I lost 3 pounds this past week!!! One of the other gals lost 2.2, and another lost 1.2. So, it was a good week for all :)
I now have officially made my 10% goal which was 25 pounds (I have actually lost 26.2 pounds!
Also, I received my 25-pound award, too :) And, that's all with going camping.
I feel amped up for this next week now, too.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Monday, July 7, 2008
Today was happily busy :)
Today we went to Wal*Mart and picked out tons of fabric. I am in the sewing mode, so I am going to sew a bunch of summer clothes! I will post pics as I finish them :)
Then we had swim lessons and lap swim. I swam for almost an hour, and today I focused on not stopping and taking a break at all. I did great!
Finally, we headed off to Chelan to pick up Jordie. We had a blast playing in the lake. I can't wait to go back!
So, today, I didn't drink as much water as I wanted, but I have eaten really well, and I had good exercise in there :)
In just a little bit, I am going to go out and ride the horse for a bit again.
Tomorrow is another BUSY day, but it will be equally as satisfying, I am sure :)
Then we had swim lessons and lap swim. I swam for almost an hour, and today I focused on not stopping and taking a break at all. I did great!
Finally, we headed off to Chelan to pick up Jordie. We had a blast playing in the lake. I can't wait to go back!
So, today, I didn't drink as much water as I wanted, but I have eaten really well, and I had good exercise in there :)
In just a little bit, I am going to go out and ride the horse for a bit again.
Tomorrow is another BUSY day, but it will be equally as satisfying, I am sure :)
Camping rocked!
So, we headed out camping on Thursday. We took the horses along, and we camped up at Salmon Meadows above Conconully.
It was absolutely beautiful up there! The wildflowers were incredible!!!! Everything is green, and the weather was delightful. I will post pics later on my other blog.
We rode horses, and YES, I rode Jack, our big one (16 hands high), for an hour and half! We went on a cool trail up the mountain and back down.
I found going down harder because I had to use my muscles much more, at least that's what it felt like. But, I did GREAT!
For my weight, that's 400 calories melted away! And, that doesn't count all the walking I did for the camp trip.
There's a great loop up there, and we walked the horses at night, and I also hiked before Rick got up there on Thursday night.
On Friday we also went out and filled up the truck with firewood. Ricky did all the chainsaw stuff, and I loaded, which felt like a good arm workout!
Eating was also VERY good! We ate healthy the entire time, and it was yummy and even borderline gourmet.
The only thing I didn't do was drink enough water. I am not sure what's the deal there, but I am going to work on that, too!
Overall, the trip was absolutely relaxing. We did a lot, but it was so peaceful. I can't wait to go again. Next time we will definitely take the kids and the dogs.
The long weekend was a 10 for us!
It was absolutely beautiful up there! The wildflowers were incredible!!!! Everything is green, and the weather was delightful. I will post pics later on my other blog.
We rode horses, and YES, I rode Jack, our big one (16 hands high), for an hour and half! We went on a cool trail up the mountain and back down.
I found going down harder because I had to use my muscles much more, at least that's what it felt like. But, I did GREAT!
For my weight, that's 400 calories melted away! And, that doesn't count all the walking I did for the camp trip.
There's a great loop up there, and we walked the horses at night, and I also hiked before Rick got up there on Thursday night.
On Friday we also went out and filled up the truck with firewood. Ricky did all the chainsaw stuff, and I loaded, which felt like a good arm workout!
Eating was also VERY good! We ate healthy the entire time, and it was yummy and even borderline gourmet.
The only thing I didn't do was drink enough water. I am not sure what's the deal there, but I am going to work on that, too!
Overall, the trip was absolutely relaxing. We did a lot, but it was so peaceful. I can't wait to go again. Next time we will definitely take the kids and the dogs.
The long weekend was a 10 for us!
It's coming!
I will post a bunch tonight. I had a PERFECT weekend, and I can't wait to share, but for now we have a busy day ahead of us :) Stay tuned tonight!!
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Chelan and cherries!
I almost forgot! On Tuesday I drove Jordie down to Chelan to meet up with his dad, and we went really early so we could hang out at the lake for a couple of hours.
We went to the Safeway there to buy some snacks. HOLY TOLEDO!!! They have an AWESOME produce department.
Actually the entire store is SWEET! I couldn't help but wonder how come ours is so different in selection and set-up??!!
Anyhoot, I bought some cherries for only $2 a pound, and they were delightful!!!
We had a great day, eating our cherries, and jumping off the concrete platform into the cool and refreshing lake!
We went to the Safeway there to buy some snacks. HOLY TOLEDO!!! They have an AWESOME produce department.
Actually the entire store is SWEET! I couldn't help but wonder how come ours is so different in selection and set-up??!!
Anyhoot, I bought some cherries for only $2 a pound, and they were delightful!!!
We had a great day, eating our cherries, and jumping off the concrete platform into the cool and refreshing lake!
Creative camping!
We are camping this weekend, and I am totally excited about it. It's just Rick and I, which we have gone on some children-less camp trips in the past, but this time we are taking the horses with us, too.
