For the most part, life is grand. Great husband, great job, great friends. Leave it to human beings to find one little negative thing and focus totally on it. But here it is: I feel like such a fatty. This weekend some friends are getting together to go tubing to celebrate one friend's birthday. I love that friend dearly, and tubing sounds like a lot of fun, but I am just really dreading this trip. Husband tells me that when tubing, people wear swimsuits. Well I will not be wearing a swimsuit. I thought that maybe I'd go buy some lightweight cargo pants with secure pockets so that I could be the keeper of the keys... but that plan was foiled when I went to the mall and to Target and left feeling like the Goodyear blimp. :/
I have been exercising, but not as much as I should. So i think I might go to the Rush to inquire about a membership again. I see their ads that say $19/mo with no enrollment fee. That is quite fair. I know I enjoy Zumba classes a lot more than I enjoy going to the gym at work. It's nice to come home and eat and decompress and then go exercise. Please wish me luck, or pray, or do whatever you do. I am tired of feeling like an undesirable blob.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Oh dear.
I've been away from my blog for a little while but I'm back! I was sick last week, so I didn't exercise at all, but I hit the gym hard yesterday, and on Thursday I plan to go back to the Zumba class with my good friends, Karen and JeMiale. I feel good. Fat but good. At least I'm doing something about the fatness, so I need to focus on the positive side. ;)
I'm getting the hang of things at my new job, but it's keeping me really busy! I feel like I've already learned so much, but many many new things come up every day. I hope I always love my job as much as I do right now. Even the frustrating computer stuff is fun in its own little way.
And things at home are grand as well. This past weekend, my oldest sister came to town to visit. She stayed with me and my hubby for the first time ever, and she didn't have any of the kiddos with her. She has the world's greatest kids, but it was really nice to get to just spend time with her. She taught me some sewing basics as I am learning how to quilty. We've been designing a quilt top by email and phone for a couple weeks, and we managed to get the whole quilt top put together this weekend. So next time she comes to town, we will back a back and we'll make a quilt sandwich. We got to spend time with our other sister as well. The three of us had a great outing, going to the Farmer's Market at Market Square, eating at the French Market (mmmmm nutella crepe!), going to the quilt show, going up into the sunsphere, and hanging out. If and when I get the pictures from the weekend, I'll have to post some. We had a great time, but I am/was exhausted.
So that's what's going on in my world. What's going on in yours? :)
I'm getting the hang of things at my new job, but it's keeping me really busy! I feel like I've already learned so much, but many many new things come up every day. I hope I always love my job as much as I do right now. Even the frustrating computer stuff is fun in its own little way.
And things at home are grand as well. This past weekend, my oldest sister came to town to visit. She stayed with me and my hubby for the first time ever, and she didn't have any of the kiddos with her. She has the world's greatest kids, but it was really nice to get to just spend time with her. She taught me some sewing basics as I am learning how to quilty. We've been designing a quilt top by email and phone for a couple weeks, and we managed to get the whole quilt top put together this weekend. So next time she comes to town, we will back a back and we'll make a quilt sandwich. We got to spend time with our other sister as well. The three of us had a great outing, going to the Farmer's Market at Market Square, eating at the French Market (mmmmm nutella crepe!), going to the quilt show, going up into the sunsphere, and hanging out. If and when I get the pictures from the weekend, I'll have to post some. We had a great time, but I am/was exhausted.
So that's what's going on in my world. What's going on in yours? :)
Sunday, July 4, 2010
The Post That Needs to Happen
I've been dreading this, but the time has come. I met with the exercise physiologist at my new job, and she took all my measurements and gave me a workout plan. I promised myself that I was going to post all my measurements here on my blog so that I would be accountable. I meet with the physiologist again in 6 weeks, and darn it, I'm gonna have something to show for it!
Currently, I do ZERO regular exercise, and my "diet" involves eating pretty much whatever I want whenever I want it. It would be unrealistic to go from this lifestyle to one that embodies Anya-like diligence and self-control, so I asked the physiologist to get realistic with me. What can I honestly do; what will I stick to? She came up with a fitness routine for me to do 3 days a week. Each routine should take approximately 30 minutes. Diet-wise I am supposed to eat out less often. If this isn't achievable, I don't know what is!
And now for the moment we've all been waiting for: my fitness assessment figures as of 7/1/10:
Ht: 5'5" (that shouldn't change)
Wt: 157.6 (egads! Mini-goal = 145lbs)
Blood Pressure: 110/76 (not too shabby)
Body fat: 32.1% (how am I still alive!? STAY PUFT!!!)
Waist to Hip Ratio: .73 (she said this was acceptable, but I should google what it means)
Flexibility: 9 (this is a relatively meaningless number. More accurate to say that I can't even touch my toes when my legs are straight. This is dangerous!)
Goals: to lower weight and eventually do a pull-up.
Circumference Measurements:
Shoulders: 43
Chest: 36
Waist: 30
Abdomen: 34
Hips: 41
Biceps: 12 in. ea.
Thighs: 23 in. ea.
While on the one hand it feels like a big failure to post these numbers, I need to remember that the upside is that this is my starting point. I'd better have some improvements to blog about in the next several weeks!
Also, since having the assessment done, I joined some friends for a class at the Rush. I had a wonderful time, so maybe I can really enjoy this new "exercise" thing. ;)
Currently, I do ZERO regular exercise, and my "diet" involves eating pretty much whatever I want whenever I want it. It would be unrealistic to go from this lifestyle to one that embodies Anya-like diligence and self-control, so I asked the physiologist to get realistic with me. What can I honestly do; what will I stick to? She came up with a fitness routine for me to do 3 days a week. Each routine should take approximately 30 minutes. Diet-wise I am supposed to eat out less often. If this isn't achievable, I don't know what is!
And now for the moment we've all been waiting for: my fitness assessment figures as of 7/1/10:
Ht: 5'5" (that shouldn't change)
Wt: 157.6 (egads! Mini-goal = 145lbs)
Blood Pressure: 110/76 (not too shabby)
Body fat: 32.1% (how am I still alive!? STAY PUFT!!!)
Waist to Hip Ratio: .73 (she said this was acceptable, but I should google what it means)
Flexibility: 9 (this is a relatively meaningless number. More accurate to say that I can't even touch my toes when my legs are straight. This is dangerous!)
Goals: to lower weight and eventually do a pull-up.
Circumference Measurements:
Shoulders: 43
Chest: 36
Waist: 30
Abdomen: 34
Hips: 41
Biceps: 12 in. ea.
Thighs: 23 in. ea.
While on the one hand it feels like a big failure to post these numbers, I need to remember that the upside is that this is my starting point. I'd better have some improvements to blog about in the next several weeks!
Also, since having the assessment done, I joined some friends for a class at the Rush. I had a wonderful time, so maybe I can really enjoy this new "exercise" thing. ;)
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