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Busty or Busted?

Reader and lovely lady Christine mentioned bathing suits in her last comment. That reminded me of the best story ever. This happened yesterday. I am in a database to be an extra in movies. I signed up about three months ago. They know my real weight, height, measurements, etc. They have pictures. I got my first invitation yesterday to "portray a (we'll substitute the words lady of the night here) in a bikini" I was laughing so hard I almost fell off my chair. I mean seriously, were they only searching bust measurements? I am not trying to be down on myself but I looked it up and it's a legit film starting to film in June near here and there is no way that my bare belly should be on a tiny screen never mind a big one.

I signed up for the casting anyway. After I got over the initial crying from laughter I decided... Motivation! I have also wanted to show off my impression of the "Rock of Love Bus" girls. I may be famous soon. ;)

Much love,

Lula Mae

I will be strong like bull

Hey all -


My hand weights came today! 5 lbs each. I have been using 2 lbs, so this is more than twice as much but 3 was too little and there aren't a lot of 4's around. Anyway, I'm excited to go home and use them. That DVD I got (Biggest Loser) kicks my bum! It's really good. The other people doing it are previous biggest loser contestants who aren't finished getting in perfect shape yet. I am finding that this helps. When I watch a video and everyone who has rock hard abs is sweating I tend to doubt my ability to do the same thing, but here these real people are doing the moves along with the trainer and I have no excuse to stop. Unless I need water.

I don't have a lot of time today work is nuts. I just wanted to say hello and see how everyone is doing. I think it's time to reboot our diets. Shorts, coming soon.

Take care,

Lula Mae

Too much Reality

I'm a little sad. Being the reality TV addict that I am I obviously Love Bethany from The Real Housewives of New York. I was very excited for her book. It seemed to have the same basic ideas that I have been getting behind. Eat healthy, exercise, sometimes you're going to give into a craving. Now, it does have good reviews for the most part but there are a lot of honest people out there who are saying not to waste your time, that Bethany is basically saying don't finish your meal (order steak and take 3 bites), she gives her diet log for a week that is about 760 calories a day when no one should really live on less than 1000 and that's a very small person. This is not the healthy eating strong woman manifesto that I was hoping for. Although, I may still buy it for her cocktail recipes.
In other news I am in no way interested in the book by the snotty Countess about manners. If you were wondering.

I did buy a new workout DVD to switch things up a bit and also some hand weights.
Again with the reality TV. It's sad, I know. Bob from the biggest loser always gets me pumped to work out and I know I need to focus on cardio since what I really want to do is burn the fat. This DVD is pretty cool. It's a 6 week boot camp that gets harder every two weeks, you can customize the workouts, and you can do them all in a row if you're feeling hardcore. I don't recommend that the first one had my butt in a lot of pain the next day.


So tell me, what's new with all of you? Any progress? New stories?

I was held back a little by an Ovarian cyst, I was in a lot of pain and working out wasn't very fun. I was also very bloated. For some reason when I look fat I feel like it's ok to eat bad food and it's a very vicious circle that I am just getting out of again. Eat right, exercise, want to be healthy. Come on now. I quit smoking years ago I can do this.

Take care,

Lula Mae

Fad no more!

Hello all -

I've started my burpees - day one was 6 (3, pause for 30 seconds, 2, pause, 1) harder than it sounds. Day 2 10 (4,3,2,1) Today will be 15. I'm a monstah! I don't know if they are something that I will do every day but I like them like I like jumping jacks. They get my blood pumping and make me feel alive all over really fast. I dig that.

I would just like to say that I disagree with this news story
I don't see an issue of fighting fat with fiber, eating protein, etc, but again the news is trying to sell America on a "new way of eating" when the tried and true way to lose weight and stay healthy is what we've heard since we were kids. Exercise and a balanced diet. Why the hell do we keep falling for all of these fads? I know why, it seems like there has to be an easy way out. It's possible for people to cheat at almost everything else in life. But fad diets don't last, plastic surgery is dangerous and unnecessary in most cases, and no matter what anyone says there is no magic pill. Some make you lose water weight, some pills for other things have side effects of weight loss for a little while but to really be healthy you still need to exercise and eat right. If you don't own up to it. I had the dollar menu from Wendy's yesterday. It was a weak moment and I caved, I own it and I will continue to own my stomach.

Sorry for the rant. I just want people to stop wasting money and time on things that aren't going to last. I'm not at my ideal weight yet but I feel like I know how to get there.

Take care-

Lula Mae

I thought Burpees were for baby puke

Good morning all -

Good news. By incorporating exercise back into my healthy life plan this weekend I lost the pound I had gained, so I am down to 159.4 or .6 I forgot to take a picture. That reminds me, I have to start taking pictures.

In addition to the Wii fit I am going to start a Burpees program with the man. He started on 40 because he's nuts but I am going to start with 5, and increase daily until I'm up to 100 and basically Wonder Woman. If you've never heard of this phenomenon here are a few pages to get you started.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/rossboxing2.htm

http://www.rosstraining.com/articles/burpeeclip.htm

A few options from another blogger

So for those of you who don't know me it's my birthday. I am the big 2-9 today and I am glad that I have already started working on my body and eating better. I find that each year really does bring weight in new places and makes it a little harder to get rid of. With the correct mindset and endurance I'll be able to chase my future children around the house way better than present Lula Mae could, if they existed already. I don't know if that made sense.

I hope you are all having a wonderful day. If any of you have tried Burpees or any other indoor do it at your own pace in the bedroom type of exercise I would love to hear feedback.

Good luck!

Lula Mae

beep beep beep beep beep this just in

So, week end report: the eating well has been going well. This morning I had a multi grain English muffin with a tiny bit of peanut butter, a cup of vanilla yogurt with a little granola mixed in and some 100% juice. Lunch is free Pizza on Fridays at work and hard to work around but I managed a plate full of salad and two meatballs, not bad considering. For a late afternoon snack I had two pieces of dark chocolate. I am PMSing and do not deny myself chocolate. It's not just for me, it's for humanity. I also drank a lot of water and some coffee. I cut the sugar out of coffee a couple of years ago. I can drink it black but usually put in a little fat free milk because I find it more aesthetically pleasing. I'm weird.

Everyone else is at Beer-30 right now but I'm still trying to show my boss that I'm a shining star just like always. I love to socialize so this is exceptionally hard for me. It's right down the row from me because well, I helped invent it. *sigh*

Sara, when you were talking about putting on sudden weight I didn't think of it right then but remember your cycle. A week before or during your "time" you may add on water weight. I always do. It's different for everyone. Please don't get discouraged. You re-inspired me so if you're not inspired anymore where does that leave us?

Next weeks goal: daily exercise in addition to work, school, and eating well. I can do it. I already have more energy from having better food in my body. We'll start tomorrow shall we?

How are you all doing? Losing weight? Gaining Weight? Starting new projects? Sitting on the couch doing nothing? Running marathons? Anything?

Love you,

Lula Mae