Happy Friday!

Happy Friday everyone! Yaaayyyyy the weekend is finally here! My plans for the weekend include doing laundry, cleaning out the bird cage, making Monkey clean her room (again), and reading. I'd throw in a work out or swimming in there as well, but I'm having a few personal issues at the moment that prevent me from doing much more than walking. In fact, I've spent much of this week medicated (I love Tramadol - it's a life saver) and will probably spend most of the weekend medicated as well.What are...

Let's Get Physical!

I have been really good about the exercise! Yay! I have walked and/or worked out almost every day this week. That's right I got physical. Over the weekend we went camping and well...that was a disaster food wise. I probably ate enough meat to compact my colon into the year 2011. But that's another issue. :D Sweets are still finding their way into my mouth...not sure how that keeps happening. Yeah, alright I know how it happens. But really, people need to stop bringing that crap to work. So that's...

Nobody's Fool

The videos are usually brought on by inspiration, rather than having anything to do with the actual topic. Today is a nice, if unexpected, mix of both. If you like 80s hair bands, this is the video for you. If not, meet me after the jump.....So, today I got the P90-X dvds from the library. After watching the "watch this first" video, and watching the 50 warning screens about how this "isn't for everyone" blah blah blah, I got into the first video and it was chest and back. Well, I don't...

What I've Been Up Too!

I've been slacking lately. But I do have a reason. In addition to the health crap that I have going on, the hubster has been gone and is going to be gone for the next several weeks for training for his new job. I've been to the hospital today and I will be there Wednesday, Friday, and the following Tuesday for various procedures. My energy levels have been very low (due to my health issues), so...

He wants hamburgers & I want fish: battling your partner in the kitchen

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Getting Juiced!

So I found myself transfixed by the Montel Living Healthy infomercial over the weekend. I was completely sucked in and I wanted that stupid machine. Of course my DH was trying to make a grocery list and plan our annual camp trip with me while I half listened and lusted over a juicer. Why you might ask? I dunno. Why do we fixate on anything? *shrugs* For some reason I have now decided that juicing...

Fairly Fit! (but that's below average)

Good evening, fair bloggers! I wish I had something fantastic to report (like I'm fully back on track) but I don't. I'm kinda sorta back on track. Yet, I've lost 2lbs this week. This is my new motivation. Not that I expect to look like Toni, but MY version of Toni. (Which is short. LOL)Anyway, today I had a follow up General Fitness Assessment at the gym. I already did the measurements a few weeks ago, but I've improved in every category: Aerobic Index, Body Comp, Flexibility, Strength...

How do you deal with setbacks?

So, I started a new job this week. Woohoo! It's only part time while I go to school, so I figured I'd have plenty of time to go to the gym before or after work.This is the part where you laugh at me and my naivete.I'm only supposed to be working 25 hours a week. But because I work in the Veteran's office in the Financial Aid department at the college, and it's the last week of class/two weeks before...

Another Week...Another Excuse...

Okay, so here we are it is Wednesday and as I look back since my last post I realize I have not done too much exercise. Some light walking, but no...nothing substantive. Note to self: EXERCISE! LOL! So here is the tracker for the last week.As you can see...working out has not gone well. Frankly tonight doesn't look any better. I guess this means I am going to have to revert back to getting up early...

Destructive Cravings!

I am in a foul mood and I apologize. My laptop died. The hubster seems to think that he can take it to some guy he knows who fixes computers and get it fixed instead of buying me a new one. I think he's smoking crack, but we shall see. I hate not having a computer at home. It's driving me crazy. What makes it worse is the hubster never shares his laptop because he's under the impression that I destroy...

Guest Blogger - @mslizalou

My first RWA Conference and twitloss challengeI’m Liza (twitter name is @mslizalou) and I’ve followed #twitloss on twitter for some time, but only found the blog recently. When y’all posted about needing guest bloggers, I knew I had RWA coming up, which I knew would be a challenge for my continued weight loss. First off, I wouldn’t be able to cook my own food. I also had heard from conferences in...

How much activity are you getting?

Just a quick update from me because... well I don't have a lot to say, for once! I've spent the last two weeks really pushing my activity level... this last week I did body pump 3 times, followed by cardio... and then did cardio on the off days. I ached. A lot. This week I took it a bit easier and now am very close to slacking.... must get to the gym tonight for body pump again. So what did all these hours of working out do for me?  2 lbs ... thats it. 2 lbs. *sigh* My body tends to do strange...

Drawing a Blank....

Seriously. I haven't got anything really targeted or specific today. I mean what is there to say I am attempting to lose weight. It's not going so well. Mostly it's my fault. I have a hard time saying no. No to food, no to favors, no to anyone but my husband. Him I say no to all the time, especially when he asks me to get up off the couch and get him something. So I took a little baby step starting...

Right on Track? Maybe.

Really, this song sounds as good to me now as it did then. I have an addiction to the 80s that cannot be broken!Happy Tuesday! I don't have much to report this week except that I'm going to try something new. Do you ever get bored with all of this? We've been doing this since March, right? Feb? I can't remember. At any rate, it's all starting to get a bit same old same for me. Yeah, I've...

Being Back in the Saddle Again HURTS!

Okay. If you haven't noticed I've been slacking. I got tired of being such a lazy a—, especially when my doctor has been telling me that I need to exercise and watch what I'm eating. So, I decided to jump back in the saddle again. Going to the gym wasn't working. It's been hard for me with working full-time, family, etc it was hard for me to get to the gym. Something always seemed to come up. So,...