Sweetpea: The Road to Me

I went camping last weekend. It was beautiful. I miss getting out and doing stuff. I went on what I thought would be an easy to moderate 4 mile hike, and was a total wuss because I was way behind everyone else and had to stop frequently b/c I was winded or b/c my ankle decided to act up after 10 years of being perfectly fine. I don't even know where my old ankle braces are anymore. And then I whined about what a wuss I am, so fun for everyone. It was a nice view at the top, though. I'm just really disappinted in myself b/c I had been and still am working out with the idea I'll be able to hike again and thought I was ready for this hike. Blech. Good hike, bad attitude. I have some things I need to work out of my system.
 
but you DID IT. even if it took you longer than you wanted or was a little less comfortable than you would have hoped, YOU DID IT!

Which is more than I can say I did this weekend! ;)

Besides sounds like you gave your body a workout that was completely different to anything else you have been doing. Sorry to hear the ankle decided to been needy & demand attention. Hope its feeling better today.
Anyway I'm proud you did it. Who know what heights you might climb to next?
 
Thank you, you two. I don't know if I'll go on that particular hike again, I may stay closer to home (though I'd love to go camping again). I need to dig out my old ankle braces. I haven't seen them since I last moved. My ankle didn't bug me on the last 2 hikes I was on. Strange.
 
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Hi SweetPea!

I actually was going for SweetPea for a log in name, but then I misspelled it and alas I am SweatPea. LOL I wondered why the nickname took so easily... ;)

Anyway, I was just cruising by and saw your posts! Good luck and just keep it up!
 
Thanks.. I actually cruised by your diary just before checking mine. Yeah, we have a popular nickname. But at least your husband gave you yours, which is very sweet. I named myself that by accident on a board once (I thought it was a secret identity, not a password, but similar--yeah, I was half asleep at the time) and then several of my buddies and friends started calling me by it, so it stuck.
 
Funny Story. :)

I know when I first started cruising the internet (eons ago), I was confused and did silly things.

Well at least you didn't make the spelling mistake. LOL Now I will never live down the joke - especially amongst my real-life friends. ;)
 
A half pound and massive cheating this weekend for no apparent reason.

Breakfast: 2 eggs, 2 slices of bacon, tea with milk and 2 sugars
Lunch: Lean Cuisine Chicken Alfredo, banana, ice tea w/ lemon and 1 sugar
Snack: potatoes (leftovers in the staff room b/c I forgot to pack my carrots)
 
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A half pound and massive cheating this weekend for no apparent reason.

Breakfast: 2 eggs, 2 slices of bacon, tea with milk and 2 sugars
Lunch: Lean Cuisine Chicken Alfredo, banana, ice tea w/ lemon and 1 sugar
Snack: potatoes (leftovers in the staff room b/c I forgot to pack my carrots)
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Does that mean you're down a 1/2 of a pound?

Maybe the cheating shook things up a bit?
 
God bless you for that SP.

I got weighed at the doctor's office and weighed 183. But I've been dehydrated and it wasn't the scale at the gym so it *cough* doesn't count *cough*.:rofl:
 
Dr.'s office scales always seem to be off. To bad they weren't off in the good direction. :)
 
I've given up the "no diet" ghost. I started Slimfast on Monday. The most I've ever lost on it has been 10 lbs., and I loathed it after about a month. I'm not a shakes-only girl. But dang it, I have to try something new.

And the gym scale was nice to me.
 
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I've given up the "no diet" ghost. I started Slimfast on Monday. The most I've ever lost on it has been 10 lbs., and I loathed it after about a month. I'm not a shakes-only girl. But dang it, I have to try something new.

And the gym scale was nice to me.
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He he. Scales are like mirrors. I was checking myself out in this mirror they had at a bar Friday, and was shocked by how thin I looked. Oh, but the one by my bed makes me feel like a behemoth. That's why so much of this weight-loss kick has to come from how you feel about yourself. :]

Good luck with the Slim-Fast! I'm sure you'll find what it takes.

Sel
 
Oh, I know. Somebody could make a killing by selling funhouse mirrors that make you look thinner. It'd make me happy at least. . .but then I still have to deal with the pictures. Cameras have it out for me, apparently. It was a picture that first made me change my tune from "Yeah, I'm overweight, I'll fix it when I'm done with school" to "Oh my freakin gosh, who is that?!!!!" c'est la vie. <sigh>
 
Ah yes the reality of the photo... ug. It still makes me sick to look at a few pic & think oh yeah, THATS how everyone else sees me. In my mind I don't look anything like that.

Good luck with the school stuff you have going on right now.

Thanks for dropping by my place. The water thing is a bonus going along with this Halloween challenge I got into. You drink half your weight in ounces of water, so for me being 178 lbs, I need to drink at least 89 oz of water everyday! Guzzlefest. Luckily I have a Nalgene bottle that list the ounces there & I can tote with me everywhere. Gotta love the screw on tops!
 
I know, photos are Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeevvvviiiiilllll! I don't see myself that way either (now I'm poking myself in the mirror and watching it jiggle and thinking "oh crud. I have to work that off."

I like the water idea., so I have to drink 92 oz instead of 64. I think I can do that.
 
Food
9/04/07
Breakfast: Slimfast
Snack: red plum
Lunch (at 3 p.m.): one slice pizza because I couldn't bring slimfast along
Snack: apple, 5 hershy's kisses
Dinner: gazpacho--2 bowls

9/05/07
Breakfast: homemade breakfast sandwich (b/c, dangit, I had cramps and was VERY low energy, and I don't care right now)
Lunch: Slimfast
Snack: apple
Dinner:haven't decided yet
 
What was in the homemade sandwich? It sounds good you know.

Your meals don't look too bad. Do you make your own gazpacho? I've never had it (that I can remember.)
 
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