RAFL wk 1 -- Prairie Roots

hehehe - will do!

Joyce

On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 21:21:17 -0600, Prairie Roots wrote:

As a once-married person, exchanging knowing looks with someone is
what I miss second after having someone to roll my eyeballs at! Give
your hubby a roll of the eyeballs for me! G

Prairie Roots

On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 00:25:00 -0600, Joyce wrote:

We have a date for Florida, not sure if hub can get off work though. Being an
excavator isn't very conducive to spring vacations. sigh We are still being
hopeful, and I am very used to this now. We've never been able to plan a vacation
on more than a 3 week notice.

Hub told me yesterday that he should get downstairs and try out the treadmill. It
was a fun change of pace to be able to roll my eyeballs at him!

Joyce

On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 22:38:18 -0600, Prairie Roots wrote:

Today I discovered a reason to celebrate January: Minneola tangelos
are in season! I love these citrus fruits: tangy, juicy, seedless,
EASY to peel. Since they're a hybrid of grapefruit and tangerines (I
think), people who can't eat grapefruit should check with their doctor
before eating them. But if grapefruit isn't a problem for you and you
enjoy citrus fruits, definitely give these things a try.

1 fruit = 1 pt.

They taste like summer!

Get a date to Florida on the calendar. And then start planning! The
weeks will fly by.

Prairie Roots

On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 15:28:54 -0600, Joyce wrote:

Ah, don't go admiring me ... I do it because I feel I have to. And now with the
new machine, if I don't hubby will start rolling his eyeballs to the heavens. G
It's work to get myself to the basement (now it's cold down there), but I grin and
bear it - treat myself to some dvd time while walking away. You know yourself,
and if you won't use the machines then don't invest the money or space. There are
so many other exercise possibilities available out there. And it sounds like you
have found something that you are now enjoying.

I'm with you, sick of winter - even when it hasn't been too bad until recently. I
usually have the attitude that once January rolls around we are on the downhill
swing of things ... February is getting even closer ... and March - yikes, tail
end that seems to drag on forever. I think I need to find that motivation to keep
moving myself, is a really great trick. We have a possible trip to FL in March -
wish I knew if it was definite though - would make things easier. G

Joyce

On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 11:58:08 -0600, Prairie Roots wrote:

I admire people like yourself who can jump on a treadmill or
stationery bike or Nordic track or rowing machine and pump away for 20
minutes or so. I've purchased equipment like that before and all of it
has ended up behind bedroom doors, unused. I've been tempted a few
times to invest in that sort of thing again, but I know, in my heart
of hearts, that the same thing would happen again. So I had to find
something else. Since I seem to be OK with the activities I've found
at the gym, I thought I'd try finding videos that resemble some of
what I do there. I also wanted to target my abdominal area and my arms
a bit more than I do in Body Pump. My tummy muscles are very weak.

I'm already sick of winter. January is just the worst month for me.
March is almost as bad, but I'm usually feeling more hopeful by then
that spring will soon come and the extra daylight always helps too.
This year I've made plans to go to Atlanta the last week of March, so
I'm using that as my motivation to keep my spirits up. I want to look
cute in shorts, and part of that is having a flatter tummy...

On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 03:07:01 -0600, Joyce wrote:

Wow, sounds like some great stuff you have there. Let us know further down the
road how you like them (after the newness has worn off - grin). I am beginning
to think much of it is the winter duldroms - activity isn't near the same as in
the nicer weather when we are naturally more active due to being able to get
outdoors more often. But I can't allow that to become an excuse ... I either have
to cut back, or pump things up indoors a bit.

Joyce

On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 10:48:24 -0600, Prairie Roots wrote:

So far, the scale isn't moving much this week, despite my being OP and
going to the gym a couple of times. But I've been working muscles that
haven't been used much since mid-December so maybe they're hanging
onto water. Or maybe my body is just trying to preserve its
insulation. Oh well. I'm not going to let it bother me. I know I'm
doing what I'm supposed to be doing. The results will come eventually.

Yesterday I got my order from Collage Video: a stability ball, 2 sets
of dumbbells, an aerobics video, a stability ball DVD, and a toning
DVD. No more excuses for me. When I can't bring myself to leave the
house to work out or I'm short on time, I can do it myself at home.
Last night I used the stability ball to stretch out my back. After my
gym workout, stretching on the stability ball felt like heaven.

Prairie Roots


On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 01:41:42 -0600, Joyce wrote:

Hey, maintaining is still good, PR. Blame it on the weather (I am). I'm in the
same mode ... do good for a few days, then veer off for whatever reason/excuse.
But we can always get right back on track - we know how to do it.

Looks like you have some great ideas for attacking those weather related issues.

Joyce

On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 10:02:37 -0600, Prairie Roots wrote:

My current weight: 167 lbs
Weight change since my last recorded weight: 0 lbs
Total weight change to date: -65 lbs

The week got off to a good start but I fizzled towards the end. Since
Wednesday, I've been fighting the cold weather doldrums and the desire
to hibernate. Other than Tuesday night when I went to the gym, I came up
with excuses not to go out in the cold at night all the other evenings
this week. I'm realizing I need to come up with an alternate strategy
for exercise--something I can do at home. On my to-do list for today is
to buy an exercise video. I want to check out the fitness balls as well.

One thing I'm learning is that I need higher quantities of dairy. Every
time I think I can get by with less dairy as a means of conserving
points, in only a few days the cravings for ice cream and milk and
yogurt set in. That happened to me this week, and I ended up going
overboard a bit when I got home to my groceries--the Skinny Cows and
plain yogurt--last night. When making my meal plans, I've got to make
sure I include at least one dairy at every meal.

I saw lower numbers on the scale earlier this week so I know I'm still
going in the right direction. Maybe next week I'll manage to hit a lower
number on WI day.

Prairie Roots
232/166/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003