Just so you know - I thought you were looking FINE at church last Sunday - (fine said slyly and drawn out.) I could tell you'd already lost some weight.

I think I might try out my ab roller this morning - just to add to the pain I have from Yoga - yeah Yoga! Power Yoga is like working every single muscle in your body. I'm sore down my sides and around my shoulder area. Now I've got to throw in some pilates to add to the soreness for the tummy area.

I'll have to let you borrow a power yoga video I have - you'll see it's not for the faint of heart.

Oh yeah and the pants-o-meter is a good measurement to go by! When I was super serious two years ago, I also took before and after pics. They are still on my puter - ew I hope nobody finds them! LOL I'm going to go password them up.

Ok so here I am. BLAH
Today has been one of those days where I just didn't feel like doing a darn thing. And I went with that.
Haven't been on the elliptical in about a week (feeling very shamed). I know I should but I just can't get myself to do it. Maybe I am not cut out for all this exercise stuff.
Been pretty lazy with lots of things. Not just the exercise thing. House is falling apart around me and I just feel slobby. Ok maybe not falling apart around me but could use a good spiffin' up.
I am beginning to think that it may be the seasonal depression thing again. Sigh..............
I hope not. I was so hoping to dodge that bullet this year. Can't stand being "down" for most of the winter.
Then again maybe it's just that I am getting ready for the old monthly visit.
Who knows.
I do know this.
I didn't work so hard for the past 2 1/2 weeks trying to lose the 8 and something pounds that I have lost only to give up now.
Not that I am giving up because I am not.
I still have been eating well. Not keeping track so much of the cals but knowing that I have done ok simply by not eating junk.
Anyhow I plan tomorrow to get up earlier than I have been for the past week and just pound my way thru this funk I am in.
Hope everyone else's day was good.
Bellaryna

Well Sweetpea, get over there and take this girl out for some good afternoon sunshine walking!!! Bell, sounds like your needing a day out, is there anyway you can get out of the house maybe go to the zoo with the family, it's outdoor, walking and it's not that expensive, or at least not here. I get depressed when it rains for more than 3 days straight! I can't stand being stuck in my house and I get the really bad blues!! I'm sure your aunt flo coming to visit isn't helping out at all. I'm sorry!!! As all bad things do, it soon will pass. But, I do believe since you have sweetpea so close by, that maybe you two need to plan a day trip. And maybe find something that will help motivate you in the exercises department. You know exercise doesn't have to be running on an elliptical or going to a gym. It could be gardening, washing your car, playing outside with the kids, or just going for a light stroll. I hope you find something that makes you smile today. I'm super happy you have your friend, I think that will help!! I'll check in on you later!! Try to find some light girlfriend today!! Don't worry about the mess in the house, it will be there tomorrow.
Kim

I'm sure it was the blah of the rainy days that did ya in - I felt the same thing! I was like man is early winter here already?

I can take a walk with ya any time you want - course you know I won't be around this coming week.

Now that the sun is back (and the humidity) we should do it early morning!

Kim thank you so much for all your kind words.
If this stupid weather would ever let up I would go for a walk with my little boy. ( He's 4 and lives to go outside! ) It's either raining or so humid and hot that we would pass out before we got very far!!!
I am currently attempting to teach him pre-school and it would be nice to incorporate a nature walk into what we are doing.


And SweetiePea you know that I will walk with you anytime.
Next week will stink when you are gone. But I know that it is for a good reason. But I'll miss you terribly.

Just to wrap up this entry I did take some vitamins on Wednesday night before I went to bed and I am sure that helped to perk me up for Thursday. What with Auntie flo coming and all I am most likely running into the anemia problem again which makes me very very tired. As well I did get up early like said I would and worked out on the beastie for 20 minutes. Tried to keep a close eye on what I ate but I did forget to eat breakfast because I was in such a hurry to get my son to daycare (he goes on Thursday's to "socialize" as we have no kids in our neighborhood).
So I stopped at the local grocery and got some of those Special K snack bars.
Had a like 3 @ 90cals each because by this time it was 10am~2.5 hours past breakfast and I was starving.
Stopped and had a D-cheeseburger from Mcd's for lunch~I know bad choice but better than a 1/4 pounder right? LOL.
And for dinner a turkey burger on a whole wheat bun with good for you cheese, 1/2 ear of corn, maybe 10-12 chips and 1/2 cup of cottage cheese.
At the Master Gardener Class they had cut up veggies for us to eat this week because we metioned last week that we really shouldn't be eating cupcakes and muffins. I thought that was so sweet that they did that for us.
So I loaded up on veggies.
Over all I think I did Ok.
And I am feeling much better today even if it did start out dreary. The sun is coming out now and Iam sure that the humidity will be kicking in soon!
Today I got up early again and worked on the elliptical for 20 minutes and then had a vanilla cappicino(sp?) from our local coffee shop.
So as far as today is going is good so far.
I hope everyone has a great weekend. As usual I won't have much time to log on but I will try to at least keep up eith everyone as best I can.
Keep the Pace!!!
Bellaryna

OOOHH Sorry about the weather Bell, it's been like that here also. Every time the weekend gets here a friggen storm rolls in. The weekend is ALL I have to do ME things, so go figure it would storm on those days. Well, one good thing it's almost September and that's when the temps start to cool down a bit, so maybe we both will see some good fall weather this year. I love October when the leaves turn and it's so pretty outside. Well, I hope you have a very nice day today. Did I read it right that you worked out on the beast for 20 minutes, NOT BAD!! great work on that my friend. As I always say, better a little something, then nothing at all. Keep that up and pretty soon you'll be plugging along for 30 then 40 and so on. Keep up the good work. And I have a feeling you and I are going to have that aunt flo visit right around the same time, I can feel mine sitting there, getting ready, so probably later today for me. Later Chica!
Kim

It was fun walking on the nature trail today. Of course, after I left your house - I stopped at my favorite fast food joint!

