I worked out with Carol Thursday and she gave me some good news....
I can get back on the elliptical.....WOO HOO !!!! I have missed it so much !!! Several months ago I hurt my hip and it made using that machine painful. Carol has made me stay away in order to give my hip time to heal. Now that the pain is gone next Thursday part of our workout will consist of the elliptical and me. Carol wants to make sure I am using it correctly.....not learning too much to one side or the other....core muscles lined up....not slouching over...etc.
She feels if I can get on the elliptical a couple of times a week it will help my weight loss. Cardio, cardio, cardio.....
I am very excited and looking forward to Thursday....let's see how I feel on Friday...
Carol said she was going to shake up my workouts this year.....getting back on the elliptical is one of those shake ups.....she said we need to change things up so my body doesn't get used to our workout routines....a year ago I never knew the title of this blog entry would make me so happy....
Wish me luck and say a prayer for no hip pain....I really want to be able to do this and burn more calories....
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Highlights vs. Coloring It All
As I have said in previous posting, I am not sure why I share so much info.....
Last week I went to get my hair cut. Wayne and I discussed whether or not I should get highlights. My concern was will highlights make my hair look thinner than it already is? Should I dye it all one color? Wayne pointed out that dying my hair all one color would accentuate my scalp and make my hair look thinner and my scalp would stand out more. With highlights, the mixture of colors would not draw as much attention to my thin hair and scalp. The highlights would also give my hair some extra body (something I do not need in other places).
So highlights it was !! A little of some kind of lotion to add some body/thickness and I loved my hair. Yes, it may be an illusion using mirrors and smoke but it made me feel better.
The next morning I actually put some of the lotion in my hair and used a curling iron. My hair looked better than it has in a long time. Not as good as when Wayne does it but I was pleased with what I was able to do. I didn't even burn myself with the curling iron and kept the temp on it low so as to not burn my hair either.
OK, so the top of my head is looking better....I will never have a nice full head of hair like so many of my friends (I do envy them) but that's alright.....at least I feel a little better about my hair.
I am sure some of you are thinking....how vain she is.....I know with all the things going wrong in the world.....unemployment, foreclosures, blizzards.....my hair doesn't even justify a posting.....but it does to me.....so sorry if you think I am being self-centered....at 55 I think I am entitled to....
I also got a pedicures so my toes look great....
OK so the top of my head looks better and the toes look good.....now I have to work on the parts in between.....
Last week I went to get my hair cut. Wayne and I discussed whether or not I should get highlights. My concern was will highlights make my hair look thinner than it already is? Should I dye it all one color? Wayne pointed out that dying my hair all one color would accentuate my scalp and make my hair look thinner and my scalp would stand out more. With highlights, the mixture of colors would not draw as much attention to my thin hair and scalp. The highlights would also give my hair some extra body (something I do not need in other places).
So highlights it was !! A little of some kind of lotion to add some body/thickness and I loved my hair. Yes, it may be an illusion using mirrors and smoke but it made me feel better.
The next morning I actually put some of the lotion in my hair and used a curling iron. My hair looked better than it has in a long time. Not as good as when Wayne does it but I was pleased with what I was able to do. I didn't even burn myself with the curling iron and kept the temp on it low so as to not burn my hair either.
OK, so the top of my head is looking better....I will never have a nice full head of hair like so many of my friends (I do envy them) but that's alright.....at least I feel a little better about my hair.
I am sure some of you are thinking....how vain she is.....I know with all the things going wrong in the world.....unemployment, foreclosures, blizzards.....my hair doesn't even justify a posting.....but it does to me.....so sorry if you think I am being self-centered....at 55 I think I am entitled to....
I also got a pedicures so my toes look great....
OK so the top of my head looks better and the toes look good.....now I have to work on the parts in between.....
Monday, January 10, 2011
Friends on the Book Tour
I have more friends who want to come on my book tour. In an entry last week, I mentioned that Jenn and Gigi would be joining me. I had other friends who said what about me??
