I've been looking forward all day to giving you part 2 of my Leslie Sansone dvd reviews but time got away from me and part 2 is going to take awhile and I don't want to rush it.
Instead, I'll just give you a run-down on my day...not super exciting but I'm determined to blog every day so I need to give you something at least a LITTLE interesting = )
Slept well, woke up to 3 out of 6 cats snuggling with me...always a great way to wake up!
Checked email and read several devotionals before getting out of bed...always a great way to start the day!
Put on work clothes so I didn't need to put any time in to "gettin' purty". Ate 2 homemade whole wheat/buckwheat pancakes with pure maple syrup for breakfast and drank 14 oz. of water.
Did pooper duty in the backyard. Pulled all the weeds in the walkway beds. This took awhile since I was being extra careful to not disturb any of the bluebonnet plants. It was a pure joy to pull weeds while getting close up to those beautiful bluebonnets!
Edged front yard...we live on the corner so we have an extra large front yard. I've learned that if I will edge twice a week, it takes me less time than if I edge just once a week and it's WAY easier too. I have an awesome battery edger/weedeater by Worx that rolls on wheels so it's a piece of "pi" (happy Pi day!) to roll along and edge. And one battery will last for the whole front yard.
Then mowed the rest of the front yard that I didn't mow on Tuesday. This took longer and WAAAAAAAY more energy. I also have the battery mower by Worx but it's not self-propelled. It's MYSELF propelled! Glad that's done!
Shower, fix hair, had baked beans and cottage cheese for lunch with 2 slices of homemade whole wheat Amish friendship bread with jam. Also had an organic chicken sausage link in between breakfast and lunch.
Sat outside and visited with the neighbors while one of them was helping me to learn the new crochet stitch "close scallops". Then it started to sprinkle so I came inside just in time to get a phone call from my Sweety Petey! We talked awhile and made plans.
He's flying home tomorrow and then we'll be leaving on Sunday to drive to Miami and look for a place to live. Please pray with us for wisdom in following God's leading, safety, peace, and joy too!
Ate a meal replacement bar for supper as I was not feeling up to eating a regular amount of food at that point. I like the bars cause they're calorie-dense and balanced nutrition. At other times I don't like the bars cause they're calorie-dense and I'd rather be eating a larger amount of regular food but it's not possible at that time. But today I was thankful for them!
Did chores around the house, cleaning up for Petey coming home, taking care of my furry babies' needs, finishing up a photo organizing project I've been working on with my sister's photos. It's not TOTALLY done but it's a whole lot closer now = )
Ran to Little Wally's to get cat food, talked to Petey again, then started doing the go-to-bed routine. And that's where I am now...I just need to put the dogs to bed and then myself. Good night!
Friday, March 14, 2014
Thursday, March 13, 2014
A very fun blog post = ) Part 1
Week #92 weigh-in...114.6
You know the feeling when you search for something for years and years and more years and you try SO MANY different items that show promise to be what you are looking for and with each one comes disappointment and you begin to give up hope but you just keep trying because SURELY this thing's gotta be out there somewhere and then you find it...you really REALLY find it?? And it ends up being better than you thought?!
If you know the feeling I'm talking about, then you know why I'm SO excited to share my "find" with you all!
So what I've been searching for for all those years was a workout dvd that I could do at home. "Do" is the operative word here...as in follow, enjoy, want to do and a true workout but not "leave 'em barely breathing" workout.
"Follow" was the hardest...they were all moves that required a certain level of "dance ability" or at least co-ordination...obviously neither of which I possess! Or enough ability to do the workout...
On a side note, we're having a "workout equipment swap" at our next Weight Watchers meeting and I have a number of dvds to take...hahaha
Anyhow, back to the subject...of course I didn't "enjoy or have the motivation to do" any of those other dvds because it was frustrating and humiliating not being able to follow the leader or keep up with the leader or even the person designated for beginners = (
Yes, I could tell that all of them would give me a true workout...but they all were "leave 'em barely breathing" workouts! Now, if you've read this blog for any length of time, you know that I'm no slacker when it comes to working out, at least when it comes to running.
