Having a blast . . .

Hi.

I have returned from vacation, 8 pounds heavier.
It's ok, though, it'll come off quickly.

Because I am getting right back on the program. I lift weights in the Body For Life style. I run twice a week. And I walk nearly every day. I'm training to do the Breast Cancer 3-day walk in November. 60 miles in 3 days.

And I'm following the South Beach Diet program. Starting today. From the beginning. Two weeks of carb strictness, then the gradual introduction of more carbs.

I've been actively exercising and eating healthily for over a year now. I hit 130 and could get no lower, until I discovered the joys of the Glycemic Index and began lowering my carb intake.

And it's really made a difference. I do have high hopes that I will get to goal pretty quickly. Lord knows I've been close to it for so long. I think I've found the key to get me there all the way. Low Glycemic Index foods. Controlled carbs. Yes.

A new journal!

Well, you've done it before, you can do it again. I have complete and total faith in you. Hell, you are my anti-sugar heroine!

But you knew that already, didn't you?

Eight pounds in foo foo drinks and desserts will vanish as quickly as a drop of rain on a hot sidewalk. Have faith, my darling friend.

And welcome back!!!!!!!

Nice to see your new journal.

You will be down to goal before long, and just a struttin' your stuff.

That walk will also be a great accomplishment!!! I look forward to that.

Hi Chum. Thanks. I know those foo-foo pounds have no chance. None at all. They will be gone in no time.

Hi Crazy, nice to see you! I'm looking forward to that too, oh yes.

So am I a fool or what? Pffft. Don't answer that so quickly. My latest dilemma is this: Tomorrow starts Week 5 of the Couch-to-5K running program that I'm doing (http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml ). It calls for running for x minutes, then walking for x minutes, then running for x minutes . . . Well, I broke my beloved watch on which I time these intervals. With this watch I could very easily time each interval and also keep the total elapsed time.

But now, no watch. How am I supposed to do this run? Seriously, I have no other watch. I ordered a replacement watch online but it won't be here for probably a week.

Sigh. My running program done in by a watch.

I'll probably figure something out by tomorrow morning. Hope so.

Anyway, I did UB weights this morning. Then walked for an hour. Wanted to walk for two but Misty pooped out on me. She apparently got very out of shape in the 9 days I was on vacation and didn't walk her. Poor dog. She probably just laid around on her back with her feet up in the air the whole time I was gone. Didn't even run around the yard on her own.

Nice new journal Kilo,

Poor Misty, she probably did just lay about without you there to coax her into moving more.

I agree, your foo-foo pounds will come off in a jiffy, and before any of us realize it, you will be another star here at DT. And might I add, a very brightly shining star at that.

Can't wait to watch your progress to stardom!

Thanks, Sandielynne. You're so sweet.

Yesterday I weighed 132.8.

Today I am 130.2. 2.6 pounds worth of Rum Runners gone.

SBD went well yesterday. The variety of what you can eat on this plan is amazing. The worst thing I can do is fall into a rut and eat the same things over and over again. Take breakfast, for example. I don't want eggs for breakfast every day. Just don't like them that often.

I guess I will have to run with my GPS today. It has a clock. Not an ideal situation, but I suppose it'll do for today. It's not that heavy.

Welcome back from vacation! I'm glad I found the new journal (of course the other one's title was rather self-limiting, so I should have expected it).

What are Rum Runners?

What other things do you have for breakfast, besides eggs?

I hope your run goes (went) well.

Rum Runner Recipe
1 oz. (3 cl) Myer's® Dark rum
1 oz. (3 cl) Bacardi Light Rum®
1/2 oz. (15 ml) Blackberry Brandy
1/4 oz. (7.5 ml) Banana Liqueur
1 Splash (5 ml) Grenadine
1 Splash (5 ml) Lime Juice
Floater of Bacardi 151 Rum

The worst part is that it tastes like it contains no alcohol at all. Tastes a lot a strawberry smoothie, actually. Drink only one, believe me.

