BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: Eye Lander
Date: 12 Apr 08 - 07:28 AM

bugger - should have weighed myself

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: LilyFestre
Date: 12 Apr 08 - 10:13 PM

Friday, April 11, 2008 = Yoga: 60 Minutes
Saturday, April 12, 2008 = Yoga: 60 Minutes

Mindfulness, Website & Joy! :)

Hey Kat and Jillie,

    I am following a program of whole foods and I am absolutely loving yoga! It has taken me awhile but while my progress has been slow (that's what *they* say is best for us), it's something I can live with...no funky dieting, just healthy eating for better health....and that is what it's all about!! :) I have tons of energy and am feeling FABULOUS!!!!

XOXOXO

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: Eye Lander
Date: 13 Apr 08 - 03:19 AM

Saturday: 3x T5, ate very little and weigh more that I didon Friday!!! But that just goes to show that I was probaly not eating enough. Hey Ho!


Well done Michelle, even though I don't know you, I am sooooo pleased for you. Iremember when I lost 40lb about 5 years ago I felt wonderful just a shame I've put it all back on again now.


Jillie

????? Mindfulness, Website & Joy! sorry for so many questions

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: LilyFestre
Date: 13 Apr 08 - 07:14 AM

Mindfulness: Paying attention to my body and what goes into it...this also includes paying attention to how my body feels...something that I have ignored for a very long time...hard to believe, but true.

Website: I maintain a website about my weight loss journey....food logs, activity records, blogs.....just a place to track my progress...good or bad (because no road is without an occassional pothole)

Joy: Did I find joy in my day? I look for it each and every day!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: katlaughing
Date: 13 Apr 08 - 12:33 PM

T-10

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: LilyFestre
Date: 13 Apr 08 - 09:44 PM

Yoga: 60 Minutes
Mindfulness, Website & Joy! :)

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: katlaughing
Date: 14 Apr 08 - 12:06 AM

Walking - 20

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: LilyFestre
Date: 14 Apr 08 - 08:04 PM

Walk: 20 minutes (a GORGEOUS day for walking!)
Yoga: 60 Minutes

Mindfulness, Website & Joy!! :)

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: katlaughing
Date: 14 Apr 08 - 10:37 PM

T-10
More walking!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: katlaughing
Date: 15 Apr 08 - 01:39 PM

T-10 and more to come!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: GUEST,Eye Lander
Date: 15 Apr 08 - 06:54 PM

No decorating as we are at my home on the IOW, but:

T 5 x 3
and walking

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: LilyFestre
Date: 15 Apr 08 - 09:33 PM

Yoga: 60 Minutes
Mindfulness, Website & Joy!

:) Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: katlaughing
Date: 15 Apr 08 - 09:39 PM

Good going, Jillie!

T-another 10!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: LilyFestre
Date: 15 Apr 08 - 10:00 PM

I've created a little space with some photos of my progress. If you are interested and want to take a peek, look here:

www.freewebs.com/lilyfestre

XOXOXO

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: LilyFestre
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 11:21 AM

Yoga: 60 Minutes

Mindfulness, Website & Joy! :)

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: katlaughing
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 02:00 PM

Congratulations, Michelle. Great pix!

T-15

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: Becca72
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 02:15 PM

Wow, Michelle! Goodonya!

I haven't really noticed much scale-wise as of late, but I'm wearing my favorite jeans today and they are falling down (not all the way, silly!) every time I move. I must be in a 'reshaping' mode right now.

Still walking 30 minutes a day, whether it be outside or at home on the treadmill.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: katlaughing
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 11:19 PM

Another 10 on the T...working my way up to 30 per day.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 17 Apr 08 - 05:14 PM

My exercise comes mostly on weekends, and with dog walks each evening. I try not to eat too much bad stuff during the week to undo the calorie burning on Saturday and Sunday. :)

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: LilyFestre
Date: 17 Apr 08 - 10:16 PM

Yoga: 60 Minutes
Mindfulness, Website & Joy!

