HI SweatPea,
WHoo And I thought my day way busy!!! LOL
Congrats on a lb down!! Awesome!!
I think painting a shed counts as exercise, informal but counts!!!
Looks like you ran around enough for a week also to all those appts!
And still you had a chance to get your water in!! I find myself almost avoiding to drink water when I have to go somewhere because I have to run to the bathroom every 20 min. I have been drinking around 96 oz since Ilast September but sorry to report: my body DID not get used to it and I still have to go every 20 min which can be quite annoying at times like grocery shopping. DH thinks half the time I am making it up!! LOL
Well, have a good night and a great day tomorrow!!
Hajni

Hey Hajni!

Yeah, it was a lot of running around. I didn't plan it that way either, it just sort of happened.
We were supposed to have the eye appts. two weeks ago - but I had to cancel due to an interview running over time.
Then, Fri. I got the reminder for the dental appt.! I was like whoa that's going to be a long day. Of course if I didn't talk so much it probably wouldn't have lasted as long! LOL

I have a very strong bladder - always have. Now in the morning with the coffee, that's when it just wants to go right thru me. I did have to use the restroom at the eye dr.'s!!

Way to go on the # down!!!!!!!!
I knew you could do it!!!
Sounds like your day was much like mine 'cept I didn't really go anywhere just was busy ALL day.
Gil's mom got here Ok so now real life can creep back in and I can get back to what little routine I had.
Keep it up with the water and the workouts!!
Until next time...................

Thanks Bell!

I am going to go help a friend (Nicole) paint her shed. Thank goodness her shed is like 3 foot by 3 foot. LOL
She's taking me out to lunch as payment. I'd better do good to keep the pound off for good!

I'll be back later to post my daily progress.

Gratz on the loss! EVERY pound counts!

I know how those dental office run behind- I work front desk in a pediatric dental office. Usually we run late because of the doctor, not so much because of the patient.

I certainly would consider painting exercise! I'm sure your muscles will tell you the same within 48 hours ! l

So what kinda theme are you guys going for in Nicole's shed? Hope you had fun and you better have eaten good or Ima gonna come kick your heiney end!! LOL
Just kidding..........you could kick my butt without even trying.

Good for you, mom!

Woohoo! Go SP!!!

No theme, just one color ("pita bread" - LOL.) She's smart!

I did eat well, I ate a grilled panini (there is a new Italian Grill out by where she lives - out by the Dekalb Hospital.) And they had homemade chips - I only ate a few and let Nicole have the rest. Oh and they did give a chocolate chip cookie with our meal - we didn't even ask for it! It was yummy.

Her shed is like a "doll-house" compared to mine. We got it all done in under 4 hrs. We took a break after 2 hrs, then went to lunch and finished up before 3pm.

My muscles aren't so sore, but my shoulders are. Ouch! They are really "creaking".

Thanks SS!

Today as stated above, I helped a friend paint her shed. It took under 4 hrs to get it done, so not as bad as my "barn". I was just putting the finishing touches on my barn and that took an hour and a 1/2!

She took me out to lunch for "payment" and I tried to be good, I really did.

I did look up the cals for a panini and they are quite high, but I really did work the booty today. Because once I got home, I just had a small salad, then decided since I was still stinky and sweaty that I would just go hop on the elliptical. Got in 40 min! So not only did I do almost 4 hours of painting, but I also got on the elliptical!!!!

I don't know what happened to that pound, because this morning when I stepped on the scale, I was up again. :sigh: I didn't even eat that much at all???

I know I shouldn't worry about it, but I do. Of course weighing every day helps to keep me on track.

Water was great - cause I had to down a bunch after being in the hot sun all day! :d

HI SweatPea,
Oh, the scale monsters...
Good for your 40 min elliptical. That thing is hard, 40 min did burn off a lot of calories!!
Keep up the momentum and motivation...
Have a great day tomorrow.

Hajni

Thanks Hajni! I didn't go as fast as I normally do, but I guess that was to be expected after working on a shed for 4 hrs!

I didn't get to post in my journal yesterday. Right when I was going to do it, the internet connection was lost. I don't know if dh was messing around with it or what... but then I realized I had to leave for my Master Gardening class - and I had to leave early because I had to return a game to the video store.

Anyway, yesterday I got in 40 min. on my Total Trainer. It's like a total gym, only different. LOL I used to be able to get things done at level 17 - now had to start out at level 10!!!! Oops. When I work out on the total trainer I do the workouts as suggested by BFL - that way it's not "boring" and you keep challenging yourself.

So, goofy me decided to do 30 min. on the elliptical after that. Ha! I felt great, and am not sore. Only one of my arms is a little sore, but I might not have stretched it out good enough after the workout.

Today my plan is to do a yoga workout and get out the ab slider - the other day when I did the ab slider, I didn't think it worked much except for my shoulders. But then for 3 days afterwards I felt it in my abs and my sides....

Eating has been good - no great! However, I don't know what's going on because I'm up instead of down. I'm hoping it all disappears by tomorrow mornings weigh-in for the challenge.

Drinking water has been great too. I'm just hoping I don't float away....

Earlier this week I went down one pound, today was the "official" weigh-in for the challenge, and I'm right back where I started.

At least it's not a gain, I guess. But geesh - eating so little - compared to what I used to (probably over 2000 cals. per day to now less than 1700 per day.) And exercising - which before was closer to nill. I need to figure out the balance.

It's always been hard for me to lose weight -- why is it so easy to gain it!!!

Yesterday I did 25 reps on the ab slider and did a 40 min. yoga workout. I also stained a window (pella real wood window frame.) And lost nothing...nada...zilch.

Ugh! So I guess I will go down right now and get on the elliptical for 20 min. then the treadmill for 20 more. I'm so "depressed" - not in the literal sense of course.