BLC 20 mid-challenge tune-up.

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 01:58:12 EST

Below is a reprint of my original goals and comments on how I've done so far on them. The results--not too good. But I have made progress in non-weightloss things (AHG work and homeschooling).

I think I want to keep these goals and print them out and make a dry-erase out of them so I can check them off on a daily basis. Also, I have a plan on my training...

For my half marathon on Nov. 10, here's the plan:

10/23-25 (1 day): 10 miles.
10/27: 8 miles.

BLC 20 Goals and Before Pictures.

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 19:46:11 EST

"To get through the hardest journey we need take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping." ---Chinese Proverb

I feel like I'm mostly starting over, so I'm going to have some basic goals and some challenging ones. These are all things I want to work toward. I don't expect to do them perfectly, but I want to move forward. Hopefully I will have a good foundation built by the end of BLC 20.

Drink more water, more regularly. (Goal: 85 ounces of non-ca...

January Jumpstart Workouts

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:42:09 EST

A quick reference for the new SparkPeople challenge workouts, here for my convenience.

Team: teams.sparkpeople.com/januaryjumpsta
rt

Day 1: Cardio, 8 minutes.
www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness
_articles.asp?id=1695

Day 2: Lower Body ST, 9 minutes (mat, chair/wall).
www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness
_articles.asp?id=1696

Day 3: Upper Body ST, 7 minutes (chair, dumbbells). ...

Measure of Success (Beth Donovan DailySpark blog)

Sat, 3 Dec 2011 10:34:56 EST

A few quotes from Beth:
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"I had other measures of success--like walking a 5K with my walker after a ton of training to get there."

"I also measure my success by happiness and willingness to give to others. When I’m closing off, I know I’m in need and therefore, more likely to overeat."

www.dailyspark.com/blog.asp?post=lig
hten_up_about_weighing_in
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I LOVE that she did a 5k with a walker. All of th...

Be Yourself (SP's Healthy Reflections email)

Sat, 3 Dec 2011 10:09:03 EST

From SparkPeople's Healthy Reflections email:

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"To be nobody but yourself--in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else-- means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting."
- EE Cummings, poet

Becoming the person you want to be

Take a look at your priorities and your goals. Where did they come from? Are they the products of soul-searching, self-analysis, a...

God's Kingdom (blog by Brant on Air1 Radio)

Fri, 2 Dec 2011 15:07:29 EST

www.air1.com/blog/brant/post/2011/12
/01/On-Being-Too-Secular-Or-Too-Christ
ian-Or-Whatever.aspx#comment

Here's some blurbs from Brant's blog....like this, there's a bit more at the link above.
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A tree isn't "secular." A car isn't "secular." And, while most agree my accordion will not be in heaven, it isn't "secular", either.

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And your job? Your computer isn't secular...

Reminding me who I am

Fri, 2 Dec 2011 00:34:23 EST

Two songs dedicated to me...so, me, when in doubt, come here.

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"Remind Me Who I Am" by Jason Gray

When I lose my way,
And I forget my name
Remind me who I am
In the mirror all I see
Is who I don't wanna be
Remind me who I am

In the loneliest places
When I cant remember what grace is

Tell me, once again
Who I am to You, who I am to You
Tell me, lest I forget
Who I ...

I don't get it...

Thu, 1 Dec 2011 16:54:16 EST

"Remember who you are. You are a Jesus girl. You are not a failure. You are not incapable. You are not a loser. You are none of those things. You are a Jesus girl capable of victory. You are absolutely capable of being empowered. God loves you-head to toe. Remember who you are."-Lysa TerKeurst, Made to Crave

Someone posted something I don't understand, mentioning she was offended by something, but I don't get exactly what she means. I feel like my asking questions is going to be ...

Beyond Thankful.

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:35:03 EST

Beyond Thankful.

I started on SparkPeople nearly 4 years ago (Jan. 22, 2008) at 290 lbs. I've seen many people come...and many go--without having met their goals. I've seen a few return. I've seen people reach their goals, some being (a few of) my original group of friends who are still going strong, some newer than me. And while I lost 45 lbs. back in 2008, I put 30 lbs. back on after spending 2009 pregnant with my son...and to top it off, my shape had changed so I had to wear...

Success!! (Day 1)

Sat, 5 Nov 2011 01:12:37 EST

For the latest BLC17 weekend challenge--BINGO! I got the following (that are marked)...

B list
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1) Behave – Resist Candy
DONE--2) Blog About Success----You're reading it, lol.
DONE--3) Bicep Curls – 20 Each Arm----3 lbs. weights, still sore from TNT yesterday, lol.
4) Butt Blasting Workout – Sparkpeople
5) Bootcamp Video of your choice (some on Sparks)

I list
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1) Include a new freggie in your diet
DO...

