Okay, well I see that it has been a year....um...over a year since I last posted. Gee whiz!!!
A lot has gone on...I know...excuses...excuses.
I am trying a new diet now. It is actually a new product. It's called "It Works!!" I will diligently do this to see how well it works for me. We are going on a cruise in February 2016 and I'd really like to look my best for it.
So, here goes.......Back on the band wagon again.
Facebook entry today:
Remember me?? Yeah...the one with ambition to lose weight? Well, a year later and guess what? Yep, I joined the "losers." The ones that quit along the way and lost the battle to lose weight. Well, after some "head in the sand" feelings and "tail between the legs" running, I decided to get at it again. I am trying a product called "It Works!" I hope! I will give it my honest try for sure. I have taken a "before picture." (I won't share this until later....maybe). But, here goes....Day 1 of my new diet and weight loss. Goal in sight....Cruise 2016!!! Yeah, I want to look good for that for sure. Anyone want to help cheer me on? Okay....yeah, I'm asking for pats on the back...swift kicks in the butt....and boot straps to be put back in to my hands. I fell off the horse....time to get my butt back in to the saddle!
Help support me in my weight loss as close to 100 pounds lost as possible. At a young age of 52, I am faced with the reality that if I don't take care of myself and my health, then by February 2015, I will be out of a job, since my work is Federally regulated. Travel with me down this road. Thank you to all who join me as well.
Monday, June 15, 2015
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
MAY - TIME TO MASH THE CALORIES!!!!
Well, after a disappointing and rather depressing April weigh-in, I am ready to take on May with a new attitude.
I had only lost one pound after a pretty successful workout month in April. Why the disappointment?
More than likely because I took in more calories than I was working off. So, it was like one step forward, two steps back. That's all I can say about that. No excuses....just didn't work 100% hard enough.
SO....ON WITH MAY
MASH THE CALORIES MONTH!!!!
Friday, April 4, 2014
MY SUPPORT TEAM - COMMENTS FROM MY FRIENDS
Hi Jenni! Your dogs are so cute!! I looked at your website and it's amazing - I really enjoyed reading your posts. I'd love to support you on your journey! Looks like you're off and running (as it were), and there's no doubt you'll be losing weight with your walking periods and food and water entries. Not as easy as it used to be for us 50's gals (what happened to the days when I could run two miles, skip a meal and lose 5 lbs.????), but we just gotta keep on keepin' on and we can make it happen! You can do it!
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Thursday, April 3, 2014
APRIL - MONTH OF ACCOUNTABILITY
APRIL
TIME TO BECOME ACCOUNTABLE FOR EVERYTHING
Here is my FitBit information so far
My sleep for the first night. This is pretty cool that it tells me how my sleep patterns are.
April 2, 2014
My Activity for April 2, 2014
I didn't record any food or water intake for April 2, 2014, so will catch up on that for the following days, though.
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I am loving this exercise regimen. Never thought that I would enjoy exercise as much as I do now. So many great goals to look forward to. Today, while waiting for our trailer to get loaded and then getting the paperwork, I took advantage of the time and took a great stroll around the property. Loving my walks now.
April 4, 2014
I also did some sit ups. I am hoping that I can get up over 100 per day on them. I do 10 or 20 sit ups per set. I rest in between for a few seconds and then tackle the next set. I can sure feel it.
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April 5, 2014
My walk around the truck stop. It gave us the idea to email some of the truck stops that we frequent. We have noticed that more and more of them are putting in fitness rooms for drivers to use indoors. How about during the nice weather days, an outdoor walking trail on the outer perimeter of the parking lots? Now how cool would that be?
I did 60 situps....I felt great afterwards, too. A bit sore, but felt great.
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April 6, 2014
Highway 1 off of the 70 in Indiana. Plenty of truck parking available. After taking the dogs out, I looked around and scoped out a plan of attack for my walk. The best way to take advantage of this area was to just walk the entire outer perimeter of all the little parking lots around. What I didn't realize was how short the walk was. Next time...twice around at least!!!!
