http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IkhM0i8sV0&feature=related
Beth Moore talks about working out and she says, "Don't you ask yourself that question, you get your tail out there and do what you need to do!" Amen! We ask ourselves too many questions. Do we ask "Am I going to have lunch today?" Nope. We eat. We plan our meals. We dream about dessert. And we live in bondage. How much do you weigh? What did you eat today? Was it good or bad? Hmm...these pants don't really fit right..looks like my pants are ready to explode. Yup, that's mental bondage. Consumed by unnecessary thoughts. I don't know about you but I have enough going through my head. So as I head into a new week I remind myself of how good I feel when I exercise and get it done for the day. The absence of guilt when I know I've moved my body "enough" for today.
As a woman, a wife and mother, I've come to realize that I need "teasers" during the day to keep me going. I need a good lunch to get me through the afternoon and evening with the kiddos. I need a break at naptime to have some quiet and do some things alone without the children around. If my husband were here (or if he ever got the million dollar memo I tried to get him to understand) he'd flirt with me on the phone or something so that I'd actually be happy to see him when he came home in the evening. lol I've learned the same goes for exercise. Doing a full workout at naptime hasn't been working for me. My son wakes up before I've had adequate alone time and I feel jipped. Or he interrupts me while I'm in a zone doing squats and tries to run over my foot with a file cart.
BUT...if I get my butt downstairs and get on the pilates chair for some movements, my body warms up and I'm reminded of how good it feels to be slimmer and more flexible. I have my Leg Magic right at the bottom of the stairs so as I see myself in the mirror I'm reminded to hop on for a minute or two before I allow myself near the computer. I have several 10 minute options, just abs, a full body 10 min workout, arm weight segments, etc. If I get on the pilates chair, do some arm movements and some abs and get the heart rate up a bit, in less than 20 minutes I've given myself the teaser and I still have plenty of quiet time before the kiddos wake up. Then when the kids go to bed for the night, I have the energy and enthusiasm to do a full workout. Here's the thing, 50 or 60 minutes straight through sucks. It's just too long. Unless the workout is REALLY fun...it's just long. You shouldn't be checking the clock. That's why I like Ellen Barrett's workouts. 45 min or so but the movements flow so well you just keep going. Richard Simmons is 50-60 minutes but it's "low impact" compared to the other stuff I've been doing so 50-60 min is necessary to equal a decent amount of work for one day. If I'm doing a high intensity workout, 15-30 min is all I can muster. On an ideal day, I'll do an Ellen Barrett workout and then add on a 10 min arms, abs or higher intensity segment to complete the hour. Knowing what works is half the battle...and tomorrow I will NOT be asking myself if I will work out. I will tease at naptime and get ready for the full show after bedtime. ;-)
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Turbo Thanksgiving
Wednesday: Physique 57 Arm booster, pilates chair and Turbo Fire's HIIT 15 workout
Thursday: Spent all day in the kitchen...that's a workout right?
Friday: Washed dishes...again...working back, legs and arms. :-)
Saturday: Just enough energy to do 10 min of Disco Sweat, abs on the pilates chair, and there was this chart on Pintrest, the 4 minute workout. I did it...it worked..heart rate up, body warmed, out of breath.
Sunday: Ellen Barrett's Fat Burning Fusion ...I get enough mojo to work out...and then I get interrupted by someone who not only finds something to argue about but runs over my foot with the cause of the argument..grrrrrr! I get in a zone. The whole point of exercising is to concentrate, work and move the body, clear the mind and focus on the movements. The cause of stress coming in and ruining the concentration killed it. This is why I've scootched back my workouts from naptime to bedtime. I washed dishes while watching Friends on the portable dvd player (I put it on the kitchen window sill, how cool is that? lol ) and then I worked out and by then naptime was clearly over when I heard foot steps. I have a headache so time to pop some Excedrine and drink a bottle of water.
Thursday: Spent all day in the kitchen...that's a workout right?
Friday: Washed dishes...again...working back, legs and arms. :-)
Saturday: Just enough energy to do 10 min of Disco Sweat, abs on the pilates chair, and there was this chart on Pintrest, the 4 minute workout. I did it...it worked..heart rate up, body warmed, out of breath.