Sparkname and Paradoxes

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:34:18 EST

I'm working on Butterfly a bit right now...gotta say, I became more intimidated and afraid (fear of failure--paradox one is definitely me) when thinking of changing my sparkname. I don't feel like a Butterfly yet....and I'm scared I never will....but yet, I want it...and so I timidly reach.
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My daughter (who gave me a pretend shot) came back with a pretend sticker, saying "here is a sticker with a brave face on it." (I had pretended to yell at the shot.) I repli...

Opinions--Changing my SparkName?

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:01:13 EST

I was thinking of just doing it and surprising everyone, but still not sure about actually doing it, so I decided to ask what y'all thought....

Some people have a hard time calling me "mommy" (which I understand fully), so I had thought about changing my name before, but nothing big. Well, now it's been nearly 4 years (in January) since I started SP and I've had the same name the whole time....

But last night, the idea hit me (sorta smacked in the face of "I actually kin...

BLC17 Tracking part 2

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:15:27 EST

The first post was getting too long, so a new one for weeks 7-12.

465 505 335 205 429 205 335 505 465
Current Weight: 273.0 lbs. (08/31/11)
Challenge Goal: 259.0 lbs. (14 lbs. lost)
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135-140 lbs.
9 185 194 216 244 216 194 185 9

Week 7, 10/19-10/26

Something Motivational.

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:37:08 EST

Whenever I am "Motivator of the Day", I always try to have something motivational available on my page for people to see. Well, I haven't been feeling very motivational, or very good, especially about myself, lately. Which is why I posted this as my status last night after getting my first SparkPage comment about being "MOD":
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MOMMY_T I guess I'm motivator of the day...too bad I don't feel very motivational.
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So, after getting up this mornin...

BLC17 tracking

Wed, 7 Sep 2011 17:48:23 EST

465 505 335 205 429 205 335 505 465
Current Weight: 273.0 lbs. (08/31/11)
Challenge Goal: 259.0 lbs. (14 lbs. lost)
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135-140 lbs.
9 185 194 216 244 216 194 185 9
Week 1, 9/7-9/13
Initial Weigh-in, 9/7: 274.0 lbs.
Bust: ; Thighs: L: , R: ; Hips: ; Waist: ; Arm...

My First 5k Race (walking)

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:48:16 EST

I've been on SparkPeople a while now (just over 3 years). I lost 45 lbs. that first year and kept it off until I was pregnant. After I had my son (Oct. 2009), I lost 24 out of 30 lbs. that I had gained while pregnant, but then gained 20 back as stress eating took over. I've been steady at my weight ever since. But 2011 I decided that needed to change.

Problem was that all of my goals from 2008 when I first joined were dated for the end of 2010. So to find new driving motivat...

No Chain SparkComments (from Coach Jen)

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:34:40 EST

Following message from Coach Jen:
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Hi everyone

This is just a friendly reminder to please not pass along "chain" type SparkMails or comments on your SparkPage. There's one going around right now about being a beautiful person and passing it along to 3 other people you know. It's nice in theory, but can easily get out of hand.

I'd ask that you spread the word to prevent things like this from continuing.

Thanks!

Do you want to be a hero?

Fri, 7 Jan 2011 02:04:00 EST

www.thedannycahill.com/node/128

"I have to lay it all out. If I hold one thing back, then I’ve failed. If I give it my all and lay it all out on the counter…all out for America to see, and I have given it my all and I lose, then I haven’t failed. But if I hold one thing back, then it’s the same old thing that it’s always been in my life…just get good enough to do this and don’t go any further. I’m done with that. I’m ready to be the champion that I know that I can ...

Rough Draft of my goals

Wed, 5 Jan 2011 03:27:13 EST

Still sort of a rough draft of my goals. I do have some things lined up more spefiically, but it doesn't all organize quite together yet. Part of that might be that I work on some goals and then work on adding others in. Part of my problem is that I don't want to spend so much time planning that I do nothing, lol. :D

(a post in BLC15)
As I was thinking of goals for this round, this is probably a summary of what I want to accomplish. As for a year from now, I too would...

28-Day Bootcamp Challenge workouts

Sun, 2 Jan 2011 00:57:24 EST

I joined the 28-day Bootcamp Challenge and I do want to try to exercise more and more regularly. So, I may or may not use these (I do have some ideas of my own as well), but here they are for quick reference for when I do need a quick go-to exercise program.