I've run countless 5k's and 10k's, somewhere around 10 half-marathons, 6 full marathons and 2 ultra-marathons (anything longer than a marathon which is 26.2 miles). And if you know about running a marathon, you'll know that there's a good 4 month training period for each one where you build up your miles, topping out around 21-23 miles for your longest long run. So I've done almost a full marathon 6 more times in training!
So I would say that I would qualify to be in the "physically fit" category...and yet, all those dvds I tried were INSANE! Or maybe I was just expending so much effort simply trying to do the choreographed moves that it wore me out faster than the people on the dvd.
All that to say that when I finally got the chance to try Leslie Sansone, I was BEYOND PLEASED to discover how wonderful her dvds are!!!!
Now, to be honest, the reason it took me so many years to investigate her Walk at Home series is because I thought it was for older/sedentary/very overweight people and I was beyond that and it wouldn't give me a good workout. Oh how wrong I was!
Cue the Winter Challenge (the time when I normally gain 10-20 pounds and then have to lose it again in the spring)...and this winter had even more cold, wet, gloomy, stay-inside weather than normal.
But thank God that I borrowed mom's Leslie Sansone dvd and humbled myself and gave it a try. FABULOUS!!!! Even for a marathon runner!! For men, women, kids, skinny, overweight, active, sedentary, dancers, clumsy, young, old...EVERYONE! (I do not receive any compensation for plugging Leslie Sansone except a fit, toned body!)
It's getting late so you'll have to come back tomorrow when I give you a review of each dvd in my LS library = )
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
A very quiet day...
I had a "case of the nerves" early this morning and when that happens, it changes the look of the whole day. The to-do list doesn't even get looked at...it's all about resting and recovering.
We've had many "days in the life of Pony and Petey" lately that have brought change and upheaval. The airline that Petey worked at for almost 15 years went bankrupt and closed their doors December 31st.
I think Petey put in about 8 hours a day just searching for and filling out applications online for nearly 2 months. Some of those applications were CAAA-RAZY! The one for Virgin Atlantic is especially memorable!
And then bam-bam-bam, things happened quickly. He had a phone interview with Sky Lease Cargo on January 12th and was hired. Then the paperwork came from them overnight and it was a very busy week getting all the documents and such filled out and notarized and then overnighted back to them.
On the 21st he started at-home indoctrination training via web-cam...that was interesting! Then on the 27th he flew to Miami to do ground school, sim training and his checkride. Because he was still current in the 747-400, he was able to do a shortened version of ground school. Oh yeah...he still gets to fly the same plane he flew for Evergreen!
Petey got home late February 14th...just in time to wish each other a Happy Valentine's Day = ) Then it was a time of waiting for him to be called back to finish up his training...something called IOE, which stands for initial operating experience. The FAA requires each pilot to fly with an instructor pilot for the first 25 hours in the airplane. And that's where Petey is now... just about half done with IOE.
At first we thought that he could just commute from here like he did with Evergreen. But as the days went by and he learned more about the company and the kinds of flights they do and their schedules, it's become apparent that we really do need to move to Miami.
So that's where my "case of nerves" comes in. I'm working very hard and trying my best to accept God's grace FOR THE MOMENT and not get ahead of God and His plans for us. The "what about this?" and "what will we do about THAT?" and the "how are we gonna make this work?" thoughts just circle around and around our heads until they become a hurricane and we just have to tell each other, "we're not there yet...let's not get ahead of ourselves... let's take it one step at a time".
I'm ever so grateful to have a relationship with Creator and Sustainer God who knows the number of hairs on my head at this very moment! He can certainly be trusted to work out all the details and my trying to figure everything out isn't going to help Him or ME, at all!
Please be praying for us...way more change and upheaval coming our way...if things play out how they look like they're gonna play out...
We've had many "days in the life of Pony and Petey" lately that have brought change and upheaval. The airline that Petey worked at for almost 15 years went bankrupt and closed their doors December 31st.
I think Petey put in about 8 hours a day just searching for and filling out applications online for nearly 2 months. Some of those applications were CAAA-RAZY! The one for Virgin Atlantic is especially memorable!
And then bam-bam-bam, things happened quickly. He had a phone interview with Sky Lease Cargo on January 12th and was hired. Then the paperwork came from them overnight and it was a very busy week getting all the documents and such filled out and notarized and then overnighted back to them.