I am very excited to go hiking and horseback riding and camping like a fool!
I packed so many good and healthy things for our camp trip, that I can't imagine what Rick will think as I hand him each meal and snacks in between!! LOL
It's not all regular camp food, so that will be interesting. I am going to make some delicious tin foil dinners that are sure to attract all the critters in the area.
I am going to make a salmon one day with portobella mushrooms, and chicken and corn on the cob (with my yummy spread - instead of butter I use fat free sour cream, cilantro, and lime juice to slather the corn) another night.
Then the best find in my mind (although a little spendy) was the chicken sausage that has artichokes and mozzarella in it!! They are only 100 calories for one!!!
I packed tons of fruit and veggies, and flat bread for sandwiches, and yogurt for breakfast!
I know this trip will be a blast! I will update ya when we return :)
I am very excited to go hiking and horseback riding and camping like a fool!
I packed so many good and healthy things for our camp trip, that I can't imagine what Rick will think as I hand him each meal and snacks in between!! LOL
It's not all regular camp food, so that will be interesting. I am going to make some delicious tin foil dinners that are sure to attract all the critters in the area.
I am going to make a salmon one day with portobella mushrooms, and chicken and corn on the cob (with my yummy spread - instead of butter I use fat free sour cream, cilantro, and lime juice to slather the corn) another night.
Then the best find in my mind (although a little spendy) was the chicken sausage that has artichokes and mozzarella in it!! They are only 100 calories for one!!!
I packed tons of fruit and veggies, and flat bread for sandwiches, and yogurt for breakfast!
I know this trip will be a blast! I will update ya when we return :)
Weigh-in
I am missing a few people, but one lost 1.2, another lost 2, and I gained .2 of a pound, grrrr.
I have another friend who goes and she gained this week, too, as did the lady who was weighing in before us.
The lady weighing us said that it is common for people to retain some weight in this hot weather.
I have a confession. I ate Chinese food on Monday. BUT, I did eat a small amount because I used a super small plate to curb the portion size. I know there is tons of sodium in Chinese food, but OH WELL!
This is probably bad, but I didn't feel bad about the gain, but rahter I thought to myself that if I splurge on Chinese food again (first time since January that we have had it for dinner), then I would do it on a Wednesday or Thursday night so all of the sodium has a chance to work itself out of my system.
To continue with this not GOOD attitude, after I shopped for groceries for two hours tonight, I decided to go grab something to eat. NOW, I was going to get a sub sandwich, but instead I pulled into DQ and got a Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookie Blizzard. The only saving grace, I suppose, is that I chose to get a small (I admit I was tempted by the large.), and I did get a large water. SIGH.
I feel RIGHT NOW that I need to re-adjust and make some better progress. I am going to think a lot about it this weekend while we are camping. That's the plan anyhow.
In talking with one of my best friends, who is out of town taking care of her mom, but who is also doing WW, she feels VERY frustrated and not inspired.
We were both surprised at how summer is not as easy as we thought it would be in our weight loss efforts.
Definitely time to jumpstart things!
I have another friend who goes and she gained this week, too, as did the lady who was weighing in before us.
The lady weighing us said that it is common for people to retain some weight in this hot weather.
I have a confession. I ate Chinese food on Monday. BUT, I did eat a small amount because I used a super small plate to curb the portion size. I know there is tons of sodium in Chinese food, but OH WELL!
This is probably bad, but I didn't feel bad about the gain, but rahter I thought to myself that if I splurge on Chinese food again (first time since January that we have had it for dinner), then I would do it on a Wednesday or Thursday night so all of the sodium has a chance to work itself out of my system.
To continue with this not GOOD attitude, after I shopped for groceries for two hours tonight, I decided to go grab something to eat. NOW, I was going to get a sub sandwich, but instead I pulled into DQ and got a Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookie Blizzard. The only saving grace, I suppose, is that I chose to get a small (I admit I was tempted by the large.), and I did get a large water. SIGH.
I feel RIGHT NOW that I need to re-adjust and make some better progress. I am going to think a lot about it this weekend while we are camping. That's the plan anyhow.
In talking with one of my best friends, who is out of town taking care of her mom, but who is also doing WW, she feels VERY frustrated and not inspired.
We were both surprised at how summer is not as easy as we thought it would be in our weight loss efforts.
Definitely time to jumpstart things!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Exercise the natural way!
We have lots to do to be ready for our big camping trip this weekend. We are taking the horses and dogs with us, and I can't wait.
I LOVE to camp!! I am excited to ride horses and also to go hiking while we are up in the mountains.
I used to hike tons when I lived up in Leavenworth. We used to camp lots, too. We decided that since everything is so expensive now that we are going to do more camping and closer to home.
So, getting everything ready definitely feels like a workout. But, in particular, this morning, Jordie and I unloaded all the hay from the horse trailer.
I had helped Ricky load it all up the other night, but really Rick did most of the work since I had to get in and out of the truck, since i was driving.
