OTTER's Mar 2008 CalorieKing Blog
Don't be average!...
Tuesday, March 18th 2008
I read an article on Reuters.com today that says a new year's resolution to diet will only last until March 18! Here's the quote: "...the average dieter sticks to a regime for only 78.6 days -- often from January 1 to March 18." Here's the Reuter's link: http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSL1721934320080318So my anthem for the day: Be above average!
CONDIMENT DAY (catch-up)
Saturday, March 15th 2008
Good morning! It's been a pretty good week.Exercise
Met my exercise goals minutes, cardio, and strength training. Found the "magic bullet" exercise for making my hip feel so much better: stiff-legged deadlifts with dumbbells. Three days in a row now I have awakened with no hip pain, and have been able to walk and move throughout the day with little or no pain. Yippee!
I like belonging to a challenge on one of the Forums, too. Helps to keep me honest, and I ...
Who belongs to these?
Sunday, March 9th 2008
Did the weigh-in today. No change in weight (not surprising, given my moon cycle). Too lazy to take body measurements, so I don't know if that has changed.Picture is of my shoes. Gold boots are from a different time in my life. But they're the only boots I have left, and every once in a while in the pacific northwest I actually have need of boots. The two black pairs of shoes are my "old lady" shoes. Made for comfort and support, they make me laugh when I look at them -- ho...
Grouchy Otter...
Saturday, March 8th 2008
This week I felt keenly the changes I'm going through.Weight loss and new habits mean I am not using food to ignore emotion. Emotion in response to experiences - pleasant and unpleasant. And where does the emotion go when we must be in self-control? Sometimes to grouchy, or cranky, or abrupt.
So I'm feeling EVERYTHING more keenly. Ordinary stuff: when I'm hungry, when I'm tired, when I'm happy, when I'm awake. Stuff that feels new, but probably has been sneaking up on my for clo...
FIT, FITTER, FITTING, FITTEST!
Saturday, March 1st 2008
Yippee! Another good weight loss week. FITness level also seems to be improving -- less trouble with hip pain, much more energy throughout the day, good energy on waking. Wonderful, since I am a morning person.FIT of many things has changed! Noticed yesterday my favorite belt is being cinched up one notch smaller. The FIT of my eyeglasses has become loose (does this mean I had a fat head?). The FIT of my favorite blouse changed enough that I had to wear a brooch at my throat, or risk...