Motivation is rising

So, I went to the gym yesterday, in spite of lacking motivation.  I got on a treadmill next to a friend I haven't seen in years -- since our Girl Scout council merged with several others in the area, and it's just not the same.  We chatted about her girls and mine, brought each other up to date on what each of our kids are doing, and just talked about other acquaintances and mutual friends.  It made the half hour on the treadmill go much faster.  I went again today, and might have overdone it.  My knee is a bit shaky, so we'll see how it feels in an hour or so. Yes, I have more energy, but man, I'm hungrier than I've been in weeks!

I have a job for tomorrow, so I'm not sure if I'll make it after work.  I did get an exercise ball for Christmas, so I may try that video after school tomorrow.  I think it would be less stress on my knee.  So, I'm starting the year on the right track, as far as moving more is concerned.  I'm going to have to figure out how to tame this hungry beast, so the moving more doesn't backslide into out of control eating, again.

Otherwise, it's bitter cold out today.  I shouldn't complain too much, since we've had a mild winter so far.  But it's just the beginning of January, and anything is possible.  I don't have a kid in high school anymore, so snow days only effect my getting paid or not.   #2 daughter goes back to college in 2 1/2 weeks.  While I love having her home, I'm also missing having all my own space.  And the water bill will go back down!

Enough ramblings.  I should go shower and get to the store.  And maybe it will warm up enough to not freeze my yayas off!

A new year, but the same motivation

As I sit here, drinking coffee and typing, I realize that I really should get my butt off the chair and get dressed to go to the gym.  That being said, I'm still typing and drinking my coffee.  It's not that I don't want to go to the gym, I don't want to get ready, drive there and then do some sort of cardio workout.  Since my knee is still touchy, can I feel justified skipping the exercise this morning?  Of course not, but still, the thought has occurred to me.

I can eat well, and stay on program, but the thought of actually going to the gym and spending a half hour on either the treadmill or exercise bike doesn't do much for me right now.  I know, I'll feel a lot better if I go.  I know it will help me with my weight loss journey, but that still doesn't motivate me to get moving.  Granted, it's about 10 degrees outside this morning, the first really cold morning of the season, but that's not an excuse either.

So, I'll finish my coffee, and then go get some sweats on to make the trip to the gym and actually get some movement into my life, again.  It shouldn't be so hard.  I used to love going to to the gym everyday.  Granted, that was about 10 years ago.  Why has my mind set changed so radically?  Well, I'm older, and more "things" hurt.  I can easily find many other things to do instead of going to the gym.  And right now, I just don't want to.

I'm done with the cup of coffee.  So, I guess I should get dressed and get a move on it.  The longer I take getting there, the long it will take me to finish.  So, away we go.

Wind and sun, oh my!

Wow, two days in a row.  It rained yesterday, but today is "nice" and sunny.  Although, I can hear the wind whipping around outside.  It is January, you know, and that means winter weather.  We've been lucky this year.  The "only" snow we've had is that stupid storm Halloween weekend, which knocked power out for a week to some parts of this area.  So, I shouldn't complain. .  .  And maybe we will be able to take down the outside decorations today, and put Christmas away until next December.  Usually, I am sad to see the decorations come down.  This year, for some reason, I can't wait to get the house back to normal.  We took the tree down yesterday, and put away most of the inside decorations, so I'm getting my house back, but I'm still itching to get those lights down and start the "new year" fresh.

My knee feels better than it has in a week.  So, hopefully, that's on the mend.  If I don't get the phone call for a job tomorrow (yeah, substitute teachers work like that), then I'm going to try to see if I can use the treadmill or exercise bike at the gym.  I haven't been to the gym in several months, so this will be interesting, to say the least.

We have gotten most of the junkie food out of the house, either thrown it out, yes, I actually threw out some cookies that weren't "worth" the points. (First time for everything) or the kids have consumed it.  2012 is starting out in the right direction.  Now, let's see what else today may bring.

