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Another day another 50 cents.....spent
It's so easy to make plans to quit smoking with a cigarette in your hand. But I have cut down to 3 per day. Problem is, I spend the rest of the time wishing for one.
I've decided to replace them with; water,200 sit-ups per day, (regardless of how many sessions. After all, one doesn't smoke all their ciggys at once either), painting, lifting weights and running . I have some old dishes in a bucket out back to smash when things get really rough. My biggest concern with quitting is my lack of focus on delicate and/or tedious things --like my painting etc. I haven't ran in 5 years so this ought to be good lol. Non of the online support groups really work as no one ever replies to any posts, at least not mine. I noticed maybe 2 comments on year old posts of others. Yeah, whoopee. So much for the buddy system.
I guess I have Summer resolutions.
I was hoping to have my business ready this season but I squandered most of my time at work (for someone else). I haven't given up. Now that I work thru agency, I figure I can dedicate a few days towards my own business. I just need to pick from my 137 ideas. Each with their own game plan of course.
There is this small child pestering for computer use which means I must surrender my blogging station momentarily. Or just feel the torment of her silent pressure from the other room.
Kind of makes me want a cigarette.
Above is the lil froogy pond bird bath for a friend I finally completed :-)
It's a little more brilliant in person.
I've decided to replace them with; water,200 sit-ups per day, (regardless of how many sessions. After all, one doesn't smoke all their ciggys at once either), painting, lifting weights and running . I have some old dishes in a bucket out back to smash when things get really rough. My biggest concern with quitting is my lack of focus on delicate and/or tedious things --like my painting etc. I haven't ran in 5 years so this ought to be good lol. Non of the online support groups really work as no one ever replies to any posts, at least not mine. I noticed maybe 2 comments on year old posts of others. Yeah, whoopee. So much for the buddy system.
I guess I have Summer resolutions.
I was hoping to have my business ready this season but I squandered most of my time at work (for someone else). I haven't given up. Now that I work thru agency, I figure I can dedicate a few days towards my own business. I just need to pick from my 137 ideas. Each with their own game plan of course.
There is this small child pestering for computer use which means I must surrender my blogging station momentarily. Or just feel the torment of her silent pressure from the other room.
Kind of makes me want a cigarette.
Above is the lil froogy pond bird bath for a friend I finally completed :-)
It's a little more brilliant in person.
training cycle
after this morning's weights, it occurs to me that i'm in significantly better shape than i thought i was. when my body is working properly, it responds to more aggressive training by relaxing. (today was a circuit that yielded a little over 1000 total repetitions) sounds backwards. but it works. i know i'm training at a higher level because the workouts are getting harder, but my body is having an easier time adapting to them. i know they're benefiting me because i'm still sore afterward. the senior club level training season is so much longer than the college season. it's nice to really be able to spend enough time training rather than rushing into racing too soon. i'm nowhere near peak, but my physiology is responding to the longer cycles of training far better than it ever did with the short ones in college.
if this keeps up, good things will happen.
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if this keeps up, good things will happen.
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Honey and weight lifting
Honey Bee Good
About to sweeten your tea with honey? What kind? It matters.
Until recently, if you asked a nutritionist about the pros and cons of, say, lightly processed "raw" sugar versus honey, table sugar, brown sugar, molasses, fructose, or maple syrup, you'd hear this exasperated chant: "Sugar is sugar is sugar." No longer. Several studies have found that buckwheat honey -- dark, rich, and malty -- has an unusual number of age-fighting antioxidants in addition to serious sweetening power.
Until recently, if you asked a nutritionist about the pros and cons of, say, lightly processed "raw" sugar versus honey, table sugar, brown sugar, molasses, fructose, or maple syrup, you'd hear this exasperated chant: "Sugar is sugar is sugar." No longer. Several studies have found that buckwheat honey -- dark, rich, and malty -- has an unusual number of age-fighting antioxidants in addition to serious sweetening power.
RealAge Benefit: Getting the right amount of antioxidants through diet or supplements can make your RealAge 6 years younger.
Working Off Belly Bulge
If you haven't lifted anything heavier than the TV remote in months, listen up.