Sunday: Ellen Barrett's Fat Burning Fusion ...I get enough mojo to work out...and then I get interrupted by someone who not only finds something to argue about but runs over my foot with the cause of the argument..grrrrrr! I get in a zone. The whole point of exercising is to concentrate, work and move the body, clear the mind and focus on the movements. The cause of stress coming in and ruining the concentration killed it. This is why I've scootched back my workouts from naptime to bedtime. I washed dishes while watching Friends on the portable dvd player (I put it on the kitchen window sill, how cool is that? lol ) and then I worked out and by then naptime was clearly over when I heard foot steps. I have a headache so time to pop some Excedrine and drink a bottle of water.
Monday, November 21, 2011
And up...and up....one more...and up....
That's what the lady on the Physique 57 dvd sounds like... lol It's actually amusing but it works...it keeps you going. I just did the Arm Booster portion and man your arms feel like they're gonna fall off when you're done. I burned about 150 calories on the recumbent bike before my butt fell asleep. lol I also did the "makeover moves" on the pilates chair. The pilates 100 is actually getting easier! I couldn't believe it. When I first started I couldn't do 10 "pumps" without holding my breath. Now I can breathe through 30 pumps before I need to take a break. I sit up, take a deep breath, then get back into position for another 30. I did 100! Getting stronger....;-)
Yesterday I did Turbo Fire's Fire 30 workout. You sweat a LOT but it's fast-paced cardio which is exactly what I need. I modify the moves to take it easy on my knees. I've had experience with Turbo Jam before and it kills the knees a bit. Lots of twisting and awkward movement...and I don't use my legs well during kickboxing workouts so I just keep my lower body stable and work the waist up which is my trouble area anyway. Tomorrow is the HIIT 15 workout, high intensity interval training for 15 minutes. Every other minute is intense high intensity work with the next minute of rest, alternating through the 15 minutes. I'll do some other cardio before that to warm up and then I'll do that. It's a short time so I can do 45 minutes of something else before the 15 minutes of Turbo Fire kills me. lol
Yesterday I did Turbo Fire's Fire 30 workout. You sweat a LOT but it's fast-paced cardio which is exactly what I need. I modify the moves to take it easy on my knees. I've had experience with Turbo Jam before and it kills the knees a bit. Lots of twisting and awkward movement...and I don't use my legs well during kickboxing workouts so I just keep my lower body stable and work the waist up which is my trouble area anyway. Tomorrow is the HIIT 15 workout, high intensity interval training for 15 minutes. Every other minute is intense high intensity work with the next minute of rest, alternating through the 15 minutes. I'll do some other cardio before that to warm up and then I'll do that. It's a short time so I can do 45 minutes of something else before the 15 minutes of Turbo Fire kills me. lol
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Sore and more sore
Owwww! I can barely walk. Note: Do not do 40 squats in one day. I was supposed to do 80 yesterday. I wouldn't be able to get out of bed if I had done 80. Seriously so stiff and sore. In need of stretching so I did about 10 minutes or so doing some hatha yoga poses from a book I have. I did it with a faster tempo so I was definitely warmed up and sweating, not to mention I was stretching through the pain. lol
I'm still crazy sore this evening but I felt like I should do more so I did Ellen Barrett's Fat Burning Fusion for the first time. I only did half. The whole thing is 43 minutes and I don't have much time before the kids go to bed. They're watching The Fresh Beat Band upstairs. Thank goodness for Nick Jr. I swear. I really liked this dvd so I could have done the whole thing if I had done it earlier. The moves flow very easily into the next so even if you want to quit you end up just flowing into the next one. I would have done less but I kept going through an extra 5 minutes of moves because they felt good. lol I really like her. And now..I'm craving a bowl of Fruity Pebbles. Makes me think of Mike. He's like a 12 yr old kid in a lot of ways. He looks like he could kill you with his bare hands and yet...he likes Captain Crunch and Fruity Pebbles. He can also see smoked sausage right out of the wrapper from the fridge and a side of pickles. Clearly he's not a foodie gourmet. lol Tomorrow's another day....maybe some Disco Sweat?