Happy New Year

No, I haven't been as "good" about posting on a regular basis, but I'm going to try to this year.  So, what are my "goals" for this year?  Resolutions always get broken, so I'm setting some goals.

1.  I'd like to get under 200 lb. this year.  It's less than losing a pound a week, so I feel it is an obtainable goal.  But that said, it also requires some effort on my part.  Which includes; planning menus, exercising (if my knee ever feels "normal" again), and being vigilant.  No excuses.

2.  Read more.  If this is possible, I'd like to read more, which means learn how to borrow e-books from the library, otherwise, I'm going to go broke.  I've had a Nook for a few years, and hubby got me a Kindle for Christmas, so there is another "no excuses" for this one.

3.  Stress less.  If something is beyond my control, then let it go.  Take care of things I can control, and let the rest find where it's supposed to be.  I'm not saying that I won't stress at all, but this is one thing I'm going to try and to not worry about everything and it's brother.

4.  Make 2012 a year for the "record books".  We'll see how this one plays out!

Have a wonderful New Year!  Everyone needs a new beginning!

Happy Boxing Day

I made it through Christmas Day, and used about 8 of my weekly points allowance, on top of my daily points.  The problem is that I think I blew out my knee.  And I wasn't even doing anything when it happened!  So, I went upstairs early, which kept me out the kitchen, and rested.  It feels better today, but it's still not "normal" (whatever that means).  I'll have to wait until tomorrow to call the doctor, since today is a holiday, and I doubt that anyone would be available to see me.

We didn't have a white Christmas, but it was a bit chilly.  It's cold and windy out today, which is a marked improvement over last year, when we had a nor'easter blow in and dump over a foot of snow on us.  Maybe hubby will take the girls out to lunch and shopping.  I think I'm staying put, at least for today.

I lost 3 pounds last week, so my total is up (down) to 16.6.  Seems like it's so little when I look back to when I started, but my clothes are starting to fit again, and in some cases, are getting almost too big to wear.  Progress in the right direction.  Let's hope that my knee doesn't derail all this hardwork.  I'd really like for this to be the LAST TIME I rejoin WW!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

No wonder the PO is losing money

For the second time this month, I have to go to the Post Office to pick up a package.  The first time, it had been scanned as delivered, but really hadn't been.  We got it the next day.  This time, it was supposedly scanned into the Post Office on Dec 6 -- 2 full weeks ago, and a notice left, but we never got the notice.  And at the time the notice was supposedly left, I was home.  Yeah, go figure.  I know they are dealing with a lot of package this time of year, but really?  Not to even leave a notice?

So, hopefully, I can get to the Post Office and get my package before I have to be at work at 10:30.  Since the PO doesn't open until 10, this should be interesting.

On the weight loss journey, I've managed to lose 12 pounds.  I think the big part of this is having Hubby travel with me.  He's lost about 20 pounds, so that's good for him as well.  We made it through Thanksgiving w/o gaining, now comes Christmas and Christmas Eve.  We can do it!

ARGHHHH!  Now to get ready for work and do battle to get my package, which also happens to be a Christmas present for daughter #2!

Rain is better than snow

It's December, and it's been raining all day.  It's gloomy enough that the light sensor timer on our outdoor lights thinks that we should have our Christmas lights on, even though it's not even 3 PM!

Anyway, my progress on WW has been very, very , very slow.  I made it through Thanksgiving w/o gaining anything, but have "only" lost 0.8 lb in the last month.  I have been better at tracking, weighing, measuring and everything since hubby joined WW with me, but I haven't seen much progress at the scale.  On the other hand, my jeans are fitting better, and some of them may even be getting loose, so there's that.

One good thing is that oranges are in season.  My parents live about 5 miles from this little grove that ships oranges out.  I've already had a bushel, and am getting ready to order another.  These are Indian River navel oranges and they are like crack.  So, good, juicy and you can't eat just one.  I guess it's better than sitting around eating cookies instead!

Time to go deal with a local company that was supposed to call me about shipping gifts to my brother and sister.  Oh well.  We're supposed to "shop local" but when the local people screw up, what are you going to do?