Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Another hot one in Jackson California. It didn’t even cool down last night.
Have been pretty good throughout the day with food. Splurged a little more than I should have at dinner, had Spaghetti Carbonara. Made it as low fat as possible, but I had too much. Out of whole wheat pasta, which makes it even more tricky to eat pasta, since white pasta rises the blood sugar much faster. Need to buy some tomorrow!!.
I waited for it to cool down this evening, it never happened. It was still 86 degrees after 9pm, I decided to walk inside, for 60 minutes straight, good HR & pace. Which is good otherwise I would have been really low on steps.
I think the plan for the month of August is to be somewhere between 10/15k and always get a good walk or some other HR raising activity into the day.


10602 Steps/ 5.01Miles
7390 Aerobic steps/ 62 minutes
424 Calories burned
1536 Calories consumed
July Month total: 767,843 Steps

I'll never see this number again!!:)

Monday, July 30th, 2007

Don’t want to weigh in. Have a bad feeling. Try to avoid scale this week.

I didn’t get much more than 10k steps for today, but I did get a 45 minute solid walk done. Got heart rate good pace!!
Monday Totals
10230 Steps/ 6.63 Miles (00)
5783 Aerobic steps/ 54 minutes
416 Calories burned
3 sets 50 crunches (150)
3 sets 25 both sides obliques (150)
3 sets 25 reversed (75)
1391 Calories consumed

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

Supposed to be in the 100’s again today as well as the next few days.
I think I might be getting ready to give up on the power stepping? It’s been fairly normal walking days for me this past week. Maybe I will be setting a new goal for August to get in 1 hour total cardio exercise/day any which way. I know I said this before, but maybe now I am ready.
2pm: It’s so warm I am not hungry. Had ½ peach and lots of water. This weather can rob one of an appetite for anything. I am not too worried though, the day is still youngJ ! A lot can happen. Especially since I am a late day eater!
Need to catch up on crunches today!! My legs are sore from yesterday’s work on the deck. The hamstrings and butt feel just as sore as if I had done squads (which I kinda did while putting in all those screws). So maybe just abs and arms today.
Didn’t accomplish either. Have to do it tomorrow. It’s been a slow, hot day.
DH cooked dinner which put me over my limits for today. I might not get on the scale in the morning. Denial is such a wonderful thing!!
11pm: I am going to squeeze a ½ hour of real walking into the end of the day. Feel the guilt creeping up; walking is a good way to keep it in check!
Sunday Totals
11285 Steps/ 5.34 Miles
3663 Aerobic Steps/ 28 minutes
457 Calories burned
3135 Calories consumed

Watch out Mr Bond!!

Will be helping Dh with the deck work outside. Way too hot, but it goes faster when 2 pair of hands do it. I’ll do the screwing :), while he does the cutting!
Almost been out there for 2 hours, I need a break. I am roasting! How does DH do it? I feel bad for not doing as much, I just don’t have this kinda work in me, nor do I really want to (otherwise I would be a carpenter, right!!)
Now I am wondering if I am going to muster up the energy for all the other workouts I should be doing today!? I know there won’t be many steps, but that’s ok. It’s not like I have been sitting on my butt all day all. Come to think of it, this should count as an alternate activity! Have to look it up.

Friday, July 27th, 2007

We are going to the County Fair this evening. Going to save the bulk of my calories for that. Food is the most fun about these places for meJ . Besides the art exhibits and farm animal. Debating over taking my camera or not.
Once again , another hot one! It seems I haven’t been outside much these past few days.

9pm: back from the county fair and we didn’t overdo it with food too much. Had a brisket sandwich with chips. Ate ½ bun about 6oz meat and a few chips, also had one Hefeweizen. And for dessert a funnel cake with strawberries and cream. That’s the one thing I will always have and that’s once a year.
Decided to walk for 45 minutes. Felt good to do something extra today, steps were a bot on the low side before. Not that high either, but at least made it above 10k!
Friday Totals
13438 Steps/ 6.36 Miles (00)
6636Aerobic steps/ 58 minutes
508 Calories burned
2152 Calories consumed

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

(Photograph: So little with such a powerful voice. Him and his buddies make beautiful night music:):

Didn’t keep a log (only my food log, which is the #1 priority, still). It’s the next day and I can’t remember what I did. Must have been a whole lot of nothing, (laundry, some cleaning out some cabinets, vacuuming, nothing earth shaking). I managed to get my little workout routine done by late afternoon. That was good, because we ended up in bed before 9:30 pm, which was a huge mistake, because I was up 2 hours later and couldn’t go back to sleep til almost 5am.
Had a nice mixed salad for dinner with “fried” polenta and chicken tenders. That was pretty good. I like Polenta, don’t know why we don’t eat it more often?! Same goes for Couscous, Bulgur, Quinoa and Barley, I like it all, wonderful whole grains, tatse delicious. I will put these on my shopping list.

