BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!

Subject: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th mont
From: katlaughing
Date: 30 Sep 08 - 07:19 PM

Can you believe it? Here we are at the ninth month! I don't think I got started very well and I've had some setbacks, but I do feel these threads have really helped AND, I have wrinkles on the back of my hands and I've had to tighten my pants around the waist, so I KNOW it has helped! Thanks to all of you!

Here's part of what I said in the beginning:

Please post your fitness/letting go of weight goals, as you meet them by the day/week/monthly. Also, feel free to post your goals in your first posting. Encouragement/chatting is okay, as long as it is kept to a minimum.
Have fun and good luck!

Feel free to make suggestions!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: LilyFestre
Date: 30 Sep 08 - 08:18 PM

My goal this month is to hit my 100 pound loss mark through mindful eating and physical activity which includes yoga (2 power classes a week this month plus drop in classes when I can), kayaking (8 mile run coming up this weekend), biking and enjoying a new group of friends who have gathered together to hike.

Michelle :)

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 30 Sep 08 - 09:22 PM

My goal is to reverse the upward trend!

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: GUEST,LTS pretending to work
Date: 01 Oct 08 - 08:37 AM

My goal is 2 stones off by Christmas. I'm well on the way there, with a half a stone loss since mid August. I get weighed "officially" tonight so we'll see how that scale compares with mine... I'll get the tape measure out later tonight and see if that's the real reason my trousers keep falling down...

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: Eye Lander
Date: 01 Oct 08 - 10:07 AM

Not much happening here, but I am with you guys all the way and hope for inspiration. Depression goes up and down as does the weight. As I said I am awaiting inspiration that I am sure will come again soon.

Bless you Kat for keeping this going, I follow it every day.

No one claimed that 3 1/2lbs I found,I've asked around and nobody wants it!

Jillie

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 01 Oct 08 - 05:40 PM

Harumph.... those scales are wrong... they tell me I put on a pound in the last fortnight.... they're liars!

Still... after a night of eating chocolate and a weekend of party food, just the one pound is pretty good, and a couple of plums and prune yoghurt will soon get rid of that!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 01 Oct 08 - 06:01 PM

I had an MRI today for the continuing vertigo. If it's clear, the vertigo is an ear issue, but I'll be able to drive to the pool. I miss the daytime workouts-- been having to go at night when there's a ride.

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: LilyFestre
Date: 01 Oct 08 - 07:24 PM

No yoga for me tonight. I had scheduled a doctor's appointment after work today for a foot issue that has been bothersome for the last 2 months but lately is feeling worse and happening more frequently. She believes I have a stress fracture. I will have an x-ray taken tomorrow to confirm and depending on how severe it is, I may have to wear an orthopedic boot for a few weeks or even a cast. HMPH. My first thought was, how the hell am I going to do yoga in THAT?!?!? My second thought was, I can do yoga but will have to hold off on the jumping (jumping from standing forward fold back into plank for the suns) and warriors for a little bit.
    So...a little monkey wrench has been thrown in the works but it's only temporary and I can make adjustments to various positions to get me through.

Michelle :)

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: katlaughing
Date: 02 Oct 08 - 03:20 PM

Michelle, see if there is a shoe store there with a certified pedorthic technician. I went to my regular doc and a foot doc, both of who were sure I had a stress fracture, two different times. Both times it was soft tissue damage, no fracture. The foot doc wanted me to wear one of those boots. I tried it and it made it worse. I tried a bunch of different shoes. My friends kept telling me about "Mario, the shoe guy." I went to him a year ago and bought two pair of expensive shoes from him. I have gone back at least 2-3 times per month for FREE adjustments as we work to get them right for wherever I am at at that moment. It is great. The recent damage I've had was my own fault and the shoes being proper are the only reason I have been able to walk at all and am getting better. He *knows* the body alignment, the foot and its bones, ligaments, etc. like no one I've ever been to and he gets constant updated training. Hope that helps.

Susan, any news yet? I hope you get to drive, again, soon!

