A brand new start
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Fuunkymonk
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Ooh, I know about the sore shins! Ugh. But you're doing super great. A chocolate chip bagel sounds delightful-there's this place near me that has a cinammon crunch bagel and they give it to you with hazelnut cream cheese. It's heavenly, but certainly not diet food...it will be a loooooong time before I ever have one of those again!
You also made me want a margarita. With salt.
You also made me want a margarita. With salt.
Totallyscrappy
New member
Hey, Jennifer and Fuunkymonk. Fuunky, that bagel sounds really sinful! I actually chose the chocolate chip thinking it was blueberry or cinnamon. Pretty yummy. No hazelnut cream cheese, mind ya, but yummy.
I didn't get a chance to write about the walk yesterday, so i will do that even though I need to hurry along...
Kim picks me up a little after 7. (She was worried that I would be late. Not sure why she may think a thing like that. ) We get over to the parking lot and I realize I have left my camera at home, but she has brought her camera. Okay.
On our way over to register I notice that my preschool aid is here to walk too. That's great; I didn't know she was coming. She teasingly says something to the effect that I have gotten her out very early for a Saturday morning. I'm sure I asked her if she was going to walk, but I don't remember her even hinting that she might come. It makes me feel good that she would spend the early hours of her Saturday with me doing this walk.
We get to the registration table and the atmosphere is really festive. Light blue and white balloons everywhere. People milling about. A line of people at the registration people.
I get my packet and we head to the bathrooms to put on our Follow His Path t-shirts. I'm pretty happy to add this new t-shirt layer to my other layers of clothing, becasue it is a bit cool, and I know I can't add a jacket to my "look" of sweats, long sleeve t-shirt and long sleeve, but open button-down shirt.
In the packet is a number to put on our shirts that identifies us. We attach our numbers to our bellies and then parade around showing off our shirts and numbers like a group of pregnant moms showing off thier swollen bellies.
We stand around and chit-chat. Eventually the even coordinator uses a megaphone to get everyone over to the start line. A group of us head toward the start line, but obviously where the back of the pack will be. (Someone comments, "You can always tell the good Lutherans- in the back!")
We are told about the course (It is marked and there are youth there to direct us) and advised that there is a medical team available. Pastor Roberts leads us in prayer and then it is the whole "Get Ready! Get set! Go!" thing.
Of course, we all start jogging off. I am not going to jog this thing, so the "running start" is totally for the Kodak moment and I quickly slow back down to a "power walk." Kim is still up ahead jogging. I linger back toward Val. We have a good pace and we'll do just fine talking and walking to the finish line. (I had assumed that most people at this walk/run would walk. I think most people jogged.)
The path is varied- concrete, grass, track. The course takes us all over the church and school campus. We travel past the nursing home, childcare center and preshcool, through the different fields, and around the church and school. We walk along (shins quickly protesting) and around the bends we can see the people ahead of us and we are cheering them along and they are rooting for us.
At one point, Val turns to me and says, "Is there anyone behind us?" I look back. "Two couples." "Are they over 50?" "Oh, by a couple of years," I tell her.
As we get close to the 2 mile marker there are people handing out cups of water. This is one of those moments of slight disbelief- I am actually doing this! Afterall, I've watched marathons on tv and those hot, sweaty runners always grab the dixie cups as if they are grasping for the holy grail. I take my cup and comment to Val, "Shouldn't I be dumping this on my head?" We drink up and then have a discussion of whether or not we should just fling our cups on the ground like they do on tv. (There were a few piles of empty cups just a few feet ahead of us.) She wads hers up and pockets it. I throw mine.
This is also about the time that I take off my long sleeve, button-down shirt. I wrap it around my waist, which, in my opinion is a skinny girl thing to do. I've never wrapped my shirt around my waist... makes my butt look too big. But, today I am walking in this walk and I have to take off my shirt becasue I have worked up a sweat. And where will I put my shirt? Around my waist!
As we head toward the third mile there is some confusion about which way to go. We are to travel on some of the path more than once, so there are people behind us that are actually in front of us and the people directly in front of us are no where in sight. We are told to go right.
As we round the corner and are walking in front of the old church building I notice that Kim is now behind me. Something went wrong. She says, "Hey, you only went through the field once." "We did what we were told," I reply. She catches up and actually jogs ahead of us. (We eventually learn that we were to go through the field only once, but lots of people went around it twice. I guess they were at the 7K walk/run.)
We near the finish line. There are people cheering for us. "You've done it!" and "Almost there..." can be heard even from a little bit off.