On the 21st he started at-home indoctrination training via web-cam...that was interesting! Then on the 27th he flew to Miami to do ground school, sim training and his checkride. Because he was still current in the 747-400, he was able to do a shortened version of ground school. Oh yeah...he still gets to fly the same plane he flew for Evergreen!
Petey got home late February 14th...just in time to wish each other a Happy Valentine's Day = ) Then it was a time of waiting for him to be called back to finish up his training...something called IOE, which stands for initial operating experience. The FAA requires each pilot to fly with an instructor pilot for the first 25 hours in the airplane. And that's where Petey is now... just about half done with IOE.
At first we thought that he could just commute from here like he did with Evergreen. But as the days went by and he learned more about the company and the kinds of flights they do and their schedules, it's become apparent that we really do need to move to Miami.
So that's where my "case of nerves" comes in. I'm working very hard and trying my best to accept God's grace FOR THE MOMENT and not get ahead of God and His plans for us. The "what about this?" and "what will we do about THAT?" and the "how are we gonna make this work?" thoughts just circle around and around our heads until they become a hurricane and we just have to tell each other, "we're not there yet...let's not get ahead of ourselves... let's take it one step at a time".
I'm ever so grateful to have a relationship with Creator and Sustainer God who knows the number of hairs on my head at this very moment! He can certainly be trusted to work out all the details and my trying to figure everything out isn't going to help Him or ME, at all!
Please be praying for us...way more change and upheaval coming our way...if things play out how they look like they're gonna play out...
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
An interesting dilemma...benefits versus drawbacks
So...I've been enjoying eating more and more closer to the natural state of foods. Almost everything from scratch...buying "ingredients" at the store rather than "food". And what food I do buy is simply made, few ingredients, lots of organic, and less and less processing and artificial anything like preservatives, additives, colors, sugars, etc.
And that's great...and I feel GREAT and I LOVE eating this way!! Huge benefits!! I want to eat this way for the rest of my life! I want to eat even better than this for the rest of my life!
Everything I put in my mouth is examined to answer these questions:
#1 - is anything added to this that God didn't put there in the first place?
#2 - has this food ever made me sick or produced a negative reaction in my body?
#3 - if yes to either of those 2, is this food worth it to eat?
#4 - is there a way that I could make or find this food in a more natural state?
I have some food here that fails #1 but doesn't make me feel bad. I'm parceling it out here and there to finish it with no intention of buying it again. I definitely don't want to throw it out unless it fails #2 and Petey won't eat it.
I'm finding that most of that food fails #3 anyhow. It's not worth it to eat it and I'd rather eat something else that's "clean" but if I won't throw it out, there's nothing to do but eat it! And I figure only eating once a week will give my body a good chance to process the additives.
And I'm finding lots and lots of healthy choices for whatever food fails #1 and #2 so those foods are getting displaced...all great benefits!
Now for the dilemma part...what I'm finding is that the more I "eat clean" the more sensitive my system is getting to non-clean foods...foods with preservatives, additives and such. Or even something with too much white sugar or flour!
That's ok as long as I just eat my own food. I'd prefer it actually. Kinda like in the Eat Clean books...the author tells you to pack a cooler of food to take with you everywhere so you'll always have clean, healthy food on hand and won't have to eat processed.
I'm just thinking ahead to how this plays out in real life. What about when someone invites you over for a meal? Do you explain that you have a "sensitive system" and need to eat your own food?
That's the honest truth and what, at this point, I would probably say and hope they understand. I'd explain and then ask if they minded if I brought my own food...
Thankfully, we've only been invited over to 2 houses lately...my friend, Amy, who eats clean already and I knew I would be safe there! And to my folks' where we had Domino's pizza which I knew my system could handle. It actually still upset things a little bit but not bad.
But that's the point I'm not doing a good job of making...here's the sum-up: the more I "eat clean" the more I HAVE to eat clean. It's like by feeding my body healthy food and only healthy food, my body gets sick now when I don't feed it healthy food.
So is that a benefit or a drawback? Maybe both?? Already I have no desire to eat out anymore...way too much risk for eating something and then spending the rest of the day or so sticking near the bathroom...not to mention the time spent being uncomfortable! (Don't you just hate it when someone says "not to mention" and then they mention it! hahahaha)
I know that my weight struggles and my digestive troubles and my general feeling of health have all improved dramatically by eating clean. But conversely, my sensitivities to foods have dramatically grown WAY more sensitive...to the point where I'm afraid to eat anything but my own food.