I'm still crazy sore this evening but I felt like I should do more so I did Ellen Barrett's Fat Burning Fusion for the first time. I only did half. The whole thing is 43 minutes and I don't have much time before the kids go to bed. They're watching The Fresh Beat Band upstairs. Thank goodness for Nick Jr. I swear. I really liked this dvd so I could have done the whole thing if I had done it earlier. The moves flow very easily into the next so even if you want to quit you end up just flowing into the next one. I would have done less but I kept going through an extra 5 minutes of moves because they felt good. lol I really like her. And now..I'm craving a bowl of Fruity Pebbles. Makes me think of Mike. He's like a 12 yr old kid in a lot of ways. He looks like he could kill you with his bare hands and yet...he likes Captain Crunch and Fruity Pebbles. He can also see smoked sausage right out of the wrapper from the fridge and a side of pickles. Clearly he's not a foodie gourmet. lol Tomorrow's another day....maybe some Disco Sweat?
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
A Week of Work
Monday: I worked up a sweat in the first 10 minutes doing jumping jacks, pony hops, football drills, "jumping through tires" and a few other plyometrics. I also did 5 minutes of uphill battle on the manual treadmill. That thing is no joke. All you, all incline. lol I skipped, I did the sideways shuffle, I walked backwards, 10 laps each across my family room downstairs. I also used 5lb dumbbells and worked my arms and shoulders/back. I did my "morning moves" as my cool down. I'm sweaty and pooped in 25 minutes. ;-)
Tuesday: I danced for 30 minutes. We were watching the movie Deck the Halls while the kids had their breakfast and then I started dancing to the music during the ending credits. Then I turned on the cd player and started dancing to some oldies rock and roll. Gino followed along with my movements for a bit and Nina danced in her high chair. The kids then went off to play and I danced around for the remainder of the time until my parents showed up. I incorporated my "morning moves", did laps backwards, sideways shuffled, skipped, some ballet moves and moved to the music. It was fun and an easy way to break a sweat. My mom said I looked rosy and rested when she walked in. I told her it was because I had been moving my fat a** for half an hour. lol
Didn't exercise the rest of last week so I had nothing to blog about. I have to make up for 2 weeks of being bad about food and exercise. Time to play catch-up.
Tuesday: I danced for 30 minutes. We were watching the movie Deck the Halls while the kids had their breakfast and then I started dancing to the music during the ending credits. Then I turned on the cd player and started dancing to some oldies rock and roll. Gino followed along with my movements for a bit and Nina danced in her high chair. The kids then went off to play and I danced around for the remainder of the time until my parents showed up. I incorporated my "morning moves", did laps backwards, sideways shuffled, skipped, some ballet moves and moved to the music. It was fun and an easy way to break a sweat. My mom said I looked rosy and rested when she walked in. I told her it was because I had been moving my fat a** for half an hour. lol
Didn't exercise the rest of last week so I had nothing to blog about. I have to make up for 2 weeks of being bad about food and exercise. Time to play catch-up.
Remembering the beauty
Listen to this song and then come back here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orc4TuIO56s
I was watching episodes of The Biggest Loser season 6 and one of the women, Kelly, said she was working hard to be beautiful on the outside to match how beautiful she was on the inside. We are told not to be superficial and judge a person by their looks, but it's reality. Being big doesn't mean you're ugly, but you're not the best you could be. Your health is your biggest asset, your biggest wealth. After that comes how you feel about yourself. I don't know anyone that truly feels 100% happy about themselves physically. No one will ever be 100% happy because that's the way humans are...but we should be more than 75% content with how we are, and most aren't even up to that percentage.
So my cousin got on Pintrest and told me how fantastic it is so I checked it out. It's like millions of women going through magazines and catalogs and life in general and sharing with their girlfriends. A random picture of someone's eyeball, a recipe, a dress they think is pretty but have no occasion to wear. I figured, where there are recipes, there are fatties so I typed in "exercise" in the search box and came up with this:
The 100 Workout: 100 jumping jacks, 90 crunches, 80 squats, 70 leg lifts, 60 jumping jacks, 50 crunches, 40 squats, 30 leg lifts, 20 jumping jacks, run for 10 min.