Walking - 20 minutes yesterday

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!
From: maeve
Date: 02 Oct 08 - 04:14 PM

My goal is to survive October.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: LilyFestre
Date: 02 Oct 08 - 07:52 PM

Thanks Kat!! The good news is that damage is minimal and I am going to be able to get by with keeping my foot wrapped up tight for a bit...no boot, no cast. The doc called me at home tonight to share the results but I wasn't here (meeting) so I'll call her tomorrow. Another good piece of news is this: I emailed my yoga teacher, told her the situation and she said OF COURSE YOU CAN STILL DO YOGA...lots of seated positions & floor work and for the standing positions, she is going to teach me some chair yoga (keeps the stress off the feet/knees and she's certified to teach that stuff but rarely gets the chance to do so....I think she's kind of excited about it!).

We'll see how this goes. The doc suggested the local foot guy but I've seen him before and he's an ass. I went in to clear up some ugly toenails and he lectured me for an HOUR about being overweight. Ummmmmmmmmmmmm.....no foot issues...just ugly toenails. I should have told him what I thought but at the time I hadn't quite learned to speak my mind....unlike now. *G*

Anyway, no cast....just a tight wrap for now!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!
From: maeve
Date: 02 Oct 08 - 09:12 PM

Great news, Michelle! What an interesting visit I'll be imagining when you see your foot guy. LOL

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 03 Oct 08 - 12:08 AM

News, yes and no-- see El Stroko thread.

After 6 hours in the car fetching MIL from airport wiuth Hardi, 5 minutes each on the TM. Speeding up and getting form right, now at 2.0MPH comfortably striding but a little throat burn.

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 03 Oct 08 - 12:10 AM

PS, I CAN drive, just not if it's gonna involve much traffic. I did 2 hours of exp'y driving today and Hardi helped.

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: katlaughing
Date: 03 Oct 08 - 12:13 AM

6 hours! That's a lot when you're not feeling your best. I'll go look at your other thread in a minute.

I didn't even think to recommend a DVD I have, Michelle, called Yoga for the Rest of Us which is specifically for folks who may need to sit for their yoga.

I surprised myself, today, and walked Morgan halfway home this evening. I think my new son-in-law was equally surprised. My feet still feel pretty good.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: LilyFestre
Date: 03 Oct 08 - 06:52 AM

Thanks Kat! I am going to yoga later today and since I just love, love, LOVE my teacher and she loves me (she's told me so several times!) I am way comfortable in letting her make adaptations for me or in letting her assist (hands on body manipulation) to get me into a non-injury aggrevating pose (can't say I'd let many people do that to me). She's excited to help too. :) I have heard of the CD you mentioned and that it is quite good...maybe a good idea for my mom for Christmas (she tried yoga and it was difficult for her to continually get up from the floor).

Michelle :)

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: katlaughing
Date: 03 Oct 08 - 11:23 AM

That's good, Michelle.

Weight Watchers told me I lost too quickly this week, 2.8lbs. This is after I made one of their lasagnas, winter squash with golden seedless raisins and pin nuts, and used it for lunch all week at only 6 points! But I also had a grilled chicken sandwich from Sonic, twice, with root beer at 11 points total. For the first time I didn't use all of my extra points and I know i exercised more this week. So, I'll make sure I use all of my points this week, so I lose at a safe rate. (Last week, I only lost .4)

So, from Sept. 5th, my first weigh-in, I have lost a total of 7.6 lbs! I am happy with that!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 03 Oct 08 - 01:00 PM

[shaking head] Kat, Kat, Kat..... be good! You MUST use your extra points, even if only to keep your heart safe. (Food is your friend, nyah nyah) But it's not about how much you lose each week-- remember? This thread is about keeping the activity level up and increasing what can be increased? Scale don't show muskles, sez Popeye.