They tell us to go "single file," so they can take a picture. Of course, I am going to scrapbook this, so I actually stop and pose.
A lady with a stopwatch says some numbers at me. I ask her to repeat it, but I'm still not sure what time I finished. 37.something. I am proud. I just walked three miles in under 38 minutes.
I take my number (84- Is this is my place in the finishing list...) and stop to do a few stretches and catch my breath.
Kim finished a short time before us and is already drinking a bottled water. She comes over and we congratulate each other. The three of us walk over to the refreshment table and have some bagels and fruit and water.
While we are sitting on the bleachers talking they start to announce the winners. Winners in each category are presented with a medal. There is a local tv news personality on hand to do the presenting and "posing."
I know they aren't going to call my name to come up and take home a medal. But I am so much of a winner.
If you had told me just a few months ago that I would walk across the finish line at an athletic event like a 5K walk/run I would not have believed you. Walking in this walk may not have been one of my goals, but it truly represents the fruition of a lot of my goals- to exercise, to eat sensibly, to take better care of myself, to be healthy.
Yup, I'm a winner.
Today's food
1 slice whole wheat toast with peanut butter
1/3 cup orange juice
1 tiny pastry (at the church "donut hour")
packet of wheat thins
water
chili
cheese
diet cherry pepsi
grapes
chili
cheese
small corn muffin
grapes
water
M&M's
Exercise
walked around the retirement community with DH and kiddos.
I didn't get a chance to write about the walk yesterday, so i will do that even though I need to hurry along...
Kim picks me up a little after 7. (She was worried that I would be late. Not sure why she may think a thing like that.
) We get over to the parking lot and I realize I have left my camera at home, but she has brought her camera. Okay. On our way over to register I notice that my preschool aid is here to walk too. That's great; I didn't know she was coming. She teasingly says something to the effect that I have gotten her out very early for a Saturday morning. I'm sure I asked her if she was going to walk, but I don't remember her even hinting that she might come. It makes me feel good that she would spend the early hours of her Saturday with me doing this walk.
We get to the registration table and the atmosphere is really festive. Light blue and white balloons everywhere. People milling about. A line of people at the registration people.
I get my packet and we head to the bathrooms to put on our Follow His Path t-shirts. I'm pretty happy to add this new t-shirt layer to my other layers of clothing, becasue it is a bit cool, and I know I can't add a jacket to my "look" of sweats, long sleeve t-shirt and long sleeve, but open button-down shirt.
In the packet is a number to put on our shirts that identifies us. We attach our numbers to our bellies and then parade around showing off our shirts and numbers like a group of pregnant moms showing off thier swollen bellies.
We stand around and chit-chat. Eventually the even coordinator uses a megaphone to get everyone over to the start line. A group of us head toward the start line, but obviously where the back of the pack will be. (Someone comments, "You can always tell the good Lutherans- in the back!")
We are told about the course (It is marked and there are youth there to direct us) and advised that there is a medical team available. Pastor Roberts leads us in prayer and then it is the whole "Get Ready! Get set! Go!" thing.
Of course, we all start jogging off. I am not going to jog this thing, so the "running start" is totally for the Kodak moment and I quickly slow back down to a "power walk." Kim is still up ahead jogging. I linger back toward Val. We have a good pace and we'll do just fine talking and walking to the finish line. (I had assumed that most people at this walk/run would walk. I think most people jogged.)
The path is varied- concrete, grass, track. The course takes us all over the church and school campus. We travel past the nursing home, childcare center and preshcool, through the different fields, and around the church and school. We walk along (shins quickly protesting) and around the bends we can see the people ahead of us and we are cheering them along and they are rooting for us.
At one point, Val turns to me and says, "Is there anyone behind us?" I look back. "Two couples." "Are they over 50?" "Oh, by a couple of years," I tell her.
As we get close to the 2 mile marker there are people handing out cups of water. This is one of those moments of slight disbelief- I am actually doing this! Afterall, I've watched marathons on tv and those hot, sweaty runners always grab the dixie cups as if they are grasping for the holy grail. I take my cup and comment to Val, "Shouldn't I be dumping this on my head?" We drink up and then have a discussion of whether or not we should just fling our cups on the ground like they do on tv. (There were a few piles of empty cups just a few feet ahead of us.) She wads hers up and pockets it. I throw mine.
This is also about the time that I take off my long sleeve, button-down shirt. I wrap it around my waist, which, in my opinion is a skinny girl thing to do. I've never wrapped my shirt around my waist... makes my butt look too big. But, today I am walking in this walk and I have to take off my shirt becasue I have worked up a sweat. And where will I put my shirt? Around my waist!
