Spark Your Body Bootcamp - Day 1

Sunday, January 03, 2010

I started the bootcamp today. Today's workout video was Coach Nicole's Jump Start Cardio Workout - 10 minutes of walking, hopping, jumping over a line on the floor. Although I had trouble with the hopping, I was surprised at how quickly it went.

Supposed to record starting statistics for today. Let's see.

Weight 183.

Waist 35

Hips 46

What do I hope to accomplish during the bootcamp: kick start and get off the plateau I've been on (the month of eating we just finished didn't help at all).

Continue to firm up and build my exercise endurance.

  

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DAYHIKER 1/4/2010 1:50PM

Love the LOLcats! Congratulations on making it through all that jumping! Thanks for your comment on my blog...honey, if surviving it is the same as "rocking it" I'm there!! I need a Boot Camp for Seniors! Shewie!! YOU go, girl!! And don't work the critters too hard! Cindy Mom to Dogs: Sam Bumdoggie and Rowdy Cats: Mama Cat, Miss Kitty, Smoky, Possum, Bunny Cat, and Her Royal Highness: Baby Cakes. Also two feral toms: Red Man and Passin' Through (who has ignored his name for two years now...) Birds: Miss Scooter Lynn Military Macaw, Mr. Squawky Quaker, and Miss Pearl Quaker (who would LIKE to be Mrs. Squawky Quaker but he has eyes only for ME.) Comment edited on: 1/4/2010 1:51:38 PM Report Inappropriate Comment

3CHIHUAHUA 1/4/2010 7:07AM

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SUPREME5 1/4/2010 12:03AM

GOOD START FOR DAY 1 BOOT CAMP Report Inappropriate Comment

VICIOUS421 1/4/2010 12:00AM

Congrats on Day 1 Boot Camp!!!! LOL I love the pictures on your blogs!!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

BARBIEGURLYGIRL 1/3/2010 10:16PM

Great job. Keep it up. I also did the video. Its such a great workout. And I love the kitty pictures so cute. J Report Inappropriate Comment

Something's Going Around

Sunday, January 03, 2010

Sorry about worrying everyone yesterday about my mystery illness. The good news is, others at work have begun getting ill with similar symptoms. The bad news is, others at work are getting ill. So, we're hoping it's a virus - not some specific bad thing I had. (Does that make sense? Better to be a plague than a condition?) Maybe the lab tests and cat scan were overkill.



And, I'm much better today. Long walk with the pups - about 2.25 miles. Seemed like more because I stayed up after work and walked them around noon. Got a salad from Dions on the walk, and it's in the fridge waiting for me to wake up enough to eat some of it. The pups were getting worried I was going to sleep all evening and night. Fed the kits and pups so they're happy now.

  

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VICIOUS421 1/4/2010 12:22AM

Glad you are feeling better!!!! Pictures were awesome!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

REEKU731 1/3/2010 8:38PM

I'm glad you're feeling better! I work in a place that is a breeding ground for viruses too - once one person gets ill then EVERYONE does too - but its always comforting to know that its not a personal condition Anyways, I hope you had a very happy New Year and can't wait to continue to read about your positive progress! Report Inappropriate Comment

LINDAKAY228 1/3/2010 10:56AM

Glad you're feeling better. Sounds like quite a scare. I got back from vacation last night and was reading your blogs for the past week catching up. Loved all the history and you reminded me of some songs I had forgotten but brought back good memories. And as always the pics are so cute! Report Inappropriate Comment

3CHIHUAHUA 1/3/2010 10:50AM

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KRITTERKEEPERS 1/3/2010 3:56AM

I hope you are feeling better soon! Report Inappropriate Comment

TRIGFROST 1/3/2010 3:50AM

Dog pictures are really cut...I couldn't sleep either... Report Inappropriate Comment

Back to Reality - Deja What?

Saturday, January 02, 2010

I got sick at work 2 evenings ago - had to get an IV, some meds, Xrays and a CT (Cat scan) of my belly. Thought I could work last night, but called off again. Made it tonight - busy, busy, so it's a good thing I'm feeling better.

I have now had many, many regular Xrays in my life, a Nuclear Med bone density scan, and MRI of my back, and now the Cat Scan. I'll be getting an ultrasound of my belly sometime later. I have made trhe radiology rounds. Good thing I'm a Veteran and get it free.