Michelle :)

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: LilyFestre
Date: 19 Apr 08 - 05:44 AM

Yesterday: Yoga 60 Minutes

In five minutes, I'm heading out for today's activity:

Yoga: 60 Minutes
Fun Run/Walk = ?????

Later 'gators!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 19 Apr 08 - 05:58 AM

Walked there and back once and just there once. Total of about 7.5 miles. Not too bad.

Next week I intend to Drive down Monday and walk back. Walk down Tuesday, drive back. Same Weds/Thurs. Split it up a bit.

Arm feels well enough for Taiji if not Xing Yi, so I'll try the form a couple of times even if the hand placements may not be quite right.

Cheers

Dave

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: katlaughing
Date: 19 Apr 08 - 02:47 PM

Take it easy, Dave.:-)

T-10
QG-30

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: LilyFestre
Date: 20 Apr 08 - 09:31 PM

Kayaking: 90 Minutes (WOO HOOOO!!!!!!)
Yoga: 60 Minutes

Mindfulness, Website & Joy!!!!

XOXOXO

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: katlaughing
Date: 20 Apr 08 - 09:35 PM

Walking - 15

LOTS of extra work today around the house and outside....it's gotta count for something! Feels good to be able to do it.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: Eye Lander
Date: 21 Apr 08 - 10:46 AM

Wow Michelle, those pics are amazing well done girl. I have brought my treadmill to Wales with me, where we are doing up Andy's house (it's still in the van at the moment though). several up and down stairs fetching and carrying today. Trying to drink more water as it's supposed to be good for me. Saw Hawker at the weekend, she looks beautiful, and seems to be pleased with herself as she should be.

Jillie

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 21 Apr 08 - 12:06 PM

Groan

I finally stepped on the scale this morning. Over the winter I gained back 10 of the 25 I lost last year. Good thing it is gardening season. Another 25 off and I'll be where I want to be. And maybe by getting there it will be motivated to stay there.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: LilyFestre
Date: 21 Apr 08 - 12:09 PM

:) Thanks Jillie!

And hey, SRS....I think it's common and almost normal for us to put on weight during the winter....we hole up inside and eat to help keep ourselves warm. I ALWAYS lose more in the summer....I KNOW you are going to get where you want to be!!!!!!!

And hey Kat, how about coming to help with MY yard? Lots of limbs down from a very windy and heavily iced winter!!!! It's on my list of things to do...but you know what? Kayaking season is here....all waters are open and just calling my name....maybe the yard will wait a bit longer!!!!!!!!!!!!

XOXOXO

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: katlaughing
Date: 21 Apr 08 - 02:10 PM

Just remember, gals, Susan Weed, in her book, Menopausal Years - the Wise Woman Way recommends we keep a little "padding" for our bones!:-)

T-15
QG-30

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: LilyFestre
Date: 21 Apr 08 - 07:30 PM

<---will forever have padding...LOL

Let's see, today we have:

Walk: 1.5 miles (time doesn't count here has I had my class with me)
Kayaking: 45 minutes on windy, choppy water
Yoga: 60 Minutes

Mindfulness, Website & Joy!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: katlaughing
Date: 21 Apr 08 - 11:32 PM

Another 10 on the T, this evening.:-)

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: LilyFestre
Date: 22 Apr 08 - 10:04 PM

Yoga: 60 Minutes

Mindfulness, Website & Joy!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: katlaughing
Date: 23 Apr 08 - 04:32 PM

T-10

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: LilyFestre
Date: 23 Apr 08 - 09:51 PM

Yoga: 60 Minutes
Mindful, Website & Joy!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: katlaughing
Date: 24 Apr 08 - 04:19 PM

QG - 30

Had a doctor's appt. yesterday. He is ecstatic with me. Really pleased that I have lost 14 lbs in six weeks. Me, too.:-)

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: Eye Lander
Date: 25 Apr 08 - 09:47 AM

Clever girl Kat. I on the other hand, still have a bad eating habit (late night snacking) and the treadmill is STILL in the campervan but we have made room for it in the house. Back to decorating though. Just scrubbed the skirting boards, and now for the painting, Oh my aching back!