Diana has offered to be my dresser. She has promised to find me black dresses (my dream dress) and great accessories. Diana you're in !!!!
Mary and Deanna can be my front people. Getting there ahead of time to make sure everything is ready for me. It will also help to know where I have to be and when. They will be like Gayle King is to Oprah.....part of my adventures, there to keep me balanced and rope me in when I need it.
Teresa will also be coming along. She will deal with anyone who is too pushy or gives me a hard time. She has the skills to defuse any tough situations.
Carol would have to come to make sure I am getting my workouts in....
So far that's the list....
If you want to join the entourage just let me know.....I want fun people to join me on this trip.
Any time now you can shake me and say "Donna, you need to be realistic." You know what....I know it sounds like a far fetched dream but that OK....nothing happens unless there is a dream.....someone famous said that but for the life of me I can't think of who it is.....
See.... I need someone who knows that kind of info.....who ever gets the answer Correct can come on the book tour.....
Kathy, Debbie, Debra....name your job....I want you all there too!!!!
It's my dream.....I am allowed to dream big.....it's what keeps me going....dreams of finally getting to goal weight at weight watchers....dreams of climbing stairs without hesitation.....dreams of buying that cute black dress right off the rack.....without dreams what would be the point???
Diana has offered to be my dresser. She has promised to find me black dresses (my dream dress) and great accessories. Diana you're in !!!!
Mary and Deanna can be my front people. Getting there ahead of time to make sure everything is ready for me. It will also help to know where I have to be and when. They will be like Gayle King is to Oprah.....part of my adventures, there to keep me balanced and rope me in when I need it.
Teresa will also be coming along. She will deal with anyone who is too pushy or gives me a hard time. She has the skills to defuse any tough situations.
Carol would have to come to make sure I am getting my workouts in....
So far that's the list....
If you want to join the entourage just let me know.....I want fun people to join me on this trip.
Any time now you can shake me and say "Donna, you need to be realistic." You know what....I know it sounds like a far fetched dream but that OK....nothing happens unless there is a dream.....someone famous said that but for the life of me I can't think of who it is.....
See.... I need someone who knows that kind of info.....who ever gets the answer Correct can come on the book tour.....
Kathy, Debbie, Debra....name your job....I want you all there too!!!!
It's my dream.....I am allowed to dream big.....it's what keeps me going....dreams of finally getting to goal weight at weight watchers....dreams of climbing stairs without hesitation.....dreams of buying that cute black dress right off the rack.....without dreams what would be the point???
Cooking Up A Storm on a SNOW DAY !!!
Today was one of those rare snow days. Work was closed. I had gotten all of my chores done over the week-end so I could do what I wanted today.
What did I decide to do?? Cook.
I made a pot of sauce. Nothing like the homemade kind....yum !!!
I made Weight Watchers Pumpkin Muffins....so easy but so good !!!
I made some Weight Watchers Pasta Salad....this will be great with my lunches for the rest of the week....just add some tuna, chicken or lean ham.
Then drum roll please......
I decided to see how my rice and veggie steamer works. Over the week-end I bought mushrooms, celery, snow peas, broccoli and squash (both yellow and green). I decided to try just the veggie steamer part and not do the rice. I read the instruction manual (those of you who know me well know this is a step I usually skip....LOL). Well, to tell you the truth it was so darn easy. the hardest part was cutting up the veggies. OK I did go a little over board and had to do the veggies in three batches but still it was so cool. I bought some low sodium teriyaki to put on the veggies to add a little something extra.
I am very excited....this was one of my New Years resolutions to try something new with food. So one resolution already checked off. I will continue to use the steamer and see what else I can create. I bought brown rice and maybe just maybe will buy some shrimp or a piece of fish I can steam....oh the possibilities are endless.
Things like trying out the veggie steamer are important because it gives me a jump start....something new to try....it prevents me from getting bored. I am trying to keep up my interest.....boredom can be a death sentence to all my efforts.
So if a veggie steamer is what it takes to keep me pumped and on track....so be it....I will continue to search for new and exciting items, foods or recipes....I need the motivation....
