As with most worries, you list them all out, look them over, sit with them for a day and magically nothing seems so worrisome after all. Must remember that for next time. Yesterday, was so busy getting errands done. The most important errand was taking my baby to the doctor. I could've cried out of happiness when the doctor told me the baby's cough was just a cold. Normally, I don't get myself so whipped up but knowing she was exposed to another little kid who got really ill made me worry A LOT. Welcome back, frog humidifier, I'm so happy to see you. The baby just needs humidifier time, rest and fluids! Squashing that worry alone made everything else bother me a lot less.
Next, I got the grocery shopping and lots of vacation packing done. I even sent it with my MIL down to the beach. The packing seems a lot less daunting since I got all/most of the general house packing done and the dog is now with my in-laws. Now I just have to pack the clothing stuff, toiletries and make a list of the stuff I forgot. Just the usual!
Moving and Money. The home repair stuff, we just decided on what to do and I'm feeling really good about that. Decided to remove carpeting and get the floor refinished in the kids' room plus have the walls repaired in the master. We will be happier living here with those things done and/or it will help us sell this house. Ah, much better to have a decision made. Bonus for us, it will all be done while we are on vacation!!
Finally, Week 5 of Triathlon training is going strong. I did my brick day just fine, I also did my combo day of short swim and short run. Rest day in between was key, no Jello legs this week! I did the short swim yesterday and was feeling sluggish and a little tired. Hmm? And then I realized its probably because I ran three miles just before the swim!! ha! I should be able to get my swim in today and can't see why I wouldn't be able to get my long run in over the weekend. Go me, another full week of all the work outs!
Slightly concerned that my last 2 weeks of WW maintenance I will be on vacation. Wondering if I force myself into a midriff bearing bikini, will it scare me straight for the next two weeks??
Friday, July 29, 2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
When Life Gives you Lemons...
Hate to post when I'm not feeling particularly positive but this is my outlet so I will take these lemons and make some lemonade.
Lemon #1: The most minor "lemon" is vacation packing. Ugh. I do love vacations and day trips, we are so lucky to be able to do them. BUT packing for them gives me such anxiety. Hello self! We are not going to be in the middle of no where you can always get what you need when you actually get there! Deep breath.
Lemon #2: Baby might be sick. She has a weird cough and I'm concerned it might be something major since we just had company here and they became ill right after they left. My poor baby. We're going to the doctor tomorrow!
Lemon #3: Money. We are really trying to be conscientious about our spending since the move is potentially on the horizon. Spending on anything makes me want to cringe lately. Why does it seem there is always pressure to spend more and have more? I just want less and simple!!! Come to me, Less and Simple, why do I have to work so hard for that!?
Lemon #4: Moving. I do love the idea of a new place but I'm also happy here. I'm not scared of meeting new people or figuring things out with the schools or housing. My only worry is that my husband will find himself in the same work/life balance which is our main reason for moving (in addition to just trying out a completely different place, oh and better weather). Will we get everything we want out of moving or are we going to look back and suddenly realize we had it pretty good in NJ? But the move is not imminent so for now its just second thoughts about actually doing it and whether or not to do home improvements or not. Somehow I feel like it might be easier if it was a sudden thing with a job offer in hand.
I guess those are my only lemons as of now. In my angst over all this I did some purging of the arts and crafts cabinet. Note to self: Purging while angry leads to much more successful purging.
As I took out the garbage tonight I was still thinking about this morning's post about what to do next. I had a generally good day yet I'm letting all this worry into my mind. I think the universe is telling me something. I am going to look into meditation yoga class. I even sent my husband a note that we should do it together, we've both said that we wanted to in the past. We've been talking about doing a date night this may be perfect.
