I found measurements that I took back in August, and the ones I have today are exactly the same. 40, 34, 40. It's slightly disheartening but at the same time I have to remember that I was about the same weight at the time. I have been up and down a little since then. This blog is a clean slate. I cannot count everything else. I have to try to look towards the future and meet my small goals. I have not weighed in since the 163 starting point with my first entry. Tomorrow mornings Wii fit session will be the first big show down. I'm slightly nervous since I didn't exercise as much as I would have liked to. I did stick to a healthy diet and watch my calorie intake so there may be hope.
Exercise is harder to fit in during a stress filled week. In addition to the man not feeling well this week; work has been extremely stressful lately. Let's not even talk about it.
Did I tell you that I figured out my first reward? At the party I was at last week this girl had amazing boots on. I will have those boots when I lose ten pounds. I would put them as a five pound reward but I'm also trying to curb my spending habits.
I have added the picture to the side of my page.
They shall be mine, oh yes, they shall be mine.
It's good to have a goal.
I went to Hannafords today which is quickly becoming my favorite grocery store. I have been advised that unsalted nuts like almonds and walnuts are good for you in small quantities and contain "good fat". I can dig a few almonds but as Jerry Seinfeld would say "Nuts are expensive, what's up with that?" I didn't understand his humor until my mid twenties, but I digress. At Hannafords you can weigh your own nuts and granola and you print out the label for them right there so you know exactly how much you're spending. Neat! They also have extremely fresh produce and they tell you the best way to use everything on the little signs. I'm not a great cook so I appreciate this. I wish Hannafords all the luck in the world and hope they always stay as lovely as the one I go to. I do not like the frosting on their cakes, that's the only downfall. Luckily I'm not eating a lot of frosting right now so I can forgive them. ;)
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As you might have guessed the fictional characters I relate to most are Holly Golightly and Amelie. I'm not sure if they are similar to a jaded image of myself from years of distorted self awareness or if I actually have a little piece of each of them in me. I could go on about this for hours. My question to you is, do you relate yourself to a fictional character?
My health related question is: has anyone tried boxing? Work gives me a lot of aggression to get out and I'm thinking about taking it up. I don't want to hit people just a lot of punching bags. Who wants to play with me?
Love you,
Lula Mae
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I want to try boxing too! I actually just said that the other day at work. I think it would help me to get out my pent up work frustrations!
ReplyDeleteAnd also, I am Beaker...and you are Bunson. I don't know why you think you are Holly GoLightly.
I did kick boxing at my old gym in MA for a year or so until I had my foot surgery. The classes were incredible, and a really effective way to get out aggression. DO IT! you will feel awesome--and ready to strap on those kick-ass boots (which I don't see the picture for...)
ReplyDeletei think i've taken a few random kick boxing classes that were more aerobics than boxing...but i do have karate experience! not sure that's what you're really looking for, though. believe it or not, the most effective workout i've had for relieve aggression is bikram yoga-the one where they crank the room to 110 degrees and you totally sweat your guts out. it is so intense and you have to focus so hard to get your body through it that you don't have the energy to still want to rip someone's face off. i did it for a month when i was REALLY angry at work and i felt so much better after every class.
ReplyDeletefictional characters...hmm...at least as a kid/teenager, i always kinda bonded with Baby in Dirty Dancing in the way that we both had frizzy hair and she said awkward stuff like "i carried a watermelon" around guys she liked. and she was so fascinated with Penny, the skinny, pretty, troubled dancer who was her complete opposite. hmm...not sure what that says about me...
"I carried a watermelon" - Jenessa I still use that in awkward situations and think of you and all our girly time. I have tried Yoga and found it challenging and a good way to center myself. I have never had the guts to try the kickass Yoga you're talking about. Maybe it's a healthier way to rid aggression than boxing... or maybe I can try a little of both.
ReplyDeleteP- I am so not Bunsen, but you are Beaker. If any muppet I guess I could be Ernie, sometimes I'm like Ernie and aggravate the man for amusement like he's Bert. Anywho, move back here and we'll go punch things together! I won't tell anyone you're here unless you want me to.
Beans - I learned a little html but this is not html it's some new fangled thing I never learned. I'm getting old. I don't know how to put the link in with the picture yet, I'm learning. But the boots are listed on a link on the side of the page that says "Reward After my first 10 pounds"
Love,
Lula
This is going to sound so weird, but I've noticed that I go through exercising in roughly 3 week long increments and then hit a wall.
ReplyDeleteIt might seem like a mystery, but it's the most obvious thing ever-- it gets to be that time of the month and no amount of Advil can get me off my ass.
Does this ever happen to you? And if it does, how do you get yourself through it?
Of course it happens. Damn PMS. I find it easier to be on the pill, it's like I'm at least prepared for it that way. I get on the scale and it's a little high so I check the pill pack and see it's the week before my period. Yay! I'm just bloated! There are days when exercising is hard and days that you just need to take off, but if you make a goal of at least 5 days a week and say you're at least going to make an effort to do something I think it's reasonable. During that time of the month try the couch potato workouts. I am still shocked at how much sitting and standing repeatedly worked my thighs.
ReplyDeleteLove you,
Lula Mae