14009 Steps/ 6.63 Miles (00)
1685Aerobic steps/ 21 minutes
508 Calories burned
250Crunches: 3 set 50 crunches
3 sets 25 both sides obliques
3 sets 25 reversed
3 sets of 15 Squads
Free Weights: 3 sets 15 each Biceps/Triceps/ 2 Shoulder/back exercises
2076 Calories consumed
Alternate Activity: Aerobic Tape workout

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Another hot one!
Looks like I lost the weight and some extra, but I will hold off until Monday before recording itJ . Don’t need another blow to my self esteemJ
Walked while talking to my sister in Germany for almost an hour.
Almost 6pm, DH will be working til dark this evening. Wants to get the roofing done on the shed/deck. Needed to eat something, started out with yogurt and fruit then peanuts, and last but not least 2 pria bars and a tall glass of milk.
Just discovered that the glasses I usually drink my water from (because it’s so big) doesn’t hold 2 cups, BUT 3 cups of water. How cool is that?:)
8pm still filled from the earlier “snack” I think it might be it for today. DH is still outside working, it’s going to be pasta and meatballs for him. I have room for something light if I get hungry.
Well, light turned into a bunch more peanutsJ

21999Steps/ 10.41 Miles (00)
7196 Aerobic steps
908 Calories burned
1914 Calories consumed

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

Another muggy day! Third day in a row! No fun to go anywhere.
2pm got the crunches, squads and weights out of the way for today!!
6pm:It‘s been a very low energy day today. It seemed everything had been zapped out of me.
8pm: not very happy with what the pedometer is showing. I need to snap out of it and do something!!
I dug up an old aerobic tape and got moving, low impact but worked up a good sweat. I really needed to get that heart pumping, it felt great!! I may just have a little problem falling asleep nowJ
Tuesday Totals
21002 Steps/ 9.95 Miles (00)
13497Aerobic steps/ 112 minutes
883 Calories burned
250Crunches: 1 set 100 crunches/
2 sets 25 both sides obliques/
2 sets 25 reversed
Squads: 3 sets of 15
Free Weights: 3 sets 15 each Biceps/Triceps/ 2 Shoulder/back exercises
2075 Calories consumed
Alternate Activity: Aerobic Tape workout

Monday,July 23rd, 2007

As expected, a not so good outcome for this week's weigh in. I gained 2 pounds!! Total 182lbs.
Sad, but not broken up about it, because my GF Ruby has come for a visit, I can blame it all on her:) and I will!! (See, that's what ya get for being such a pain this time around!!) Literally! She has been so bad, I would love to have some of them pills to make her go away. She's been anything but a friend! I really don't like her right now!!
Log food into food journal on fitday.com only for the time being.
Picked up around the property for about half hour. No walking per se today. It’s kind of scary to see such low step numbers when not putting any extra effort into it or exercising. It’s also a reality check of how bad things would be if I wouldn’t make the conscious daily effort to better myself.
Made one of DH’s favorites dishes for dinner, Green Curry chicken! The simmer sauce is loaded with calories and fat (Coconut milk), so I made it with a twist. Instead of simmering the chicken in all of the sauce I prepared the chicken separately and served the sauce on the side. So, all the wonderful flavors were there, but only a fraction of the calories were served. DH didn’t mind the revision he is currently trying to lose weight as well again). I think I had less than ½ of a serving of the sauce, which is so minimal compare to the maybe1/3rd of the entire jar of sauce. I still have more than ½ of the sauce in the jar now. (jar has 6 x ¼ cup servings total)
10:15pm: still haven’t done any crunches etc. Not sure I will!
Put everything in my food journal and I can’t believe how little I have eaten (calorie wise). I feel like a stuffed turkey!!
10085 Steps/ 4.77 Miles (00)
401Calories burned
1277 Calories consumed

Sunday, July 2nd, 2007

It’s almost 11pm, ready to go to bed. Didn’t keep any log for today, just my food journal on fitday.com
The day was fairly uneventful! Mostly just normal everyday things around the house, a trip to the Home Improvement Store and “dealing” with my GF Ruby who arrived later in the afternoon and turned out to be a real pain in the booty.
So, with her being around I don’t expect much of a weight loss in the morning either.
This entire past week felt like a struggle, some food wise which affected me mostly mentally, telling myself silly things like “you are blowing it left and right”. In reality I know I didn’t do too badly. I stuck with walking, crunches and everything else, besides some food slip ups. Unfortunately a hundred good things are always over shadowed by one tiny little bad thing.
This way of thinking needs to be improved so it can not overpower my positive outlook on things which I have worked on very hard to establish over these past 6+ month.
Nevertheless, I know I will experience some disappointment if the scale hasn’t budged a little.
15380 Steps/ 7.28 Miles (00)
631Calories burned
2311 Calories consumed

Saturday July 21st 2007 Junky day!

I was in bed before 11pm last night, woke up at 7am turned around for a few more minutes and what do you know it’s 10:30 am. Another record:) .
Had some weird dreams, about back home and some old neighbors and their house. Wonder where that came from?
Also had dreams of my osteoarthritis getting worth in my hands and that I am a “ticking time bomb“ waiting to go off. I know why I had that one.! I woke up with my entire back (spin area) being sore. No surprise!
The jogging may have been the extra push into flaring up the osteoarthristis some; and sleeping too long; too much laying down causes discomfort as well.
It’s not where I hurt myself the other day, more the entire spin going up and down. Unless I hang myself upside down all day, to release the pressure of the discs, this is something I have to let solve itself. Not much I can do other than lay off the jogging for now and getting new running shoes. Mine have a few hundred miles on it.
First thing I need to do is have a big glass of milk. Read an article the other day that people who lose weight also lose bone density. Wasn’t aware of it, but makes sense. Between the loss of nutrition and the body not needing to carry so much so bones get smaller.
I will not push so hard today. It’s not like I can get a new PR. Yesterday’s was what I secretly always wanted to achieve and I did. (It wasn't planned) This entailed lots of walking, no doubt about it. And getting up early, which I don't do often:).
I caught up on several shows I had on DVR and did a lot outside. Just going with the boys always adds a lot. If DH would have been home I would have not been able to do this either. There are always lots of other things I need to help him out with, plus making sure he gets something to eat:0)
I haven’t done much of anything so far! I think I walked maybe 70 steps in the last hourJ
4:10pm done with crunches and squads!! Still need to do weights. And now I will go back on the couch!!
5pm:Fruit/Weetabix/Yogurt
6pm: Ritz Crackers (not the best) & Fontina cheese.
6:30pm I am still on the hunt for something sweet. Oye the cravings are bad!! I want some skittles or Starburst and all we have is red licorice, yuck!! In have 75% dark chocolate, but it’s not what I want. I am NOT hungry, I just want to stuff my face with bad things! Is there a way to un-invite my GF Ruby?
7:15pm I went for the blueberries, all 10.7 oz of them. I had too many:(
Let’s see, some chips and salsa, and some gummy drops, oh, and some frozen yogurt contributed to making this day very unsuccessful. And to top it all of I feel like sh!t after eating all this crap.