So that's where things stand right now. I exchanged emails with my nutritionist/wellness coach friend and she said she and her husband experienced the same thing. I need to email her back and ask how she handles being invited out to dinner, either at a person's house or a restaurant.
And for the record, I'm leaning toward this being a really nice benefit with maybe a minimal drawback = )
And that's great...and I feel GREAT and I LOVE eating this way!! Huge benefits!! I want to eat this way for the rest of my life! I want to eat even better than this for the rest of my life!
Everything I put in my mouth is examined to answer these questions:
#1 - is anything added to this that God didn't put there in the first place?
#2 - has this food ever made me sick or produced a negative reaction in my body?
#3 - if yes to either of those 2, is this food worth it to eat?
#4 - is there a way that I could make or find this food in a more natural state?
I have some food here that fails #1 but doesn't make me feel bad. I'm parceling it out here and there to finish it with no intention of buying it again. I definitely don't want to throw it out unless it fails #2 and Petey won't eat it.
I'm finding that most of that food fails #3 anyhow. It's not worth it to eat it and I'd rather eat something else that's "clean" but if I won't throw it out, there's nothing to do but eat it! And I figure only eating once a week will give my body a good chance to process the additives.
And I'm finding lots and lots of healthy choices for whatever food fails #1 and #2 so those foods are getting displaced...all great benefits!
Now for the dilemma part...what I'm finding is that the more I "eat clean" the more sensitive my system is getting to non-clean foods...foods with preservatives, additives and such. Or even something with too much white sugar or flour!
That's ok as long as I just eat my own food. I'd prefer it actually. Kinda like in the Eat Clean books...the author tells you to pack a cooler of food to take with you everywhere so you'll always have clean, healthy food on hand and won't have to eat processed.
I'm just thinking ahead to how this plays out in real life. What about when someone invites you over for a meal? Do you explain that you have a "sensitive system" and need to eat your own food?
That's the honest truth and what, at this point, I would probably say and hope they understand. I'd explain and then ask if they minded if I brought my own food...
Thankfully, we've only been invited over to 2 houses lately...my friend, Amy, who eats clean already and I knew I would be safe there! And to my folks' where we had Domino's pizza which I knew my system could handle. It actually still upset things a little bit but not bad.
But that's the point I'm not doing a good job of making...here's the sum-up: the more I "eat clean" the more I HAVE to eat clean. It's like by feeding my body healthy food and only healthy food, my body gets sick now when I don't feed it healthy food.
So is that a benefit or a drawback? Maybe both?? Already I have no desire to eat out anymore...way too much risk for eating something and then spending the rest of the day or so sticking near the bathroom...not to mention the time spent being uncomfortable! (Don't you just hate it when someone says "not to mention" and then they mention it! hahahaha)
I know that my weight struggles and my digestive troubles and my general feeling of health have all improved dramatically by eating clean. But conversely, my sensitivities to foods have dramatically grown WAY more sensitive...to the point where I'm afraid to eat anything but my own food.
So that's where things stand right now. I exchanged emails with my nutritionist/wellness coach friend and she said she and her husband experienced the same thing. I need to email her back and ask how she handles being invited out to dinner, either at a person's house or a restaurant.
And for the record, I'm leaning toward this being a really nice benefit with maybe a minimal drawback = )
Monday, March 10, 2014
A warm run outside!
Maybe Spring is on its way? I haven't even talked much about the dreaded "winter challenge" because this year it was like a non-event...and now it's over, thank You, God!
I got a nice dose of vitamin d and a mini sunburn...and a dehydration headache because I'm not used to sweating this much and needing to drink more to compensate :( My head's aching pretty badly in spite of guzzling as much water as my stomach could hold comfortably. I didn't drink enough early on...
The Christmas tree pile smelled wonderful with the strong south wind :))
I'm not in prime running shape but I managed a 9:48 pace for 4.2 miles...I'll take it!
And I don't think my sunglasses are really THAT big on my face! At least I hope it's the camera angle...
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