Instead of a morning pretending to watch TV while obsessing about a phone call I can't get till this afternoon, I hit the treadmill! One of my most important life-learnings (harvest the AFGOs) is that we human beans have complete freedom/choice of viewpoint. So I picked this one: My love of TV watching can be done LATER when I need chair entertainment, which is not today!

So, six minutes at 2.5MPH with good form and no throat burn. Followed by about an hour of hanging out in the very chilly workout room doing tapes while Sadie did her time, which included some cruising around the room for me and some dog training time for Faulkner. Then LUNCH!

I whipped the loo yesterday for the MIL visit, and I'll whip the kitchen later today. Earlier I bustled around re-washing and packing a motel-cooking box of tools and dishes so her week-long stay is comfortable. Tonight there will be strolling around the church with her.

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: LilyFestre
Date: 03 Oct 08 - 05:54 PM

Kat,

    As long as you use all your daily points, you are okay. The extra 35 a week is there for days that you need them or want them, they are not a requirement. In addition, the activity points you earn with exercise are not a must use kind of thing. I rarely use mine....just don't need them. You need to eat a minimum of your daily points to keep your metabolism up and running as it should. And from your post, I'd take it you are doing WW online, yes? Don't worry about that note that says you are losing too fast...it will come up once in awhile....worry about it if you have 3-4 weeks of losing too much at once as that can create health issues.

Rock on sister! What's your favorite low-point snack?

Michelle who didn't do yoga today...taking a day to let the foot rest.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: katlaughing
Date: 03 Oct 08 - 11:42 PM

Susan, thanks all the same, but it is about losing weight, for me, and the muscles are following because of the weight loss, i.e. makes it easier for me to move because my feet don't hurt as much, etc. and I do not have a problem with food. I am eating anything I like and it is truly great. Tonight, I had a treat...pizza!

Michelle, most days, I use more than my daily points, borrowing a point or two from my extras. This past week is the only time I've had any extras leftover. I haven't figured out to get the online tracker to show when I use any of my activity points, but it isn't a problem, anyway. And, yes, I am doing it online, only.

Right now my fav. snack is cucumbers sliced and pickled in vinegar water with onion slices, cold from the frig.

Walking - 20 minutes, pushing a cart:-)

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: LilyFestre
Date: 04 Oct 08 - 07:48 AM

Kat,
   Do you use the online planner that calculates your points? I imagine that you do..it's a breeze. Ok, if you get to that menu, look up at the top of that box in the middle of your screen, there is an activity tracker, click the tab, track your activities/time there and be sure to hit SAVE. When you go back to your food tracker, those points should show up. Reminder...activity points can only be used the day you earn them.

    Also, a note from experience and NOT promoted or backed (officially) by WW....as you go down the scale, they tell you to reduce your weekly points....don't do that until you see your weight losses slowing down. The more points/food you have that your body is handling, the better...don't mess with a system that is working for you.

    Your snack sounds yummy!!! Our cukes are just NOW coming in (don't ask me why, I have no idea) so maybe I'll give that a try. Lately I'm digging on plums. They hit the spot for me...and popcorn (not the microwave stuff though).

    Gotta scoot...going out for the day!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: LilyFestre
Date: 04 Oct 08 - 07:52 AM

Oh!!! And fat free mozzarella cheese is AWESOME (I do Core so this is a freebie for me!)....YUM! Of course, I am part mouse...I love, love, LOVE cheese! Skip all the other fat free ones...yick. My WW likes the FF Borden Singles...I haven't tried them yet so I can't say. Make sure you hit HungryGirl.com for yummy recipes....points included in the recipes so no figuring required!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: katlaughing
Date: 04 Oct 08 - 11:25 AM

Thanks! I had figured out how to track activity just not how to use the tracking points as it never lets me move those points over to be used, though I do it in my head. It hasn't happened too often that I've needed them. Anyway, I'd better let go of this in this thread and get back to the moooovements.:-) Thanks, again. (I'll look at that website.)

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 04 Oct 08 - 12:05 PM

And, they're off!

.... and it's Katlaughing, rounding the first turn, coming on strong..... look at that filly GO!.....

