female, 45 years old
| Recent Journal Entry ArchiveNovember 10, 2009, 5:08 pm Okra | In our quest to try new things, my hubby picked up frozen okra. I have kept it in the freezer because I don't like okra...so my Mom says. Okay, actually, I never had okra growing up because Mom didn't like okra.
Hubby cooked it tonight and I have some questions...Is it supposed to be slimy? What's it supposed to taste like? What does one usually DO with it?
Anyone have any insight for me? ... |
continue reading 11 comments November 10, 2009, 5:45 am Boundries Broken | What a day! And I'm only a couple of hours into it!
This morning was weigh-in day for me. I got up did my "stuff" and stepped on the scale...Rats...I'm still obese. I tried to shrug it off, vowed to have a better week, put on my big girl panties and went out for my run.
Now, hills have been my nemesis on my runs but I'm running at least 3 miles when I go out. I've been eying a route that is almost all uphill on the last half and this morning I was just irritated enough to take it ... |
continue reading 7 comments November 8, 2009, 9:53 am Thanksgiving… | When I found NutriMirror I was looking for a food log that I could do online because I was accepted into a “weight management” class and they required us to log our food. In effort to NOT to take a notebook and calorie book everywhere I went, I googled food log and TA DA!!, I found NutriMirror! I joined NutriMirror before I started this class and although the class was excellent, I was way more comfortable with NutriMirror. With the journal room and those who made their food and exercise logs public, I found that I didn’t have to drive ... |
continue reading 8 comments November 6, 2009, 3:26 pm And we're walking.... | Hubby and I just got home from work. I didn't plan ahead so I have no idea what to have for dinner. We have a gift card for a local restaurant that hubby has been wanting to use but I've been trying to focus on staying green so I can finally get out of the 180's (I had a bad October...all planned but I still don't have to like the results) I have one more pound to go until I'm officially "overweight" instead of "obese"
It's a beautiful fall night...no rain for a change...and a decent temperature. We compromised! We ... |
continue reading 1 comment October 10, 2009, 1:57 pm my 2nd 4-miler | It is still very surreal that I am even running. When does that actually start sinking in? I heard myself saying it to people at work. "My plans this weekend? Nothing special but I'm running a 4 miler, that should be fun!" I say it, but it doesn't really connect...I do it, but it's almost like an out of body experience. Hmmm...I'm sure someday I will connect the dots. Enough psycho babble. :)
I found this run after my first 4-miler. The feeling after the first one was just like being thrown into the air as a child. It was ... |
continue reading 11 comments September 23, 2009, 8:13 pm WoZhaWa Run | I so wanted to post earlier than this but it's been a crazy week and haven't had an extra moment.
Every year my old hometown holds a fall festival that is huge. Maxwell Street Days, Lots of Beer Tents, good/bad food, art fair, craft fair, flea market, HUGE parade and a fun run. It's my FAVE time of year! This celebration is call Wo Zha Wa, which means time of fun in the Ho Chunk language. This year I participated even more by registering for... Okay....drum roll please... the fun run!
It was a 4 miler and I actually RAN it!!! ... |
continue reading 15 comments September 12, 2009, 10:53 am How do you know... | ...when you're ready to run a 5K? Today gave me confidence. I really didn't feel like I pushed myself and I know I could have went farther without a lot of effort.
I found a 5K next weekend...is it too soon? I'm so excited just thinking about it but nervous because if I do it...I don't know what to expect. What the etiquette is...where do I line up... I need insider information
Help?
Just added...what does this mean?
Splits at One, Three, Five & Ten Miles in 1/2 Marathon and One Mile for Four Mile.
Results and Awards 1/2 hour after each race.
Both ... |
continue reading 11 comments September 12, 2009, 9:40 am Ch ch ch Changes | I still don't know what I was waiting for
And my time was running wild
A million dead-end streets
Every time I thought I'd got it made
It seemed the taste was not so sweet
So I turned myself to face me
But I've never caught a glimpse
Of how the others must see the faker
I'm much too fast to take that test
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Don't want to be a richer man
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Just gonna have to be a different man
Time may change me
But I can't trace time
Bet you all thought I was Munkstir belting out another song. Sorry but Munkstir has inspired me ... |
continue reading 15 comments June 30, 2009, 7:25 am Goin' to San Diego!! | I'm really getting excited now! I leave for San Diego on Friday to spend an extended holiday with my son who's stationed at Miramar. I'm so antsy, it's hard to focus on anything else right now (I should be working...oy!)