15194 Steps/ 7.19 Miles (00)
5868Aerobic steps/ 53 minutes (light walking)
633Calories burned
300 Crunches: 1 set 75 each/crunches/obliques/reversed
Squads: 3 sets of 15
Free Weights: 3 sets 15 each Biceps/Triceps/ 2 Shoulder/back exercises
2267 Calories consumed
Alternate Activity: Weights

Friday July 20th, 2007

Have been up since before 6am. Way too early!!
Catching up on posts here and thereJ:)
9:19am: ( 9529)
10:15am time for BF!!
Walking, walking, walkingJ Today will be a walking day. Best days to walk A LOT are when DH is on his 48h/shifts.
11:57 am (21787)
12:30pm lunch:
Trying to stay on my feet and active. I am afraid if I sit down for too long I will fall asleep.
3:05pm: (30095). Cool, I may even go for another PR today. Maybe:) I am ready for a break!!
Still have a few things on my to do list!
Change of plans! I think I am done. My legs are giving out on me & I think they need some serious couch potato timeJ
5:10pm appetizers galore!! Having a hard time fighting the urges, tried every trick in the book, but I still caved. I am not going to beat myself up over it. I KNOW this will not make me lose focus on what I am trying to accomplish. It will just throw me back a few ounces!
WOW, I just added all the junk into the food journal and I am still under 2000. Well, the way I feel though is a different story. It ain’t pretty to say the least.
6:30pm Went for a walk with the boys. First one on the leash two running around , then 2 on leashes (which are wrapped around my waist) and one running free. Then I put all three in the yard and walked by myself a bit. Jackson kinda blew it for me a little. He started barking non stop again, so I cut my walk short.
Feeling a bit better walking off some of the junk. I really didn’t want to do anymore after I hit 30k, but I guess a tiny bit of guilt started seeping through and not feeling too well gave me more reasons to walk some more.
To be honest I have more regrets because I ened up feeling so crappy and not so much because I ate it. I know one is the cause of the other, but not feeling well is worth than having to pay the piper and walk a few more miles. Making up by working out some extra gives me a sense of control when I am on “bad behavior”
8pm: I will walk for 1 more hour and that’s it!! After that I should have walked off all the remaining “guilty pleasures” from earlier! And maybe I’ll even break a new record! That would make me feel really good:)
8:30pm checking in & water break. Half hour of light jogging done another ½ to go and I am not sure if I will make it to reach a new PR .
9:15pm I am passed what I said I would do, but I couldn’t help myself. Just a few minutes after posting last I got the urge to cool off a little and decide to continue outside on the road in front of the house. Man that felt good. I had no idea that after only walking for so long jogging would be so easy again. It just felt good and I wanted to keep going. But also knowing I need to be careful because of my back I didn’t overdo it either.
Jackson kept me company off leash and he did very well running “heel” when I told him to. He is such a good boy!
Now I need to do some long and slow stretches! I know I have a couple of blisters on the bottom of the heel and toe., can feel a slight burning sensationJ
My day is over! I will sit down and watch “Monk” now:)

52175 Steps/ 24.09 Miles new PR!!! (898)
26588Aerobic steps/ 12.6 miles/ 221 minutes (90 minutes real aerobic)
2279Calories burned
1940 Calories consumed
Alternate Activity: Jogging

Thursday July 19th, 2007

I am happy to have seen my weight go into the right direction this morning. Just ½ pound, but it’s all good. I was a little worried the last few days.
Catching up on a few things around here, I didn’t get to finish two days ago. But like always I am in no hurry, things will get done eventuallyJ . And it’s not like it’s going to stay clean either.
1pm: Lunch: Bowl of fruit (Blueberries/strawberries/apricots/peach/pine nuts/yogurt) . Didn’t plan on having that, but DH didn’t like it so I ate it instead. (248)
3pm: Lunch: Salmon and some of the eggplant mix I cooked up yesterday!
4pm: I am going to try doing my squads. Shouldn’t be to difficult for the back!
Done as well as weights for the upper body
5pm: crunches done. Wasn’t too bad. Felt some discomfort when doing right obliques, but I survived!!
5:30pm DH is making dinner. I will take the time to do something I haven’t done in forever, it seems. Sit down and read a few pages of a new book I bought recently.
7pm: BBQ chicken yum, Thanks for dinner darling!!
I decided to go for a nice long, slow evening jog. Wow, that felt good. Now I need to do some real good stretching!!