I am on a quest for something besides eggs. In Phase II I can go back to my cottage cheese and blueberries for breakie, but not now. I need to up the veggie portion of my omlettes and then I think I'll be ok.

My run did not go well. Didn't do it, in fact. I'm tired. I have no watch. I don't want to carry the stupid GPS. So I walked instead. 4 miles. Misty made it.

I started a new blog just for my 3-Day training entries. It's not very interesting, but if you want to see my walking distances and listen to me whine about my fundraising progress, go here: http://kilogo.blogspot.com .

We are going to a baseball game tonight. Ballpark food on SBD. That ought to be interesting. I'm thinking bunless burger.

Ooo. Bunless burgers have been a lifesend for me these past two weeks. Not out, but at home. But let me tell you, the really, really lean ones aren't all that hot.

Sigh.

How about cottage cheese with spicy V-8 and scallions? And maybe even some cukes in it, for your breakie? Oops. I'm supposed to write that in your SBD journal. I'll go over there later.

Pffft.

Good for you for walking 4 miles, when you didn't really feel like doing anything. Who cares if you didn't run, you did walk a lot and your lazy dog got her exercise too.

Mucho impresionante.

Kilo,

What is a "blog"???

Curious minds need to know.

Blogging is keeping online journals, right, Kill?

Unless it is something nastier that only Southern California Babes know about...

Blog is short for 'weblog', Sandielynne. It's similar to an online journal.

An online journal is like mine over at diaryland. (http://kilogo.diaryland.com) You write an entry, you post it, and it shows up on one page with links to previous entries.

A weblog (aka 'blog) is usually a shorter entry, and it shows up on the same page as all your other entries. Newest entries go at the top, so if you're new to the blog you have to start reading at the bottom and scroll up. Like my walking blog (http://kilogo.blogspot.com)

A minor distinction, yes, but those who write ad nauseum about themselves online (like me!) tend to get huffy over which style they prefer.

I prefer the OLJ (online journal) method for journal entries. The blog is good for quickie thoughts and short update entries (like my walking thoughts).

Way more than you wanted to know, Sandielynne?? Hahahaha.

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129.4 today. Part of the Key Lime Pie bulge is gone.

The game last night was fun. I did have a bunless burger, which is quite messy to eat. Oh well.

Today I have to take the truck into the shop as it did NOT pass its smog test. Darn it. More money gone. And I hate the thought of driving a vehicle that is pouring junk into the air. It passed last time, and it just barely failed this time, so I hope it's been pretty good most of the year.

No smog for the the jogging blogger.

Hooray! Key Lime Tonnage flushed away!!!! Hooray!!!

:jn :jn

So, what is on your agenda today, besides the truck medic???

Hi Chum. Key Lime Tonnage gone, wahoo indeed! Thanks. SBD rocks.

The mortar forkers at the shop claim that my catalytic converter is shot and I need a new one for a mere $300. This for a truck that is likely not worth much more than that. Sigh. Deep, heaving sigh.

Yet we use it quite a bit. Seems we are always hauling something and I use it nearly daily for hauling Misty to the beach and such. I discussed it with my dad, whose truck this used to be, and after long discussion we decided to pay the price and get the new catalytic converter. Theory being that if we just tweak and adjust things now, 1) there's no guarantee that'll it'll pass afterwards and I'd just be out another $50 and still have no smog certificate and 2) I'll have the same problem next year when I have to smog again. So the new catalytic converter should allow this truck to pass for the rest of its useful life.

Hope so.

Forking noxious emissions. Why aren't we all driving solar cars by now? Forking oil industry. X-( No, I'm not sunburned. I'm mad.

Anyway.

I lifted weights today. Legs. Did my Pilates for Abs w/ Ball DVD (which I love). Did not walk (rest day). SBD'd away. Bf is making ratatouille, which is lovely, but a nice hunk of crusty bread certainly goes well with it. Not this time. I don't think he even bought bread to go with it. He's so sweet.