  

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VICIOUS421 1/4/2010 12:14AM

Sorry you are feeling bad! Hope you are better soon! LOL I love the pictures!!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

MKPQ51 1/2/2010 1:11PM

Sorry to read you've been sick (sounds a lot, lot more serious than my cold/flu); but, good that you were feeling better and able to make it to work. Please keep us informed about the findings of your utrasound (when you do have it done). Kat Report Inappropriate Comment

3CHIHUAHUA 1/2/2010 9:46AM

IV & CT sounds way serious? girl take it easy we are planning a trip out your way this summer you need to get well those pups are relying on you Meri Report Inappropriate Comment

RUNNINGPFUHL 1/2/2010 9:17AM

Oh Im so sorry you are ill. I hope they find out soon what's going on! Please keep us posted! Thank you for your service to our country! Report Inappropriate Comment

Happy New Year!

Thursday, December 31, 2009

The end of one year, the beginning of another. The US and many countries celebrate it as 1 January, but it wasn't always that date. The ancient Babylonians observed a New Year celebration about 4000 years ago, but it was the first visible crescent of the New Moon after Vernal Equinox that determined the date. The beginning of spring is the time of rebirth, new crops, new animal births. January 1 has no astrological or agricultural significance, but was chosen by the Romans as the start of the year. Due to tampering with the calendar, the seasons were soon out of sync with the calendar. In 46 BC, Julius Caesar reset the calendar to what is known as the Julian calendar, starting on 1 January - causing the last year to go on for 445 days! Janus was the Roman god of doorways, gates, beginnings and ends.


The Chinese New Year, known as Yuan Tan, takes place sometime between January 21st and February 20th, the exact date being fixed by the Lunar Calendar, in which a New Moon marks the beginning of each month.



The Jewish people celebrate Rosh Hashanah during the first 2 days of the seventh month as a holy time and New Year.


Many cultures around the world celebrate the start of the New Year at different times and in different ways. most of us will be shouting "Happy New Year!" to each other and wishing health and happiness to all. Some choose resolutions to start the new year, others finish or clean up the end of the old year. People gather together to party, visit family, friends, and neighbors.

I grew up in the Southern US, eating Hoppin' John - blackeyed peas and rice with bacon or pork. My cousins with Germanic backgrounds enjoyed sauerkraut or cabbage. My Yankee relatives always ate creamy clam chowder. One co-worker is bringing the Hoppin' John tonight while I'm bringing clam chowder and sliced deli meats and cheeses. We're gonna party like it's 2009!

  

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VICIOUS421 1/4/2010 12:10AM

I love learning new things and I learned a lot from this blog! Thank you!!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

NEED2DROP50 1/1/2010 2:20PM

You always educate me! I was just saying to my husband that New Years should be moved to the summer months. Could you imagine the cookouts and parties? Report Inappropriate Comment

CLEOLEFT1 12/31/2009 8:34PM

you are always so educational! Report Inappropriate Comment

MKPQ51 12/31/2009 2:03PM

Thanks once again for the history lesson. I just love how you make it so interesting. And, I just love the last example! Though I don't go to a Fitness Club or plan on doing so this next year, I do hope to be part on the group that continues a fitness exercise plan throughout the year! Happy New Year! Kat Report Inappropriate Comment

Blue Moon

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Since the moon is on an approximate 28 day cycle, occasionally we have what's called the blue moon - a second full moon in a month. This year, it's on New Year's Eve (in the Western hemisphere, anyway. It'll be on New Year's Day for Australia and the Eastern hemisphere).

Blue Moon, you saw me standing alone,
Without a dream in my heart,
Without a love of my own,

Blue moon, you knew just what I was there for,
You heard me saying a prayer for,

Someone I could care for,
And then there suddenly appeared before me,
Someone my arms could really hold,

I heard you whisper "Darling please adore me,"
And when I looked to the moon it had turned to gold,

Blue moon, now I'm no longer alone,
Without a dream in my heart,
Without a love of my own.


And then there suddenly appeared before me
The only one my arms will ever hold
heard somebody whisper please adore me
And when I looked the Moon had turned to gold

Blue moon
Now I'm no longer alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own

Blue moon
Now I'm no longer alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own

Originally Written by Rodgers and Hart (1934),
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rodgers. Remade by many others...
Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley (Sun Records 1954)

  

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VICIOUS421 1/4/2010 12:04AM

Love learning the history of the songs! The pictures were awesome!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

CLEOLEFT1 12/31/2009 8:34PM

WAY cool pix! Report Inappropriate Comment

SUGARPUNK52 12/31/2009 1:06AM

Thank you for the first smile of my day.Happy New Year! GOD bless. Report Inappropriate Comment