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: katlaughing
Date: 04 Oct 08 - 03:55 PM

LOL...thanks, Susan, but I'm not sure how a cat can be a filly?!**bg**

I did walk Morgan halfway home, again, today and took him shopping with me. (It's a gloomy, rainy, windy day and my Rog is sleeping it off...he's had a terrible drippy head cold/allergy thing going on.)

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 04 Oct 08 - 04:28 PM

[snickering] Kat, Kat-- it's MUDCAT, silly! You can be anythings you wants!

EsPECIALLY in this thread.

[looking for words] Look, this thing where yer not merely still alive, but kicking?!?!?!? It would take more than just two totem animals to encompass how huge that is. Every step you take, every breath-- well it's a thankitudinous blessing-- to celebrate. Yer OUT. Ya know?

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: LilyFestre
Date: 04 Oct 08 - 04:59 PM

Mega walking at 2 craft fairs today....it is a glorious kind of day in northern Pennsylvania!!!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: katlaughing
Date: 04 Oct 08 - 07:09 PM

That's a beautiful way to put it, Susan, yes! More than two totem animals indeed and I am OUT which is glorious! Thank yew!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 04 Oct 08 - 10:09 PM

Glad you heard me so well, Kat. Stay out!

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 05 Oct 08 - 06:39 PM

Funeromping, more than usual. Pool soon, an easy hour in deep water pressure against my aching legs. Some BackHab. The hot tub and a good night's sleep. No, first I gotta thaw some bulk-cooking meat for a big cook-in tomorrow, hopefully with MIL helping or hanging out.

6 pounds of meatloaf, 15 pounds of italian sausage links to boil up (de-fat and de-salt for frozen mini-meals), and picking up about 35 pounds of filet mignon to divide up for the freezer. Oh, and grocery shopping-- legs hurt all over again just thinking of it all, but I can DO it! Must wear the good shock shoes.....

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: katlaughing
Date: 05 Oct 08 - 07:24 PM

Walking - 15-20 minutes today. Lots of work around the house and out, too.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 06 Oct 08 - 09:36 AM

Got my 60 minutes of water yesterday, and also did a little more church romping.

Today it's bulk cooking, which is a lot of walking and lifting. Water later would be good-- might be able to get that in, too.

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: Eye Lander
Date: 08 Oct 08 - 01:42 PM

Back up a ladder, tiling the bathroom wall this time and as I am soooo short I have to tread many steps!!

Jillie

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 08 Oct 08 - 04:16 PM

It's official - I have lost another 2 1/2 lbs to make a total of 8 1/2lbs - that's 4 kilos or half a stone!

I'm a happy bunny!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: katlaughing
Date: 08 Oct 08 - 04:19 PM

Congrats, LtS!!

Walking - 10-15 minutes too slow, probably, to do much good, but every little bit, right?!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 08 Oct 08 - 07:09 PM

NO walking is "useless."

I walked a dept. store today. Been busy with MIL but I assure you the activities have been occurring. Heading to the pool--

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: LilyFestre
Date: 08 Oct 08 - 07:36 PM

Yoga: 60 Minutes

Yesterday: Field Trip with first graders, lots of walking up and down hills plus a big corn maze that was a lot of fun!!!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: JennieG
Date: 09 Oct 08 - 04:01 AM

Well....after falling off the wagon, so to speak, I have climbed back on. A couple of weeks ago the doctor told me I had to lose weight although she didn't say how much. She did say I "wasn't obese" though! 12 months ago (almost to the day) I was diagnosed with high blood pressure, dangerously high despite a very normal reading just a few months earlier, so high I was at risk of a bad stroke. I have been on meds since but although BP has dropped it isn't low enough for safety yet. So meds have been changed to a stronger dose, and doctor said I have to exercise which I hate, loathe and detest, it is a waste of good sewing/reading/music/computer time.

The most depressing thing is that I am turning into my mother, who took so many pills she almost rattled when she walked, and could be said to "enjoy ill health". For many years I have vowed and declared that I wouldn't end up like that but genetics and age are working against me.