That's about it. Truck gyrations took most of the day.

And they cancelled my beer can race tomorrow :c( . Due to the holiday, I guess. I think I'll root in the yard most of the day tomorrow. And walk.

Hi Kilo,

No, that was not TMI about the blog entries. I had heard the word before, but never understood what the hell it was. Now I do. I thank you very much my friend. The next time someone mentions it, I will know exactly what they are talking about.

It sounds like you had a pretty good day. I did too. I didn't move too much, other than traipsing up and down the basement steps doing laundry, and then carrying it up the stairs. Lew did take the hamper down for me so I wouldn't have to do that. But he was really busy with other things and wasn't here to haul the loads up and put the next one in for me this time. When he is home, he does do that to help me out. He really is very good to me as much as he can be.

So other than doing laundry, hanging it out, taking it down, folding it up and putting it all away, I goofed off.....how's that?

Tonight I cooked my Salmon and veggies on the grill, and let me tell you, it was mouth-watering delicious. I'm just learning about grilled veggies, and I'm tickled pink with them.

Well, I wanted to stop in and say hello. And thanks for all your support and friendship. It really helps me a lot. I'm just thrilled that Chum, yourself and me are doing the SBD thing together. It's just super all the support that you and Chum are sharing with me. I totally love it.

Take care now and get a good night's rest. Tomorrow is another great SBD day.........LOL

I feel terrible. You've had this journal for four days now and not once have I put in an appearance to give you some encouragement. I'm sorry.

Anyway, it seems that you can manage just fine without me!

Sorry to hear that your race got cancelled tomorrow. I suppose that would be today though?

No, Mickey, I've NOT managed just fine without you! Been wondering when you would find me. Glad that you did!

The race is indeed cancelled today. Whatever shall I do with myself this afternoon? Walk, I suppose.

Sandielynne, I am thrilled to be your fount of IT information! And to be doing SBD with you and Chum, too. It is far easier to do this with friends, I agree. Surprisingly easier. Your Lew is a sweetheart.

128.2 today. This Key Lime Pudge is coming off very quickly, as hoped.

We have a possum in the house. Sigh. Misty found it, of course. It's behind the big dresser here in the bedroom. Misty started scrabbling at it and barking at 5am this morning. Hauled her off, got a flashlight, and saw a lump of fuzzy grey huddled back there. Possum. We have lots of them around here. Trouble with possums is their defense mechanism is to play dead. If we try to flush it out, it'd just lie there as if dead. And we can't pull this dresser out without major trouble, anyway. It's really heavy and has a TV/VCR/DVD/Videos/etc on top of it.

My plan is to close all the doors to the room except the one leading outside, turn off the lights and tv, keep Misty away, and let it run out on its own. Don't know what we'll do if that doesn't work. Trouble is that possums are nocturnal and he may not budge until this evening.

Anyone know any possum flushing tactics?

I've heard it is bad for the plumbing to flush them down the toilet.

Hope that helps.

Here are some lovely photos of possums. Perhaps this web site will have good info?
http://www.possumrescue.com/possumpictures.htm

Hi Kilo! We haven't met yet, as I'm fairly new, but I read through your journal and wanted to stop in. I love your kitten in the hammock avitar! How cute!!!

Sounds like your SBD plan is working out real well for you. And it's so nice that there are a few of you doing it together. A great support system for all of you!

About the possum issue ~ don't have any real answers for you, but here in Ohio, my dad has a growing family of them living underneath the shed out back of his house and he's going nuts trying to figure out how to rid himself of them! He says every couple of weeks, it looks like the family grows bigger! lol! Of course, having them in your house is even worse! I hope your plan works, but like you said, they can be tricky lil devils! Be careful cuz they carry mega amounts of disease. Try going into google and typing in "opossum control" and see what links you might get. Maybe there will be something there for ya.

