It is day 3 and I am on track. Ate well the last couple days. Started feeling not so well last night, so i didn't Zumba. I am coming down with a massive cold, I can feel it! Head is stuffy, body achy, throat sore and exhausted. I'm not surprised. Couple gals at work were suffering through this and then we went to Tennessee - all those people/germs in the airports. :( I will continue eating well, but won't be exercising until I feel a little better.
Good news, I'm down 6 pounds!
Happy New Year!!
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Ready, Set, GO!
Yesterday, we returned from eight days in Tennessee. Good to be back in Montana where it is actually winter. My husband, son and I had to go to TN because my SIL and BIL decided to go to Europe for three weeks and since my 89 yr old MIL lives with them, she needed company while they were gone. We had a nice time cooking Norwegian foods, playing cards, doing puzzles and EATING. While we were supposed to be taking care of MIL, and she tried everyday to take care of us. Was difficult to get her to pace herself and take rests, but she did okay. She has always been an active lady and remains the continual hostess. I know she loved being with us and we with her.
Today I began my journey to the better me. I used Lose It to track my food and I'm under 300+ calories. I exercised with my new Zumba DVD's. I'm just learning the steps right now and looking forward to doing the complete routines. Wasn't a total sweat excercise workout, but better than my usual evening of sitting in my chair.
I feel good.
Today I began my journey to the better me. I used Lose It to track my food and I'm under 300+ calories. I exercised with my new Zumba DVD's. I'm just learning the steps right now and looking forward to doing the complete routines. Wasn't a total sweat excercise workout, but better than my usual evening of sitting in my chair.
I feel good.
Journey to...
...fitness, weight loss, 50 yrs old, health. This is what the next six months is going to be about. For sometime, I have been having a hard time finding the motivation for weight loss and fitness; something was missing, I had no desire. I was just giving up and letting myself go. I thought it was several things, menopause, work, tress, lack of friends, which all did contribute, however a bright light came to me a couple weeks ago while my son and I were in "the big city" shopping - I don't go anywhere or do anything anymore!! I don't even go to the grocery store if I can help it. I have to get back in control of myself, my goodness. Soooo, that is what I am going to do this next six months.
I have become a "Pinterest" addict and recently have been pinning a lot of clothes/outfits. Oooohh, all those clothes, the colors, purses, boots, jewelery! I want it!! So,I need to loose 50-60 lbs. Ha, if I do I will have a closet full of clothes I can wear again!! (No shopping necessary!) But I am going to get new outfits and look good in them. Yep, I am.
My plan is to use the Weight Watchers points system, and exercise with Zumba. I have recently been inspired by Valerie Bertinelli and Marie Osmond. They are my age, lost weight and look great now. I will be 50 in a couple months and I want to look and feel good.
When I reach my final goal, I want to go to Hawaii. Won't that be a great reward!?! So the journey begins....
I have become a "Pinterest" addict and recently have been pinning a lot of clothes/outfits. Oooohh, all those clothes, the colors, purses, boots, jewelery! I want it!! So,I need to loose 50-60 lbs. Ha, if I do I will have a closet full of clothes I can wear again!! (No shopping necessary!) But I am going to get new outfits and look good in them. Yep, I am.
My plan is to use the Weight Watchers points system, and exercise with Zumba. I have recently been inspired by Valerie Bertinelli and Marie Osmond. They are my age, lost weight and look great now. I will be 50 in a couple months and I want to look and feel good.
When I reach my final goal, I want to go to Hawaii. Won't that be a great reward!?! So the journey begins....
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Eggs
Simple doesn't equal easiest. By living a simpler life I mean back to the basics. I am cooking from scratch more and want to make mayonaise, ketchup, bake bread, etc., and generally cook without using processed foods, we try not to eat foods with ingredients I cannot pronounce.
Our first step on this new way was to get some chickens. We have five chickens and I love the eggs we get everyday. Here's a comparison of eggs from the store (right) and free range chicken eggs (left). There is a big difference, huh? Free range are lower in cholesterol and better for you.
Our first step on this new way was to get some chickens. We have five chickens and I love the eggs we get everyday. Here's a comparison of eggs from the store (right) and free range chicken eggs (left). There is a big difference, huh? Free range are lower in cholesterol and better for you.
I love our chickens! They are funny. My son and I named them, but we couldn't remember the names after a couple days, so they are 'the girls.' During the summer we'd sit out on the lawn and a couple girls would actually hop up onto dear hubby and sit on his lap or the back of the chair for a few minutes. Another bonus from their eggs is that it inspires me to cook because the eggs pile up fast in the refridgerator. Having chickens is more work than running to the grocery store, but having them is part of the simple life.