33758 Steps/ 15.98 Miles (500)
19628Aerobic steps/ miles/ 152 minutes (60 minutes real aerobic)
1504 Calories burned
300 Crunches: 3 set 25 each/crunches/obliques/reversed
Squads: 3 sets of 15
Free Weights: 3 sets 15 each Biceps/Triceps/ 2 Shoulder/back exercises
2182 Calories consumed
Alternate Activity: Weights & Jogging

Wednesday July 18th, 2007

Today is going to be a fairly easy going day. I have a dentist/cleaning appointment and some grocery shopping I wanted to do. Blueberries are on sale, got to have some!
Forgot BF, thought about it, but then I wanted to get dressed first, than DH wanted me to order more house paint for the new shed, was on the phone with the guy forever it seems, forgot about BF, brushed my teeth, dang!! then time was running out and I had to get going. Hate being late!
Picked up paint after dentist and went shopping. Saw the blueberries and started eating. I was hungry! Also got some fresh salmon for tonight’s dinner. DH won’t eat it, no sure what I’ll make for him.
For some reason the steps are really low, much lower than what they usually are after shopping. Mmmmhhh? wonder why? O well! Not planning on busting my bootie today anyways. Just keeping busy in the straight up position.
Almost 4pm: just carried each individual piece of clothing into the house. Wasn’t that much, some towels and sheets. If I would have put it all in the laundry basket I wouldn’t have been able to carry it upstairs. So, one piece at a time was my only choice. Sure, I could have asked DH to do it for me, but he is working hard out there, and doing it the other way didn’t bother my back much. At least this way I got a little extra walking & stairs in today.
7:30pm Dinner: Sliced eggplant topped with light mashed potatoes, broccoli and 5oz Salmon. Also had a couple of Tbsp. of the sauce I made for DH’s bacon wrapped shrimp. (reduced white wine, little smart balance, cinnamon sugar& Caribbean jerk seasoning) I have to write that one into my recipe book.

Late night snack: Tostitos scoops and skittles (not good, but in honor of my GF Ruby coming into town next week, I just had to have some. Seems to be one her favorites:):)
I was a bit afraid to do the crunches today. I will give all the other exercise a go tomorrow.

19213 Steps/ Miles (10000)
1781Calories consumed

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

6am: I am not ready to get up! Feel like I didn’t sleep at all. This is going to be a sluggish day. Where is the coffee?
8:30am DH came back from hardware store, the dogs are going crazy/happy and all I want to do is sleep! I have no energy. I just don’t function well when I had a crappy night!
10:30 am (10081) The coffee is doing it’s job, for nowJ . Fruit smoothie & 3 egg whites for BF
(230 calories)
12:30 (13225) am I am crashing!! So tired!! Been upstairs and cleaning is turning into moving furniture around. Why do I keep doing this?:)
1pm: had a Lean Cuisine and a bowl of organic mixed greens
Well, looking at the bottom line, I have not been doing good when it comes to food. I crashed and burned when I came home around 6pm. I was hungry! I could have eaten some of the fruit I just bought, a banana, some yogurt, anything. NO, I went for the left over regular pasta, almost 2 serving with parmesan cheese, a full serving!! And then after that the cravings for sweet set in . I had 2 toasted whole wheat muffins with cashew macadamia nut butter and jam.
And to top it all off, I slipped on the gravel going down the hill. Wanted to see what DH was doing and take pictures of the shed he is building. I have been having a hard time sitting and need to be careful which way I bend. Walking is fine, as long as I watch my steps and don’t stumble over anything, than it hurts badly.
I have no idea how many steps I had until 6pm, it must have been quiet a few, because I only walked for about ½ hour last night while watching a show. Sitting wasn’t too comfy so I walked around instead and did light stretched for the back concentrating in the area that hurts the most.
Not a day I would say I am proud off!

31428 Steps/ 14.88 Miles
16579 Aerobic steps/ 7.5 miles/ 152 minutes
1302 Calories burned
3093 Calories consumed

Monday, July 16th, 2007

What a site to wake up to. The dogs got a hold of a piece of wood/roots and chewed it into pieces. This will take me a while to clean up.
No weight loss for me this week! Just as I expected! Next week, if I don’t stray of the path too often.

1pm strawberries and yogurt
2pm: (16957) got some walking in while taking to a friend for 98 minutes (yes, in case someone is wondering, I ate while talking and walking)
More cleaning upstairs. I am almost done going through stuff for the donation pile!!
4:50 pm (21666) fruit smoothie (186 calories): ½ Yogurt (Dannon Light Vanilla)/ 3.1oz Strawberries, ½ banana (really ripe best)/ 2.2 oz frozen pineapple chunks (no need for ice cubes)/½ nf milk. That was GOOD:0)
5:00pm Crunches/Squads/Weights DONE!!
A little dancing and jogging while talking to DH about remodel plans. Looks like we are changing things around, again!! I think I am driving him bonkers moving around all the time. Guess what he call it, me doing the “pee pee dance” lol hilarious!! But I can see why it might look like it J
7:45pm: Pasta dish & Orange Roughy/ Red wine/Cookies for dessert (maybe that’s why I haven’t lost any weight? Ya think!!)
Watched “Hells’ Kitchen” sitting down!!! Yeah!! What a bunch of ………!!!
Oh, I got a good reason to be stay motivated! September 15th!. A friend of mine is getting married and I will be seeing a lot of people I haven’t seen in a long time. Ok, call me vain, but I want to look good. Maybe I get shed a few more pounds and tighten up a bit more. Maybe enough to justify buying a new outfit? That’s a maybe, I do have a lot of nice things in the closet that may fit well by then. Either way, great motivator!!