Weight Watchers today went well. I was up 0.6 lbs probably b/c I ate breakfast. 153.8 is perfect for the maintenance though. It was nice to have a week where I didn't jump too much in either direction. One of the very motivating women at the meeting made lifetime member after losing 118 lbs. Our leader who we absolutely love was not there today so the meeting itself was not all that great. I'm still thinking about last week's motivating comment. "There is no perfection only perseverance."
Lemon #1: The most minor "lemon" is vacation packing. Ugh. I do love vacations and day trips, we are so lucky to be able to do them. BUT packing for them gives me such anxiety. Hello self! We are not going to be in the middle of no where you can always get what you need when you actually get there! Deep breath.
Lemon #2: Baby might be sick. She has a weird cough and I'm concerned it might be something major since we just had company here and they became ill right after they left. My poor baby. We're going to the doctor tomorrow!
Lemon #3: Money. We are really trying to be conscientious about our spending since the move is potentially on the horizon. Spending on anything makes me want to cringe lately. Why does it seem there is always pressure to spend more and have more? I just want less and simple!!! Come to me, Less and Simple, why do I have to work so hard for that!?
Lemon #4: Moving. I do love the idea of a new place but I'm also happy here. I'm not scared of meeting new people or figuring things out with the schools or housing. My only worry is that my husband will find himself in the same work/life balance which is our main reason for moving (in addition to just trying out a completely different place, oh and better weather). Will we get everything we want out of moving or are we going to look back and suddenly realize we had it pretty good in NJ? But the move is not imminent so for now its just second thoughts about actually doing it and whether or not to do home improvements or not. Somehow I feel like it might be easier if it was a sudden thing with a job offer in hand.
I guess those are my only lemons as of now. In my angst over all this I did some purging of the arts and crafts cabinet. Note to self: Purging while angry leads to much more successful purging.
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As I took out the garbage tonight I was still thinking about this morning's post about what to do next. I had a generally good day yet I'm letting all this worry into my mind. I think the universe is telling me something. I am going to look into meditation yoga class. I even sent my husband a note that we should do it together, we've both said that we wanted to in the past. We've been talking about doing a date night this may be perfect.
Weight Watchers today went well. I was up 0.6 lbs probably b/c I ate breakfast. 153.8 is perfect for the maintenance though. It was nice to have a week where I didn't jump too much in either direction. One of the very motivating women at the meeting made lifetime member after losing 118 lbs. Our leader who we absolutely love was not there today so the meeting itself was not all that great. I'm still thinking about last week's motivating comment. "There is no perfection only perseverance."
Week 41 of Weight Watchers: Something is Brewing
I really hope to be pretty darn close to my goal today. Since I again did not track I can only guess/hope that my general eating habits were good this week plus all the exercise. I don't know if its confidence or foolishness but I actually ate breakfast today, weigh-in day. As I write this, I am thinking about the animal crackers with chocolate chips that magically landed in my hands a few nights this week, perhaps I am foolishly confident. I'll find out later.
I did some pruning yesterday. Some of my rose bushes are just teeming with buds. The two fungified bushes have lost nearly all of their mature leaves but new growths are still appearing. Hope is not lost for those two bushes if nothing else I know they will be back next year. The hydrangeas had their first ever pruning, hopefully my quick internet search told me the right place to cut.
I really like to garden. Its so zen. Sometimes its a little painful to prune. I mean you wait for the blooms for so long, even if the bloom is a little past peak its still so colorful and nice to look at, BUT you have to cut it. Since we had a bit of a stretch with no blooms I was enjoying all the pops of pink, a little too long. Yesterday I was out clipping away the old and realizing that the buds underneath the blooms were not getting enough sunlight and some are shriveled. So I will go ahead and be completely lame and apply it to me. I think the running and weight loss stuff is like the first bloom. I am excited to do the triathlon and thrilled with the weight loss but I have some other interests that I don't want to shrivel up. I thought school would be my next project but since we're thinking a move out of the area is likely in the next year I can't start a program yet. WHAT TO DO NEXT?