28-day Bootcamp Challenge workouts:

Day 1: Cardio (dumbbells)
www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness
_articles.asp?id=1083

Day 2: Glutes, quads, hamstrings, inner and outer thi...

A Summary of my thoughts on the new year...

Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:28:47 EST

And, yes, I do mean a summary....lol. I've had a lot on my brain lately and just working through it all. This was also a post on Dream Catchers, but I thought it would fit here as well.
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I'm up a bit as well, but admittedly not doing much about it during that time, it's not too bad. I went from my "low point" of 273 to 277.2 this past Wed. (I go between 273 to 276 over a month's time, but I think I should have been at the lower end, so I'm probably up 3-4 lbs.)...

BLC15--Sign-up now for Jan. start date

Wed, 8 Dec 2010 14:27:04 EST

www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/groups_i
ndividual.asp?gid=47100

Come join me (and a bunch of others) for fun friendly competition!! It's lots of fun and helps keep us on track towards our goals.

The challenge will run for 12 weeks, starting either Jan. 5th or Jan. 12th. Weigh-in (required) every Wed. and (optional, but helpful) challenges throughout the week.

Learn to Love Yourself

Wed, 8 Dec 2010 01:03:00 EST

Quote below from: www.newsweek.com/2007/12/03/why-wome
n-lose-weight-or-don-t.html
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"The Minnesota research suggests that girls who felt good about themselves were more likely to be physically active and pay more attention to what they ate. They didn't lose much weight, but they made healthy lifestyle changes that at least prevented them from gaining more weight. Meanwhile, the researchers found that the girls who were the most dissat...

Motivation--stick with it!

Fri, 3 Dec 2010 23:26:33 EST

(actually a post I just made, then copied here...but I really liked the "getting all of me pointed in the right direction part", so I shared it again! lol)

slow going, right now...I'm trudging through all the "am I worth it?"s and "should I even bother"s. And partially thinking that I'm afraid to be successful.

BUT, I know that I want to be. I want something different than this--something "more". So, I've just got to get all of me pointed in the right direction again ...

Various Tracking Goals of mine

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 03:03:46 EST

All the various blog posts that I'm using for tracking, gathered here for my convenience.

Official 10 min. Daily Exercise Challenge, week 1: DONE already, waiting for week 2. www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_jo
urnal_individual.asp?blog_id=3786922

Goal: build consistency by setting a small goal of 10 minutes a day, every day (for a daily streak) and 900 calories burned per week. Intensity will vary based on how I feel and/or tiredness, but I wan...

10 min. Daily Exercise Challenge Tracker ~ Week 1

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 02:47:22 EST

sparkpeople.com/myspark/groups_indiv
idual.asp?gid=42558
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1. Set your goals. We believe that daily exercise—especially when it's just 10 minutes—is an effective way to build a fitness habit, but you can set your own goals for this challenge. Share your goal, what you hope to accomplish during this challenge, and your progress in our Week 1 forum. www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/team_mes
sageboard_thread.as...

BAD diet, Excellent points.

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 22:43:38 EST

('m not advocating extremes, but small changes--just do SOMETHING, anything, and your life will be better. Then do something else in the right direction tomorrow and just keep at it.)

www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinki
e.diet.professor/index.html?iref=obnet
work

While I DO NOT support this "diet" idea, the points he brings across are excellent ones--the most important thing is calories and portion control. More than that he says this: "I'm eati...

New Goals (my new year starts now)

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 03:38:22 EST

I'm still working on these, but this is what I've got so far. My goal is to get in shape enough by Oct. 1, 2011 that I can train at a pro. wrestling camp that will take complete beginners (because that is what I will be). I expect this camp to take place the first week of Oct. (as it did this year).

My original goal was to be at or around my goal weight by, basically, NOW. Originally (back when I was 290 lbs.), that meant "150 lbs., then seeing where I needed to go from there", ...

Physical Challenges Tracking

Wed, 3 Nov 2010 16:42:04 EST

I did some of the tests a while back, but have yet to start the weekly workouts....so, here it is:

100 Push-ups challenge (I did them with my legs on a ball)
( www.sparkpeople.com/resource/exercis
es.asp?exercise=179 )
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initial test: 10 (10/25/2010)
rank: 2 (out of 1-7, 7=high for the less than 40 category)

Week 1, Option 2:
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Day 1 reps/set: 6, 6, 4, 4, max (at least 5)--...

Notes from Mental Challenges (previous post)

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 01:27:20 EST

My notes that will hopefully help me improve myself. (things I just don't want to forget.)
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Now & Zen: Easy Relaxation Techniques (actually from Better Sleep, week 2)
www.sparkpeople.com/resource/wellnes
s_articles.asp?id=779

Deep breathing
--10 deep breaths
--can be used wwith other techniques too
Progressive muscular relaxation (PMR)
--one area
--w...