30002 Steps/ 14.20 Miles
16005 Aerobic steps/ 7.6 miles/ 153 minutes
1281 Calories burned
200 Crunches: 1 set 50 each/crunches/obliques/reversed
Squads: 3 sets of 15
Free Weights: 3 sets 15 each Biceps/Triceps/ 2 Shoulder/back exercises
1781Calories consumed

Sunday, July 15th, 2007

Have been up really early this morning; I slept like a baby. Didn’t get up once during the night. That’s what I call a good night sleep!!
First I need to get the food items & nutrients list ready.
10 am: (10407 ) picking up around the house doing normal daily house/yard chores.
11:30am : (15156) walked around the yard (good pace) while talking to my neighbor on the phone
11:45 Lunch
1:27pm just ordered the one supplement I can not get through food in a normal diet. Glucosomine!
HSN has a great deal today I purchased the 2 years supply($100 discount!!), which I plan on sharing with DH, if I can make him take it. He is just as difficult as I am when it comes to taking supplements. But I think this one is important, especially since we don’t eat cartilage or windpipes, who really does? But this seems to be what one has to eat to get the stuff that replenishes our joints. Mmmh, two capsules a day it isJ
2:30pm (20465) watered neighbors plants/took forever since the sprinklers and dripping systems doesn’t work. This could turn into a long summer!!
Time to eat!!
Need to run some errands, trying to figure out if it can wait another day, so I can finish up at least one more project inside.
3:30pm decided to get on this really comfy couch :) . Whatever it is I could be doing can wait!!
7:15pm dinner and dessert and way too much of it
I think I will need to go for a walk around the dinner table. I am so stuffed and not in a really good way!! Where are my walking shoes??
I am done for today!!
I am not expecting much, if any, of a weight loss tomorrow!!

28639 Steps/ 13.56 Miles
15669 Aerobic steps/ 16.1 miles/ 139 minutes
1251 Calories burned
2149 Calories consumed

Saturday, July 14th, 2007

It's been a pretty good day for me. I decided to go with what I feel like doing any which given day when it comes to the walking (ok, food too, maybe, sometimes, when I can't help it:~). If I feel like doing it, I will. Who knows how long I can keep up with my own craziness anyways, lol. And it's not like I do myself any harm by walking, especially since it's not all cardio, it's a lot of moving around and keeping busy. Even if the cardio #s seem high it doesn’t mean I have been killing myself, more likely just been bouncing from one place to another, that’s all. And all the things I get done around here, what a bonus!!!

Today’s To Do List!!
Today will be a marathon walking day! This fiddle f@#$@$% around just doesn’t work for me!!
1.Laundry,
2.Vacuuming
3.tackle one of the bedrooms and sort through things for the donation pile (since the move and remodel the 2 bedrooms down stairs are pretty much storage rooms for things that need to be out of the way. This semi unorganized lifestyle is really bugging me sometimes)
12 pm: taken a little break from doing stuff around the house.
I have been spending quiet a bit of time in one of the extra rooms. And I have been getting rid of a lot of stuff. I was thinking garage sale, most of the things are in great condition, but man that’s a project in itself. I think the local thrift store will be able to get a good buck for some of the things and after all it’s for a good cause.
2:30pm Back from the neighbors watering all the plants they have in the pots
2: 45 pm just finished cooking a huge meal, which will be enough for dinner as well. Unfortunately this will also be the first I am having today. Once I get busy I forget about food!
Chow Time!!
After having a portion it turns out to be enough for 2 more mealsJ (each approx. 201 calories). One more for dinner and tomorrow lunch. Like to have some fruit today as well. A big Bowl of Berries!!
3:45pm Crunches done!!
4:30pm: I FEEL GOOD!! Trying to get the hammock hooked up between the tree. Something is missing. Bummer, wanted to lay in it for a while this evening and watch the sunset
5:30pm Fruit Yogurt and weetabix (307)
I am going to try some upper body weight training today. Gosh, it starts piling up, it’s getting more and more to do. Let’s see how things will go. I am still working on remembering to do crunches. How will I remember to do all the other exercises??
6:50pm Arms/Shoulders done
Maybe I should try push ups instead??. Would give me the most bang. Argh, I don’t know. I just have to see how I feel about doing all of this now. I don’t want to get burned out!
7:30pm picked some fresh tomatoes from the garden. I will have those with dinner, Yum!!
I can’t believe how much stuff there is in those tiny rooms!!! Lots will go to the thrift store on Monday. I will work on the other room tomorrow and maybe I’ll can put a dent into my “office space” upstairs as well.
8:15pm had one too many ice cream sandwiches for dessert (more like two ). I love skinny cows! They have been for a couple of month in the freezer and nooww?? I have to dig into them?
But I managed to get close to most of the nutrients I needed for the day!
I am ready to call it a day!! It’s been a good day. I am happy with all I got accomplished today!!
I have to put a list together with foods & certain nutrients that are easily accessible for me when I am short at the end of the day!