I did everything with the exception of 40 squats and only 5 min of running on the trampoline. And yes, you can "run" on a trampoline just like you can "run" on an elliptical. The benefit of running on the trampoline is no pressure on your joints. The jumping jacks made my chest catch fire. The crunches made me not be able to breathe, the squats hurt my knees after 40, the leg lifts were the easiest. I did knee ups to work legs and abs, side lifts to work legs and obliques, and southeast and southwest lifts to work the legs and butt. Crazy thirsty and I'm sitting here at the computer in pajama pants and a sports bra. My exercise clothes of the day. lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orc4TuIO56s
I was watching episodes of The Biggest Loser season 6 and one of the women, Kelly, said she was working hard to be beautiful on the outside to match how beautiful she was on the inside. We are told not to be superficial and judge a person by their looks, but it's reality. Being big doesn't mean you're ugly, but you're not the best you could be. Your health is your biggest asset, your biggest wealth. After that comes how you feel about yourself. I don't know anyone that truly feels 100% happy about themselves physically. No one will ever be 100% happy because that's the way humans are...but we should be more than 75% content with how we are, and most aren't even up to that percentage.
So my cousin got on Pintrest and told me how fantastic it is so I checked it out. It's like millions of women going through magazines and catalogs and life in general and sharing with their girlfriends. A random picture of someone's eyeball, a recipe, a dress they think is pretty but have no occasion to wear. I figured, where there are recipes, there are fatties so I typed in "exercise" in the search box and came up with this:
The 100 Workout: 100 jumping jacks, 90 crunches, 80 squats, 70 leg lifts, 60 jumping jacks, 50 crunches, 40 squats, 30 leg lifts, 20 jumping jacks, run for 10 min.
I did everything with the exception of 40 squats and only 5 min of running on the trampoline. And yes, you can "run" on a trampoline just like you can "run" on an elliptical. The benefit of running on the trampoline is no pressure on your joints. The jumping jacks made my chest catch fire. The crunches made me not be able to breathe, the squats hurt my knees after 40, the leg lifts were the easiest. I did knee ups to work legs and abs, side lifts to work legs and obliques, and southeast and southwest lifts to work the legs and butt. Crazy thirsty and I'm sitting here at the computer in pajama pants and a sports bra. My exercise clothes of the day. lol
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Summer Inspiration
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR8XQ-tqQbA
Take a look at that....and tell me that beach doesn't inspire to lose weight and get a tan. lol You can almost feel the heat of the sun, the smell of the salt air...and if you listen closely you can hear the waves...ahh, heaven. Just arrived in the mail yesterday, previewed the whole thing last night. The first part is cardio, the second is weights and toning. It's a sweaty one for sure. It's one of those big-bang-for-your-buck workouts.
I haven't posted in a few days. I took a break to satisfy my cravings. Steak, grilled shrimp, mashed potatoes, grilled asparagus, and chocolate. Not just cheap chocolate...chocolate that comes in a pretty box. Good thing I only like about 4 kinds that come in the huge box. lol Caramels and nuts are crowd pleasers..that random crap they put in there? Not so much. And not dark chocolate. If I want to eat something bitter I'd get some radicchio..ylekh.
I also was too busy looking for additional motivation.....summer rentals. :-) Finally decided on a condo in Carolina Beach, NC. Had to coordinate with my dad's work schedule so now we're officially reserved. A condo ON the beach with a pool. Nice to have the comforts of home and wake up to the view of dolphins popping out of the water. The kids will love that. ;-)
Now that I have 6 months to get ready for family vacation, I've gotta get on the ball! The stability ball that is...and the treadmill and the recumbent bike and the trampoline and the pilates chair...and a few hundred viewings of dvds like the link above. I don't want to look like a stuffed sausage in my bathing suit next summer, no sir. lol
Take a look at that....and tell me that beach doesn't inspire to lose weight and get a tan. lol You can almost feel the heat of the sun, the smell of the salt air...and if you listen closely you can hear the waves...ahh, heaven. Just arrived in the mail yesterday, previewed the whole thing last night. The first part is cardio, the second is weights and toning. It's a sweaty one for sure. It's one of those big-bang-for-your-buck workouts.
