It has been sooooo long since I've updated this blog. And to be honest, it's been just as long since I've been able to get much of any working out done. As it turns out... I'm pregnant! And I have had a terrible, terrible, first trimester.
Most of my exercises these days involve walking to get the mail, and if I'm feeling really spry... to the end of the block. Unfortunately, too much activity makes my insides squirm, slosh and evacuate... so, I've spent a lot of time sitting on the couch waiting for the misery to end.
I'm now in the 2nd trimester (13 weeks) and feel comfortable announcing the impending arrival of a new workout-buddy. Just a few more months, and I'll be able to get back into real life! At least that's what I keep telling myself....
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Going on a Walkabout
Although I don't have a ton of time to post today, I thought I'd hop on here for a minute and just mention how nice it is to be able to walk to so many of my errands in town. Now that the weather is a little cooler and life is settling back into a routine after a hectic summer it's a lot easier to get out and get moving again.
I've got some things in the works that I think you will all be excited to read about in the coming weeks. I can't wait to share them with you... soon! Until then, take care and keep those bottoms moving!
I've got some things in the works that I think you will all be excited to read about in the coming weeks. I can't wait to share them with you... soon! Until then, take care and keep those bottoms moving!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Let the Group Therapy Continue!
M and I have added a lot to our morning walks. First it was the amount of time we walk (from 30 minutes to 1 hour), then it was distance (from 1 mile to 2.5-3 miles), then it was stairs (10 minutes of climbing stairs downtown really makes you feel the burn!) and then this week we added something - or rather someone - new.
Mr. Kawaii decided to join us on our morning walk yesterday morning, and it was great having him along. For one thing, it was wonderful to have a third voice in the conversation that always happens in tandem with the walk. It was also great to share with him all of the joys and gripes of the daily routine and get his insight on a few things that M has been mulling over.
It was mostly great having him join us because he's just fun to be around, no matter what the activity. I hope he continues coming back out with us. Someone's got to hold my stuff when I get a half mile into the walk and realize I have no pockets!
Mr. Kawaii decided to join us on our morning walk yesterday morning, and it was great having him along. For one thing, it was wonderful to have a third voice in the conversation that always happens in tandem with the walk. It was also great to share with him all of the joys and gripes of the daily routine and get his insight on a few things that M has been mulling over.
It was mostly great having him join us because he's just fun to be around, no matter what the activity. I hope he continues coming back out with us. Someone's got to hold my stuff when I get a half mile into the walk and realize I have no pockets!
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Stairs!
M and I have added a new step to our daily walks - quite literally! We've discovered a couple of places along our route with buildings & stadiums with several flights of stairs. Climbing them a couple of times during our walk really helps to get the heart beat pounding and make those glutes, lower abs and calves feel the burn.
It's such a great idea... I don't know why we didn't think of it before.
It's such a great idea... I don't know why we didn't think of it before.
Friday, August 5, 2011
April to August - Where Does Time Go?
I can't believe it has been 4 months since I last updated this blog! This summer has been a busy one; filled with paintball, camping, expanding businesses, the upcoming publishing of my first novel (information here), remodeling at home and at the in-laws... lots and lots of activity!
I have been having such a great time away from my desk that I have completely forgotten to do regular updates here, and that is something I really need to get better at doing. How else will you know that I am in the beginning stages of pulling together a 3-woman paintball team (a sub-team of Gearheadz Family Assassins), or that I'm debating whether or not to once again hit the pavement for the Great Columbia Crossing?
I will try to keep in better touch with this blog and keep you all updated. Viva la small bottoms!
I have been having such a great time away from my desk that I have completely forgotten to do regular updates here, and that is something I really need to get better at doing. How else will you know that I am in the beginning stages of pulling together a 3-woman paintball team (a sub-team of Gearheadz Family Assassins), or that I'm debating whether or not to once again hit the pavement for the Great Columbia Crossing?
I will try to keep in better touch with this blog and keep you all updated. Viva la small bottoms!
Monday, April 18, 2011
You Look... Different
Hey-O! April is marching along at a rapid pace, and I fear I am going to run out of month long before I run out of things that are supposed to get done. Coming back to post on exercising is a little difficult at the moment because I have the attention span of a goldfish and often forget about the blog when shiny things pass by my window. Oh well, at least I remembered today.
Yesterday Mr. Kawaii and I had a "date day" out on the town and walked for several hours around a show at a local convention hall and at an outdoor mall while we looked for new and inventive ways to spend our hard earned cash. Although I no longer use a pedometer, I am confident that we walked several miles over the course of the day and it was so good to be outside moving around. This past week has been a bit hectic, and unfortunately the workout side of things has suffered, but we made up for at least a little of it yesterday.
As we were out, I bumped into an old friend/romantic interest from back before Mr. Kawaii and I were an item, and after the happy "hello" hugs and chit-chat he leaned back and said, "You look so... different from when I last saw you." Although I'm not sure how the comment was intended (I mean, I've cut about 2 feet of length off my hair, have traded in my tight fitting office attire for jeans and a company jacket and am visibly a much happier person than I was 5 years ago), I couldn't help but think that he was referring to my weight which is, truth be told, significantly different than it was back then. Initially I was embarrassed for having become so large, but as I thought about it more I was propelled into a long and thought provoking look at who I was and where I am today.