47789 Steps/ 22.62 Miles
33926 Aerobic steps/ 16.1 miles/ 304 minutes
2109 Calories burned
200 Crunches: 1 set 50 each/crunches/obliques/reversed
Squads: 3 sets of 15
Free Weights: 3 sets 10 each Biceps/Triceps/ 2 Shoulder/back exercises
1300 Calories consumed

Friday, July 13th, 2007

Edited Saturday morning : Let’s call this my day off for this week!! I did nothing really! No walk no outside work, nothing! It just was one of those sucky days!!
First meal 11:45 am: 86 calories
1:35pm: 453 calories
2:30pm Licorice. (420)Why is it in the house? Because I had a weak moment yesterday while shopping. THAT’s Why!!
5:30pm just woke up from a nap and I feel like crap!!. Why did I even lie down in the first place. And then for so long? It really doesn’t help my getting to bed earlier. Now I am going to be up into the wee hours again.
What’s for dinner? I have no idea, probably won’t be anything good.
I am finding myself on a rocky road (why do I think ice ream??) I am doing everything the opposites of what I am supposed be doing. Oye! Why can’t the good streaks last forever?? I don’t like the feeling of being in this “battle mode” with myself. I do one thing “wrong” and it ‘s being followed by another, very quickly. One bad choice after another. I wanna be good, I really do!

Arrrgh, DH just asked if we just want to get a pizza for dinner! I just want to scream at him! I know he means well, but unfortunately he doesn’t think. He really believes he is doing me a favor by me not having to cook (not that I have to). I am frustrated and I need to change the way I feel right now. Otherwise it will turn into a stupid argument.

Problem solved. Asked him if he would like some spaghetti and meatballs, which I was pretty sure he would love to have. And this is one of my easiest meals to make for him. Plus, I knew I could stay away from it. While I made regular pasta for him I made some whole wheat pasta for myself so I could have some later. I knew I’d get hungry eventually.

I added a big bowl of organic mixed green lettuce for him and voila he was happy and I was, tooJ .
It’s 8pm and I just finished making a pasta salad for myself which I will probably have within the next ½ hour. 1 serv. Pasta/garbanzo beans, kidney beans, steam broccoli, roasted peppers/ onions. I wish I had some cilantroL . But this should do the trick, no meat, but the pasta is fairly high in protein and so are the beans. I should also be satisfied with the “carby” tasting/looking/feeling dish.
That’s what I carve, CARBS!! And junk!!
8:15pm dinner (335)
9pm: 2 skinny cow ice ream sandwiches (300)
And I am it done yet!! I just know it!! ARRGGGHH and I still have to do ABS & SQUADS!!
Edited next morning: Well, it turned out I didn’t eat more, went to bed by 10pm. Which in some ways was a big mistake, because all I did was toss and turn. I wasn’t tired enough! I was up 5 times, so needless to say

14000 Steps/ 6.62 Miles
2865 Aerobic steps/ miles/ 27 minutes
560 Calories burned
1593 Calories consumed

July 12th

Thursday, July 12th, 2007
I found a new, really great activity I can do right in my backyard. I “came across” it yesterday. Running up the hill!!! I actually did it a few times just because, don’t know really why, and I thought wow this feels good. Would be hard doing for 20 minutes or more, but if I throw something else in it, it would be a GREAT BUTT BUSTER!! Not to mention cardio workout. (this hill is a little steeper than the one on the other side of the house going down to the mailbox (which is also asphalted). I just thought I point this out, with me always talking about “going down the mailbox” and all. If this is not a hill than I don't know what is??JJ )
Didn’t log much of anything today. Only did my food journal on fitday. The day just flew by somehow.
I noticed getting a little panicky when I reached 900 something calorie by 4pm. I think I like having lots of calories left over for dinner and what goes beyond. It’s probably because I do eat most in the later hours.
It feels a little like an “off day” to me. Not as in taking the day off, more like things not being right.
I do miss walking around to get all those steps in. could it be that I cu myself off to early? Should I maybe just phase myself into it, instead of “quitting cold turkey”. I am not sure, but I do miss something!! Could it be, I am a Walkaholic??
Food intake spun a little out of control. I am at the high end of my daily allowance.
Steps have been, more than I thought, and many of the aerobic steps didn’t really seem as such. I recall maybe 30 minutes working hard. The rest was probably contributed me going non stop sometimes.

July 11th

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007
Today will be an easy breezy day. Only 15k to go and I should have no problem doing this.
I might just go around the mountain today. It's been nice and cool (anything is cool after it being in the 100's for so many days).
The general goal from now on is to keep around my 20k average for this month by having 15-20k days. AND I have to make them really count. One 1/2 should be "sweaty" aerobic steps, the others should be me making a point of getting up and away from the computer more and move, just keeping busy.
As in continuing to:
- Park the furthest away from the store entrance
- Taking stairs instead of the elevator/escalator
- Walking down the hill & back up to the mailbox (0.3 miles/each way) instead of taking the car
- Walking the dogs individually instead of just playing with them in the yard & have them run around while I just stand there & throw the ball.
- go for a short walk after each meal instead of planting myself down on the couch or back in front f the computer.
- for every hour of sitting activity (photo editing / watching TV/driving etc.) I should get 5-10 extra minutes of up & around time in. Doesn't sound like a lot, but it will add up and keep me moving. And my back will thank me for it as well.
In "Real Life" I spend most of my time sitting down. That's a fact! All of the walking I have done these past couple of weeks were conscious attempts to move. This is not how my daily life goes, it just isn't. Stepping to everything I do is not realistic to me. I sit way too much and I need to change that.
Having a good workout and trying to be conscious of my extra movements throughout the day should be sufficient enough to keep my sitting lifestyle and activity level somewhat balanced.
Sure, I will give myself a little challenge every now and then, just to remind myself I can do anything and also get things kick started again if I should show signs of slowing down too much.