I haven't posted in a few days. I took a break to satisfy my cravings. Steak, grilled shrimp, mashed potatoes, grilled asparagus, and chocolate. Not just cheap chocolate...chocolate that comes in a pretty box. Good thing I only like about 4 kinds that come in the huge box. lol Caramels and nuts are crowd pleasers..that random crap they put in there? Not so much. And not dark chocolate. If I want to eat something bitter I'd get some radicchio..ylekh.
I also was too busy looking for additional motivation.....summer rentals. :-) Finally decided on a condo in Carolina Beach, NC. Had to coordinate with my dad's work schedule so now we're officially reserved. A condo ON the beach with a pool. Nice to have the comforts of home and wake up to the view of dolphins popping out of the water. The kids will love that. ;-)
Now that I have 6 months to get ready for family vacation, I've gotta get on the ball! The stability ball that is...and the treadmill and the recumbent bike and the trampoline and the pilates chair...and a few hundred viewings of dvds like the link above. I don't want to look like a stuffed sausage in my bathing suit next summer, no sir. lol
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Mix It Up
Lots of stuff on my mind so I'm going to mix it up a bit today. I did some abs and pilates chair but I have a bad headache so I popped some Excedrine and nursing a coffee while I type. I'd like to do something mellow this evening like Ellen Barrett's Fusion Flow or maybe just get on the recumbent bike. We'll see. My cousin called last night and told me she was getting Chipotle so of course I've been craving it ever since. SO good. Everything's healthy but you just eat and eat until you want to pass out. You can't stop..must finish. So maybe that'll be my dinner. ;-)
I've planned my Thanksgiving meal. It's just my parents, me and the kids so we make what we like. I make a ham (more like reheating since it's already cooked), green bean casserole, sweet potatoes (just butter and cinnamon, brown sugar). My mom requested cranberry sauce from scratch so I found an Emeril recipe for that. I love him. Seriously. Love him. If I could curl up into his chest I would. I'm using his recipe for cheesy potato gratin as well. I usually use Mike's recipe for cheesy potatoes but that's kind of a pain to make the sauce. I just put in an order for Dinner Done, 8 entrees with free delivery for Saturday. I've heard it's great so I'm finally giving it a try. They assemble and package everything and deliver it to my door. Can't get better than that..and it would cost me well over $120 to make 8 different entrees so...one of the entrees is a almond and cranberry stuffed chicken breast so I may add those to the menu if I can't find turkey legs anywhere.
I've been taking pictures of new recipes I try but I put ALL my pictures on the computer at once a few times a year and I'm feeling quite lazy these days. I'll put the food pics on Facebook eventually.
I was looking through a catalog, you know the kind with quotes on t-shirts, Christmas sweaters and cheesy gifts. I was thinking that I want a cheesy Christmas sweater. You know, the kind elementary school teachers wear. lol I looked on Ebay...and I'm really not a cheesy dresser. I can't do novelty earrings or Mickey Mouse watches. I get hot in sweaters around the house. So I found some cute aprons instead. One for Thanksgiving and one for Christmas. It'll put me in the festive mood when I'm cooking.
So while I was browsing Ebay, I looked at shoes. These are the kind of shoes I used to wear: (Not the brand for pete's sake but the style!) http://www.ebay.com/itm/Christian-Louboutin-39-5-8-5-Elisabeth-lip-steel-heel-slide-shoe-AUTHENTIC-/110766801032?pt=US_Women_s_Shoes&hash=item19ca374088
And now: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Andiamo-Slipon-Sandals-w-Jewelled-Medallion-Black-Sz-8-5-/400253850402?pt=US_Women_s_Shoes&hash=item5d30fd1322
A world of difference. Sigh....I used to be cute. I used to get checked out. Nobody checks out a lumpy mom of two. Nobody gets checked out going to Costco and Target. Anybody going in or out of there is married...and most likely to their very own frumpy mom of two. lol Life just ain't the same. I used to shop at New York and Company almost weekly back in the day. I still love that store...but what's the point? Where do I go? I'm already the dressiest woman I know and that's kinda sad actually. I'm actually hesitant when I get ready to socialize...I have to tell myself to take off a piece of jewelry...change my shoes....I remember last year, first night of book club...I wore a black v-neck cotton dress and a periwinkle sweater over it....I normally would have worn my black wedge heels...I was toning it down for the homeschoolers...so I wore my black patent thongs....I wore silver jewelry....and makeup. I looked like I was going out to dinner and the rest of the women looked like they just came home from the library. Very casual. It's not a bad thing to be casual...in fact I was the one that stood out. I don't know anyone that dresses up. I see women who look hot to trot going in to Target with children...but no one I know does that. lol
I was talking to my cousin this morning and I told her I'm planning on being the flashiest old lady EVER. I mean gold sandals, blinging to the nines...you know those old ladies that go to the salon for a weekly styling? That'll be me...only I'll do it myself because I know how. lol I really admire those 80 yr olds that do their makeup every day. They grew up in a different time...a time when a lady took care that she looked presentable when she left the house. We all look like shlubs when we leave the house nowadays. It's not just about appearance...when these old ladies do their face and hair and pick an outfit for the day, they put their jewelry on, they have a place to go, something to live for. It's about attitude. You think if they stayed home every day in their nightgowns they'd live to see 90? Who would want to see 90 when that's all you have going for you??!
