The following is in honor of Thanksgiving. I am thankful … 1. For my family. I am blessed to be married to a wonderful man, and to be the mother of two extraordinary children. I am lucky to have grown up in the home with laughter, loud conversation and adventures. I have the best brothers and [...]
Archive for November, 2010
Wednesday list time
Posted in List Time on November 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Stick to the status quo?
Posted in Reflection on November 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have a friend (this is about a friend, not me) who is going through a rough patch with her marriage. They aren’t fighting, things are just ‘blah.’ She and her husband don’t seem to have a husband-wife relationship. Instead, it’s more a friendship. Actually, that’s not it, either. It’s more of a business. They [...]
Week 3 weigh-in
Posted in Diet, Exercise on November 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Date: Sunday, Nov. 21 Time: 7:35 a.m. Weight: 213.5 One and a half-pounds down. Not bad, but not great. I did graduate from the Couch to 5K program. My plan is to work on speed until January 1, then bump up to the 8K training program.
My Tuesday, so far
Posted in Exercise on November 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I jogged for 30 minutes without stopping today!!! The first few minutes were rough, and they usually are. It takes time to establish your rhythm. My legs started getting tired at the halfway point, but I just told myself I wanted to finish and I did. YAY! Two more times and I graduate from the [...]
Do you remember skating parties?
Posted in Memories, Playthings, School on November 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Skating parties were the best when I was a little kid! My elementary school had one at least once a month, that I remember. My parents would drop me off with some friends and we’d skate around for several hours to songs like “Eye of the Tiger” and “Girls Just Want to Have Fun.” You [...]
Week 2 weigh-in
Posted in Diet, Exercise, Food on November 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Date: Sunday, Nov. 14 Time: 7:05 a.m. Weight: 215 Only a half-pound down. I blame the mindless eating, which shall be a thing of that past as I’ve rid the kitchen of all junk food. I also blame biology, as ‘that time of the month’ started this morning. I usually gain a few pounds when [...]
Talk it out
Posted in Reflection on November 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I officially met my husband in June 1998. We did meet in February, but it was a “Hi, how are you?” work thing.We didn’t really talk until June 29, after a tornado swept through the area. My newspaper, a weekly, had to go to press and we didn’t have power, so my layout editor and [...]
Food for thought?
Posted in News on November 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(I’ve decided Thursday’s weekly post will be a health article.) I’ve touted the benefits of Couch to 5K several times now (I graduate from the program next week!), and one thing I love about the program is its facebook page. Nearly 160,000 people are fans and everyone is so supportive of each other, from those [...]
Oops
Posted in Diet, Exercise, Food on November 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yeah, I totally forgot to track calories yesterday, but in the spirit of full disclosure, it was not a good day. I did bring about half of my kids’ Halloween candy to work (I don’t need it at home), but then a colleague brough homemade strudel. Bad, bad Merrie. And we had Chinese last night [...]
Day 6 statistics
Posted in Diet, Exercise, Food on November 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Exercise: Ran for 28 minutes, walked for about 10. 400 calories burned. Breakfast: Quaker strawberries and cream oatmeal, General Food coffee. 350 calories. Lunch: Pasta salad, string cheese, yogurt. 680 calories. Dinner: Chicken enchilada with cheese, lettuce and tomatoes. 600 calories. Total calories consumed (1,630) – calories burned (400) = 1,230 calories.