I did some pruning yesterday. Some of my rose bushes are just teeming with buds. The two fungified bushes have lost nearly all of their mature leaves but new growths are still appearing. Hope is not lost for those two bushes if nothing else I know they will be back next year. The hydrangeas had their first ever pruning, hopefully my quick internet search told me the right place to cut.
I really like to garden. Its so zen. Sometimes its a little painful to prune. I mean you wait for the blooms for so long, even if the bloom is a little past peak its still so colorful and nice to look at, BUT you have to cut it. Since we had a bit of a stretch with no blooms I was enjoying all the pops of pink, a little too long. Yesterday I was out clipping away the old and realizing that the buds underneath the blooms were not getting enough sunlight and some are shriveled. So I will go ahead and be completely lame and apply it to me. I think the running and weight loss stuff is like the first bloom. I am excited to do the triathlon and thrilled with the weight loss but I have some other interests that I don't want to shrivel up. I thought school would be my next project but since we're thinking a move out of the area is likely in the next year I can't start a program yet. WHAT TO DO NEXT?
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Week 4 Triathlon Training Completed
This was a stellar week. I headed into my WW meeting thinking I was slightly down, I was shocked to hear I was down 4 lbs (153.2 lbs, 40 weeks of WW and 33.2 lbs lost)! I was feeling really good about that leaving the meeting. We had a heat wave and family visiting, plenty of reasons/excuses to not be mindful with my eating which I will use BUT for the first time I got all my work outs in for the triathlon! Motivating comment from meeting was -- There is no perfection only perseverance.
Getting to the gym 5 days a week has proved to be impossible for me so I have decided to merge the short swim and short run days. This week the normal "brick" day of biking followed by running was Tuesday. Wednesday I did my second combo day of swim then run. I felt great both days during the workouts and then shortly after the second work out I was in the grocery store and realized my legs felt like Jello. The feeling lasted into the next day too! Kind of a soreness but not in a painful way, more like a funny bone sort of way. I am planning out my week again and trying to give myself a little rest in between the two days this week. Today I did my long run (5 miles) outside. I've been quite happy with my running in the gym lately. On the treadmill on the manual (no elevation) setting I am running 7:30 minute miles or slightly less!! I've actually been wondering if the treadmills were broken b/c that's really fast for me. But reality/humidity/sunshine/hills hit me today when I did my long run outside (9 minutes per mile). Still wondering how this will all go doing it at once, I was pooped after today's run.
I have had several run in's with the "Naked Old Lady Who's Kitchen Is On Fire" in the locker room. Here's the gist, she does wear underwear because I walked past her putting them on in the MIDDLE of the locker room. I'd say she was about equidistant to all the semi private areas of the locker room -- the bathroom stalls, dressing rooms or even near a locker, why do that when you can be directly in the middle of the whole place for everyone to see? I saw her again another day heading to the showers with no towel or anything else for that matter. Finally I saw her a third time from the sauna room (I was there first). I like to sit tucked behind a wall but there is a big window in the sauna. I sat up and looked out when I heard something and who do I see? Naked Old Lady WKIOF sitting on the toilet with the door wide open!! Thankfully this was the only sighting of her where she did actually have clothes (her moo moo dress) on. YUCK! I can't make this stuff up, she definitely has issues. Issues that cause me to end my sauna time ASAP. There is a new character on my radar. I've seen her twice now on the stationary bike. Why do people talk to me? She was cringing as she biked looking up at Rachel Ray on the TV. She turns to me and says, "Disgusting! That is a phobia of mine, food on the television. Grown adults should not eat ice cream. They don't need that fattening food its for children." It should be noted there was no ice cream on the TV just one of RR's pasta dishes. Having no idea what to say, I said nothing. She then said, "You think I'm crazy but its gross." OK, crazy biker lady.
