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The Non-Magical, Non-Mystery Tour

Bear with me, I'm sort of a goofball, and as you will learn shortly, EXCESSIVELY VERBOSE.

I plan to start by losing around 120 pounds; I'll decide on a final goal once I get down there and see what the landscape is like (it's been a while!)

I lost 30 pounds on Weight Watchers in 2009, but then stress & life intervened and I gained it back, plus a little extra.

So here I am. Uh... hi!

I blog a bit here and there, as I have thoughts. ...
Bear with me, I'm sort of a goofball, and as you will learn shortly, EXCESSIVELY VERBOSE.

I plan to start by losing around 120 pounds; I'll decide on a final goal once I get down there and see what the landscape is like (it's been a while!)

I lost 30 pounds on Weight Watchers in 2009, but then stress & life intervened and I gained it back, plus a little extra.

So here I am. Uh... hi!

I blog a bit here and there, as I have thoughts. Anything that shows up is likely to be long (VERBOSE!) so if you do want to read it, you might want to grab a cup of coffee.

(I must give credit where credit is due: my page title comes from a blog by Linda Holmes, who is awesome and a better writer than I'll ever hope to be. My avatar is my version of what I would look like if the ever excellent Natalie Dee consented to draw my portrait.)
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Member Since: 6/23/2012

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My Goals:
Weight:

lose ~120 pounds

get to or near a "healthy" BMI

Fitness:

Run a 5k - Done! Turkey Trot 11/22/2012

Improve my 5k time
Practice 9/22/2012 49:56
Turkey Trot 11/22/2012 48:27


Get stronger, especially upper body
Build muscle
Do "real" pushups
Do pullups

(obviously these are consecutive, not simultaneous goals)

My Program:
I just track everything I eat and looking at the data to make changes.

I already eat a lot of vegetables, so my main effort right now is to increase protein, decrease carbs a little, and watch fat and junky food on busy days when I don't have time to cook.

I have done Couch to 5k, but can't run right now due to injury.

I do a lot of swimming, and generally try to do some cardio 3x a week, and mix in some strength training here and there.

Mostly my plan is to not do anything I would hate to do "forever." So I don't plan to work out 7 days a week or give up any particular kind of food or anything like that.

Personal Information:
I live in The Jerz right now; we're hopefully buying a house sometime in the near future.

Married; no kids. But probably will think about having some within the next 5 years, so I'd like to get this weight off, and get in a little practice keeping it off, before then.

Other Information:
I want a dog more than anything on the face of this earth. I have only lived in dwellings that do not allow pets (parents' house, dorms, apartments with mean evil landlords who hate me and want me to suffer) since birth, so I have never had this singular joy. Hence the hopefully buying a house.

My main goal in life is to live someplace I can fill with dogs. And then fill it with dogs. Of my very own.

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SDLEE514
5/21/2013 4:10:06 PM

aww thanks so much for your comment on my blog...wise wise words, learning how to keep going is everything! Life is life :)

And I'm glad my kitty made you smile (er, almost scream, I wish you could meet her in person, it would be that much worse) because your comments made me smile! Happy Tuesday emoticon



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HFAYE81
5/21/2013 3:54:29 PM

Haha!!! I felt like I was at 260 FOREVER. I hate those elusive numbers...I'm so happy to be at 240. My favorite part is when you get to use a different weight bar on the sliding scale...I've gone from the 300 to the 250 to the 200...SO EXCITING emoticon emoticon



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JUMPINJULIE
5/20/2013 5:19:12 PM

Just wanted to say hi and thank you for the support I appreciate it so much. I know we can do this.



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JUMPINJULIE
5/19/2013 8:23:08 PM

Just wanted to say hi and I hope you had a great weekend and have a great week. emoticon



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JUMPINJULIE
5/17/2013 9:04:58 PM

Just wanted to say hi and I hope you had a great week and have a great weekend. emoticon



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