Today I am frustrated. First of all, I can't breathe and I have no energy. I berated myself last night for practically wasting all of Sunday just laying around, reading, and not doing much of anything. There was sooo much to get done but I felt like a sloth-woman. So today I had a meeting at work all day and my allergies were TERRIBLE. At least I thought it was allergies. Now I think it's a debilitating summer virus that is sucking my will to live. In hindsight I realize I had NO energy yesterday because I was getting sick. Do you ever sometimes worry that you are lazy just because your body is telling you to rest? That's how I felt yesterday!! Wow. If I had known I was about to be sideswiped by this horrible cold, I would have been a lot kinder to myself yesterday.
Which leads me to another frustration. If I weigh myself every day and there is a slight discrepancy from one day to the next... Guess what I do? I get mad at myself. I am trying to stop doing that, but here's what happened. Saturday I went to the fancy diet place and weighed in and was pretty happy that I managed to maintain last week after dropping 2 pounds last Monday. When I weighed in on Saturday I was wearing some light weight shorts and a tshirt, and it was around lunch time. Today I was wearing a denim skirt and weighed in late in the afternoon. Well, I showed a 1.25 pound gain. The counselor lady scolded me for not eating all of my foods. I told her that i haven't been feeling well. She told me that my body is holding on to fat and won't burn any because I am not eating enough. I should have told her that today's weigh in was later in the day. I should have argued that today I was wearing a heavy skirt. She probably wouldn't have listened. Just for **its and giggles, I came home and weighed myself with my skirt on and then off. The skirt weighs exactly 1.25 pounds. Sigh...
How do we steer away from this habit of putting ourselves down for the stupidest things??? I deserved to be pampered and taken care of on Sunday and instead I was angry with myself for not getting enough done. This morning when I weighed, my scale showed a loss. At the diet place I got scolded for a gain. I didn't defend myself. Instead, I was berating myself. (This leads to the whole debate about whether you should weigh yourself daily or not, but I am saving that for another blog.)
Tonight I feel horrible, with every tube in my head burning from this cold. Tonight I am going to be okay with not taking care of any chores. I am gonna be nice to myself. And proud of my 32 pound weight loss. Tonight, if I sit on my couch in a cold-medicine stupor, I am gonna sit there and enjoy the time spent resting. Peace.
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Monday, June 6, 2011
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Map Your Walk!
If you have never visited Sparkpeople.com, I highly recommend it. One of my favorite things to do there is to map my walks around my neighborhood. I have a one mile walk mapped out as well as a 1.5 mile, a 2 mile, and etc. This is so I can gradually increase my distance. The purple link below is the page where you can map your walks. You can also search your zip code for walks in your area that are already mapped. Just be careful!!! This website is totally free and very addictive. I absolutely love it.
sparkpeople.com
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_maps_home.asp
sparkpeople.com
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_maps_home.asp
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Walking tips
Well, folks, I did it! I am now down 32 pounds! I may have mentioned here before that I have never lost 30 pounds before. I have lost 25 pounds a couple of times and for some reason, always gave up after that and ended up gaining it back. This time I am in it for the loooong haul. And I am so happy about that!!!
I have recently read a little publication that I wanted to write about. It is called, Walk It Off. It's a little magazine-like book that I found on the check-out stand at the grocery store. It's by Readers Digest, part of a series called "Best You". Anyway, I learned a few snippets from this publication that I thought were worth sharing. First of all, there was an article about using a pedometer. The authors decided to do a study on themselves and see how much walking they did each day. They noticed that their definition of exercise quickly changed. They used to see exercise as something one did in a certain place at a certain time, like going to the gym, or taking aerobics at the rec center, or whatever. Now they see it as a part of regular life. They don't call it "exercise" anymore as much as they call it "activity". They challenged themselves to get in 10,000 steps each day and kept looking for ways to get in more activity. There lives, overall, became more active. I like this idea!! I think they are really on to something here.
I am now looking for ways to put more activity into my life. I planted a lot more flowers and an herb garden this year. I know the upkeep of these beauties will keep me more active, and the herbs will continue to improve my cooking!! Another great thing: the coffee shop in our neighborhood has finally reopened!! It's about a mile round-trip to walk there and back. I am gonna strap on my pedometer and head over there right after this post. I will now take the long way to the mailbox, staying on the sidewalk instead of cutting across the back yard. I could also walk my dogs more often, and walk around my whole house looking for stray weeds to pull. A few extra steps here and there can add up to a lot!!