Do you know who Billy Blanks is? He does that aerobic workout as Kickboxing. One of the exercises that he does is an Abdominal Twist. You just crouch down a little, put your arms out in front of you and bend your arms up at the elbows to a 90 degree angle to your body. Then you just suck in your gut and twist. It gives you a full body workout for sure. Just another way to get some exercise.
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April 11, 2014
We were home for a couple of days. Got a lot of work done, and boy was I pooped. I should have had my Map My Walk on. However, I did have my FitBit on all the time. That tracked quite a bit for me that day.
Not too bad for a day. I really did do a lot of walking just getting things done. Then I had to go get butter for dinner. I was dragging by then.
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April 13, 2014
We are back on the road after a couple of days off. When we went to go get our load, we found out that they weren't loading trailers today. So, we went back to Harris Ranch off of the I-5 in California. That's when I decided that I wanted to go for a walk. I was scoping out the grounds and I love long perimeters to walk along. So I tackled it. Oh, and by the way, this time I brought my IPod so that I could listen to my tunes. Best thing I could have done. My one mile went by a lot quicker than I thought it would....and easier. So, I did it again. Two miles in the day. Not bad at all.
Then, just before bed, I couldn't help myself.... I had to do situps...78 of them to be exact.
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April 14, 2014
Ha....I just figured out how to import my FitBit bracelet workouts to my MapMyWalk workouts. This is totally awesome. Now to really begin to rack up some steps, burn off some calories and get the workouts to count for me. Yep....I'm gonna shed these pounds and get rid of the "second" me.
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April 15, 2014
I love my apps on my phone. They really help me out a lot in my exercises. Like my situps. I did 3 sets of 39. Yep, 117 of those puppies. I know that I will feel that workout for sure.
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Monday, March 31, 2014
MONTHLY WORKOUTS
Here is each calendar month of my workouts. I want to work it out so that each month I improve on my exercise and workouts. My daily eating and water habits. Follow me!
March 2014
MILES WALKED -- 11.6
HOURS WALKED -- 4.49
CALORIES BURNED -- 2405
TOTAL WORKOUTS RECORDED -- 20
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April 2014
MILES WALKED -- 111.43
TOTAL STEPS -- 230579
HOURS WALKED -- 145.48
CALORIES BURNED -- 38,560
TOTAL WORKOUTS RECORDED -- 62
Well, I definitely beat March by a whole bunch, however, I am a bit depressed. I did my weigh in and it showed that I had only lost 1 pound. So, next month I will make myself accountable for all of my calorie intake as well. I will try to workout more than my intake to burn it off.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
MOVING IN TO APRIL - 2ND MONTH TO 100
Month #2 on my Road to 100!!!!
This month until April 20th, I will try to do better....walk more....drink more water....eat better foods!
A nice evening walk at the customer in Yuma, Arizona. It was a breezy 66 degrees out.
March 25, 2014
Stopped at a rest area on Interstate 17 in Arizona. Took the mandatory 30 minute DOT break there and took advantage of it by walking after taking the dogs out.
March 26, 2014
Illinois rest area. It was huge, so I walked the outer perimeter.
March 27, 2014
March 28, 2014
Before bedtime, I did 40 sit-ups, 15 squats and about 15 minutes of stretches with the bands. This morning I am feeling it. My whole body aches. Time for some Aleve to ALEVEate this pain.
Took advantage of the remainder of my break to take a quick walk.
March 29, 2014
What a great way to end the month of March. A three mile walk with some friends from work. They have a walk about 3 times a week just to get people out and about and exercising. I love it.
March 31, 2014
I have a new personal training device. It is called a Fit Bit
It is pretty cool so far. I wear it on my wrist and it records all my steps, movement, calories burned, even my sleep patterns. What a great thing. Looking forward to using this in conjunction with the "MapMyWalk" program.
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