Mental Challenges Tracking

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 01:10:06 EST

I've got a lot of "issues" running against me lately....not exercising, not tracking food, not drinking water, not sleeping enough, stressing over everything, doing nothing much. But the core issue comes down to discipline--I have...well, not much. But I'm working on it....very slowly. So, while I might not be making much progress on the scale, I'm hoping to make some progress in my mind. I've been in the "Official Better Sleep Challenge" for a long time, but have just now (and I do mean ...

Lament to God.

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 03:22:22 EST

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la·ment (l-mnt)
v. la·ment·ed, la·ment·ing, la·ments
v.tr.
1. To express grief for or about; mourn: lament a death.
2. To regret deeply; deplore: He lamented his thoughtless acts.
v.intr.
1. To grieve audibly; wail.
2. To express sorrow or regret. See Synonyms at grieve.
n.
1. A feeling or an expression of grief; a lamentation.
2. A song or poem expressing deep grief or mourning.
( www.thefreedictio...

BLC14 ~ Week 3 Tracker

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 22:03:37 EST

9/29/2010 -- 10/05/2010

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9-29-2010
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Weigh-in: 273.4 lbs. (from 276.8 last week, 277.2 starting week)

Exercise done:
35 min., 400 calories exercise:

Pledged (210 minutes): minutes done
Calories burned (2400): calories done

B (habit): tracked food,
L (learn): www.sparkpeople.com/resource/wellnes
s_articles.asp?id=72
C (cardio, ST, 10 ...

A couple of blogs that I really liked...

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:22:59 EST

I just HAD to share these blogs from other SparkMembers:

A complete inspiration of why to lose the weight and make it stay that way, a blog from SparkMember AIMEEM77:
www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_jo
urnal_individual.asp?blog_id=3675266

SLIMKATIE's blog post about "Why THIS time is different"---a definite help to those that are struggling to really make this a "lifestyle" instead of a "diet" and how to keep that weight off in the end:
...

BLC14 ~ Week 2 Tracker

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 02:29:45 EST

9/22/2010 -- 9/28/2010

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9-22-2010
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Weigh-in: Done! 276.8 lbs. (down from 277.2 lbs.)

Gym Classes: (none)
On my own: 56 min, 526 calories burned
35 min., 400 calories exercise: DONE!

Pledged (210 minutes): 56 minutes done
Calories burned (2400): 526 calories done
12-week streak: still on--1 week, 1 day down

QOTD: Done!
posted in team: Done!
<...

BLC14 Week 1 Exercise Report and New Goals!

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 02:09:14 EST

Post to BLC14's "BLC Gym" chat:
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Mommy_T, Pirates

248 Week 1 Pledged: 120 minutes
Total minutes completed: 242 minutes

12-week streaker--still ON! (took just Sun. off)

9/15--40 minutes--wall push-ups, opt. 1,2,3, cardio (mod. jumping jacks, standing still butt kicks, no burpees), 10 minutes walking in place (like Walk at Home DVDs).
9/16--30 minutes--opt. 1,2,TNT challenge (SP's 15-minute desk workout), bonus: (didn...

Sleep Journal ~ Week 2

Sun, 19 Sep 2010 01:05:26 EST

I'm going to try a shorter version--I don't think a lot of the details are helping me right now anyway. So, I'll try to work on more basic problems--like how much am I actually sleeping per night. (this will be filled out the morning after sleeping, so the sleeping time comes before the wake up time.)

(For info on how to do your own sleep journal, look at the links in my "week 1" blog entry.)
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Week of 9-19-2010 to 9-25-2010

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Better Sleep Challenge ~ Week 2 To Do's

Sun, 19 Sep 2010 00:40:58 EST

This can be found at the Better Sleep Challenge SparkTeam, once you join the team. After joining, there will be 4 checkboxes at the top of the Team's home page that have links to this information. Right now, it's the first week for me, so I only have access to that one week. I'm assuming that this link/info is what would actually be sent in the email, but I've yet to get that (it's formatted like a SP's email, though). Update: yep, it's the same as the email that's sent out--Thanks SP for mak...

BLC14 Week 1 Tracker

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:15:14 EST

Week of 9-15 to 9-21

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Weds 9-15
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Weigh-in: done!

