Actually they do come with warnings, but I'm just human enough to read them and ignore them. My ball rolled out from under me yesterday dumping me on the floor, hurting my shoulder. I'm nice and sore from it today. It sort of feels like a sprain. Can one sprain a shoulder? I'm thinking yes and if it isn't any better tomorrow I'll probably go to the doctor.
Lovely.
I had a wonderful workout on the ball otherwise, even getting back on it after my spill. It didnt' hurt immediately so I thought I wasn't hurt. My abs are a bit sore today too. ahhh! I know I worked out yesterday! Going to go run later this afternoon before the rain gets here again. April showers are supposed to bring May flowers so I better have some gorgeous flowers next month!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
Oopsie alert! And a recipe
A few pages back there's a recipe for tofu cheesecake, for whatever reason it doesn't turn out right. When I get a chance I'll go back and find the paper version of the recipe to see what I did wrong.
In the meantime here's a yummy recipe that my family adores. It isn't low calorie, but it is pretty good and on the not so bad for you list:
1 bag frozen CHEESE ravioli
1 turkey sausage cut into half inch thick slices
1 15-20 oz can organic spaghetti sauce
1 bag grated/shredded cheese
2 tbsp ground flaxseed
Pour the ravioli into a deep baking dish. Toss the sausage rounds in with the ravioli. Pour spaghetti sauce over the mixture, cover with cheese. Sprinkle with ground flaxsed. Place in 400 degree oven for 20-25 minutes. Serve with a side salad of your choice, dressing on the side, whole/multigrain rolls, and drink of your choice.
Enjoy.
In the meantime here's a yummy recipe that my family adores. It isn't low calorie, but it is pretty good and on the not so bad for you list:
1 bag frozen CHEESE ravioli
1 turkey sausage cut into half inch thick slices
1 15-20 oz can organic spaghetti sauce
1 bag grated/shredded cheese
2 tbsp ground flaxseed
Pour the ravioli into a deep baking dish. Toss the sausage rounds in with the ravioli. Pour spaghetti sauce over the mixture, cover with cheese. Sprinkle with ground flaxsed. Place in 400 degree oven for 20-25 minutes. Serve with a side salad of your choice, dressing on the side, whole/multigrain rolls, and drink of your choice.
Enjoy.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
I suppose it's all in how you look at it?
I'm in a rambly talkative mood tonight so just hang with me.
Don't get me wrong after reading the post below. I am still participating in the 5K just not on the level I'd hoped to be on. It's my first 5k so I'm not supposed to be superwoman, right?
Last night one of my co-workers stopped me to tell me she'd eaten cake every day last week but had still lost 3 pounds. She rocks! Cake doesnt' like my stomach. Nowadays most sweet things don't like my stomach, nor do salty or greasy things, not that I dont' eat them anyway, I just don't eat as much.
I'm proud of her. It goes to show it's not necessarily what you eat but how much, or in this case it isn't even about quality but quantity?
Have you seen those news articles about the man who ate nothing but twinkies for a month (ewww gross!) and lost a lot of weight? Event the more famous Jarret or Jarrod? Who ate subway sandwiches to lose weight. I'd hate to know what their blood sugar levels, choleseterol counts, and so on are, wouldn't you?
I used to love Subway, but I've not eaten there in years because of a snub they gave homeschoolers. I had eaten there frequently up to that point. Hmmm, I didn't lose a pound either. Gained a lot though.
I ate out frequently because I was hardly ever home. And I was hardly ever home because we lived in the modern day equivalent of a hovel. A singlewide 30 year old trailer with no heat or air. The windows were either open or closed but wouldn't do both. I would load my babies in the car in the early morning hours before it got too hot because my car had dual air conditioning, you know the kind where you roll the windows down on either side =), and we would go to grandma's house or we would go to WalMart where there was a McDonald's inside. We would hang around all day and eat at Mickey D's. How's that for keeping your girlish figure? I used to joke I didn't have curves but now that I do they curve in the wrong direction!
Nowadays we're living in a house, unfortunately the air has decided not to work for whatever reason so we're running ceiling fans until the air is fixed. We don't get out and run around and eat out like we used to, but it's just as easy to eat bad stuff while sitting in front of the computer or television, or Wii console. In fact it's even more inviting to eat bad stuff, live the couch potato lifestyle and pretend that you're not fat, you're just fluffy. Try telling that to your insulin levels, I'm sure they'll pay attention.
I'm in the mood to run tonight, but my shins feel like I've been kicked, hard, repeatedly in the shins due to the shin splints. Yay, fun...not.
The boys are off to their friend's house for the evening. Hubby still at work. I've already had my daily dose of natural, sun provided vitamin D and I scrubbed my bathroom and the kitchen. Wonder what else I can find to get into?