But this morning (before it got too hot) Jordie and I took out all the hay and stacked it next to the barn. My job was to take out all the hay from the trailer, and Jordie took it all and stacked it.
So, I lifted all 53 bales and hauled them over. I decided that definitely counts as a workout!! Plus we were sweating like crazy, even though it wasn't super hot yet, since we had long pants and long sleeve shirts on.
Afterwards I felt so good, you know that MAJOR high when you have worked out really hard, when you are sweaty, and your lungs and muscles feel ALIVE??!!
We came in and drowned ourselves in drinking tons of water. Now, we are ready for the day!
I like how we can work out the nautral way, whether it be hiking in the mountains or doing chores.
That's what makes this summer so great! I love having the time to do these things :)
I LOVE to camp!! I am excited to ride horses and also to go hiking while we are up in the mountains.
I used to hike tons when I lived up in Leavenworth. We used to camp lots, too. We decided that since everything is so expensive now that we are going to do more camping and closer to home.
So, getting everything ready definitely feels like a workout. But, in particular, this morning, Jordie and I unloaded all the hay from the horse trailer.
I had helped Ricky load it all up the other night, but really Rick did most of the work since I had to get in and out of the truck, since i was driving.
But this morning (before it got too hot) Jordie and I took out all the hay and stacked it next to the barn. My job was to take out all the hay from the trailer, and Jordie took it all and stacked it.
So, I lifted all 53 bales and hauled them over. I decided that definitely counts as a workout!! Plus we were sweating like crazy, even though it wasn't super hot yet, since we had long pants and long sleeve shirts on.
Afterwards I felt so good, you know that MAJOR high when you have worked out really hard, when you are sweaty, and your lungs and muscles feel ALIVE??!!
We came in and drowned ourselves in drinking tons of water. Now, we are ready for the day!
I like how we can work out the nautral way, whether it be hiking in the mountains or doing chores.
That's what makes this summer so great! I love having the time to do these things :)
Hey, hey, hey!
Yesterday was a good day! It was one of those days where I checked off tons of things on my list.
I did all of the beginning of the month errands, even though it was the last day of June. I paid all the bills, and Jordie graduated from Driver's Ed!
We went out for a celebration lunch at my favorite place, Wallwebbers!
I ordered a half of a Tom Terrific sandwich with a cup of soup (tomato garlic). I always ask them to add cranberries, yummy!
We spent a big part of the afternoon at the clinic with G-ma. What was good about that is that we ran into someone that I know who lost a tremendous amount of weight, and she looks FANTASTIC, and she totally inspires me!!
I didn't do any specific exercise (riding my bike or walking), but I had a great day tending to what needed to be done and spending it with Jordie!!
We went to Rick's and watched a movie in the early evening when it was still super hot. After that we went out and caught the mule (this had been an ordeal before, but we borrowed some panels from the neighbor and no problems last night at all).
I love walking her, and I am going to do so every day. Sometimes I can get her to trot with me, too.
We sat out in the yard, all three of us, and watched the storm. It was awesome! It so reminds me of Texas.
Oh, I almost forgot. Yesterday I took the boys down at Rick's work some yummy Orange Creamsicles from Dairy Queen. They are sugar-free and fat free and only 60 calories!
Not that the boys needed to lose weight (trust me, they are sweating every ounce of fat off of them), but these creamsicles are super yummy, and only 1 point.
I figured I would tell all of you folks out there looking for a treat to cool you down today, on another day of hot, hot weather! They also have chocolate ones.
Stay cool and hydrated, and exercise early in the morning or later in the night!
I did all of the beginning of the month errands, even though it was the last day of June. I paid all the bills, and Jordie graduated from Driver's Ed!
We went out for a celebration lunch at my favorite place, Wallwebbers!
I ordered a half of a Tom Terrific sandwich with a cup of soup (tomato garlic). I always ask them to add cranberries, yummy!
We spent a big part of the afternoon at the clinic with G-ma. What was good about that is that we ran into someone that I know who lost a tremendous amount of weight, and she looks FANTASTIC, and she totally inspires me!!
I didn't do any specific exercise (riding my bike or walking), but I had a great day tending to what needed to be done and spending it with Jordie!!
We went to Rick's and watched a movie in the early evening when it was still super hot. After that we went out and caught the mule (this had been an ordeal before, but we borrowed some panels from the neighbor and no problems last night at all).
I love walking her, and I am going to do so every day. Sometimes I can get her to trot with me, too.
We sat out in the yard, all three of us, and watched the storm. It was awesome! It so reminds me of Texas.
Oh, I almost forgot. Yesterday I took the boys down at Rick's work some yummy Orange Creamsicles from Dairy Queen. They are sugar-free and fat free and only 60 calories!
Not that the boys needed to lose weight (trust me, they are sweating every ounce of fat off of them), but these creamsicles are super yummy, and only 1 point.
I figured I would tell all of you folks out there looking for a treat to cool you down today, on another day of hot, hot weather! They also have chocolate ones.
Stay cool and hydrated, and exercise early in the morning or later in the night!
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