Gym Classes:
Push-ups: Wall push-ups done!
Option 1: intermediate done!
Option 2: intermediate done!
Option 3: intermediate done!
Cardio: did modified jumping jacks, standing still butt kicks, but no burpees.
On my own: 10 minutes walking in place (like Walk At Home DVDs) while watching my Piraty videos for the GOYBAD c...

Sleep Journal ~ Week 1

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 01:14:58 EST

I'll be updating this each day (hopefully) for this whole week. It'll get long, and probably boring for you, BUT if I don't put it here, I probably won't do it.
(SP's "Keeping a Sleep Diary"--the source of the questions that they TOLD me to copy!! lol www.sparkpeople.com/resource/wellnes
s_articles.asp?id=849 )
(added questions from this: www.sparkpeople.com/resource/health_
articles.asp?id=1358

(my revised form)

0-00-2010...

Better Sleep Challenge ~ Week 1 To Do's

Sun, 12 Sep 2010 21:11:11 EST

BLC14's Plans A and B

Sat, 11 Sep 2010 02:08:10 EST

Now that we've figured out where we want to go...We need to now figure out what our Plan will be when we come across those hurdles...HOW do we Plan to avoid them or Overcome them when they arise? Be prepared...KNOW your Plan of ACTION! Once you have decided how best to tackle those hurdles...have a Back-Up Plan too...It's alweighs good to have a "Plan B".
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Well, I'm dividing my plans up a bit differently. I'm actually making a "minimum goals" plan and a "more ch...

BLC14's B~L~C Blog

Sat, 11 Sep 2010 01:44:28 EST

B-L-C = Blog, List, Correct. (Details below.)
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B ~ BLOG or Journal: Sit down and write out your feelings. What is on your mind right now? What has been holding you back? Where do you see yourself in 12 Weeks? What is Your NOW vs Your FUTURE? Has something been weighing you down...Write about it. Unburden yourself and let it go. You can choose to share this with Everyone in a BLOG (found on your SparkPage) or you Can write about it in a Journal and keep those ...

Make your goals work FOR you

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:57:06 EST

I just posted this as a response to someone's blog, but thought it might help others too...so here it is, reposted!
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It can be hard, and it can get overwhelming. Maybe if you think of it this way, instead of just making a list of what to accomplish and then not having a backup--redo the list.

Make a list of "I really need to get these done" that's more of a "must do" list--a minimum requirement. Things that are "fairly easy" to do.

...

Overcoming Negative with Positive!

Mon, 6 Sep 2010 17:41:24 EST

AbigailSing's status post (that I absolutely LOVE). Thanks, Abigail!! (a bit more spread out than the status update, though...lol.)
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"It takes 5 positive affirmations to make up for 1 negative condemnation"
~John Gottman.

Be careful of your words today, even those spoken to or about self.

"Bless and curse not"
(Rom 12:14; Jms 3:9)
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Romans 12:14 (Amp)
Bless those who persecute you [who are cruel in their ...

Body Measurements

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:21:37 EST

Well, I finally got around to doing all of my body measurements. I had actually done my waist within the last month and a half. When I did it, it measured 49 inches. (I want to say that this was still in July, maybe up in the first week of August.) Now it's 47.5 inches. I also want to say that my belly is firming up again (as it had gotten really saggy and big after I had my son (second pregnancy, back in October)), so while that measurement's gone up just a bit (half an inch from March t...

Woo-Hoo!! My scale changed numbers!!

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:51:15 EST

I just HAD to share--my scale actually went DOWN today. Ever since the middle of July, my body's been acting a bit crazy. (Some of you know why this is, some don't; but I guess I should share that too. Although I do want this to be a HAPPY blog post, not a sad one--because I'm HAPPY!!)
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I had a miscarriage on my third pregnancy. I found out on July 12th, had a D&C on July 14th, but because of some difficulties (it's not always easy to do a D&C, each one is dif...

Daily Goals to get back on track

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:01:04 EST

Hopefully keeping it simple, these are my current daily goals:

exercise ----------- at least 20 minutes.
--could be: strength, cardio, yoga/stretching, whatever, just exercise!

drinking water --- at least 8 cups.
--I know I need at least that much, sometimes more.

tracking food ----- at least 75% entered into SparkPeople.
--There are a few meals that are very hard to track, as I'm not quite sure how to/what's in them, type of thing. And, as of...

Focus!!

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:00:30 EST

(All of the stuff below is written by SparkPeople, sites noted)

SparkPeople Translation
Do you worry about what is going to happen in the future, or have sad regrets about the past? Take today to just concentrate on the present. It’s great to learn from the past and to plan for the future, but what is happening right now is what really matters. The past has come and gone and the future holds no guar...

BUTTERFLY_MT's SparkPeople Blog

Just the Goals