Oh well, I will go down right now and do my "beastie" work out.

I talked to dh, and he is A-OK with us working out together on Tuesdays!

Well I figured we get together at your house on Tuesday's and then at my house on Friday's.
Even T liked the walk. He kept talking about long after you left.
Bellaryna

UGG!
I am so so tired. Work last night went forever. I didn't get home until 4am. But my dearest dh kept the kids busy so I was able to sleep until 11am.
But here I sit feeling like I just was run over by a Mack Truck. Didn't even get breakfast I got up so late.
I did have some cereal for lunch but due to the nature of my job I most likely will not eat the majority of my cals until later in the day.
And since I already took my shower I won't be jumping on the beastie this day.
I weighed myself this morning and I have hit the 10 pound mark!!! I am now an even 220.0 pounds!!!!!
I am so happy.
Well I am going to head off. I am just to tired to type anymore. I really think that I could just go back to sleep. But that is not an option.
Have a great weekend everyone!!!
Keep the Pace!!!
Bellaryna

Congratulations!!

I'm so happy for you!
Does it taste as good as you thought it would??
Keep rockin it out hun, you're doing awesome!

Awe, how sweet!

We might have to skip this Tues. though as Jeff is on vacation and since I didn't go to FL as planned, I'm on vacation with him. But we will see...

BTW, my sis went into the hospital today, she called at 2pm said she was at 4 cm this morning!!!!!

That's so awesome about your sis!!
I was so hoping the babe would get here before her dh had to leave.
Sooo you and Jeff will be on vacation together for a day hmmmmmmm?
Have fun!!! LOL
Bellaryna

The sweetest thing ever Elle!!
I've tried losing weight before but never really had the mindset that I do this time. Looking back I can see that I was only setting myself up for failure before. NOT THIS TIME THOUGH!!!!
Bellaryna

No for the whole week silly. LOL He was supposed to go with me to FL.

Well the weekend is been here and gone. Thank Goodness!!!
It SUCKED!
Our main boss was gone on vacation so the guy left in charge was being all like "look at me", I'm so important. And of course screwing things up in the process!!
Auntie Flo started with a vengenace on Friday and got worse on Saturday.
Friday I did pretty well on the eating front kept it with-in the 1590. However I didn't get home and actually crawl into bed until 4am.
Busted my butt at work on Friday only to have my "in charge" boss tell me that I was wasting company time. I was at the heater warming up my hands before I had to go and clean in the freezer. I basically told him off. I had been up since 6am and was PMSing and my back was killing me. I told him fine go ahead and write me up, that before the ink was dry I would be taking it up to the next level and if that guy sided with him I would do the same........keep taking it higher until it got to the guy who runs the whole place. I then proceeded to tell him that I busted my A** tonight and if that is considered stealing company time than he had a real messed up view of it. After our little convo I went into out operational managers office and told him what happened and he told me that "in charge" boy was outta line and that he would have a talk with him.
So of course the rest of the weekend was just peachy with him being sickingly sweet. You know the type they something that they don't mean but say it so very nicely! YUCK!!! Can't stand people like that!
So with not getting home until 4am, saturday was a definate wash-out for any kind of exercise. Only got about 6-7 hours a sleep Friday nite/morn. Got to work on Saturday with a killer headache/backache. And I must admit a 'tude towards "in charge" man. I did keep the cals with-in the 1590 range.
He made some announcement at the start of our shift that he was going to be looking to send some people home early. After the night that I had previously I volunteered. I was home by 9pm. Asleep by 10:30pm and didn't get up until 7:30am.
Sunday started out better than Friday or Saturday. However 1/2 way thru my shift my power equipment that I ride on malfunctioned and tossed me off.
Still not sure exactly what happened. But the best we can figure is that the circuit boards inside the unit freeze up when exposed to cold temps for to long. Well to bad for me then since I work in a freaking freezer!!!!!! I was heading down one of our aisles to put something away when the unit suddenly stopped and tried to go in the opposite direction and then stopped again. All in the matter of seconds. In the process I was thrown off, landed about 2 feet away on the hard concrete floor in the freezer. I'm not sure if I was only down for a few seconds or a minute of two. I don't really remember to much after thinking "Oh S***" I am going to get hurt.
Landed on my right knee and right elbow, mostly on the front of my body. Do know that I laid there long enough that my freezer mask that I wear on my face was froze to the floor. Somehow I get up and crawl/shuffled over to my equipment and get back on and go back to work. Decided to tell my ops coach what happened about 2 hours later and I find out that they knew all along that there was something wrong with the machines and that it was suppose to be getting taken care of. Didn't come crawling home until 2am.
So here I sit today feeling like I have been run over by a truck. All I want to do is sleep. And already have. Got up at 7am to get my dd ready for school. Rode bikes to school and then came home and went back to bed with ds watching Monster House next to me.
I was so hoping to get right back on the elliptical but that will have to wait until tomorrow. Luckily I didn't break anything but I still feel a bit disorientated. Not sure if it is because I am so tired still or maybe I bounced my skull. I don't think that I hit my head but would have to believe that being tossed at that speed and then landing abruptly would have to bounce things around abit whether I hit my head or not.
I didn't do so hot yesterday with the cals. We had a carry-in at work and I sampled a few of this and some of that. And of course after I went flying it just felt nice to have a comfort cupcake!!!
Except for 2 pb&j sandwiches I haven't eaten anything else today. Not even hungry. This disorientated feeling just doesn't make me feel like eating. I am hoping that once I can get in a good sleep that the floaty feeling will go away.
Hope everybody had a better weekend then I did.
Keeping the Pace
Bellaryna