Don't get me wrong after reading the post below. I am still participating in the 5K just not on the level I'd hoped to be on. It's my first 5k so I'm not supposed to be superwoman, right?
Last night one of my co-workers stopped me to tell me she'd eaten cake every day last week but had still lost 3 pounds. She rocks! Cake doesnt' like my stomach. Nowadays most sweet things don't like my stomach, nor do salty or greasy things, not that I dont' eat them anyway, I just don't eat as much.
I'm proud of her. It goes to show it's not necessarily what you eat but how much, or in this case it isn't even about quality but quantity?
Have you seen those news articles about the man who ate nothing but twinkies for a month (ewww gross!) and lost a lot of weight? Event the more famous Jarret or Jarrod? Who ate subway sandwiches to lose weight. I'd hate to know what their blood sugar levels, choleseterol counts, and so on are, wouldn't you?
I used to love Subway, but I've not eaten there in years because of a snub they gave homeschoolers. I had eaten there frequently up to that point. Hmmm, I didn't lose a pound either. Gained a lot though.
I ate out frequently because I was hardly ever home. And I was hardly ever home because we lived in the modern day equivalent of a hovel. A singlewide 30 year old trailer with no heat or air. The windows were either open or closed but wouldn't do both. I would load my babies in the car in the early morning hours before it got too hot because my car had dual air conditioning, you know the kind where you roll the windows down on either side =), and we would go to grandma's house or we would go to WalMart where there was a McDonald's inside. We would hang around all day and eat at Mickey D's. How's that for keeping your girlish figure? I used to joke I didn't have curves but now that I do they curve in the wrong direction!
Nowadays we're living in a house, unfortunately the air has decided not to work for whatever reason so we're running ceiling fans until the air is fixed. We don't get out and run around and eat out like we used to, but it's just as easy to eat bad stuff while sitting in front of the computer or television, or Wii console. In fact it's even more inviting to eat bad stuff, live the couch potato lifestyle and pretend that you're not fat, you're just fluffy. Try telling that to your insulin levels, I'm sure they'll pay attention.
I'm in the mood to run tonight, but my shins feel like I've been kicked, hard, repeatedly in the shins due to the shin splints. Yay, fun...not.
The boys are off to their friend's house for the evening. Hubby still at work. I've already had my daily dose of natural, sun provided vitamin D and I scrubbed my bathroom and the kitchen. Wonder what else I can find to get into?
5k speed bump Ahead
Seventeen days until my first ever 5k. Not sure how I feel about it since there's no way I can run the whole thing now that shin splints are rearing their ugly heads again. What do I have to do to get past them once and for all? I did exactly what I was told, R.I.C.E. and get different running shoes with maximum stability since I overpronate.. What did it get me? some time off, my shins felt fine until today, I've been told to pushon through it I've also been told to not push through it as it may result in stress fractures. I dont' need stress fractures!
I'm looking at plan B...running part and walking the rest since it is a run/walk 5k. I'd rather be running it, but will accept that I can't and look ahead to the next one in May.
I'm looking at plan B...running part and walking the rest since it is a run/walk 5k. I'd rather be running it, but will accept that I can't and look ahead to the next one in May.
Monday, April 11, 2011
In Case You Missed It
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Where do I go from here? 5k at the endo f the month. Bikini body by august...and I have the outline of a book in the rough draft stages. Sounds like a plan huh?
Where do I go from here? 5k at the endo f the month. Bikini body by august...and I have the outline of a book in the rough draft stages. Sounds like a plan huh?
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Get on your feet
Or off your ass, depending on how you want to look at it. I did both =)
I've been out on the trail at Tellico today since about 8:30. It's a beautiful, sunny, HUMID, spring morning.
Shin splints are not bothering me. I can slow run or fast jog, again, depending on how you want to look at it, for a good bit now. I'm certainly not up to a 5k, but I'm going to do it anyway. This will be my first 5k and I'm actually excited about it. Even in my teens at 88 pounds I couldn't run. Just goes to show, it doesn't matter how much you weigh, skinny isn't any healthier than fat. Take good care of yourself. You only have one body, if it gives out on you, you're in a lot of trouble.
I find my motivation and strength in different things. My original motivation was the mean spirited comment about my being 'third rate, fat, old, and gray." Truth be told, those were two seperate comments made on two different days within the same week. And I stupidly, or blindly, I'm not sure which any more, agreed with it. Then I got mad. I don't like putting words in peoples mouths any more than I like having words put in mine. And I had a secret arsenal, the strong will and determination I'd garnered growing up. I wasn't raised by weak parents. I didn't have weak willed grandparents. I doubt you'll find much in the way off weak will anywhere if you search either my paternal or maternal sides.
I also understand not everyone has that kind of strength of will and determination.
You have to look deep inside you to find it. I'd buried mine for some reason. Take a good hard look at yourself in the mirror, naked if you have to and tell yourself the truth. Is fat truly beautiful to you? If so, then tell your detractors to go have some cake and ice cream. If not, search even deeper, find your motivation, make a goal and go for it.
