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January 30, 2011

Six Weeks is Just the Beginning

Filed under: Health/ Fitness — gardener @ 10:47 am

While I was walking through Wal-Mart one day, I came across a Biggest Loser book that has a six week plan to become a healthier- thinner you. I figured that there probably wasn’t much information in the book that I hadn’t already discovered in my own research, but I bought it anyway because it offered a six week long structured program and I thought it would be good to try.

I knew it would involve the healthy eating lifestyle that I’m used to, plus it would actually give me more structured work-outs, something I definitely need more of. I’ve started reading the book, but I haven’t started the program yet. I knew that it was getting close to ‘that time of the month’, so I decided to get past the jet lag and that time of the month before starting. It looks like that will be happening in the next couple of days, so I’d venture to say that within the next couple of weeks I’ll be jumping in with both feet.

I figure I can do anything for six weeks and it will give me the kick-start I need to continue with this journey to a better lifestyle and a thinner- healthier me. I know it will also do wonders for the stress factors and the hormones which seem to be raging more than not these days.

I’ll keep y’all posted and also share the link of the site where I’ll not only be sharing my progress, but also where I’ll be writing about my thoughts and any obstacles I encounter along the way.

January 28, 2011

Note to Self- Write it Down!

Filed under: Food for Thought,Inspiration,Life — gardener @ 1:33 am

I’ve been seeing many things in the past few weeks that I’d like to write about and when I get these spurts of inspiration, I tell myself that I don’t need to write them down, because the thoughts are so great that I’ll remember them. Now generally, that may be the case, but since this grey matter has been on overdrive for the past year, I should have learned by now that if I don’t write it down, I’ll forget it.

So this entry is more of a note to myself in hopes that if I actually type it out here, that I WILL remember to write down the various inspirations and ideas that I come up with so that when the time comes that I can actually sit here and write- all I have to do is pull out my notes and start tapping the words out on the keyboard.

Sometimes I make my own life so difficult when it doesn’t have to be. Do you do the same?

January 27, 2011

Back on Track

Filed under: Food,Health/ Fitness,Holidays,Life — gardener @ 8:46 am

I think I mentioned before- but while I was home I really didn’t think much about eating healthy. Ok, I guess saying that isn’t exactly true. I did think about it, and there were often times that I even acted on it, but there were also times that I did not. Since the numbers on the scales didn’t change in those two months- I’d say that its obvious I maintained, but probably because I was doing more physical activity than I had been before I left.

Now that I’m home- I’m eating more balanced meals and skipping the processed stuff and even though I’m extremely jet lagged, I am feeling better. I haven’t started exercising a lot yet- but that day is coming as soon as the jet lag is gone and I actually can spend more than two hours without wanting to sleep.

Things are getting better with the jet lag- so I know I’m on the right track to getting through it.

I’m making small changes now before I start exercising, so that once I do begin again- it won’t be some huge shock to my system that I’m trying to do too much at once. I know better than that. Baby steps-

I did get some VERY cool running shoes and even though I’ve used them to walk, I can’t wait to start using them regularly- I think it will encourage me to walk and / or run more knowing that when I wear them that it’s connected to my iPhone and tracking my progress.

I do have a blog for this journey- that I’ll begin writing in regularly once I fully get into the swing of things. You’ll be welcome to follow me there and join in the journey if you like-

More on that in days to come.

Interesting Thought

Filed under: Food for Thought,Health/ Fitness — gardener @ 8:00 am

A few days ago I was browsing a book that I bought while at home and it was talking about how many more healthcare jobs there are out there because of the fact that so many of us are living unhealthy lifestyles. I don’t remember the exact statistics, but the risk groups we put ourselves in simply by being overweight is astounding to me. I have to wonder if we all decided to stop eating processed foods what kind of difference it would make in our lives and in our general health and visits to the doctor because of medical issues?

What do you think?

January 25, 2011

Checking-In

Filed under: Uncategorized — gardener @ 10:41 pm

Since I was lying here in bed unable to sleep I thought I would add a few thoughts to this space since I haven’t written in a few days.

I can’t say that I’ve been busy and that’s what has kept me away because I’d be lying. In fact, aside from picking up groceries and doing a little cooking, I haven’t done much of anything.

Jet lag has been really getting me in more ways than one. I am sleeping a little better but still not long enough and I am SO TIRED.

That was the source of a little frustration from Marcel yesterday as he is having issues with his old laptop and wants me to work on it. I suggested it would have to wait until I was more rested and he was less than thrilled. Patience is not his strong suit, but I think I’d cause more harm than good right now.