Mindful eating for the rest of the week and bring on week 5 of training! I think I will actually sign up for this thing this week.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Summer Reading: Cinderella Ate My Daughter
Finally started reading a book. I really enjoy reading books. I love getting sucked into a fiction story but this Cinderella book (not fiction) came up on my radar. Since I happen to see it at the library, I rented it. Typical me, I started reading it when it was already overdue but luckily they let me renew it. I'm still only half way but I'm really enjoying the read.
I feel like I should be taking notes, the author discusses the "princess" story from every angle, Disney marketing, the history of the stories themselves, the psychology and implications of having a "pink" and "blue" type culture. Its really interesting. I'm feeling like I need to come up with my own parenting philosophy. Normally I hate when people come up with a particular parenting philosophy b/c I think its so grandiose and ridiculous. I mean isn't every situation different? Aren't you an active participant in your own circumstances, can't you judge for yourself? The reality is that I have more than one child, children of both genders and I don't parent alone. Pretty sure its going to get harder to filter out the stuff I don't like, in the interest of being consistent for my children and as part of a parent team we should come up with some rules but I'm going to wait until I finish the book to figure them out.
So far we've tried to keep the princess stuff out of the house. Anything princess that my daughter has was given to her as a gift (a musical book from her uncle, a beach towel from grandma, one Snow White dress from a grand aunt, plus some goody bag trinkets). My husband wants all the princess stuff out even if its a gift but is it fair that my son can have an entire fleet of Lightning McQueen cars and Thomas trains while my daughter gets some replacement toy she doesn't really want?
For the most part, she doesn't care about the princesses although she doesn't want anything taken away. We've been OK with Dora the Explorer but even she is getting more princess-esque. Once preschool started my daughter was more aware of the princesses and seemed to want princess products (Band-aids are coming to mind) but its pretty easy to steer her to something else. Even of the stuff that has made it through the front door she rarely plays with it. Her interest went up a notch after we were invited to a princess birthday party but even that has faded. Back in the winter after the birthday party I was trying to figure out my own dislike of the princesses. Why do these princesses seem so sinister to me? How come I am not equally turned off by all the marketing for the boy products? (I actually think I was just as opposed but then the car collection wore me down). I thought the biggest thing I disliked about the Disney princesses is the marketing and branding of everything (I really mean EVERYTHING) and how its so targeted to my toddler! I decided to get a non-Disney fairy tale book and get the "real" story. Since she already had the dress, I picked Snow White first. Awful!! Vane women trying to kill the competition, along with several other awful subliminal messages. Absolutely nothing was worthwhile in the story. Hate the story, hate the marketing, still trying to figure out where I stand and what to do for my own daughters.
I feel like I should be taking notes, the author discusses the "princess" story from every angle, Disney marketing, the history of the stories themselves, the psychology and implications of having a "pink" and "blue" type culture. Its really interesting. I'm feeling like I need to come up with my own parenting philosophy. Normally I hate when people come up with a particular parenting philosophy b/c I think its so grandiose and ridiculous. I mean isn't every situation different? Aren't you an active participant in your own circumstances, can't you judge for yourself? The reality is that I have more than one child, children of both genders and I don't parent alone. Pretty sure its going to get harder to filter out the stuff I don't like, in the interest of being consistent for my children and as part of a parent team we should come up with some rules but I'm going to wait until I finish the book to figure them out.
So far we've tried to keep the princess stuff out of the house. Anything princess that my daughter has was given to her as a gift (a musical book from her uncle, a beach towel from grandma, one Snow White dress from a grand aunt, plus some goody bag trinkets). My husband wants all the princess stuff out even if its a gift but is it fair that my son can have an entire fleet of Lightning McQueen cars and Thomas trains while my daughter gets some replacement toy she doesn't really want?