Switching topics...I'm dreaming of the beach lately. I miss the hot sun...my tanned skin...the salt air. It is my mission to spend at least one week at the beach next summer. I will make it happen. I'd also like to get the driveway done and pay off bills but you know, whatever...priorities. lol Traveling up to see the in-laws in MA is on the agenda too....we'll see what we can manage. I'd like to do that, the kids will be old enough for a road trip but that's not laying out on the beach. Two totally different vacations. We may do that with Mike and have the truly relaxing vacation after he leaves. lol My parents can only be with us for a weekend so if I can manage to find a place I feel safe enough for a week just me in the kiddos...man oh man would that be heaven. Maybe Topsail...oooh, the wheels are churning. I'd need a pool too. I've been to Topsail before..it's low-key...perfect for families and I have a choice of two Food Lions on the island. lol You know what would really stink? A week at the beach with non-stop rain. That would truly stink. That's me, Ms. Positive Thinker. ;-) That's all for today folks.
I've planned my Thanksgiving meal. It's just my parents, me and the kids so we make what we like. I make a ham (more like reheating since it's already cooked), green bean casserole, sweet potatoes (just butter and cinnamon, brown sugar). My mom requested cranberry sauce from scratch so I found an Emeril recipe for that. I love him. Seriously. Love him. If I could curl up into his chest I would. I'm using his recipe for cheesy potato gratin as well. I usually use Mike's recipe for cheesy potatoes but that's kind of a pain to make the sauce. I just put in an order for Dinner Done, 8 entrees with free delivery for Saturday. I've heard it's great so I'm finally giving it a try. They assemble and package everything and deliver it to my door. Can't get better than that..and it would cost me well over $120 to make 8 different entrees so...one of the entrees is a almond and cranberry stuffed chicken breast so I may add those to the menu if I can't find turkey legs anywhere.
I've been taking pictures of new recipes I try but I put ALL my pictures on the computer at once a few times a year and I'm feeling quite lazy these days. I'll put the food pics on Facebook eventually.
I was looking through a catalog, you know the kind with quotes on t-shirts, Christmas sweaters and cheesy gifts. I was thinking that I want a cheesy Christmas sweater. You know, the kind elementary school teachers wear. lol I looked on Ebay...and I'm really not a cheesy dresser. I can't do novelty earrings or Mickey Mouse watches. I get hot in sweaters around the house. So I found some cute aprons instead. One for Thanksgiving and one for Christmas. It'll put me in the festive mood when I'm cooking.