What did I decide to do?? Cook.
I made a pot of sauce. Nothing like the homemade kind....yum !!!
I made Weight Watchers Pumpkin Muffins....so easy but so good !!!
I made some Weight Watchers Pasta Salad....this will be great with my lunches for the rest of the week....just add some tuna, chicken or lean ham.
Then drum roll please......
I decided to see how my rice and veggie steamer works. Over the week-end I bought mushrooms, celery, snow peas, broccoli and squash (both yellow and green). I decided to try just the veggie steamer part and not do the rice. I read the instruction manual (those of you who know me well know this is a step I usually skip....LOL). Well, to tell you the truth it was so darn easy. the hardest part was cutting up the veggies. OK I did go a little over board and had to do the veggies in three batches but still it was so cool. I bought some low sodium teriyaki to put on the veggies to add a little something extra.
I am very excited....this was one of my New Years resolutions to try something new with food. So one resolution already checked off. I will continue to use the steamer and see what else I can create. I bought brown rice and maybe just maybe will buy some shrimp or a piece of fish I can steam....oh the possibilities are endless.
Things like trying out the veggie steamer are important because it gives me a jump start....something new to try....it prevents me from getting bored. I am trying to keep up my interest.....boredom can be a death sentence to all my efforts.
So if a veggie steamer is what it takes to keep me pumped and on track....so be it....I will continue to search for new and exciting items, foods or recipes....I need the motivation....
A Sunday Workout
I wanted to start the week with a workout...so Jenn and I headed to the gym Sunday morning. It wasn't as crowded as it was earlier in the week. You know....with all those people who have made a New Years resolution to work out more often. Last year, that was me.....I am very proud that I stuck with it!!
I decided to do my FAVORITE activity......the stairs. I did them for 30 minutes and worked up a good sweat. I threw in some machines and headed home.
Most days, I no longer feel like I don't belong at the gym. Once in a while I get uncomfortable being there but that is usually when I see people doing things I have yet to accomplish. Then I have to remind myself how much I HAVE accomplished in the past year.
The workout was a good way to start the week....I always feel better when I leave the gym....it must be those....endorphins....I am told they make you happy....and I am happy after a workout not just because it is time to go home but because I have followed up in my commitment to a healthier lifestyle....
Come on endorphins....hang with me....in need you....
I decided to do my FAVORITE activity......the stairs. I did them for 30 minutes and worked up a good sweat. I threw in some machines and headed home.
Most days, I no longer feel like I don't belong at the gym. Once in a while I get uncomfortable being there but that is usually when I see people doing things I have yet to accomplish. Then I have to remind myself how much I HAVE accomplished in the past year.
The workout was a good way to start the week....I always feel better when I leave the gym....it must be those....endorphins....I am told they make you happy....and I am happy after a workout not just because it is time to go home but because I have followed up in my commitment to a healthier lifestyle....
Come on endorphins....hang with me....in need you....
How hard should it be to buy a scale
I decided that since I had a bad weigh-in (not that I am fixated on this....LOL), I needed to buy a scale. I like getting on the scale just once a week but after Saturday's disaster (OK I do need to get over it....not like I haven't had a bad week before.....LOL)I thought it might not hurt to have a scale in the house. Jenn and I went scale shopping.....
What the hell happened to the scales that we used to have .....you know the kind.....they told you your weight.....
Now, the scales tell you you BMI, save your weight, tell you how many points you can eat, will prepare your tax returns and schedule your car for an oil change.....
When did it become so hard to find a damn scale that just told you what you weighed....not one that calls you fatso or announces your weight to the world or saves your weight for all to see into the next century.....
Finally, I found what I wanted....a plain old scale.....white with numbers....simple...
Now I need to compare the scale at Weight Watchers to the one at home too see if they match up. I promised myself not to become obsessive about weighing myself daily or hourly. I will not lug the scale around the house to see where I weigh the least. I will not blame the floor I use it on, the slant of the foundation of my house or the fact that I am not in my usual weigh-in clothes.