For the most part, she doesn't care about the princesses although she doesn't want anything taken away. We've been OK with Dora the Explorer but even she is getting more princess-esque. Once preschool started my daughter was more aware of the princesses and seemed to want princess products (Band-aids are coming to mind) but its pretty easy to steer her to something else. Even of the stuff that has made it through the front door she rarely plays with it. Her interest went up a notch after we were invited to a princess birthday party but even that has faded. Back in the winter after the birthday party I was trying to figure out my own dislike of the princesses. Why do these princesses seem so sinister to me? How come I am not equally turned off by all the marketing for the boy products? (I actually think I was just as opposed but then the car collection wore me down). I thought the biggest thing I disliked about the Disney princesses is the marketing and branding of everything (I really mean EVERYTHING) and how its so targeted to my toddler! I decided to get a non-Disney fairy tale book and get the "real" story. Since she already had the dress, I picked Snow White first. Awful!! Vane women trying to kill the competition, along with several other awful subliminal messages. Absolutely nothing was worthwhile in the story. Hate the story, hate the marketing, still trying to figure out where I stand and what to do for my own daughters.
Week 4 of Triathlon Training Begins
Can't believe I'm starting week 4 of training already and I still have not signed up for the actual race, acquired a bike or figured out what gear I actually need. Last week I missed the long run (5 miles), I'm getting pretty annoyed that I keep missing one day of training. I think I am going to have to merge something with the short run to make everything fit. I happened to meet a swim instructor at a party this weekend and she suggested doing half the distance of each event in one day. Interesting. She also has me a little more nervous about swimming in the ocean. She was talking about "spotting" and swimming with the currents. YIKES! I have no idea what to think and I have no desire to swim in the ocean by myself (yes, I have a valid fear of sharks!).
I think I ate a little better this week although still not as mindful as I'd like to be. Should be easy to eat well today since we have no food in the house and I don't plan on grocery shopping until tomorrow. I really hope I'm down on the scale tomorrow, being 4 lbs down would be great but I really don't think its that much at all. Hoping to be down one pound tomorrow.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Hoping Tomorrow is Better
Sorry for being a total downer but I was up a whopping 4lbs at WW meeting today. I was shocked how bad that was. I know exactly what the problem is -- its this huge bag of chocolate chips that I got for baking but realized they go with everything. I suppose if I cut out a little chocolate I should be good next week. I will be very strict this week and track everything starting tomorrow. Motivating comment at meeting today "Everyday is a brand new start. I just have to work on being good for this day, meal, hour, minute." I wouldn't limit this comment to being just about food.
The roses are still fighting off the fungus...
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| Today, I was dismayed to prune the roses and find this many yellow leaves since Sunday! |
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| I was feeling so down seeing absolutely no new growth until I spotted the above, quite heartening. Its the only new growth on the two bushes that are the most "fungified." Oh, look at all those bare branches. |
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| At least some of the roses are doing well, excited to see a few blooms plus buds. Sprayed everything with milk again and hoping it controls the fungus. |
As if all this wasn't enough bad news, Bell had a rough day too.
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| Not exactly sure what happened, she's limping. Perhaps the children were trying to "dance" with her again? Everything online says to let them rest and call the vet if limping persists. Hoping she will be better tomorrow. |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Lap Lane Etiquette
Today, I finally accomplished what I set out to do which was get my swim workout accomplished (my house is a mess but who cares?). Yesterday after the kids' swim lessons I checked them into babysitting, showed up to the pool all set to swim only to be foiled by the lap lane schedule -- no lap lanes available for like 2 hours! I was forced to use a rest day yesterday since I didn't even have sneakers with me to do the bike or run (on the upside all the laundry is done). Today was glorious though. The pool felt great, I got to swim for about 45 minutes, I did about 25 (50 meter) laps and still had time for the sauna.