After the initial horror of possibly being mistaken for someone who has "let herself go" I've decided that while yes, I do look different than I did back then - it is because my life is different. While it's true that I weigh nearly 50lbs more than I did when the old-flame and I said our last goodbyes, the weight gain didn't come from sitting on ass for several years eating bon-bons. No, I had a demanding and profitable stint in the food service industry where working 60+ hours a week made exercise an afterthought (the unlimited taste-testing, 3 square meals a day on the house and hundreds of gallons of sugary drinks also helped in producing this weight-gain), moved, got married, traveled, gave up the corporate grind to begin working for myself, supported other local small businesses, took care of my mother full time and have somehow found the time to finish writing a novel. And further, while others might see me now and compare the roundness of my derrière to the firm bubble of a butt I had several years ago... what would they have thought if they saw me 18, 12 or even 6 months ago? Truth be told, although I still haven't lost more than 5 pounds since this weight loss revolution took hold, I've dropped from an 18 to a 14.
And so, this morning after pondering this some more (I am a woman after all, so I couldn't just let it go) I find myself shrugging my shoulders and muttering, "who cares what he thinks?" about the whole ordeal. Although it's true that I'd love to be that svelte size 8 that I was yesteryear, I wouldn't trade my life for anything. Maybe one day I'll bump into him again so instead of reacting with embarrassment to the statement, "you look so different" I'll be able to muster the courage to ask him why he looks so very much the same.
Yesterday Mr. Kawaii and I had a "date day" out on the town and walked for several hours around a show at a local convention hall and at an outdoor mall while we looked for new and inventive ways to spend our hard earned cash. Although I no longer use a pedometer, I am confident that we walked several miles over the course of the day and it was so good to be outside moving around. This past week has been a bit hectic, and unfortunately the workout side of things has suffered, but we made up for at least a little of it yesterday.
As we were out, I bumped into an old friend/romantic interest from back before Mr. Kawaii and I were an item, and after the happy "hello" hugs and chit-chat he leaned back and said, "You look so... different from when I last saw you." Although I'm not sure how the comment was intended (I mean, I've cut about 2 feet of length off my hair, have traded in my tight fitting office attire for jeans and a company jacket and am visibly a much happier person than I was 5 years ago), I couldn't help but think that he was referring to my weight which is, truth be told, significantly different than it was back then. Initially I was embarrassed for having become so large, but as I thought about it more I was propelled into a long and thought provoking look at who I was and where I am today.
After the initial horror of possibly being mistaken for someone who has "let herself go" I've decided that while yes, I do look different than I did back then - it is because my life is different. While it's true that I weigh nearly 50lbs more than I did when the old-flame and I said our last goodbyes, the weight gain didn't come from sitting on ass for several years eating bon-bons. No, I had a demanding and profitable stint in the food service industry where working 60+ hours a week made exercise an afterthought (the unlimited taste-testing, 3 square meals a day on the house and hundreds of gallons of sugary drinks also helped in producing this weight-gain), moved, got married, traveled, gave up the corporate grind to begin working for myself, supported other local small businesses, took care of my mother full time and have somehow found the time to finish writing a novel. And further, while others might see me now and compare the roundness of my derrière to the firm bubble of a butt I had several years ago... what would they have thought if they saw me 18, 12 or even 6 months ago? Truth be told, although I still haven't lost more than 5 pounds since this weight loss revolution took hold, I've dropped from an 18 to a 14.
And so, this morning after pondering this some more (I am a woman after all, so I couldn't just let it go) I find myself shrugging my shoulders and muttering, "who cares what he thinks?" about the whole ordeal. Although it's true that I'd love to be that svelte size 8 that I was yesteryear, I wouldn't trade my life for anything. Maybe one day I'll bump into him again so instead of reacting with embarrassment to the statement, "you look so different" I'll be able to muster the courage to ask him why he looks so very much the same.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
A Week of Unrecorded Progress
Well, it's been a long and active week... so active that I haven't had time to sit down at the computer to record any of it!
This past weekend, M and K and I went out to the coast for a few days. On our getaway weekend we helped to spiff up K's beach house with some painting and closet cleaning, as well as a nice walk on the beach. The weather was gorgeous, and the company was divine. We came home rested, worked out and ready for a nap!
Then Monday was all about helping M move into her new apartment, so Mr. Kawaii and I spent the morning running up and down a flight of stairs with our arms full of boxes and the afternoon unloading, unpacking, cleaning and lining the shelves of M's new place. It is a great little apartment, and once we helped to get her unpacked it felt like more of a home than her last place. So happy to see her growing her independence with this move!
Yesterday we were back in the office, trying to get some work done between naps... and today... well, I am going to do my best to get a walk in but I certainly am not in a position to make any promises!
This past weekend, M and K and I went out to the coast for a few days. On our getaway weekend we helped to spiff up K's beach house with some painting and closet cleaning, as well as a nice walk on the beach. The weather was gorgeous, and the company was divine. We came home rested, worked out and ready for a nap!
Then Monday was all about helping M move into her new apartment, so Mr. Kawaii and I spent the morning running up and down a flight of stairs with our arms full of boxes and the afternoon unloading, unpacking, cleaning and lining the shelves of M's new place. It is a great little apartment, and once we helped to get her unpacked it felt like more of a home than her last place. So happy to see her growing her independence with this move!
Yesterday we were back in the office, trying to get some work done between naps... and today... well, I am going to do my best to get a walk in but I certainly am not in a position to make any promises!
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