I'll support you when no one else will. I'll root for you; be on your side even when you're wiping crumbs off your mouth for the tenth time today. I' might get a bit frustrated with you, but hey, I'm human, so are you. We all have our weaknesses/limitations. You probably know what yours are. Figure out a way to deal with it your way.
This is how I did it:
1) Find your motivation, actually it was handed to me on a silver platter.
2) Set a realistic goal. 2 pounds off this month 2x12 is 24 pound in year afterall, (psst!I'll bet you lose more)
3) Make small, gradual changes in your eating habits.
4) Don't deny yourself anything, especially if it's something you enjoy, just limit it to enough to satisfy your cravings. Usually a bite or two makes me happy.
5) Get up and move. You don't have to run a 5k. I hadn't planned on a 5k in my life, now that it's approaching pretty quickly, I want it here so I can go on to the next 5k. I"m afraid I may need intervention eventually!
6) I know I just said get up and move, but blog about your trials and tribulations. Sometimes, when I'm writing I solve my own dilemma. Usually it smacks me on the head.
When I first started my blog, it was with the intentions to chronicle my weight loss story. It is starting to take on a life of its own. It's giving me serious performance anxiety =p. Don't get me wrong, I love followers and I crave comments much like I want some ice cream right now, but I have a very serious fear of failure too. Cheer me on and I'll cheer you on.
Deal?
I've been out on the trail at Tellico today since about 8:30. It's a beautiful, sunny, HUMID, spring morning.
Shin splints are not bothering me. I can slow run or fast jog, again, depending on how you want to look at it, for a good bit now. I'm certainly not up to a 5k, but I'm going to do it anyway. This will be my first 5k and I'm actually excited about it. Even in my teens at 88 pounds I couldn't run. Just goes to show, it doesn't matter how much you weigh, skinny isn't any healthier than fat. Take good care of yourself. You only have one body, if it gives out on you, you're in a lot of trouble.
I find my motivation and strength in different things. My original motivation was the mean spirited comment about my being 'third rate, fat, old, and gray." Truth be told, those were two seperate comments made on two different days within the same week. And I stupidly, or blindly, I'm not sure which any more, agreed with it. Then I got mad. I don't like putting words in peoples mouths any more than I like having words put in mine. And I had a secret arsenal, the strong will and determination I'd garnered growing up. I wasn't raised by weak parents. I didn't have weak willed grandparents. I doubt you'll find much in the way off weak will anywhere if you search either my paternal or maternal sides.
I also understand not everyone has that kind of strength of will and determination.
You have to look deep inside you to find it. I'd buried mine for some reason. Take a good hard look at yourself in the mirror, naked if you have to and tell yourself the truth. Is fat truly beautiful to you? If so, then tell your detractors to go have some cake and ice cream. If not, search even deeper, find your motivation, make a goal and go for it.
I'll support you when no one else will. I'll root for you; be on your side even when you're wiping crumbs off your mouth for the tenth time today. I' might get a bit frustrated with you, but hey, I'm human, so are you. We all have our weaknesses/limitations. You probably know what yours are. Figure out a way to deal with it your way.
This is how I did it:
1) Find your motivation, actually it was handed to me on a silver platter.
2) Set a realistic goal. 2 pounds off this month 2x12 is 24 pound in year afterall, (psst!I'll bet you lose more)
3) Make small, gradual changes in your eating habits.
4) Don't deny yourself anything, especially if it's something you enjoy, just limit it to enough to satisfy your cravings. Usually a bite or two makes me happy.
5) Get up and move. You don't have to run a 5k. I hadn't planned on a 5k in my life, now that it's approaching pretty quickly, I want it here so I can go on to the next 5k. I"m afraid I may need intervention eventually!
6) I know I just said get up and move, but blog about your trials and tribulations. Sometimes, when I'm writing I solve my own dilemma. Usually it smacks me on the head.
When I first started my blog, it was with the intentions to chronicle my weight loss story. It is starting to take on a life of its own. It's giving me serious performance anxiety =p. Don't get me wrong, I love followers and I crave comments much like I want some ice cream right now, but I have a very serious fear of failure too. Cheer me on and I'll cheer you on.
Deal?
Thursday, April 7, 2011
WOW! Hi Everyone!
Just a short post to let you know that I'm having comp problems, yet again, and I had NO CLUE that my story had been posted on AOL.
I'm so glad you found me!
I should be back up and running soon and I have a lot to say. I do get very opinionated and bossy so just hang with me, we'll all reach our goals together, one way or another.
Melissa
I'm so glad you found me!
I should be back up and running soon and I have a lot to say. I do get very opinionated and bossy so just hang with me, we'll all reach our goals together, one way or another.
Melissa
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