The pool was crowded though. There were two lap lanes open. Someone was leaving when I arrived so initially I got one lane all to myself. The lane next to me had two swimmers. Then someone else arrived about mid way through my workout so I had to share. Finally a fifth swimmer showed up. Let me share the lap lane etiquette I learned (luckily someone told me before I did the wrong thing). When there are two swimmers sharing a lane you are supposed to stay to one side and go back and forth on said side. When there are more than two swimmers sharing a lane you are supposed to always stay to the right and if needed pass slower swimmers. When the fifth swimmer showed up I was kind of excited to finally use my knowledge of lap lane procedure. Then fifth swimmer was a total pain and clearly did not abide by any lap lane rules. Fifth swimmer jumped into the pool outside both lap lanes, he then had big conversations with one swimmer in each lane, that's not too annoying (since he wasn't talking to me) but I kept thinking he was going to start swimming in the lane but he was just talking. Then he swam with his flip flops on his hands in the other lap lane but only midway, staying at the deep end. Must look up what if any type of training that is, he kept reminding me of "Wax on, wax off" Karate Kid style.
Besides thinking about the wild card fifth swimmer, I was thinking about the triathlon swim. I really wonder if I am taking it too lightly. I always take small pit stops at the end of the lane, what will I do in the ocean? Started thinking about perhaps trying to swim with a nose plug thing? Plus, my goggles suck and always let water in. I always have to adjust them, how will I be able to do this during the race? I feel like goggles always leak but should I get different goggles? Is it worth it to get more expensive ones? I still need to get a rubber bathing cap too. Then I remembered that the swim in the race is only 8 (50 meter) laps and I just did 25, I should be OK. Next time I swim though I am going to try to swim 8 laps without pushing off the wall or taking rests and see how I fare.
Tomorrow will be my short run day and also my WW weigh in. I have not been eating well so hopefully the activity will save me.
The pool was crowded though. There were two lap lanes open. Someone was leaving when I arrived so initially I got one lane all to myself. The lane next to me had two swimmers. Then someone else arrived about mid way through my workout so I had to share. Finally a fifth swimmer showed up. Let me share the lap lane etiquette I learned (luckily someone told me before I did the wrong thing). When there are two swimmers sharing a lane you are supposed to stay to one side and go back and forth on said side. When there are more than two swimmers sharing a lane you are supposed to always stay to the right and if needed pass slower swimmers. When the fifth swimmer showed up I was kind of excited to finally use my knowledge of lap lane procedure. Then fifth swimmer was a total pain and clearly did not abide by any lap lane rules. Fifth swimmer jumped into the pool outside both lap lanes, he then had big conversations with one swimmer in each lane, that's not too annoying (since he wasn't talking to me) but I kept thinking he was going to start swimming in the lane but he was just talking. Then he swam with his flip flops on his hands in the other lap lane but only midway, staying at the deep end. Must look up what if any type of training that is, he kept reminding me of "Wax on, wax off" Karate Kid style.
Besides thinking about the wild card fifth swimmer, I was thinking about the triathlon swim. I really wonder if I am taking it too lightly. I always take small pit stops at the end of the lane, what will I do in the ocean? Started thinking about perhaps trying to swim with a nose plug thing? Plus, my goggles suck and always let water in. I always have to adjust them, how will I be able to do this during the race? I feel like goggles always leak but should I get different goggles? Is it worth it to get more expensive ones? I still need to get a rubber bathing cap too. Then I remembered that the swim in the race is only 8 (50 meter) laps and I just did 25, I should be OK. Next time I swim though I am going to try to swim 8 laps without pushing off the wall or taking rests and see how I fare.
Tomorrow will be my short run day and also my WW weigh in. I have not been eating well so hopefully the activity will save me.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
War of the Roses
I am devastated that a fungus is attacking my rose bushes. I know I have written about the roses before and their beauty. We cleared out the flower bed and planted them when we first moved to the house. My husband and I share a special pride in seeing them flourish, pointing out new shoot growths and of course the beautiful blooms. Now, a fungus seems to be in all the bushed but especially two of the eight bushes. It turns the leaves yellow with black spots and then the leaves drop off. I spent hours today doing a big pruning. Tomorrow I will apply the fungicide (which we already did once) and then spray all the leaves with of all things, milk. I hope we can save them.