So for the past few days I have walked for 20-25 minutes (in addition to the usual walking around while shopping etc) and resented every minute, but I know I have to keep doing it.

Thank you all for listening, I feel better already although still depressed about the whole thing.

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: LilyFestre
Date: 09 Oct 08 - 06:47 AM

Jennie,

    Have you ever tried yoga? It's not just sitting and OMing..there's quite a bit of physical activity (while sometimes intense, it's not the same as most other exercise/activity that can be very jarring to you entire body....swimming is also good for this) that is tuned into the breath...it's amazing in how much it relaxes a body and study after study shows that it helps to lower BP.

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 09 Oct 08 - 04:40 PM

Another mile plus of walking today... but rather ruined the effect by eating an entire pizza elarier this evening... ho hum.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 09 Oct 08 - 05:02 PM

Food and exercise do not cancel each other out. We need BOTH.


Me? 60 smokin' minutes last night at 170-180 BPM AquaRunning. Heart-pounding, lung-burning, leg-churning FUN! (OKd by docs)

Reminding me that once you achieve a certain fitness threshold, "rest" days properly applied don't really take you backwards from your program. (I'm getting a good integration now of land and water activity.)

Any minute, off to do some yard-meandering time with Hardi re-marking treelets to save/eliminate. He'll end up with a nice X-country ski track, and we'll both get a privacy screen making a real BACK yard for next year's outdoor life.

Had a GREAT mini-meeting at the hot tub last night with a fitness mentee who didn't know that you can smilingly decline the weigh-in at the doc's office-- you know, when the nurse comes to get you? They depress her so much-- she's muscling up, and she's gone from a men's 3x to a men's 1X over gym shorts. She was bragging about her first 1-hour walk on land. I told her that means she ALSO can start planning an hour on the treadmill or in deep water-- slow!

I also told her how she can talk with her doc about using measurements-- and a workout log!-- instead of the scale, to track her progress. Them MD peeps jus' need a little help. :~) He can put that in her chart instead of the scale readings.

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: JennieG
Date: 09 Oct 08 - 06:15 PM

Michelle, I tried yoga a few years ago. Our local community college has yoga lessons. When I signed up the office lady said the instructor had been with them for many years and was very good. So I turned up at the class full of hope....and no one, not even the instructor, spoke to me. It seemed to be a class of 'regulars' who all knew each other and the instructor, and she knew them, and I felt I had gatecrashed a private class and had no business being there. I persisted for a few lessons but each week was the same, so I left and haven't gone back.

And I used to dance a lot - Scottish country, Irish set, Australian colonial, Contra - but an arm injury (at a dance!) a few years ago meant I didn't go for a while. When I started going back the Sydney dance scene had changed a bit, I kept trying but was told that, as an 'unaccompanied woman' I was unwelcome.

My diet's OK - the occasional piece of chocolate - but overall not bad. It's the exercise that I lack.

Sorry about my rant last night. I have to get it off my chest sometimes.

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: LilyFestre
Date: 09 Oct 08 - 07:24 PM

2 miles of brisk walking

Awww Jennie, I'm sorry to hear that! I've been to the local university for a few classes but much prefer it at the studio. If you ever find a Kripalu teacher, give it a try. Call first and they will be waiting to welcome you. How about yoga at home? That doesn't work well for me but it does for many people and they still get the same results. Anyway, it's just a thought. :)

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 10 Oct 08 - 07:24 AM

Rant away JennieG! If you can't rant in front of friends, where can you do it? (well, just so long as you clean it up afterwards)

I know excercise and food are necessary, but eating the entire pizza AND the mini-doughnuts was not... but I'm still half a stone lighter than I was in August!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: Jess A
Date: 10 Oct 08 - 07:44 AM

hiya.. I keep an eye on this thread from time to time but haven't posted before...

