choosing after weigh in. This time was Applebee's. I didn't get much in me before I was uncomfortably full, but had a few bits of Jay's triple chocolate cake mess. Well, I ended up terribly sick and actually had to make an emergency stop at my office. Not a good end to a good day. Man was I ever sick!
But once home, I felt much better and decided to call my sister (yeah, the Exercise ****) and see if she wanted to join Jay and I on a leisurely stroll on the rails to trails/trail. Well, it started off innocent enough. I took my new Cabela's walking stick and we were clipping along nicely. It was nearing dark and before we knew it, we were attacked by mosquitoes. BAD! My sister couldn't take it and made a run for it, but I was not only being eaten alive, I started feeling ill, my legs were rubber and I felt weak as if I'd faint. I had to walk as fast as I could to avoid the bugs, but slow enough to keep from collapsing. Ugh. But I started picking blackberries for my turtles and putting them in my Barenaked Ladies ball cap. And that made it all worth while, because there's not a berry one left in the tank. They love them!
The coolest part was near the end of the trail when the bats came in to rescue us. They were swooping right at our faces, picking bugs right out of the air that were trying to bite us. I'd never seen so many bats together in one small, confined space, nor swooping THAT close to my face. It was almost unsettling, but they never hit us. Close calls! I think bats are neat. Yeah, I love snakes too. I'm not normal in lots of ways. But that's Da Turtle. I've got at least two bad bites on my hand that are itching and countless ones on my neck and shoulders. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh.
Okay, so my week end went *POOF* and it's gone, I have to get up early and exercise with my sister again and then I have to go back to work. And it's for five days in a row! How am I going to act, having work five days in a row?
I made an appointment to get Squeaked spayed. The quickest I could get her in was on Friday. I have no idea how I'll work it, I have to work that day and I work alone, so I can't take it off. But I'm hoping my sister and/or Jay "Pooh Bear" will come through and help me out. Squeak and I BOTH need this for our happiness. Poor thing, it's not her fault she's in heat or piddling on my bed. I've had to lock her out of there and to my knowledge, she's not peed anywhere else, but her litter box.
In order to fulfill my goals, I had to chug 64 ounces of water in the last hour or so. But that's what you get when you run around all day and wait until the last minute to get your water in. But it's going down the hatch as I type. I also had coffee, Diet Pepsi (with dinner) and a Crystal Light Sunrise Classic Orange in a 16 fl oz bottle... I just read that it's caffeine free, so it counts towards my water intake. Doing good Turtle. Doing good!
I`m making it a point this week to learn these technical terms, the moves and the muscles. I`d never thought I`d EVER want to learn about strength training. 
curlylocks , 07-18-2005 09:32 PM
Hotcupojava , 07-18-2005 10:29 PM
I am counting it as day 15, darn it! I hope I can get on in the morning so I won't be doing this again at the stroke of midnight.
redballoon , 07-19-2005 03:11 AM
Oh, and heh, check out my newly incorporated "quote of the moment" at post bottom! 
You're on a real roll, aren't you? Hope your dog feels better. By the way, is this oatmeal bathing something new in the States. It seems like I've been hearing about it a lot recently and I had never before. 
Glad to hear you're still doing well on your challenge. What day is this for you? 
I'm sure you'll get in all your water today. Just how much are you aiming for, by the way? Do you have a specific number in mind? Wow, already thinking ahead to the next challenge! Sounds like you've gotten some enthusiasm. Excellent! We love having you here, too, Kelly. Glad you found us! 
Really, love 'em. They're like birthday presents! Mine, my birthday, by the way, is coming up Aug. 8. Oh, Caro, and is that you worrying about turning 30 soon? 
! So, love hearing you're hitting the weights. I'm a major weight lifter, been doing it for over 20 years now, am surrounded by bodybuilders! I was going to tell you about the ole kickbacks but you beat me to it. Good work with all the cardio too! 
Love your attitude with the possible future challenges. Starting over is us! BUT, we stick with it! 
And so interesting! 
Bugs and bats and turtles and berries! Oh, I love bats and snakes too. They are both so neat. And yes, bats rescuing you! Peaceful and mutually supportive coexistence of the species! Hurrah! By the way, I forgot, is Pooh Bear the boyfriend? Oh, and yeah, listening to Barenaked Ladies right now, the song with your quote there at the end. So far, I've found two songs I like. I'm kind of a hard rock, metal kind of old head-banger so I like the faster songs, but sometimes a quiet one is nice, especially with good lyrics. Thanks for introducing me. Okay, getting around to a 
: It's gonna come off at some time! Great going! But, sorry to hear you got sick. Hmm. Too much sugar, perhaps? 
Hope you're okay now! Good luck exercising with the sis. And I wish Squeak well. It's the only way with the female cats. You gotta get 'em spayed. They go insane. I have three, two girls. Well, I gotta run. Good luck!
Oh, man! excellent stuff, you! 
Treadmill after midnight! Oh, sure, the day don't end till we call it done! 
He's actually the best friend I've ever had and that's a good thing. I'm glad you like BNL. Honestly, I'm thrilled that you went to the lengths of actually seeking some of their music out. They've got some great songs. I myself like heavier stuff better too, (Jay is a complete metal head-THE HARD STUFF) But there's something about BNL's music and clever smart lyrics that gets to me. Thanks for taking the time to check them out. It was one year ago yesterday that I went to their concert. I won the tickets on the radio! I hope you feel better soon.
but it seems like I walk in the door from work and next thing I know it's almost midnight. I've got to get to bed before I wake up groggy and mess up my whole day before it starts. 