Jillie

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: katlaughing
Date: 25 Apr 08 - 10:52 AM

Thanks, Jillie. I wasn't so clever six-seven weeks ago. I was in real trouble from wrongful eating! It will come for you, too, when you are ready. Have you looked at www.sparkpeople.com? I am using the nutrition tracker there and really like it. It helps me plan my day and how I want to "spend" my calories. Your renovations are good exercise, too, so give yourself credit!:-)

T-10
QG-30

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: Becca72
Date: 25 Apr 08 - 10:54 AM

Saw the nutritionist yesterday and I'm down another 1.5 lbs. Still walking 30 minutes 5-6 times per week. New goal is to add another 10 minutes per day to that.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 26 Apr 08 - 09:38 AM

Did the walking no problem this week - Feel an awful lot better for it.

Only managed 1 x Taiji session but it was a very good one where I learned a couple of new things from our Sifu. He is just back from China and I am looking forward to him passing on lots of new stuff over the next few months (12 animal forms in Xing Yi for a start!)

Walking there on Tuesday next. Probably back Weds and there Thurs. Will have the cast off on Weds so hope to start cycling again the week after:-)

Cheers

Dave

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: LilyFestre
Date: 26 Apr 08 - 07:59 PM

April 24, 2008: Yoga, 180 Minutes

April 25, 2008: Yoga, 60 Minutes

April 26, 2008: Yoga, 60 Minutes

Mindfulness, All caught up with my website & JOY!!!!!


Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: LilyFestre
Date: 27 Apr 08 - 09:59 PM

April 27, 2008

Kayaking: 120 Minutes
Yoga: 60 Minutes

Mindfulness, Website & Joy!!!!

(and lots of up close photos of turtles and herons...my favorite!)

XOXOXO

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: katlaughing
Date: 27 Apr 08 - 11:28 PM

Arrgghh...I can count walking into and through a store whilst shopping but not long enough. Did work out in the yard a bit, painting an old wicker rocker and sweeping, so I guess I did something this weekend, as well as cleaned house.:-) Back on track tomorrow morning!

Dave, take it slow and easy!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 28 Apr 08 - 12:52 PM

Sunday night, 1 hour breaking up fencing panels and lugging them to the curb.

Monday morning, 1 1/2 hours breaking up the rest of the fencing panels and chucking them over the fence into the side yard for easy transport to the curb (or access to a chipper, if I get lucky and can get a bunch of stuff gathered together to make it a worthwhile rental).

I don't know any Yoga. Do the contortions I have to go through to catch and release a lizard before the pit bull catches it and eats it count? (It was in the paneling this morning. The dogs checked out and then gave safe passage to a toad--those don't taste good because they emit a fluid through the skin that basically insures that a dog will make that mistake only once. Apparently my two have already had that pleasure.)

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: Eye Lander
Date: 28 Apr 08 - 03:10 PM

painting skirting board again! only managed 3mins on treadmill -absolutely shattered.

Jillie x

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: katlaughing
Date: 28 Apr 08 - 03:18 PM

Maggie = Wonder Woman! You are amazing!

Jillie, three minutes is a start and that is very important. I could only do two minutes back in January/February. Give yourself a pat on the back!

QG-30
T-7

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 29 Apr 08 - 12:31 PM

I'm here to report WYSIWYG--she's reporting weight loss over on the decluttering thread. I mean, really--kilocalories, are they really CLUTTER? :)

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: katlaughing
Date: 29 Apr 08 - 01:19 PM

T-10
QG-30

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: LilyFestre
Date: 29 Apr 08 - 01:27 PM

Yesterday: Yoga, 60 Minutes
And all that good stuff. :)

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: katlaughing
Date: 29 Apr 08 - 09:48 PM

Everything was sore today!

Another 7 on the treadmill. Arrgh...:-)

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals - 4th month
From: LilyFestre
Date: 30 Apr 08 - 06:35 AM

29th: Yoga
30th: Yoga

Mindfulness, Website & Joy!!! :)

What a great month!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Michelle