DEB1204's SparkPeople Blog

In Vancouver for Xmas

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:19:30 EST

I did very well with my wii prior to coming south. I missed the last two days before coming down, but I was so busy and stressed about coming south. I had this alarm system I was figuring out how to install as I don't want a repeat of going home to a dual break-in. I put it off for all the working out with the wii the weekend before and all the evenings so I really had to make that a priority.

I'm going rock climbing tomorrow.

I was finding the goal I'd set on the cha...

Lucky 13

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:52:04 EST

Today was my 13th day in a row working out with my wii-fit. I sure do like it.

I got totally lost on the island bike riding a couple times this week. I started the free ride and I spent an hour and a half looking around the island for balloon today. The I did a 20 minute free-run.

I also have this gold's gym cardio workout that I quite like as well. I set a goal of burning 265 calories per day on the wii-fit plus and that seems to take while so I don't get to the g...

Just do it

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 01:01:30 EST

The only secret to winning this health and fitness game is "just do it." I have been an obscene procrastinator on this. I have been heavier then I am now and I lost it and kept a great figure for about 5 years. I thought I had this battle won, but here I am, 40-45 pounds more then I want to be.

The biggest difference in my state of mind during those success years and today was I didn't play the "I blew for today" game. That is how you end up just not doing it. You erred and so...

Size inflation in action

Sun, 2 Oct 2011 10:26:59 EST

I just compared my new size 10 blue jeans to a pair about a year old and a pair about two years old that are size 14. The size 14 from the two years about an inch different in size, with the newer pair about an inch bigger then the older pair. My new size 10 blue jeans are about 2 inches smaller then last year's size 14, and for a while I was wearing size 16. However, if you compare the size 14 from two years ago to today's size 10 they are only an inch bigger and there is no way you have ...

Getting the word out

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:29:24 EST

My new profile picture says it all...

Got into size 10

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:44:01 EST

I bought a pair of size 10 blue jeans, and actually, I picked up a size 8 to strive for so I have something to wear when I lose my next 10 pounds.

There is no shopping what so ever where I live. I live in a hamlet. There are 600 people here, no bank, we just had our first restaurant open earlier this year, and there a couple grocery general stores here, and that's about it. There's no place to get your car fixed or an oil change.

So, I bought a size 8 pair of jeans b...

Started back on Kettlebells

Sun, 4 Sep 2011 17:34:47 EST

I did a bit of kettle bell workout today, only 5 sets of 25 with a 25 pound bell. My back was bothering me so I just left it there. I moved a ton of furniture yesterday, which had me absolutely dripping, but also took me to my limits on my back.

I found a sparkpeople link on them, http://www.acefitness.org/getfit/studies/K
ettlebells012010.pdf

I like the 2 hand swing, http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_j
ournal_individual.asp?blog_id=3382576

I pu...

A New Month

Fri, 2 Sep 2011 21:45:08 EST

Well, it is a new month and where am I on my goals...

Well, I didn't regress backwards, but I hardly moved forwards as well. I have been procrastinating in updating my weight as it is showing up two pounds. I think that leaves me down about a pound overall for August, a wee bit away from my 5 pound goal, and I'm never going to get rid of 45 pounds by my student's grad next June on one pound per month.

I knew I had a challenging end of the month when I made the goals, a...

Got on the treadmill I set up last fall.

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:04:40 EST

The title says it all. I have had my treadmill for probably over 10 years now. What can I say about the treadmill, I hate it. It is boring. I mostly only used it when going outside wasn't realistic. I have been bad about exercising for about 4 years now, so I have not even gone outside for the runs I used to love.

I live in the north now and going outside at -30 or -40 isn't realistic. Last fall I set up my treadmill with a platform that I could put my laptop on, thinking tha...

Place is looking better

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 10:48:41 EST

I was away for the summer and my place was burglarized twice while I was away. I am still feeling extremely violated; spent quite a bit of Monday and Tuesday crying. I replaced the broken window Thursday and had someone fix the broken door yesterday. I still can't tell all that was taken, but I have gotten most of the mess from the break-in cleaned up now. They went through every last thing I owned, pulled out furniture and broke some.

Having my place looking better is making m...

Miss you mom

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 06:48:58 EST

It has been 35 years, but I still miss you. Even now most people my age still have their mom. We lost so much when we lost you. I love you mom.

RIP, Elizabeth Charlotte Pinneo, Sept 12, 1943 - Aug 20, 1976.

I have incorrect data entry

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:11:42 EST

Ok, I never think weight in kilos and I just realized the "pounds" I entered are being reported as "kilograms." I can't figure out how to correct that error. Surely there has to be a default for reporting units somewhere.