Our roses before the fungus attack.
Beginning Week 3 of Tri Training
Moving into week 3 of triathlon training... I have yet to complete a full week of all the trainings. This week I missed a swim. However I did get both runs in. I was very happy with completing the short run (3 miles) at an 8:29 pace and then for the long run I did a 5 mile race which I completed in just under 44 minutes. My pace for the race was a bit more sporadic completing mile one in under 8 minutes but mile 4 was 10 minutes. The race was tough completely in the sun, a ridiculous amount of sweat and it was pretty humid, plus I wore my new shorts which caused major chaffing so I will not be wearing them again. Ouch!
Looking forward to actually being able to complete all of the training this week since we will not be going away for the weekend yet again. I need to actually sign up for the triathlon and find and ride an actual bike instead of just the stationary one in the gym.
Looking forward to actually being able to complete all of the training this week since we will not be going away for the weekend yet again. I need to actually sign up for the triathlon and find and ride an actual bike instead of just the stationary one in the gym.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Week One of Fake Maintenance
Down 1.8 lbs this week for a total of 33.2 lbs lost in 38 weeks! Just 3.2 lbs away from ultimate goal of 150. I have to admit I was a little surprised by this loss. I ate OK but I went to town on a cheese platter while we were away this weekend plus my mom brought over a cake! Pretty sure this weight loss is due to my new gym schedule/tri training not my eating habits. The WW weigh-in lady kind of gave me a look when I weighed in because you aren't supposed to get too far away from your goal number. I want to take the maintenance part very seriously but I won't really be in it until I hit 150 (even though their computer says 155).
This week we celebrated the end of our 12 week challenge. I love having the blog so I can easily look back and read what I was thinking about 12 weeks ago. I was in a rut and resolved to use my tracking journal for 12 weeks. I was not successful in using it every single day but I did use it for a week at a time once a month. I think it was a big part of getting me back on track out of that rut.
I went shopping this week. My mother watched the kids and I hit Marshal's got running shorts that were sorely needed now that I have an extra gym day. I got a dress or bathing suit cover up, not really sure which it is but I really like it as a dress and we're going to a pool party this weekend so its perfect. I also got bikini bottoms!!! They are probably the most boring and conservative bikini bottoms ever but they are a size small!! I have a tank top bathing suit top that I got at an end of season sale a while back, maybe 3 years ago. Never wore it b/c I never got around to getting bottoms, have everything now and it all fits so I'm excited. I was in the same crappy Marshals' dressing room right after I had the baby and I felt so miserable. I was standing in their the other day and it was so nice to try things on and even if they fit wrong or look terrible at least they button or zip and I can actually get my body inside said apparel, there is so much joy in just that.
Tri training has been going well. Doing a race this weekend for my long run. Still have to get the shorter run and a swim in for this week. Wondering if I can combine them for one day rather than two, we're going away for the weekend again so its hard to fit it all in separately.
Disaster did strike once this week when I foolishly asked my waxer how old I looked. She said 35. While I don't consider 35 to be old, I just hate that I may look older than I actually am. Ugh! She knows I have three kids so I'm going to let myself think that came into her equation of my age. But the lesson in this is not to try to look younger or better b/c I feel great as is, the lesson is DON'T ASK ANYONE TO GUESS YOUR AGE!!!
This week we celebrated the end of our 12 week challenge. I love having the blog so I can easily look back and read what I was thinking about 12 weeks ago. I was in a rut and resolved to use my tracking journal for 12 weeks. I was not successful in using it every single day but I did use it for a week at a time once a month. I think it was a big part of getting me back on track out of that rut.