Our anniversary is coming up and I’ve already been thinking about where we will go. It’s going to be 7 years. Hard to believe. I guess time flies.

I’ll try to be a little more consistent with writing once I get past this jet lag.

January 23, 2011

Jet Lagged

Filed under: Life,Travel — gardener @ 6:54 am

Last night I slept from 1:30-3:30 a.m. and when I woke up, I was wide awake. This was not exactly my idea of a good nights rest and I ended up staying awake for several hours before falling asleep again. Now, I’m sleepy. In fact, to the point of wanting to take a nap right now, even though I know what I should do is take a bath and move around so that I can try to fall asleep tonight at a decent hour. Will that happen? I’m not sure yet.

Marcel started back to work again today and I’m hoping that things will be much less stressful for him this year than they were last. He should be transferring sometime in the near future to another department within the company- a move that he’s really looking forward to, so I hope it works out exactly as he hopes.

I have a list of things ‘to do’ a mile long, and where generally I would be stressing because I’m not getting them done the way I’d like- I feel quite the opposite. I figure things will get done when they get done- after all, they aren’t going anywhere.

Now, I think it’s time for a cup of coffee or something that will hopefully serve a two-fold purpose: 1- Warm me up and 2- Give me a little energy boost.

Lots of Catching Up to Do

Filed under: Life,Memories,Shop til ya Drop — gardener @ 6:50 am

When I ever get enough rest that I actually have something that resembles energy- I really have a lot that I would like to talk about on this blog and my others. While some of my friends are starting to think about prom dresses for their daughters, I’m thinking about the best way to train JJ so he will listen. It’s a huge contrast from my friends with children, but our children happen to have four legs instead of two.

Some people have asked me if it makes me feel as though I have less in common with some of my friends and personally I don’t remember ever feeling that way. It makes me sad sometime to think about getting old and being alone, but on the whole, I know my life is good and I have a great time spoiling other peoples children.

I wonder how some of my friends who don’t have children feel.

Going Through The Motions

Filed under: Life,Travel — gardener @ 6:33 am

It has been several days since I posted, mostly because I’m still trying to get over the jet lag of our flight home. I’m thrilled to report that our flights were not only on time, but also the jet stream must have been in our favor because our flight times were actually much shorter than usual. I absolutely loved that.

Unfortunately the jet lag has me feeling tired and worn out. I keep hoping that my sleep patterns will regulate but I guess maybe I’m expecting too much since it’s only been two days. I know it will come, but right now I seem to be going through the motions and not much more.

Male Bonding

Filed under: Home,Shop til ya Drop — gardener @ 5:34 am

While we were on vacation, I noticed that my brother and Marcel had one major thing in common amongst all the little things and that was the fact that they love cars and making them look their best. Now, when I say ‘making them look their best’ I don’t really mean keeping them clean and waxed, because that goes without saying. Instead, one should think on a deeper level and the fact that they both love adding features to the car that allows the car to be uniquely their own.

I loved listening to them talk about how they’d wanted to change this and that, plus my brother even took Marcel to a friend of diddy’s to show him the wood dashboard that he had ordered and installed in an old classic car that he’d found for a little bit of nothing and had been fixing it up here and there over the past year or so. It goes without saying that Marcel loved the look and one evening they spent hours pouring over a website that offers everything they could ever want to create the look they want, and I have to admit that even I was impressed with the prices and selection and we all know that my idea of a cool car is one that looks great and that drives well.

I was happy to see my brother and Marcel have that bonding experience and they even talked about possibly one of these days buying a car together and fixing it up. I would love to see how that would turn out, and who knows- I may find out sooner rather than later.

January 15, 2011

Time..

Filed under: Food,Health/ Fitness,Life — gardener @ 9:50 am

Since I know that my body really needs it and because I know I should be and really feel better when I do- I’ve been eating a lot better the last couple of days (since I got sick). I know there is probably some relation to the fact that my eating has been less than healthy (to say the least) and the fact that I keep getting sick, so I’m trying to turn that around.

I’ve also really been reading a lot about different health problems related to the ‘junk’ we (myself included) put in our bodies and I really know that it’s not the way I want to live my life. It doesn’t mean that I’ll never eat something rich and calorie laden again because I’d be lying to you and to myself to say that- but I think it’s time I start actually ‘thinking’ about my food again instead of being so unconscious in all that’s around me.

I ask myself time and time again- why we do this to ourselves.

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