Anyway, I was looking for great walking trails. I'm sure the base is fine but nothing like an ocean view! I would love to walk the route for the walkathon but don't know my way around. Any input and directions would be much appreciated! Plus it would be so funny to see his face when I say..."I know of this great ... |
continue reading 13 comments June 24, 2009, 7:13 pm Quinoa | First of all, I'm logging my dinner and I noticed that some foods from the lists are in bold...most of those foods look like they are high in fiber so I think...Cool and helpful!! Then I scroll down farther and I notice that coffee is bold...not so high in fiber...then Jello pudding...fiber in that?? Can someone tell me what I'm missing? Why are some foods in bold?
Anyway...back to the subject that brought you here... how do you log quinoa? In the list I can pick uncooked quinoa but I know when you cook it really expands. Help? ... |
continue reading 9 comments June 3, 2009, 7:15 pm Getting Pantsed | Nice little milestone reached today. I took my jeans off without unbuttoning or unzipping. Ta Da!! I got such a chuckle out of it that I pulled them back up and then back down. I had to make sure that it wasn't a fluke! hehe!! ... |
continue reading 10 comments May 14, 2009, 12:43 pm Stick a fork in me | I'm done. It's mid-day and I've got my weight loss calories in for the day.
I lost control at lunch...I wanted both chocolate and Mexican.
Okay, random thoughts about my choices...
Stressed out at work and had to work through lunch...had my hubby/co-worker get Mexican from across the street. Would have been better to take a quick 5 minute walk to clear my head and get away from the stress...then make a decision.
Immediately thought of chocolate for comfort...PROBLEM...chocolate did not create comfort! I find that odd, but it's a good odd! I don't actually "need" that stuff anymore, it doesn't work. ... |
continue reading 7 comments May 8, 2009, 9:32 am I've been wondering | I have a long way to go before I worry about it, but I've been wondering what it's like to actually get to your goal and stay there...to maintain.
Does it get any easier? Now I know that question sounds like I'm searching for an easy way to make weight loss happen but I'm not. I'm happy that I've taken the steps to become healthy and I'm estactic that this is not a diet, but, (there's always a but) there are some days that I get disgusted with myself for getting this big AGAIN and I do wish I could ... |
continue reading 10 comments April 11, 2009, 9:16 pm Oh My My My MY MY!!! | Today, I am as green as Easter grass!!! My first green day! It feels amazing!!! Iron and I had a little bit of trouble and I'm sure we'll go rounds again, but now I know that I can actually be green with food! My DH kept telling me that I was going to have to supplement but I was stubborn and I did it!
Monday will be my first full week and I have to tell you, the first couple of days, I didn't feel so good. I think my body was so used to the crap I was using ... |
continue reading 5 comments April 7, 2009, 2:45 pm Restaurants Stress Me Out | My daughter-in-law called and wanted me to go to lunch today. What should have been nice turned stressful. I really feel ill-equipped to be in a restaurant right now. It's just too soon. I didn't know what to order and because it's a small mom-pop Mexican restaurant I can't log accurately and I know I made some "red" (they aren't "wrong" anymore, they're "red") choices. Now my food log isn't accurate and the meal I had made me groggy and grumpy, thankyouverymuch. Okay, I'm done venting now...
Really though, how do you veterans handle eating out? ... |
continue reading 8 comments April 6, 2009, 7:27 am Count me in | I stumbled across this site in my search for a decent food journal. Here's how it began.
I've played with this yo yo for all of my adult life and I've gotten to the point where I don't want to play anymore...I'm not good at it. I kept thinking about my all of my diet failures and what they had in common. I decided that all diets told me what/what not to eat and in my mind there was always an end to each diet I was on. I finally figured out that if I wanted to be healthy, there is ... |
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