Sunday, February 24, 2008
I have a tie to this horse....
....my great-great uncle Harry Wallen trained this horse! That's Hopilong Cassidy 5. You can buy the print at http://www.westernposterpage.com/hoppy5.htm .
Friday, February 22, 2008
Victory!!!
I LOST 5 POUNDS!!!! WOOOOOHOOOO! Probably the first time in a LONG time I've actually *lost* weight instead of gaining it.
I'm taking care of myself now. I'm not being a food nazi and not trying to go nuts with tons of exercise all at once. For example - I usually had maybe 4-5 Dr Peppers a day - now I have maybe 1-2. I know that alone is a good hunk of calories saved. I exercise 45 minutes at a time, 2-3 a week. I mix treadmill, elliptical and weight machines. This week, I wasn't feeling good and hadn't gone to the gym, but yesterday I was on the treadmill a total of 1 hour (and 15 minutes) and felt GREAT!
I enjoy my food - I don't freak out if I have pizza. I savor my Dr Peppers. I got chocolate for Valentine's Day, so I eat a piece or two, enjoy it, and I'm done with it. Just not eating 8-10 at a time like I used to!
Could I eat a more perfect diet and exercise more? Sure. Would that burn me out? Most definitely.
I'm sure other people do great on Jenny Craig, etc. I don't....I don't like the pre-packaged-thought-out-for-you or even menu-every-bite bit. That's not real to me. I think for others, it's great, and I say more power to 'em. But my theory is, for me at least, hey, what happens once you get to your goal? Do you keep buying the (more expensive) diet stuff? Keep cataloging every morsel?
Hey, I say, be real. Eat real food! Just not as much. :) Drink more water. Don't stress about every morsel you put in your mouth - that alone probably ages you more than the extra calories. Re-freakin'-lax.
Life is short. Enjoy a piece of chocolate your sweetie (or family) gave you...just savor it and don't eat 'em all at once.
And don't get me started on fat-free junk. Come on! Probably the only thing I even care for is the sour cream - can't tell a lot of difference with that, but fat-free cheese is like eating rubber and it doesn't melt right. And the shredded stuff!!! Blech! Eat the real thing, just a smaller amount!
I'm off to make dinner. I made my first roast, so I need to make the gravy and get the potatoes mashed. We've got some good salad stuff, too. I think we're really on our way to better health - it's one day at a time. I know I've slept a LOT better the last few nights and I think that'll only get better.
Just my ponderings. YMMV. :)
Have a great day!
I'm taking care of myself now. I'm not being a food nazi and not trying to go nuts with tons of exercise all at once. For example - I usually had maybe 4-5 Dr Peppers a day - now I have maybe 1-2. I know that alone is a good hunk of calories saved. I exercise 45 minutes at a time, 2-3 a week. I mix treadmill, elliptical and weight machines. This week, I wasn't feeling good and hadn't gone to the gym, but yesterday I was on the treadmill a total of 1 hour (and 15 minutes) and felt GREAT!
I enjoy my food - I don't freak out if I have pizza. I savor my Dr Peppers. I got chocolate for Valentine's Day, so I eat a piece or two, enjoy it, and I'm done with it. Just not eating 8-10 at a time like I used to!
Could I eat a more perfect diet and exercise more? Sure. Would that burn me out? Most definitely.
I'm sure other people do great on Jenny Craig, etc. I don't....I don't like the pre-packaged-thought-out-for-you or even menu-every-bite bit. That's not real to me. I think for others, it's great, and I say more power to 'em. But my theory is, for me at least, hey, what happens once you get to your goal? Do you keep buying the (more expensive) diet stuff? Keep cataloging every morsel?
Hey, I say, be real. Eat real food! Just not as much. :) Drink more water. Don't stress about every morsel you put in your mouth - that alone probably ages you more than the extra calories. Re-freakin'-lax.
Life is short. Enjoy a piece of chocolate your sweetie (or family) gave you...just savor it and don't eat 'em all at once.
And don't get me started on fat-free junk. Come on! Probably the only thing I even care for is the sour cream - can't tell a lot of difference with that, but fat-free cheese is like eating rubber and it doesn't melt right. And the shredded stuff!!! Blech! Eat the real thing, just a smaller amount!
I'm off to make dinner. I made my first roast, so I need to make the gravy and get the potatoes mashed. We've got some good salad stuff, too. I think we're really on our way to better health - it's one day at a time. I know I've slept a LOT better the last few nights and I think that'll only get better.
Just my ponderings. YMMV. :)
Have a great day!
Monday, February 11, 2008
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