Jennie, I really sympathise about resenting fitting in exercise. For years I've felt I wasn't fit enough but as a busy person never made time to do anything about it and never found much that I enjoyed anyhow. It's not a weight issue for me, more to do with stamina/strength/feeling tired all the time plus wanting to guard against injury when I dance. Couple of things have changed for me though, this past year or so, net result of which has been I feel fitter at the moment than I have done since I was a kid.

One is I've got together with a group of (mostly equally not fit enough) friends and we play badminton a couple of times a week. I am rubbish at motivating myself to do something on my own but if we've booked a court and I've promised to be there then I go - and mostly enjoy it :)

The other is I've started cycling to work, after years of being frightened of the traffic and the hills. And it's saving me money (bus fares) and time (takes approx same amount of time as the bus on a good day, but predictably the same every day whereas bus can vary by 15 mins depending on timetables) and I'm finding that kind of activity on the way home is de-stressing my head in a way that waiting for bus and reading my book wasn't doing. Plus its getting me fit - so there's a 4-for-1 benefit.

Not that these two things would work for everybody but I think my big lesson has been about letting go of resenting the time spent/wasted (no I know it's not really wasted but sometimes hard to believe that) doing exercise versus doing other stuff, plus finding ways to shoehorn exercise into my busy lifestyle in a way that becomes routine and has other benefits too (socialising, money saving, head de-stressing...) In the past I'd tried pilates and aerobics type classes and they didn't suit me one bit.

J

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 12 Oct 08 - 12:34 PM

Last week I spoke to an old friend out in the LA area who has finally gotten into a diet that should not only make her feel better but should save her life. I think there are numerous health problems that were aggravated by weight, and after losing 30 pounds she is now a couple of pounds lighter than me (yet is nearly 3 inches taller). Time to take a page from my friend's example and stop drifting along at this weight where I'm not happy. I haven't gained back all that I lost last year, but enough that I'm back in fat pants again and I have less energy. I had added dairy into my diet since spring but that was a mistake; I'll make a point of eating more dark green veggies to get the calcium the dairy supposedly added in. I knew better, but I hoped I would be active enough I could get away with regular ice cream, etc. Nope.

I pulled out the Scarsdale Diet book and started with it on Monday. I use that to kind of "cleanse" my system, get off of the sugar habit, and I stopped drinking a glass of wine or a beer in the evening. But if I stay on this very long my metabolism shifts and I hit a plateau I can't get off of, so I'm staggering my diet. On weekends I'll eat normal stuff, moderately and prudently, no desserts, but adding a glass of wine or a beer, using bread and potatoes, etc. I get more exercise on the weekend so this should be a time of no weight gain or loss and simply letting the metabolism do it's usual thing.

However, this evening I'll wrap up my weekend of "normal" eating and follow the Scarsdale diet during the week. I have the weekends to look forward to with more varied eating, and last week went by very nicely. My pants aren't as tight as they were a couple of weeks ago.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 12 Oct 08 - 12:58 PM

Today is semi-annual furniture-moving day for winter/hockey layout. More than half done. Pumpa da mussels!

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: LilyFestre
Date: 12 Oct 08 - 05:25 PM

No formal activity today but I'd say the 20+ (I lost track after 20) trips up and down the stairs to the attic count for something! Majr yoga activity to kick in next week...I'm so ready for it!!! And then next Sunday I'm participating in an all women's bike ride (10 miles or so) on the Rail Trail...I haven't done much biking lately so it should be interesting! I'm taking my bike in for a tune up tomorrow and I'm getting myself a dorky little basket for camera gear....I love those!!!!

Michelle who has riding gloves but no helmet......at least not yet...

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 12 Oct 08 - 06:14 PM

Leaving soon for the Sunday evening pool workout. Time to see if a minor meds change will affect my legs like it did last time. If so, I'll have a LOT of pills to split in half when I get home! :~)

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - counting goals 9th month!!
From: katlaughing
Date: 12 Oct 08 - 06:26 PM

Walking - 20 minutes, plus lots of cleaning!