Have a great day! :D

Hi Nancy, nice to meet you! I've read that these guys do breed quickly! Kind of like rabbits.

Misty and I went on a long walk, leaving the door to the outside open and a trail of raisins leading from the dresser to the door.

When we returned, the possum was gone. Raisins uneaten. Yay! The possum had left the building!

But alas, no. The possum just crawled up into the base of the TV. I can see its tail in there. This is a pretty big one. Aargh.

I called Animal Control. They are going to come out and get it out for me. I am a wimp, after all. Plus this TV is really heavy and I couldn't do it myself if I wanted to. Which I don't.

Good link, Chum. He is a cute bugger. Big bugger.

Walked 5 miles.

Thanks Kilo, for calling animal control to come and get instead of going off half cocked and just blasting the poor thing dead. Around here, that's the kind of thing they do.

We had one in our chicken shed many years back. My Father just went out and shot it. I was furious! The poor thing was just scared.

Then one day my black Lab brought one home with him. And like you said, it was curled in a ball, pretending to be dead. I just picked it up by the tail, carried it way up into the pasture and laid it down behind a big stone wall, in the shade. Last time I ever saw the little tyke.

I hear they will eat on wood, so I hope it doesn't start eating your dresser before the animal control guys get there. Likely enough though he is just sleeping the day away out of the heat.

Good luck. And by the way, a 5 mile walk? That's fatulous!! I just WISH!.....lol

Well, Animal Control came. Two women. One animal control officer and a young girl doing a high school internship. The girl took the Official Animal Control Stick and shoved the possum down into the Officer's hands. She grabbed its tail and pulled it out. Yay!

She said that the possum's reputation for being disease carriers is unfounded and they are actually quite clean. Hooray for that. And they will not bite. They hiss at you if provoked, and play dead as a last resort. No biting. Good possums. She held it by the tail while I took a picture :blinky: . Then she set it out in the backyard. The little beast promptly ran into our thick bougainvilla bushes and disappeared. Good place for it. Misty was locked up this whole time, poor dog. She's spent long minutes snuffling around the dresser where it was. "Where's my possum."

I should now go accomplish something today, I think.

Hey, Sandielynne! You got in here while I was posting.

No blasting for me, oh no. That would be destructive to the TV and the dresser, I'd think, as well as killing the poor little guy. I'm sure he was thrilled to be set free.

From now on -- we sleep with the door to the outside closed! Windows are fine.

5 miles was a bit tough. Imagine how 20 is goine to be. For 3 days in a row. Aaaaaargh!

Hi Kilo,

I knew the little bugger wouldn't hurt ya. Glad he is now free and enjoying the shade of the bouganvilla.......

ta ta

I didn't THINK he'd hurt me, but you never know what a frightened animal will do. I was more than happy to let it chew on the animal lady if it wanted to. Ha.

Cute little bugger.

My first hubby was such a fool, he found an opossum outside the house one night about 9 pm or so, and started screaming he had cornered the biggest damn rat he'd ever seen.

I came outside, took one look at the poor frightened creature and told him it wasn't a rat, but an opossum, and to leave it hell alone. Boy was he embarrassed, but served him right for making such a tado about nothing...........haahahaha

I think they're cute little buggers too. Thanks for the pic Kilo.

Oh he is so cute!!!! Poor guy, just wanted to get the hell out of your house, I'm sure.

And Kill.

Congratulations on reducing the post-vacation tonnage!!!

BYE BYE KEY LIME PIE!!:wn :wave: :wn :wave:

Firstly, Happy Independence Day!

Secondly, congrats on the 5 mile walk - that's a good start. You have plenty of time to work up to 20 miles a day so don't worry about that. You can do it easily. I once did a 12 mile walk for Riding for the Disabled, leading disabled kids on my horse. By the time I got to about 11 miles I had forgotten how to walk! It was funny, and I had a huge blister covering the whole of my heel, but that was because I was wearing riding boots, and Jimmy, my horse had been pulling me along like a maniac. I hadn't had any walking practice either, so you'll do this no problem.