As we head toward the third mile there is some confusion about which way to go. We are to travel on some of the path more than once, so there are people behind us that are actually in front of us and the people directly in front of us are no where in sight. We are told to go right.
As we round the corner and are walking in front of the old church building I notice that Kim is now behind me. Something went wrong. She says, "Hey, you only went through the field once." "We did what we were told," I reply. She catches up and actually jogs ahead of us. (We eventually learn that we were to go through the field only once, but lots of people went around it twice. I guess they were at the 7K walk/run.)
We near the finish line. There are people cheering for us. "You've done it!" and "Almost there..." can be heard even from a little bit off.
They tell us to go "single file," so they can take a picture. Of course, I am going to scrapbook this, so I actually stop and pose.
A lady with a stopwatch says some numbers at me. I ask her to repeat it, but I'm still not sure what time I finished. 37.something. I am proud. I just walked three miles in under 38 minutes.
I take my number (84- Is this is my place in the finishing list...) and stop to do a few stretches and catch my breath.
Kim finished a short time before us and is already drinking a bottled water. She comes over and we congratulate each other. The three of us walk over to the refreshment table and have some bagels and fruit and water.
While we are sitting on the bleachers talking they start to announce the winners. Winners in each category are presented with a medal. There is a local tv news personality on hand to do the presenting and "posing."
I know they aren't going to call my name to come up and take home a medal. But I am so much of a winner.
If you had told me just a few months ago that I would walk across the finish line at an athletic event like a 5K walk/run I would not have believed you. Walking in this walk may not have been one of my goals, but it truly represents the fruition of a lot of my goals- to exercise, to eat sensibly, to take better care of myself, to be healthy.
Yup, I'm a winner.
Today's food
1 slice whole wheat toast with peanut butter
1/3 cup orange juice
1 tiny pastry (at the church "donut hour")
packet of wheat thins
water
chili
cheese
diet cherry pepsi
grapes
chili
cheese
small corn muffin
grapes
water
M&M's
Exercise
walked around the retirement community with DH and kiddos.
Fuunkymonk
New member
How wonderful!
coastergirl4
New member
Way to go girl! You're amazing!!! Such an inspiration!
Meshellibel
New member
That is so great that you were able to do a 5K. It's awesome such an inspiration!!!!
Totallyscrappy
New member
Thanks, Forum Buddies! You are my favorite cheering section!!
Wow!! Awsome job! Congratulations, and...WOW! You're an inspiration to us all
Totallyscrappy
New member
Thanks for saying so, CMS. You guys have all been so kind!
Weighed myself this morning. Kind of disappointing that the scale has not budged in three weeks now. 184. The scale dances around the number, but seems to settle there every Monday. One day last week I actually saw it hit 183, but today... 184. I know that this happens. My body is adjusting to this new weight. I can be patient. My efforts are being rewarded.
Really tired tonight... Mondays are so exhausting!
Food
serving of Ritz crackers and cheese bitz
water
1/2 turkey club sandwich
small handful of M&M's
diet pepsi
1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
handful of strawberries
couple tablespoons of cranberry crunch
water
casa salad
pasta (1/2 the carb spaghetti)
way-too-much homemade sauce (I finally gave it a try! Put all the stuff in my crock pot and was welcomed home by this wonderful sauce!)
Exercise
2 mile dvd
I have such a hard time on Mondays (I don't mean to sound like a broken record...) but DH works until after the boys are in bed. That means I'm "solo" the whole evening. I know a lot of the stress I bring on myself (who would have guessed I was a perfectionist?), but tonight was really hard. By the time I got the boys to bed I was putting on the walking dvd to keep me out of the freezer.
That vanilla ice cream seemed like such a comfort. Too tired? Too stressed? Kids wring out your nerves? Ice cream to the rescue!!! But I made it through my walk and then talked on the phone to keep myself out of the freezer. So far, so good. I'm thankful for this forum. This journal and all you guys are keeping me honest.
Totallyscrappy
Weighed myself this morning. Kind of disappointing that the scale has not budged in three weeks now. 184. The scale dances around the number, but seems to settle there every Monday. One day last week I actually saw it hit 183, but today... 184. I know that this happens. My body is adjusting to this new weight. I can be patient. My efforts are being rewarded.
Really tired tonight... Mondays are so exhausting!