Collage
When I was younger I made a collage board of "me." It was a good sized posterboard collage of everything I liked and gave anyone who looked at it a sense of who I am. I wish I still had it. Recently, I discovered 'Pinterest' and oh boy! is it fun. I have spent hours on it this week. I'm not sure if I should thank or curse my friend who introduced me to it, but I think I will thank her. Pinterest reminds me of the collage I had made years ago. On Pinterest you find things that you like and you can 'pin' them to your board. If you haven't already, go check it out. Hope you have fun like I do.
Actually, it was Pinterest that inspired me to start this blog. This blog is me, who I am, what I like, what I do. I have a lot of ideas of where this blog will go...stay tuned.
Actually, it was Pinterest that inspired me to start this blog. This blog is me, who I am, what I like, what I do. I have a lot of ideas of where this blog will go...stay tuned.
Back Story
My hobbies are quilting, gardening, and cooking. And now blogging. We live in western Montana in a beautiful valley between the Bitterroot and Sapphire Mountains. We have been here for 10 years and we love it. When we first moved here from Washington state, one of my goals was to simplify our life. I wanted to slow down and "smell the roses" as they say, whoever they are. There aren't any roses around us, but we had slowed down some....
Well... that was until we bought a business back in Sept. 2008. We moved this business from Seattle; and life hasn't been slow since. We're now in our third year and are finally getting a handle on it. There is so much stress in moving a 50-year-old business and piling it all in our shop and trying to get it set up when you don't know anything about it. We had about three days training from the previous owners (who sold it because it was time for them to retire). During this move, the phones kept ringing and the orders kept coming as we tried to make the move in location and ownership seamless to customers. Everything in boxes and a language of parts and part numbers that we didn't know. To complicate matters, the business was behind in technology conveniences of the 21st century. The previous owner was still using a Wang computer for the business. Now that the business is 'under control' I want to take time to slow down again. To de-stress. There will always be the daily stresses of work, but it is manageable.
Now, back to the start of this post -gardening and cooking have become hobbies of mine (ours) as we try to live a more simple life here in Montana. We have started growing our own food year 'round and are trying to stop eating processed foods purchased in the store. That brings me to cooking more and I have been enjoying that. I will share more about this as this blog grows (pun intended!)
Well... that was until we bought a business back in Sept. 2008. We moved this business from Seattle; and life hasn't been slow since. We're now in our third year and are finally getting a handle on it. There is so much stress in moving a 50-year-old business and piling it all in our shop and trying to get it set up when you don't know anything about it. We had about three days training from the previous owners (who sold it because it was time for them to retire). During this move, the phones kept ringing and the orders kept coming as we tried to make the move in location and ownership seamless to customers. Everything in boxes and a language of parts and part numbers that we didn't know. To complicate matters, the business was behind in technology conveniences of the 21st century. The previous owner was still using a Wang computer for the business. Now that the business is 'under control' I want to take time to slow down again. To de-stress. There will always be the daily stresses of work, but it is manageable.
Now, back to the start of this post -gardening and cooking have become hobbies of mine (ours) as we try to live a more simple life here in Montana. We have started growing our own food year 'round and are trying to stop eating processed foods purchased in the store. That brings me to cooking more and I have been enjoying that. I will share more about this as this blog grows (pun intended!)
Lose It
Ok. So here's the deal. I am approaching my 50th Birthday in three months! The saying is "You're only as old as you feel." Well, that was all well and good until about a year ago. That's when this whole menopause and middle age business started to attack! The biggest issue I am having is my weight. Ugh. I am 40 lbs heavier than I want to be, 50 lbs. heavier than I should be and 30 pounds heavier than I ever have been. THIS HAS GOT TO CHANGE!!! Problem is my motivation. I don't really know why but I am having trouble getting motivated to do anything about it.
They say set goals. So, my goal is when I reach my target weight I get to go to Hawaii with my son and husband. I have been to Maui once and I want to go back. How am I going to do this?? First, I have joined the local gym; second I am going to use LoseIt! for tracking the food and exercise, third, I am going to hire a personal trainer at the gym, lastly, I am blogging about it here - you all will hold me accountable, right?
I CAN DO THIS. I have lost weight in the past when I got determined. I just need to find the right motivation. Along with going to Hawaii, my motivation is looking good at 50 years old.
Anyone with me?
They say set goals. So, my goal is when I reach my target weight I get to go to Hawaii with my son and husband. I have been to Maui once and I want to go back. How am I going to do this?? First, I have joined the local gym; second I am going to use LoseIt! for tracking the food and exercise, third, I am going to hire a personal trainer at the gym, lastly, I am blogging about it here - you all will hold me accountable, right?
I CAN DO THIS. I have lost weight in the past when I got determined. I just need to find the right motivation. Along with going to Hawaii, my motivation is looking good at 50 years old.
Anyone with me?
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