This afternoon I got on the scale....the result ....up 1 pound.....ggggrrrrr...maybe it was because I usually weigh-in first thing in the morning.....maybe it was because I had already eaten......don't we usually weigh more as the day goes on??
See here I go....making myself crazy.....all because of that little square piece of metal with numbers on it.....Donna get over it!!! That little square does not reflect who you are....it doesn't measure effort or desire or all the things you have passed up....
It is simply a tool used to measure one form of progress....it is not the be all and end all.....well maybe for me it is.....
What the hell happened to the scales that we used to have .....you know the kind.....they told you your weight.....
Now, the scales tell you you BMI, save your weight, tell you how many points you can eat, will prepare your tax returns and schedule your car for an oil change.....
When did it become so hard to find a damn scale that just told you what you weighed....not one that calls you fatso or announces your weight to the world or saves your weight for all to see into the next century.....
Finally, I found what I wanted....a plain old scale.....white with numbers....simple...
Now I need to compare the scale at Weight Watchers to the one at home too see if they match up. I promised myself not to become obsessive about weighing myself daily or hourly. I will not lug the scale around the house to see where I weigh the least. I will not blame the floor I use it on, the slant of the foundation of my house or the fact that I am not in my usual weigh-in clothes.
This afternoon I got on the scale....the result ....up 1 pound.....ggggrrrrr...maybe it was because I usually weigh-in first thing in the morning.....maybe it was because I had already eaten......don't we usually weigh more as the day goes on??
See here I go....making myself crazy.....all because of that little square piece of metal with numbers on it.....Donna get over it!!! That little square does not reflect who you are....it doesn't measure effort or desire or all the things you have passed up....
It is simply a tool used to measure one form of progress....it is not the be all and end all.....well maybe for me it is.....
So I Thought I Did Well Over The Holidays.....
I really thought I had done well over the holidays!!!! I wrote down what I ate almost everyday. I may have missed a day or two or three but did make a concerted effort to journal my food.....
OK so my weigh-in was a disaster. Maybe I am being just a little dramatic but I was not pleased with what I saw on the scale.
Here is how I know I am changing....
the old Donna would have cried and left Weight Watchers not staying for the meeting. That was the way I used to handle a bad week. But I decided to suck it up and stay for the meeting. Maybe I would hear something new or reinforce something I had heard before. A girl was there (much younger than me)....she has lost 100 pounds in the last year.....why can't that be me.....it's not like I am not trying !!!! She was upset she was up at the scales too. I talked to another lady who has lost 80 pounds and she was up too. Not that it really has anything to do with my lousy weigh-in. I also hadn't gotten on a scale in 3 weeks due to the holidays.I called Jenn told her what had happened. Then I decided..... OK enough of the pity party. Pick myself up and move along.
Some days I am so ready to throw in the towel.....
That is the way I felt Saturday.....
But now it's Monday....
And I am ready to recommit and refocus....
That is what my head is saying....but my heart needs a little time to follow....
OK so my weigh-in was a disaster. Maybe I am being just a little dramatic but I was not pleased with what I saw on the scale.
Here is how I know I am changing....
the old Donna would have cried and left Weight Watchers not staying for the meeting. That was the way I used to handle a bad week. But I decided to suck it up and stay for the meeting. Maybe I would hear something new or reinforce something I had heard before. A girl was there (much younger than me)....she has lost 100 pounds in the last year.....why can't that be me.....it's not like I am not trying !!!! She was upset she was up at the scales too. I talked to another lady who has lost 80 pounds and she was up too. Not that it really has anything to do with my lousy weigh-in. I also hadn't gotten on a scale in 3 weeks due to the holidays.I called Jenn told her what had happened. Then I decided..... OK enough of the pity party. Pick myself up and move along.
Some days I am so ready to throw in the towel.....
That is the way I felt Saturday.....
But now it's Monday....
And I am ready to recommit and refocus....
That is what my head is saying....but my heart needs a little time to follow....
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