Food
serving of Ritz crackers and cheese bitz
water
1/2 turkey club sandwich
small handful of M&M's
diet pepsi
1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
handful of strawberries
couple tablespoons of cranberry crunch
water
casa salad
pasta (1/2 the carb spaghetti)
way-too-much homemade sauce (I finally gave it a try! Put all the stuff in my crock pot and was welcomed home by this wonderful sauce!)
Exercise
2 mile dvd
I have such a hard time on Mondays (I don't mean to sound like a broken record...) but DH works until after the boys are in bed. That means I'm "solo" the whole evening. I know a lot of the stress I bring on myself (who would have guessed I was a perfectionist?), but tonight was really hard. By the time I got the boys to bed I was putting on the walking dvd to keep me out of the freezer.
That vanilla ice cream seemed like such a comfort. Too tired? Too stressed? Kids wring out your nerves? Ice cream to the rescue!!! But I made it through my walk and then talked on the phone to keep myself out of the freezer. So far, so good. I'm thankful for this forum. This journal and all you guys are keeping me honest.
Totallyscrappy
Christina1
New member
You are doing awsome. I say this so much to everyone, but in reality, IT's TRUE! Let us know how the scrap book goes!
Fuunkymonk
New member
Yay for homemade sauce! Isn't it wonderful? So much better than from a can...
Too bad your husband has to work so late, but I'm proud of you for doing your walking dvd rather than dipping into the ice cream.
And there could be a lot of reasons your scale hasn't budged. You could be building muscle from your walking dvd. It could just be regular old water retention. Or you could be having the same problem as I am right now, which is getting upset that the scale hasn't budged and then realizing that it's almost that time of the month. Hell-o! That'll hinder your weight loss for a week for sure. Last month I thought I was gaining and then as soon as it was over the scale instantly said I was 5 pounds lighter. So don't let yourself get upset, you're doing so great!
Too bad your husband has to work so late, but I'm proud of you for doing your walking dvd rather than dipping into the ice cream.
And there could be a lot of reasons your scale hasn't budged. You could be building muscle from your walking dvd. It could just be regular old water retention. Or you could be having the same problem as I am right now, which is getting upset that the scale hasn't budged and then realizing that it's almost that time of the month. Hell-o! That'll hinder your weight loss for a week for sure. Last month I thought I was gaining and then as soon as it was over the scale instantly said I was 5 pounds lighter. So don't let yourself get upset, you're doing so great!
jennifer3
New member
OH Scrappy I know how disappointing it is when the scale does not go down,..its one of those incentives that helps me along...but makes sure you check those measurements...I am sure they are going down.
YOu inspire us all...with your skills at writing and interest in children have you ever considered writing childrens books,....I have a feeling you would be so good at it.
YOu inspire us all...with your skills at writing and interest in children have you ever considered writing childrens books,....I have a feeling you would be so good at it.
Totallyscrappy
New member
Phew! I spent about an half an hour typing this wonderful response the night before last, and let's just say, "computer glitch!" So, while this response will not be nearly as wonderful and complete... here goes!
Jennifer- Thank you for being so encouraging! No, I've never really entertained the idea of making children's books. I have this notion that ideas for picture books "sell" much better if they include illustrations and I am NOT an illustrator. Just now, retyping this I realize that maybe you meant juvi fiction (a bit older kids' books without pictures), and I've never thought about it. Hmmm.
Fuunkymonk- You are so right that I just need to hold on and keep doing what I'm doing and the weight will come off. In fact, today I stepped on the scale (I weigh in on Mondays, but I get on the scale everyday) and the needle has budged a bit! I don't want to get too excited, because the number may not be the same on Monday, but I'm excited that the plateau may be over.
Christina- I will keep you posted on the scrapbook! I can't decide if I want to do a 12X12 album or an 8X8 album. (I usually scrap in 12X12.) Colorbok has a new album line. I just can't decide if I want the red one with dark brown leather trim or the pink one with light leather trim. Since I have three boys I usually scrap in primary colors leaning toward the greens and blues. So, this scrapbook is an opportunity to scrap in "girly" colors. We'll see; I know I'll make up my mind soon! (I hope you are a scrapper or the above paragraph is just a bit of jibberish!)
Since yesterday's and the day before yesterday's food and exercise didn't get posted here, I'm just going to do today's
Today's food
whole wheat English muffin
cheddar cheese
1 egg
1 slice of ham
1/2 pink grapefruit
water
Jennifer- Thank you for being so encouraging! No, I've never really entertained the idea of making children's books. I have this notion that ideas for picture books "sell" much better if they include illustrations and I am NOT an illustrator. Just now, retyping this I realize that maybe you meant juvi fiction (a bit older kids' books without pictures), and I've never thought about it. Hmmm.