DH informed me we are moving on to another project. Building a little shed for odd and ends equipment (ATV, wine barrels etc. ) on one of the terraces below the house. We won’t be able to see it from the house later on, he is planning to build a deck over it. At least that’s what I understand.
So, it looks like it will be a labor day for me. Which is good, I need to get another activity in for today and it gets me outside and away from the computer.

3pm: I have a plan: I will NOT look at the pedometer until I am ready to retire it for the day. This way I will get a good idea of what I need to do on any given day. If I end up not getting 15k in, so be it, I still have 3 days before Mid JulyJ .
4:00pm Well since dear Heather has been tantalizing me about the squads I need to do today, I figured NOW would be a great time!! So, here you go!! All done:)

Ohhh, and DH just told me he wanted to go to the new Sushi place for dinner. Oh Goodie!! I love sushi!!
Maybe I should get the crunches out of the way as well?!! Before I stuff myself with Japanese food!!

Dinner was fabulous!! At a little too much, past my satisfaction point, but I also knew I had calories to spare and then some (only 420 at that point). And since I was kind of low the past two day I went for it. I have no idea how many calories, I can only guess.
It ended up a day to be a normal day!! Which is good!. Normal is good!!
Ok, I also have to admit, it was a little difficult to slow down and not to step to every little thing I do anymore:)
Oh yeah me! I reached 2 steps million!!

Tuesday July 10th, 2007

It’s good day! And I will start recanting, yesterday’s statement of how much weight I have lost this past week.I have only done this once before, but I believe due to ongoing problems in the plumbing system I did not get accurate results (sorry TMI, but how else can I put itJ ), therefore I would like to claim what’s rightfully mine.
A total loss of 3.5 lbs!Which will get me to 180lbs. Total lost: 33 lbs and 15 lbs more to go!!I know, I am taking a chance, and it could bite me in the butt next week, but I am willing to take the chance. I stepped on that scale 10 times each time showing the same results. So, I am not waiting for next week, I want it NOW!!
Today’s goal will be to get at least ½ of the missing steps in I need to make it to 2 million. I have a little less under 60k to go. The more I get out of the way today the less I’ll have to do tomorrow! SO 30k will be great and anything above that is a bonus!It’s a nice day today, not hot, so I will take advantage of that and get most of my walking done outside.
Take the boys , each, for a walk, and do some more obedience training with them.I will have to get my steps in any which way I can think of today. So far I have been doing a “Heather”, walking hard in front of the laptop. I am not kidding, not just a little wiggling around REAL Steps!! I mix it up with a sprint every so many minutes. Otherwise I get this funny feeling in my legs.3:25pm
Have been walking with two of the three dogs. Even though its cooler, it is really muggy. So Jackson didn’t’ get to go and he is really upset. Mommy had to lock him in the laundry room because he didn’t to stop barking. He still did while I was out there the entire time. Poor guy was so exhausted. I need to work on him not having so much separation anxiety. I feel bad him feeling bad:(
Did I mention my butt really hurts. Just a few squads can conflict so much discomfort. I thought with all the stairs and steep hills I shouldn’t be feeling it so much. Shows me how much I really know!!
Squeezed a little dancing into my day! The steps are adding up:)yeah!!
5pm: did I mention already that my butt hurts?:)
I have to log it into my food journal. I have no idea how much I have had today. Probably not enough yet, but the evening is still young:)Oh, way too little (668). And I haven’t been hungry all day.

Happens sometimes though when I move around a lot.I’ll have something else later. Maybe a fruit bowl???8:30pm time to sit down and relax. I have everything done I wanted to accomplish regarding chores and I got a fair amount of steps in today. More than expected! I think not constantly looking at the pedometer makes it go faster:) . But it was one of those “non stop” days today.
Time for Big Brother in the sitting position:)OK, I have to make a confession!! I am very tempted to round up my steps, but I won’t! I have more than enough for today!
It’s a little after 10 pm and I am ready for another snack, not really hungry, but I need more calories!Looking at my Calorie. total and nutrients for the day, I think I’ll add another glass of milk!!Oh and did I mention my butt REALLY hurts!! Not looking forward to doing squads!!
44499 Steps/ 21.06 Miles New PR:)
1092 Calories consumed

Monday July 9th, 2007Yippie!!

I lost another 0.5 lbs this week!!
Walking, walking and more walking, I have a goal of 30k in mind for today!
Having a busy day ahead of me will be helpful to me in reaching this goal: cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping (few more boxes of strawberries and raspberries, sale ends today:))
It’s a real stinker, the internet went out a little while ago. Why now?? We also had some blackouts in town. Not here, luckily!!
9:10pmI am still cut of from the “interworld“. It’s so lonely without my cyberspace buddiesJ I have no idea what’s going on in the world lol.
Oye, I just remember I still have to do crunches!! I am way too full to do them now!! Will have to put a reminder at the bottom of the page!!
I think I will sit down now and watch “Hell’s Kitchen”.So much for sitting down!
Darn deer are feasting on our new landscaping. If they keep this up there won’t be much left. Now I have to keep an eye and ear out and spook them away when they get too close.I have no idea how many times I have been out there catching those cute buggers having their salad in my front yard. I am seriously thinking about getting out the hammock and sleeping outside tonight with the doggies.
They’ll let me know when the intruders are coming!!:)
ABS!! And I will add some squads tonight. I am already hurting just thinking about what I feel in the am :)
It’s almost midnight I am still disconnected to the outside world and I am chasing deer away. How much more fun can a night get?
39471 Steps/ 18.68 Miles
300 Crunches: 3 set 25 each/crunches/obliques/reversed
Squads: 3 sets of 12957 Calories consumed (not too good, internet was down, didn’t have access to food journal, but had a feeling I was low and had a glass of milk before I went to bed. But it’s not like this happens often, if ever)