I went shopping this week. My mother watched the kids and I hit Marshal's got running shorts that were sorely needed now that I have an extra gym day. I got a dress or bathing suit cover up, not really sure which it is but I really like it as a dress and we're going to a pool party this weekend so its perfect. I also got bikini bottoms!!! They are probably the most boring and conservative bikini bottoms ever but they are a size small!! I have a tank top bathing suit top that I got at an end of season sale a while back, maybe 3 years ago. Never wore it b/c I never got around to getting bottoms, have everything now and it all fits so I'm excited. I was in the same crappy Marshals' dressing room right after I had the baby and I felt so miserable. I was standing in their the other day and it was so nice to try things on and even if they fit wrong or look terrible at least they button or zip and I can actually get my body inside said apparel, there is so much joy in just that.
Tri training has been going well. Doing a race this weekend for my long run. Still have to get the shorter run and a swim in for this week. Wondering if I can combine them for one day rather than two, we're going away for the weekend again so its hard to fit it all in separately.
Disaster did strike once this week when I foolishly asked my waxer how old I looked. She said 35. While I don't consider 35 to be old, I just hate that I may look older than I actually am. Ugh! She knows I have three kids so I'm going to let myself think that came into her equation of my age. But the lesson in this is not to try to look younger or better b/c I feel great as is, the lesson is DON'T ASK ANYONE TO GUESS YOUR AGE!!!
Monday, July 4, 2011
Coming from a Place of Gratitude
This week has been so motivating on many levels. I keep thinking about the "Spiritual Practices for Times of Crisis" that I posted earlier this month, in particular the coming from a place of gratitude. Its often hard to always be in a place of gratitude, sometimes complaining make you feel more interesting (there's always something to complain about). Now that I am willfully trying to be in a place of gratitude I really feel like the effort it is so worthwhile. Life just seems so much more pleasant.
Last week I happened to see a WW friend at the gym and we had such a wonderful conversation about seeing yourself and working towards things -- finishing a home, being comfortable with yourself and your surroundings. I felt like she was really capturing the sentiment behind what motivated me to write this blog. Of the many interesting things she was saying the thing I keep thinking about is how she is rewarding herself for her success. She wants to really see herself and is buying a special full length mirror, sounds like it may even be bigger than full length. I think that is so wonderful.
Tri training this week was a little disappointing since we went away for the weekend, I missed a swim and the shorter run. I have planned my week this week so I should be able to fit everything in. Have no idea how the eating went this week. I think overall good but I've had my binging moments. Its been hot so I always feel like I've burned calories but it could just be the temperature. I am going to hit the gym hard this week though just in case. I filled out my application for school but after corresponding with the school I've decided to hold off one more year. Basically, if we move next year I'd have to find a school that would accept the credits. Sounds like a pretty big "if" since its only a two year program most schools want you to attend for both years. I'll look into it a little more but holding off seems like thing to do. Definitely starting tomorrow with my wheat grass.
Last week I happened to see a WW friend at the gym and we had such a wonderful conversation about seeing yourself and working towards things -- finishing a home, being comfortable with yourself and your surroundings. I felt like she was really capturing the sentiment behind what motivated me to write this blog. Of the many interesting things she was saying the thing I keep thinking about is how she is rewarding herself for her success. She wants to really see herself and is buying a special full length mirror, sounds like it may even be bigger than full length. I think that is so wonderful.
Tri training this week was a little disappointing since we went away for the weekend, I missed a swim and the shorter run. I have planned my week this week so I should be able to fit everything in. Have no idea how the eating went this week. I think overall good but I've had my binging moments. Its been hot so I always feel like I've burned calories but it could just be the temperature. I am going to hit the gym hard this week though just in case. I filled out my application for school but after corresponding with the school I've decided to hold off one more year. Basically, if we move next year I'd have to find a school that would accept the credits. Sounds like a pretty big "if" since its only a two year program most schools want you to attend for both years. I'll look into it a little more but holding off seems like thing to do. Definitely starting tomorrow with my wheat grass.
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