While on my way to pick up my daughter, I noticed a new gym was opening up very close to my house! I stopped and got the phone number and gave them a call. I like the fact that the gym is open 24 hours. My husband and I can both join for a little under $50 bucks a month.

I decided to call Curves back and cancel my appt. I can't see joining a gym that doesn't have a treadmill. In seeing the address, I realized it wasn't the same place I was thinking of. I was thinking of Lifestyes. I knew I saw treadmills in there! LOL..... So, I made the mistake of thinking Curves was Lifestyles. I won't join Lifestyles now because they hound you to death about a membership and I can't stand that. I think hubby and I will join this new gym.

It is raining here now, so I'm going to delay my walk. Hubby will be home in a few hours and we are going to go check out the new gym.

Wow...so far so good. You're lucky that you have such a supportive hubby. My better half is really skinny so he really doesn't care. When i talk to him about weight loss/diet, i can tell that he gets tired of hearing about it. I wish i had space to put a gym. One day when i move, i will have space. I went to Wal mart to look at machines, i need the ones that can fold up so i can put them somewhere. You're doing good on your soda intake....i used to be addicted to pepsi...lately i haven't gotten the urges like i used to.

Hubby and I joined the gym today. We just got back a few min. ago. I walked a mile @24 min and I rode the bike for 1 mile. I think it was 8 min. but I can't remember.

Shankia---When my husband gets in his health-kick mode, he is obsessive. It drives me nuts. He takes it way overboard. Like we just got back from the gym, and he worked out for an hour. He will sit in front of the tv and do situps and crunches, etc. for hours non stop until it's bedtime. You'd think after 20 yrs. I'd get used to it.


I'm didn't sleep well last night, so I'm pretty tired tonight. I'll write again tomorrow.

We got a late start to the gym today, but I was able to walk my mile @22 min. and then I walked 1 1/2 miles on the bike.

I guess I'm not going to be able to make it to the gym twice on the weekends. We have too much stuff to do on the weekend, and since my hubby is only home those two days, we gotta cram everything in on Sat. and Sun.

Shanika, if you are reading this, I made that turkey-cabbage recipe tonight. I don't think I explained it well enough, so for you and anyone else reading this here's the recipe.

You take 1 lb of ground turkey and fry it in a pan. Remove from pan. I left the turkey drippings ( what little there was) in the pan. Then you take shredded cabbage and shredded carrot, and some chopped onion and put that in the pan. Cook and stir that till the cabbage gets glossy. Then throw the turkey back in. I had to add mega garlic and onion to it to get a taste that was ok for us. Salt and pepper to taste.

I think I have made this recipe with ground pork before. And this is basically the same recipe I use to make yakimando's with only I use beef with them. I always drain and run hot water on my ground beef to get the fat out, so I guess it would be healthy to use beef, pork ( if all fat is drained off) or turkey with the cabbage.

My hubby asked me if I was going to leave him when I got all " hot and thin"...lol... I said no way, why would you ask me that and he said he was talking to the guys at work and he mentioned I was working out and trying to get fit and they asked him if I was having an affair! He said that's what most guys think when their wives start taking better care of themselves and losing weight. I told him, " I ain't going no where!" LOL


Ok, I'm outta here.

ps. I weighed myself this morning and the scale said 193.4. I hope it says that tomorrow too.

Hey!

You and your hubby sound like a very cute couple!! Did you decide on whether or not you would get a new treadmill?
I think curves doesn't have a treadmill because they're more about circuit and weight training... i think. my mom wanted me to join with her, but i'm more used to using elipticals and treadmills...
hope you're having a good weekend!!

Hi

You ask if it snows much here. It actually snows very little here. It would be a particularly harsh winter if we had snow for more than two weeks of the year - and often not for as much as that. We dont really get what you would call a lot of snow even then. Some years we get little more than a couple of light dustings of snow.

I only started going out walking late February - so havent really tried to go out walking in the snow as part of this project. I will see what happens when the snow comes. Maybe we will get a mild winter this year - I hope that will be the case.

Your husband sounds very sweet and supportive. You will be pleased to have joined a gym. Between that and initially looking into a new treadmill he clearly wanted you to have all the facilities for your weight loss project.

Fortunately my husband is very supportive too.

It must be difficult for you if you only see your husband at weekends. I imagine that you will spend every weekend rushed off your feet trying to do everything.

I am pleased that you are seeing a downward trend on the scales. It is always nice to see a movement in the right direction.

Take care
Love
Margaret

Hubby and I got in and out of the gym by noon today. I walked a mile in 22 min and I rode the bike for 10 min, and it was abt. 1.5 miles. I am going to try real hard to go back tonight. We promised to take our youngest bowling today, and I have a weeks worth of housework to catch up on.

I'm thinking of making that tilapia ( sp?) for dinner, but I'm really not looking forward to it. I hate fish---but hubby loves it. Since he is leaving again for the week tomorrow, I might just make it for him.

Margaret--It's good that you don't get a lot of snow where you are. I hate the cold weather so I wasn't looking forward to working out in the cold garage, much less walking my street in the winter. The wind really hurts my ears, and I just can't take the cold.

The gym is right down the street from my house and that makes it very convenient.

My hubby is very supportive. He used to be so active and he worked out excessively. He never had a weight problem. Then he hurt his back and waited too long for surgery. As a result of that, he developed foot drop. That means that he can't raise his foot with his ankle. He has to swing it with his leg to get it to move. He says he has a dead foot. So, he can't run anymore. He can't do the treadmill. Even walking is hard for him. I guess this condition is permanent nerve damage. He was walking with a cane for the longest time, but if he wears high top shoes, walking is a little easier for him. At least his foot doesn't drag anymore.

