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Friday, July 29, 2011

Just received this email - I did a LOL!

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Another Sparkie makes it to Onederland!

Monday, July 25, 2011

I hope you'll join me in "liking" this blog - please go show support for this fantastic lady who has lost a kid and a cat along the "weigh" and maybe you will "like" the blog too!

www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_jo
urnal_individual.asp?blog_id=4384180

**On another note, I hit an all-time high today of 125 lbs! A well-meaning relative dropped off some "chocolate-chocolate fudge cake" from Walmarts/Sams Club and knowing how good it is was my undoing. Mind you, I have been struggling for weeks for some reason - the heat isn't helping.

From this day forward, no one will be dropping off goodies at my home. If I am not buying them, no one should be bringing them in either. A sliver would have been bad enough - 2 very large pieces means I cannot control this food. Add this to my little list of "NO" foods.

I think I need to make a new sign for my door. We used to have a "No Smoking" sign, now I need one for "No Chocolates Of Any Kind Allowed In This Home" to hang prominently on my doors.

I do know it is temporary weight gain, but it should have been avoidable too.

... it says, "no chocolate zone"

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A new week! Bring on the new 5% challenge - starts Saturday!

Sunday, July 10, 2011

WooHoo! I can hardly wait to meet my new teammates!



Summer 5% Challenge Commitment:
I will walk daily, use my Mini Trampoline daily, continuing to count calories
I will log my fitness minutes daily & do the additional daily challenges to support my team
New Target Date - August 10, 2011
Eat between 1250 and 1600 calories daily
Burn 2800 weekly (400 daily)
I needed to rethink my goals - I was trying to lose too much too quickly, I should have known better. I think this is what triggered my binging. I am not supposed to lose more than 3/4 pound a week :(
I need a calorie deficit of 2625 per week -
hmmmm ok, that should be a 375 calorie deficit daily.

P.S. I will take any loss and be thrilled!!
P.P.S. I AM going to rock this!!

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Bounce... bounce... bounce... repeat...

Wednesday, July 06, 2011

I cannot run - I can walk *forever* but I cannot run.

I bought this trampoline 26 years ago, when I had just lost 40 lbs and met my Ray and I did use it quite a bit back then... until we rolled it on it's side and it became a "clothes hanger" using the legs.

I asked Ray to "dig it out" for me again last week - it was so hard on me that it was all I could do to "run in place" for one minute! I did it twice a day, right after my walks.
Today I can do 5+ minutes on it!

I started with counting my steps - started at 100 *right steps* and worked my way up to 500 *right steps* ( I only count when the right leg lands) and I am going to work my way up to 10 minutes of running in place.

Mine is a cheapie that cost me $20 back in 1985 and although the feet are showing a bit of rust and the leather wrap is all stretched out, the springs look new.

Just another option for people like me who cannot run. It feels so good I wanted to share with SparkLanders!

@Destinye - I have read online that rebounding is very good for the lymphatic system.

FYI, Walmart has one for $30

**what was I thinking?! I ordered 2 rebounder videos - shoot, I can barely get my feet off the darn trampoline, how am I supposed to step-kick, lol.


--KREN shared this with me and it really is great! I bounced "around" and really felt it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfqjs9EVkT0&
feature=related
Be aware, I googled it and the lady's mini trampoline of choice is nearly $400! In my dreams!!

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Priorities!

Saturday, July 02, 2011

I was commenting on a blog and my comment became my blog - CaptainJerry, a new sparkpeople member, blogged "I Crave Organization,"
www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_jo
urnal_individual.asp?blog_id=4314207 and the following is my reply:

Nothing about my life has ever been "ship-shape and Bristol fashion" but I can "C-clamp" with the best of them. So there, I used them!


Not entirely true - my life is ship-shape and Bristol fashion because I am able to prioritize - living well is more important than living "neatly" - to me.

For all my clutter, I know that my DH comes first, nourishment second, the last room in the house to ever get straightened out is my own personal bathroom. Why? Not because I am not worth it - I am worth it.

But I married a man 30 years my senior and while my bathroom will always be there and always be messy, my loving DH will not.

Uh-oh! I see a blog here - thanks C.J.!

P.S. Yes, I do envy those people with spotless homes, but I am just not one of them and accept the fact that I most likely never will be. I thank God every day for my DH, my loving family and my own good health.
Think I should pray for cleanliness?
Nah - I'd really rather just be healthy and happy.

**edit:
Before she died, Erma Bombeck said if she had it all to do again, she would clean less and play more. I'm with Erma!

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