Sorry to say that I am ending this blog. I haven't posted here in a long time. I realized early on that this is way too personal a topic to share with the world just yet. Thank you to those of you who gave me encouragement. The journey isn't ending, it's just a little more quiet.
I have started a new blog that is so much more fun...
What's Cookin' @ Blogger.com
http://pattyswhatscookin.blogspot.com/
Hope to see you there!
Monday, December 27, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Week 1
Hola-
First week. Didn't go great.
Food - Didn't have much willpower. Also, Daniel is an amazing cook. Ate things like "Stick-of-Butter Chicken", Corned Beef Brisket, "40-lbs of cheese Lasagna" (my fault), and ice cream. There was probably some fast food thrown in there for good measure, too. This week should be better - bought salad stuff, made homemade chicken soup, and not eating desert until the weekend. Also bought some cereal for breakfast. If only I'd get out of bed early enough to eat it...
Exercise - Ugh
Monday: Bike 45 minutes (medium exertion) during "Dancing with the Stars". This works well for me b/c we DVR two other shows on Tuesdays, so if I want to watch DWTS I have to watch it in the bedroom ON THE BIKE!
Tuesday: Took my carcass to the JC to "run" the track. NOTE: When I say "run" it is actually a pathetically slow jog-like motion. Daniel gave me two goals - both of which I failed: "Run" one complete lap and finish one mile in under 15 minutes. I jogged 2/3 of one lap completely and finished the first of 2 miles in just under 16 minutes. Not bad for the first day, but I had wanted to be "better".
Wednesday: Felt like an 85 year old man. My knees were KILLING ME. Totally ruined my quads. Agony. Thought for sure I had permanently damaged something. Couldn't even take the stairs at work. Lots of Motrin did nothing.
Thursday: See Wednesday. Tried to do some yoga on the Wii to stretch out, but was too sore still.
Friday: See Wednesday.
Saturday: Realized I finally could walk a regular pace. Took a really long nap instead of getting on the bike.
Sunday: Lots of cleaning, felt like I didn't sit much, but didn't really get my heart rate up. There is always next week...
Lessons learned: #1 Exercise in moderation at first, Rome was not built in a day. #2 Reading on Active.com others who can almost walk faster than their "run/jog" made me feel much better. #3 I need to have better back up food at home for those nights when we a) get home late, b) don't feel like cooking what is on the menu, or c) are lazy.
Goals for Week 2: #1 3x exercise bike, #2 no fast food Mon-Thurs, #3 Eat breakfast more days than not.
First week. Didn't go great.
Food - Didn't have much willpower. Also, Daniel is an amazing cook. Ate things like "Stick-of-Butter Chicken", Corned Beef Brisket, "40-lbs of cheese Lasagna" (my fault), and ice cream. There was probably some fast food thrown in there for good measure, too. This week should be better - bought salad stuff, made homemade chicken soup, and not eating desert until the weekend. Also bought some cereal for breakfast. If only I'd get out of bed early enough to eat it...
Exercise - Ugh
Monday: Bike 45 minutes (medium exertion) during "Dancing with the Stars". This works well for me b/c we DVR two other shows on Tuesdays, so if I want to watch DWTS I have to watch it in the bedroom ON THE BIKE!
Tuesday: Took my carcass to the JC to "run" the track. NOTE: When I say "run" it is actually a pathetically slow jog-like motion. Daniel gave me two goals - both of which I failed: "Run" one complete lap and finish one mile in under 15 minutes. I jogged 2/3 of one lap completely and finished the first of 2 miles in just under 16 minutes. Not bad for the first day, but I had wanted to be "better".
Wednesday: Felt like an 85 year old man. My knees were KILLING ME. Totally ruined my quads. Agony. Thought for sure I had permanently damaged something. Couldn't even take the stairs at work. Lots of Motrin did nothing.
Thursday: See Wednesday. Tried to do some yoga on the Wii to stretch out, but was too sore still.
Friday: See Wednesday.
Saturday: Realized I finally could walk a regular pace. Took a really long nap instead of getting on the bike.
Sunday: Lots of cleaning, felt like I didn't sit much, but didn't really get my heart rate up. There is always next week...
Lessons learned: #1 Exercise in moderation at first, Rome was not built in a day. #2 Reading on Active.com others who can almost walk faster than their "run/jog" made me feel much better. #3 I need to have better back up food at home for those nights when we a) get home late, b) don't feel like cooking what is on the menu, or c) are lazy.
Goals for Week 2: #1 3x exercise bike, #2 no fast food Mon-Thurs, #3 Eat breakfast more days than not.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Decisions, decisions, decisions...
Well, I got the Wii and had to decide which "fitness" program to buy. I really wish our Blockbuster rented them. Would have made the decision easier.
Wii Fit Plus - Lots of friends have it, all love it, easy to start with, wanted the board for other games that might use it, liked the yoga and stretching that were part of the program, probably need the "this isn't exercise, it's fun" aspect to get me going.
EA Sports - Not many friends have this so not many familiar with it, like that it was cheaper (didn't need to buy the board to use it), liked the leg band, didn't like that it didn't keep track of my weight.
BL - didn't find out too much about this one...
Decision - I know I'm going to want the board. I decided to get the Wii Fit Plus/Balance Board for now. If I need to add EA Sports later for the challenge I can do that. As Daniel said, he's got lots of games in his desk that don't get used anymore!
Being bad - eating too many things I shouldn't. I'm calling it "last gasp of the holidays-junk food eating marathon". Hope it ends today.
Biggest Loser - New season started last night. I always tell Daniel (in a sarcastic tone), "If I could quit my job and live on the ranch for 6 weeks, I'd kick ass, too!" That show makes me mad. It's so unrealistic for those of us out there who have lives to live. Anyway, he went online to look up the application details and it asked if you had 100 lbs to lose. Huh. I guess I'm not as bad off as I thought. I'd say I'd like to lose 40-50 lbs. So there, Biggest Loser! Then we thought, what would we do with the animals if by some great miracle we got picked for the show. That darn puppy - she ruins everything!
Wii Fit Plus - Lots of friends have it, all love it, easy to start with, wanted the board for other games that might use it, liked the yoga and stretching that were part of the program, probably need the "this isn't exercise, it's fun" aspect to get me going.
EA Sports - Not many friends have this so not many familiar with it, like that it was cheaper (didn't need to buy the board to use it), liked the leg band, didn't like that it didn't keep track of my weight.
BL - didn't find out too much about this one...
Decision - I know I'm going to want the board. I decided to get the Wii Fit Plus/Balance Board for now. If I need to add EA Sports later for the challenge I can do that. As Daniel said, he's got lots of games in his desk that don't get used anymore!
Being bad - eating too many things I shouldn't. I'm calling it "last gasp of the holidays-junk food eating marathon". Hope it ends today.
Biggest Loser - New season started last night. I always tell Daniel (in a sarcastic tone), "If I could quit my job and live on the ranch for 6 weeks, I'd kick ass, too!" That show makes me mad. It's so unrealistic for those of us out there who have lives to live. Anyway, he went online to look up the application details and it asked if you had 100 lbs to lose. Huh. I guess I'm not as bad off as I thought. I'd say I'd like to lose 40-50 lbs. So there, Biggest Loser! Then we thought, what would we do with the animals if by some great miracle we got picked for the show. That darn puppy - she ruins everything!
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