July 8th

Sunday July 8th, 2007
Giving the plants their usual extra water. Darn deers ate a lot of them. I need to find a repelent that’s safe for all of us. The “all natural” stuff I find in the stores have all these warning labels. Now how can that be safe?Running some errands, looking for some ingredients I can make my own repellent with.

9:30pm whole wheat spaghetti dinner/ I know way too late to eat/ another thing I should work on, but it’s been always been like this my entire adult life. Late dinners are not unusual. Especially when I am on my own. And now I never affected my weight either. When I was in great shape I had the same eating habits. Maybe it is one of the lesser evils I should try to fix and maybe focus on what I eat instead.
23253 Steps/ 11 Miles
1427 Calories consumed

July 7th

I am still up and awake:)
Saturday July 7th, 2007
1:05 am just filling in the blanks from yesterday. Just stopped walking. I am finally ready to go to sleep. Jackson was so cute, he kept his mommy company:)
The pedometer reset to “0” at midnight, so I will credit the 6656 steps on tomorrow’s account. Doesn’t really matter where I log them, as long as they do get logged somewhere!This is killing me. I just lost everything I journaled today.
I have to sit down tomorrow and see if I can recollect those thoughts of mine. What a bummer!!28649 Steps/ 13.56 Miles
200 Crunches: 2 sets 100 crunches
1139 Calories consumed

July 6th

Friday July 6th, 2007
Nothing much to report
Ran some errands & walked around the stores just to get my walking in todayWalk with dogs and did some obedience traing with them
11:20pm Can’t sleep, everything is out of whack. Will do some walking, that usually gets me physically tired at some point.
25285 Steps/ 11.97 Miles
1746 Calories consumed

July 5th

Has it been this long, again?I am going to keep it short and just put down the highlights:

Thursday July 5th, 2007
Woke up at 5:15am /can’t sleep anymore. Have at least another 2 hours before I need to get up. Planning on leaving here at 8am for Reno. Maybe we can leave earlier, so we can get back home sooner. I don’t want to go, but I am not going to tell DH. It wouldn’t be fair to him.I’ll better make breakfast and take a snack with me. So I can at least stay on track for part of the day!
Big part of the day was spend driving. We had Lunch at the casino and I pigged out, not that I couldn’t move, but I ate way too much.
12 pm Lunch Buffet at the Casino.
DH and in laws wanted to gamble a little, I decided to take that time and started walking all over the hotel/casino. Way too hot to walk outside, so I made several trip all over the place for about 45 minutes.I didn’t think I should be sitting down and just let everything I ate settle on my hips. One can only get so many passes, right?
Boy, it was still 111 degrees when we got home, so jogging in place in a cool house while watching “Big Brother” was my only option. Managed to get a few mores steps in that way.I am heading off to bed soon. Will have to catch up tomorrow with everyone.
30163 Steps/ 14.28 Miles
200 Crunches: 1 set 50 each/crunches/obliques/reversed
?? Calories consumed, too many for sure

Here is the link to our Home Projects Website

http://kingshomeprojects07.tripod.com/index.html It's been updated all the way into July.

4t of July. Sad Ending!

Wednesday July 4th, 2007

10:50am Banana
11:55 am: Yogurt, Pea, Strawberries Weetabix
1:45pm eggplant peppers, onions , ground turkey made double to have some for later.
Walking around at Lowes Hardware for ½ hour while DH is looking for things. Nice and cool.
First I didn’t want to go with him, then I thought, I can walk the aisles and get a few steps in today in a nice air-conditioned space. Walking around the house can ger somewhat boring and I may have to do some later to get at least to my daily goal.
DH asked if we could go out to a Japanese tempura restaurant this evening instead of grilling steaks. Oye!! I wish I hadn’t mentioned that place to him. I am not sure I will find much on the menu there that’s going to be healthy. Will have to wing itJ
6pm: sesame chicken, rice, salad, wine and dessert: Baskin RobinsJ
9:45pm I am clocking out for today. I just barely made it to my daily goal of 13k.
It’s been a very sad ending to my day. When we got home from dinner, we walked through the yard checking on things and we hear this awful cry. One of my kitties, Nikki, was laying under the stairs and she didn’t look to well. To make a long story short she passed away a few minutes after I carried her inside. She had been with us for six years the August.
Needless to say I am in no mood to do much of anything . I don’t really want to go to Reno either tomorrow, and leave all my babies home alone. I don’t like doing it period, but after today, I don’t want to be away from them at all. I am so sad and my head is so heavy from crying so much. I want to go to bed and sleep.


Wednesday Totals
13034 Steps/ 6.17 Miles
6892Aerobic steps/ 3.3 miles/ 69 minutes
497 Calories burned
00 Crunches: 0 set 00 each/crunches/obliques/reversed
1916 Calories consumed