Fuunkymonk- You are so right that I just need to hold on and keep doing what I'm doing and the weight will come off. In fact, today I stepped on the scale (I weigh in on Mondays, but I get on the scale everyday) and the needle has budged a bit! I don't want to get too excited, because the number may not be the same on Monday, but I'm excited that the plateau may be over.
Christina- I will keep you posted on the scrapbook! I can't decide if I want to do a 12X12 album or an 8X8 album. (I usually scrap in 12X12.) Colorbok has a new album line. I just can't decide if I want the red one with dark brown leather trim or the pink one with light leather trim. Since I have three boys I usually scrap in primary colors leaning toward the greens and blues. So, this scrapbook is an opportunity to scrap in "girly" colors. We'll see; I know I'll make up my mind soon! (I hope you are a scrapper or the above paragraph is just a bit of jibberish!)
Since yesterday's and the day before yesterday's food and exercise didn't get posted here, I'm just going to do today's
Today's food
whole wheat English muffin
cheddar cheese
1 egg
1 slice of ham
1/2 pink grapefruit
water
Totallyscrappy
New member
Thanks, Rosered!
Dad is over and we are going to watch a movie, so I need to get a move on and finish playing on the 'puter!
The rest of today's food
3/4 peanut butter and jelly sandwich
5 ravioli with tomato sauce
diet cherry pepsi
12 animal crackers
1 mini packet of mini M&M's
water
spaghetti and tomato sauce
ice cream
white zinfandel
Exercise
2 mile dvd
Dad is over and we are going to watch a movie, so I need to get a move on and finish playing on the 'puter!
The rest of today's food
3/4 peanut butter and jelly sandwich
5 ravioli with tomato sauce
diet cherry pepsi
12 animal crackers
1 mini packet of mini M&M's
water
spaghetti and tomato sauce
ice cream
white zinfandel
Exercise
2 mile dvd
Christina1
New member
Well, unfortunatley I am not a scrapper, but somehow I understood everything you were saying! LOL I would love, love, love to make a scrap book someday though! just dont know where to start I guess. and is it expensive? I'm as broke as they get for now. lol
your menu was packed with flava! made my mouth water!
your menu was packed with flava! made my mouth water!
Meshellibel
New member
yummy m&m's....chocolate. The rest sounds pretty good too. I'm not much of a wine drinker. Keep up the great job!
Totallyscrappy
New member
Thanks, Shell, for your encouragement!
Christina, scrabooking is the best hobby! My mom always said that I needed a "cut and paste" hobby and she was sooo right. Scrapbooking is such an enjoyment for me!
Yes, getting started in scrapbooking can be pricey. I would recommend finding a Creative Memories consultant. CM makes very good products, but they don't sell EVERYTHING so you can get started without feeling sooo overwhelmed. CM consultants usually host crops and if you go (about $5 for the evening) you can use all their tools. This works for most people because it is the tools that cost so much. (...but once you have the tools...) This also enables you to acquire the tools slowly if that works better for you. (That was me... I bought all my tools with gift money, so it took a while to have the ones I wanted.) Plus, if you host a class (don't call it a "party") you can earn stuff. (...did that too... I was even a consultant for a while, but then I had a baby and then I wanted to get into more stuff that CM doesn't sell...)
Anyway. Creative Memories has a sight and if you just want to look at stuff, twopeasinabucket.com is a site I really recommend.
Christina, scrabooking is the best hobby! My mom always said that I needed a "cut and paste" hobby and she was sooo right. Scrapbooking is such an enjoyment for me!
Yes, getting started in scrapbooking can be pricey. I would recommend finding a Creative Memories consultant. CM makes very good products, but they don't sell EVERYTHING so you can get started without feeling sooo overwhelmed. CM consultants usually host crops and if you go (about $5 for the evening) you can use all their tools. This works for most people because it is the tools that cost so much. (...but once you have the tools...) This also enables you to acquire the tools slowly if that works better for you. (That was me... I bought all my tools with gift money, so it took a while to have the ones I wanted.) Plus, if you host a class (don't call it a "party") you can earn stuff. (...did that too... I was even a consultant for a while, but then I had a baby and then I wanted to get into more stuff that CM doesn't sell...)
Anyway. Creative Memories has a sight and if you just want to look at stuff, twopeasinabucket.com is a site I really recommend.