Here's some much-needed motivation for even the girliest of us to hit the weight room: Working muscles can reduce hard-to-budge abdominal fat -- in just two strength-training sessions a week. Even better, building muscle and losing fat have hidden effects on body chemistry that may help fend off both breast and colon cancer.
Here's some much-needed motivation for even the girliest of us to hit the weight room: Working muscles can reduce hard-to-budge abdominal fat -- in just two strength-training sessions a week. Even better, building muscle and losing fat have hidden effects on body chemistry that may help fend off both breast and colon cancer.
RealAge Benefit: Lifting weights for 10 minutes just 3 times per week can make your RealAge as much as 1.7 years younger.
Back to the gym
I did it! I got back to the gym today. Finally!!! I was beginning to wonder if I could drag my butt back in without someone using a tow rope.
I only did 30 min on the treadmill--hill program. For some reason, the gym that was normally half empty most times is now packed. Not cool! :( No ellipticals available, so I figured it was time to get acquainted with the treadmill again. Oh well. Then I went on to do my weights workout. I'm a bit sore, already... That doesn't bode well for tomorrow or the next day. I think I'm going to be hurtin real bad soon. Oh well, now I just need to stay with it.
If I keep thinking that I still have 50lbs to go, maybe I'll stay with it better!
We had the absolute worst pt today. Whiney, crying and at one point, screaming. 8 yrs old and acting worse than most 4 yr olds. Spoiled rotten, I think. She kept yelling that she didn't want braces and wanted them off. Not cool! All of us wanted a drink after that session.
The modem they sent is still acting up. half the time it says it's not connected to the computer. Very, very irritating. When it is impersonating a modem, it disconnects every 2 minutes. but it doesn't show that it's disconneced. It just doesn't do anything... Oh, and they kindly sent me a bill for the modem they sent to replace the one they took out at the factory! WTF is up with that!?
Better post before this disappears!
I did it! I got back to the gym today. Finally!!! I was beginning to wonder if I could drag my butt back in without someone using a tow rope.
I only did 30 min on the treadmill--hill program. For some reason, the gym that was normally half empty most times is now packed. Not cool! :( No ellipticals available, so I figured it was time to get acquainted with the treadmill again. Oh well. Then I went on to do my weights workout. I'm a bit sore, already... That doesn't bode well for tomorrow or the next day. I think I'm going to be hurtin real bad soon. Oh well, now I just need to stay with it.
If I keep thinking that I still have 50lbs to go, maybe I'll stay with it better!
We had the absolute worst pt today. Whiney, crying and at one point, screaming. 8 yrs old and acting worse than most 4 yr olds. Spoiled rotten, I think. She kept yelling that she didn't want braces and wanted them off. Not cool! All of us wanted a drink after that session.
The modem they sent is still acting up. half the time it says it's not connected to the computer. Very, very irritating. When it is impersonating a modem, it disconnects every 2 minutes. but it doesn't show that it's disconneced. It just doesn't do anything... Oh, and they kindly sent me a bill for the modem they sent to replace the one they took out at the factory! WTF is up with that!?
Better post before this disappears!
Diet downfalls
Yep, made it to the gym today. Did 20 min on the elliptical and then weights. I tried to push a bit harder on the weights, but not enough to really cause damage. So the gym was a good thing. I had pizza for lunch. Not a good thing, even if I did peel off the pepperoni and mop up the grease from the top. Then I succumbed to the craving I've been having for oatmeal raisin cookies. Mmmmm! I've had this craving for a month now, but have been unwilling to satisify it. I got some bread at Costco and saw the cookies and couldn't resist. Quite yummy! I highly recommend them! And it's not like I took the chocolate chip cookies that have no nutrition in them at all. *sigh* I need to get back on the wagon!
I figure if I am going to get down to my recommended BMI, I'll have to get down to 135. That means I have roughly 50 lbs still to be lost. Oy! That means I've lost 1/3 of the amount I needed to lose at the beginning of all this back in April. I don't know whether to be encouraged or discouraged. :(
Today's weight, 182. Yesterday's weight, 181.
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