Weeks Ending January 13- January 27, 2007 weeks 16-18
Not much to share on the what I've dones, only a sparse 14.5 miles with a combined total of 161 miles. Life has been busy with family, friends, work, being on the Bargaining committee for the union, the Beautification Committee for the town, it doesn't leave too many hours to spare... plus it's been cold, and I don't like the cold. I will walk even if it's 20 degrees but there can't be even a little bit of a breeze... 20 degrees is cold and trust me I don't see another soul out there walking when it's that cold... the dogs love it.
This is the week I start a new "routine"... I need to watch what I eat, I know I don't take enough calcium in and now that I'm an old lady it's important. Milk, a.k.a. cow puss as some people tend to refer to is just doesn't sit well with me... I've never been a milk drinker. Yogurt, cottage cheese, and cheese of all kinds I can do and need to add more of them to my diet. I don't like meat all that much and seriously need to add iron to my diet as well. I've never had a problematic my fruit and vegetable intake it has always been my preferred food group. I need to watch what starches enter my body and how much of the processed white flour passes my lips. I need to continue to cut back my intake of sugars in my coffee and soft drinks. I need to jump up my exercise routine... I have an extra 5-10 pounds that just wont leave my body no matter what I do.
I've decided I am going to try jumping rope, I figure if I can start with 5 minutes without dying I can eventually work my way up to 10-20 minutes of it. I use to jump rope a lot as a kid.
We are in the process of rethinking the laundry room to include and area for the dogs during the day as well as an area for exercise equipment... if we could decide between an elliptical machine or a tread mill we would be golden. We are also going to be adding a large weighted punching bag in the garage... mostly for DS#2 but with a house full of males I am sure he wont be to only one using it. The Bean is on it's way for more core exercising. We currently have a weight bench and set as well as a growing collection of small dumbbell weights. .. just trying to keep it fun and varied; I'm too hyper to do the same thing day in and out.
So the short of it is, I'm going to force myself to eat better and to step up my routine... I hope the others in my family choose to follow. I never thought when I started walking about 4 years ago it would ever turn into "this".
This is the week I start a new "routine"... I need to watch what I eat, I know I don't take enough calcium in and now that I'm an old lady it's important. Milk, a.k.a. cow puss as some people tend to refer to is just doesn't sit well with me... I've never been a milk drinker. Yogurt, cottage cheese, and cheese of all kinds I can do and need to add more of them to my diet. I don't like meat all that much and seriously need to add iron to my diet as well. I've never had a problematic my fruit and vegetable intake it has always been my preferred food group. I need to watch what starches enter my body and how much of the processed white flour passes my lips. I need to continue to cut back my intake of sugars in my coffee and soft drinks. I need to jump up my exercise routine... I have an extra 5-10 pounds that just wont leave my body no matter what I do.
I've decided I am going to try jumping rope, I figure if I can start with 5 minutes without dying I can eventually work my way up to 10-20 minutes of it. I use to jump rope a lot as a kid.
We are in the process of rethinking the laundry room to include and area for the dogs during the day as well as an area for exercise equipment... if we could decide between an elliptical machine or a tread mill we would be golden. We are also going to be adding a large weighted punching bag in the garage... mostly for DS#2 but with a house full of males I am sure he wont be to only one using it. The Bean is on it's way for more core exercising. We currently have a weight bench and set as well as a growing collection of small dumbbell weights. .. just trying to keep it fun and varied; I'm too hyper to do the same thing day in and out.
So the short of it is, I'm going to force myself to eat better and to step up my routine... I hope the others in my family choose to follow. I never thought when I started walking about 4 years ago it would ever turn into "this".
posted by Colleen Ann at 5:40 AM
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