Here's a list (from the same publication) of 17 things you can do while walking (besides chew gum):
1. Window shop (at the mall or a place like Loveland's Centerra, or outlet malls, etc)
2. Bird watch (we have the Poudre trail nearby which is even home to bald eagles)
3. Knit (the article suggests practicing while walking around the house before trying this one)
4. Yoga (with the arms, like the sun salutation move, while you keep walking)
5. Reconnect (walk with a friend and I see lotsa people walking while talking on their cell!)
6. Read (well, listen to an audiobook at least)
7. Meditate (I guess the rhythm of walking helps with this)
8. Grow your brain (one walker works on math problems in her head while walking)
9. Learn a language (I love this one! I need to work on my Spanish.)
10. Spread happiness (wave and smile at everyone you see. I like to do this one!)
11. Write a novel (use a voice recorder)
12. Collect stuff for "found art" (ya know, pick up little things you find and make art out of 'em)
13. Get smarter (listen to ted.com/talks, speeches by intellectuals or non-fiction books on tape)
14. Rehearse a speech (take your notes and use lots of hand gestures)
15. Hold a meeting (take a co-worker with you or do a phone meeting)
16. Solve your problems (ponder the problem before you leave and while walking, your brain will keep working on the problem. The solution might just pop into your head!!)
17. Beautify the neighborhood (pick up trash along the way. i have often thought of doing this with dog poop. It's make me very irrate that people don't pick up after their dogs!!!!)
18. Bonus item not in the article: Walk to your neighborhood coffee shop to get a pick me up and energy booster so you can do housework and yard work when you get home!!! YAY!!
So that's it for me today. I am gonna go get my pedometer on. Have a great day!! The weather is finally starting to act like summer around here. :-)
I have recently read a little publication that I wanted to write about. It is called, Walk It Off. It's a little magazine-like book that I found on the check-out stand at the grocery store. It's by Readers Digest, part of a series called "Best You". Anyway, I learned a few snippets from this publication that I thought were worth sharing. First of all, there was an article about using a pedometer. The authors decided to do a study on themselves and see how much walking they did each day. They noticed that their definition of exercise quickly changed. They used to see exercise as something one did in a certain place at a certain time, like going to the gym, or taking aerobics at the rec center, or whatever. Now they see it as a part of regular life. They don't call it "exercise" anymore as much as they call it "activity". They challenged themselves to get in 10,000 steps each day and kept looking for ways to get in more activity. There lives, overall, became more active. I like this idea!! I think they are really on to something here.
I am now looking for ways to put more activity into my life. I planted a lot more flowers and an herb garden this year. I know the upkeep of these beauties will keep me more active, and the herbs will continue to improve my cooking!! Another great thing: the coffee shop in our neighborhood has finally reopened!! It's about a mile round-trip to walk there and back. I am gonna strap on my pedometer and head over there right after this post. I will now take the long way to the mailbox, staying on the sidewalk instead of cutting across the back yard. I could also walk my dogs more often, and walk around my whole house looking for stray weeds to pull. A few extra steps here and there can add up to a lot!!
Here's a list (from the same publication) of 17 things you can do while walking (besides chew gum):
1. Window shop (at the mall or a place like Loveland's Centerra, or outlet malls, etc)
2. Bird watch (we have the Poudre trail nearby which is even home to bald eagles)
3. Knit (the article suggests practicing while walking around the house before trying this one)
4. Yoga (with the arms, like the sun salutation move, while you keep walking)
5. Reconnect (walk with a friend and I see lotsa people walking while talking on their cell!)
6. Read (well, listen to an audiobook at least)
7. Meditate (I guess the rhythm of walking helps with this)
8. Grow your brain (one walker works on math problems in her head while walking)
9. Learn a language (I love this one! I need to work on my Spanish.)
10. Spread happiness (wave and smile at everyone you see. I like to do this one!)
11. Write a novel (use a voice recorder)
12. Collect stuff for "found art" (ya know, pick up little things you find and make art out of 'em)
13. Get smarter (listen to ted.com/talks, speeches by intellectuals or non-fiction books on tape)
14. Rehearse a speech (take your notes and use lots of hand gestures)
15. Hold a meeting (take a co-worker with you or do a phone meeting)
16. Solve your problems (ponder the problem before you leave and while walking, your brain will keep working on the problem. The solution might just pop into your head!!)
17. Beautify the neighborhood (pick up trash along the way. i have often thought of doing this with dog poop. It's make me very irrate that people don't pick up after their dogs!!!!)
18. Bonus item not in the article: Walk to your neighborhood coffee shop to get a pick me up and energy booster so you can do housework and yard work when you get home!!! YAY!!
So that's it for me today. I am gonna go get my pedometer on. Have a great day!! The weather is finally starting to act like summer around here. :-)
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