So while I was browsing Ebay, I looked at shoes. These are the kind of shoes I used to wear: (Not the brand for pete's sake but the style!) http://www.ebay.com/itm/Christian-Louboutin-39-5-8-5-Elisabeth-lip-steel-heel-slide-shoe-AUTHENTIC-/110766801032?pt=US_Women_s_Shoes&hash=item19ca374088
And now: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Andiamo-Slipon-Sandals-w-Jewelled-Medallion-Black-Sz-8-5-/400253850402?pt=US_Women_s_Shoes&hash=item5d30fd1322
A world of difference. Sigh....I used to be cute. I used to get checked out. Nobody checks out a lumpy mom of two. Nobody gets checked out going to Costco and Target. Anybody going in or out of there is married...and most likely to their very own frumpy mom of two. lol Life just ain't the same. I used to shop at New York and Company almost weekly back in the day. I still love that store...but what's the point? Where do I go? I'm already the dressiest woman I know and that's kinda sad actually. I'm actually hesitant when I get ready to socialize...I have to tell myself to take off a piece of jewelry...change my shoes....I remember last year, first night of book club...I wore a black v-neck cotton dress and a periwinkle sweater over it....I normally would have worn my black wedge heels...I was toning it down for the homeschoolers...so I wore my black patent thongs....I wore silver jewelry....and makeup. I looked like I was going out to dinner and the rest of the women looked like they just came home from the library. Very casual. It's not a bad thing to be casual...in fact I was the one that stood out. I don't know anyone that dresses up. I see women who look hot to trot going in to Target with children...but no one I know does that. lol
I was talking to my cousin this morning and I told her I'm planning on being the flashiest old lady EVER. I mean gold sandals, blinging to the nines...you know those old ladies that go to the salon for a weekly styling? That'll be me...only I'll do it myself because I know how. lol I really admire those 80 yr olds that do their makeup every day. They grew up in a different time...a time when a lady took care that she looked presentable when she left the house. We all look like shlubs when we leave the house nowadays. It's not just about appearance...when these old ladies do their face and hair and pick an outfit for the day, they put their jewelry on, they have a place to go, something to live for. It's about attitude. You think if they stayed home every day in their nightgowns they'd live to see 90? Who would want to see 90 when that's all you have going for you??!
Switching topics...I'm dreaming of the beach lately. I miss the hot sun...my tanned skin...the salt air. It is my mission to spend at least one week at the beach next summer. I will make it happen. I'd also like to get the driveway done and pay off bills but you know, whatever...priorities. lol Traveling up to see the in-laws in MA is on the agenda too....we'll see what we can manage. I'd like to do that, the kids will be old enough for a road trip but that's not laying out on the beach. Two totally different vacations. We may do that with Mike and have the truly relaxing vacation after he leaves. lol My parents can only be with us for a weekend so if I can manage to find a place I feel safe enough for a week just me in the kiddos...man oh man would that be heaven. Maybe Topsail...oooh, the wheels are churning. I'd need a pool too. I've been to Topsail before..it's low-key...perfect for families and I have a choice of two Food Lions on the island. lol You know what would really stink? A week at the beach with non-stop rain. That would truly stink. That's me, Ms. Positive Thinker. ;-) That's all for today folks.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Muscles
I was contemplating taking an online course for personal training or fitness and nutrition just to keep me in the zone, motivated and my brain on track.....they made it more expensive since the last time I checked so whateva...I hit the library website instead. lol
Picked out some Biggest Loser cookbooks, definitely more recipes that I liked more than I didn't like which is rare, I'm picky with cookbooks.
I found book in particular I really liked, Anatomy of Exercises which shows strength training exercises as well as the muscles used for each. Really interesting...so that's what I did today. I started with my "morning moves" and stretched, then 20 jumping jacks (jiggling up and down is decreasing, hallelujah!) and then I did the exercises from the book with my hand weights. I tried to see if I could feel the muscles in my body working just like the pictures...they were pretty accurate.
I've got some cooking to do this afternoon and then I'll use the pilates chair later this evening, the leg magic and some ab work as well. All of that takes me maybe 30 minutes or so but really works...and a nice way to end the evening before I go up to bed to read.
Picked out some Biggest Loser cookbooks, definitely more recipes that I liked more than I didn't like which is rare, I'm picky with cookbooks.
I found book in particular I really liked, Anatomy of Exercises which shows strength training exercises as well as the muscles used for each. Really interesting...so that's what I did today. I started with my "morning moves" and stretched, then 20 jumping jacks (jiggling up and down is decreasing, hallelujah!) and then I did the exercises from the book with my hand weights. I tried to see if I could feel the muscles in my body working just like the pictures...they were pretty accurate.
I've got some cooking to do this afternoon and then I'll use the pilates chair later this evening, the leg magic and some ab work as well. All of that takes me maybe 30 minutes or so but really works...and a nice way to end the evening before I go up to bed to read.
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