I'm used to him being gone. He was in the army for 20 yrs, and he was gone more than he was home. Now, this new job has him gone most of the time M-F, but not always. He was in Malaysia just recently for 6 weeks.

Starryeyed--- I'm not going to buy a new treadmill since we joined the gym. I will probably get mine repaired, so my daughter can use it, and I can use it if I want to.

I am hoping after my period finishes I will see a lb. or so drop in my weight. I always hold water during this time, so I'm hopeful the scale will be nice to me.

I'll write again later.
Anne

Tilapia is a nice fish because it's not really fishy -and goes well with a lot of marinades... if you want to experiment wiht fish - look into tuna - it's very meat like in texture --especially if it's cooked rarish - it's nothing like te stuff in the can -and isreally good

Try the tilapia -you might just like it

Hi Anne

It is a pity that you do not like fish as I was just telling Stacy in my diary earlier that fish is something where I almost always lose weight when I eat it. Funnily enough I had tilapia earlier in the week - and I told Stacy how I cooked it. Mal's marinade idea sounds really good too. I thought that it could have done with a little extra flavour - but my husband said that he liked it as it was and not to do it any differently.

Well done for getting some walking and bike riding. It is lucky that your new gym is so convenient.

It is a shame that your husband has difficulty walking / running. It must be difficult when he had been very active. Maybe the injured area will improve further over time.

I would have great difficulty coping if my husband was away as yours is. I suppose it is something that you get used to. My husband used to work shifts and I was used to that at the time - but I dont think that I would take too well to it now. I have got soft in my old age!

I am sure that your weight will drop when your period finished. This is often the case. In the meantime congratulate yourself if you can stay away from all the chocolate that you could possibly lay your hands on. Half this forum seem to be on a period at the minute if yesterday's comments in Stacy's diary are anything to go by!!!

Take care
Love
Margaret

I made the tilapia for dinner last night. I just seasoned it with Old Bay seasoning and put it in the oven. Hubby and kids loved it. For some reason, fish always tastes like dirt to me. Someone once told me that because catfish are bottom fish and spend time in the mud, they can take on a dirt taste. And I always taste dirt when I eat catfish, but I thought the tilapia would be different. Good thing I made shrimp with dinner, because I gave my piece of fish away.

We had a heavy coat of frost on the ground this morning. That means winter is on it's way.


I hardly ever have chocolate cravings when I'm on my period. I mean I like chocolate, but it doesn't bother me if I don't have any. I guess that's a good thing.

Well, I have to leave to go pick up my daughter from school.

Hi Anne

I am pleased that your hubby and kids loved the fish. The bit that I like best about fish is the scales going downwards the next day.

I think that the weather is getting worse for all of us - but it sounds like it will be worse for you. We have had quite a few nights where we got frost (socks and gloves needed for walking the next day) but we do not often get worse than that.

The chocolate thing is probably quite fortunate.

My hormones are shot to pieces - so I get to act strange all month round. No wonder my husband thinks that he deserves a medal after over twenty years of a non-stop hormonal wife. Seriously though - he does tell me that I have been noticeably more tranquil since starting to lose weight this time - he is not sure whether it is the weight loss or the walking.

Take care
Love
Margaret

I went to the gym this morning. I cranked the treadmill up to 2.7 and after about ten minutes, my legs were hurting really bad. Shin splints, I guess. I only walked a mile @22 min today. I didn't do the bike. I am going to go back tonight and walk another mile and ride the bike then. I'm not going to crank it up that high tonight.

I've been eating sandwiches made with 12 grain bread. It's pretty good. It's nutty. I made a tuna fish sandwich and could not eat it all. I think the bread is much more filling than regular white bread.

Since hubby is gone, I have no idea what I'm going to make for dinner tonight. No doubt my youngest will want me to make something hearty. She's a big lover of beef stew, chicken and dumplings, gulyas, and potato soup. Those things take a while to make.

Well, I guess I'm off to clean up the kitchen.

Will write again later.

Hi Anne

The benefit of walking outdoors is that I always let my body dictate the speed that I do my walk (unless I am talking to someone that wants to walk quickly - that happened Saturday).

Take it at your own pace - I am sure that you will naturally speed up in time.

Take care
Love
Margaret

Hubby's job was canceled so he was home tonight. We went to the gym together tonight. I forgot my mp3 player and OMG walking without music is awful!!! I managed to get through my mile in 24 min and I only did one mile on the bike. I just can't do it without music!

Margaret--I stayed at 2.4 tonight and had no trouble with my legs hurting.

I ended up getting a Subway sub for dinner tonight. I LOVE red wine vinegar on my subs. Mmmmmm!!!

Ok, I am outta here.

Hi Anne,

A definite bonus - your hubby being home and able to chum you to the gym.

My husband takes an mp3 player with him most places. He likes listening to it almost all the time when not talking. I however like to walk in silence. It gives me a lovely time for thinking and day-dreaming. I sometimes go over things that have happened in the past - either recently or many years ago - or I go through lots of future possibilities. One beauty of it is there is plenty of time and no interruption.

Each one to his/her own. Obviously you will try and remember your mp3 in the future.

I am not surprised that your legs were a lot better. I am a big fan of the concept of going at your own pace. I found that it was the only way for me and I am more than happy with the way that I was able to extend the distance and speed up naturally without really trying.

It is ages since I have had a sub. Bread is one of the things that I adore. When I start I have difficulty stopping so I find it easier to just avoid the whole area. I suppose that means that I am a bread addict.

Take care
Love
Margaret