Thirdly - that possum is SO cute!

Have a great day today!

Happy 4th of July!

I agree with Mickey, btw. I think you'll be able to do the Walk with no problem once it arrives. You've got plenty of time to work up to those distances. Do they give you a training plan????

What's up today? Lobster cookout, right? Will you see fireworks?

Have I told you lately JUST how proud of you I am that you are sticking so closely to your eating and exercising program? I am.

:hug: Really.

Hi.

Well, my plan is to train for this enough that I can do with walk with no problem. Or few problems, anyway.

I can't imagine walking 12 miles in riding boots, though. That must have been awful for your feet. Ow!

Friend Jeanne signed up for the walk yesterday. She wants to walk with her dogs, too. But her dogs are severely overweight beagles. She's going to have to start out very, very slow for them. And I wouldn't walk them farther than to the end of the block and back to begin with. It'll be good for her and for them, though.

No lobster today. The bf's sister called and invited us to a bbq, and the bf feels obligated to go. So we'll bbq there and then come home (for Misty's sake) to watch the fireworks. We can see them really well from atop the roof.

Happy 4th to you all, too!

Aw, Chum. Wish me luck at the bbq's this weekend. Potato chips, mmmmm.

First husbands are always fools, aren't they?

Misty was terrified by the fireworks last night. Poor dog. We came home from the bbq while it was still light so we could be with her. Lots of neighbors were blowing off firecrackers and poppers and whistlers and such so she was already freaked when we got home.

As the night wore on it just got worse. I don't remember her being this bothered last year. She finally found refuge in the bathroom. Misty, misty, misty. It will likely be the same tonight. Maybe she would benefit from a hit of Rubber Dog drugs.

Highlight of yesterday's bbq: Moet&Chandon White Star champagne. Mighty fine stuff. Our host loves champagne, his wife doesn't. He rarely finds people who appreciate a good champage (we have that same problem) so he was thrilled to pop the cork on this to share with us. mmm mmm.

They also happily agreed to support my breasts (my new line when I ask people to sponsor me). Yay.

Today, bbq at Uncle Kenny's. The recently retired cop. I've told him about DT and he said he wants to come here. He's worried about gaining weight now that he's retired (he was a harbor-based bicycle cop, so rode miles and miles every day) and he wants to find a girlfriend. He prefers larger women, so he was excited to hear about a site that offered thousands of nice, overweight women! hahahaha. I'll prod him about signing up again.

Hi Kil,

Thanks for the warm welcome home. It will take me some time to catch up. I am aware of the SBD. I bought the book yesterday and I think I am going to start tomorrow. I have a slight issue as I don't eat cottage cheese, fish, V-8 or tomato juice and to be honest I am not a huge egg fan. I have a feeling that phase one will be tough. I will eat egg for breakfast... I think I can handle it. Wish me luck.

I hope you had a lovely Sunday.

Andrea

Hi Nanny. I'm so glad you're home! I hope you really like SBD. I do.

I'm not a huge egg fan either, especially every day. But there are plenty of things one can eat. Even for breakfast. Leftovers, for instance.

I don't drink V-8, eat chicken or celery. I don't eat a lot of red met, either. No big deal. There are loads of food available that do not trigger insulin spikes.

In fact, I really don't understand why people say this diet is so restrictive. Probably because they are confusing it with Atkins. As I've said before, it's very close to how I eat anyway. Just remove rice, potatoes, refined grains, and corn. Simple.

You'll notice that sugar isn't in my list: That's because I rarely have sugar, anyway. Can't remove something that isn't there in the first place.

This was a long, long weekend. Back to the grind today.

Well fork it all. The City is opening a new IT dept and is hiring 39 IT professionals. The City Admin bldg is near home, even. I really can't pass up this opportunity. They are holding a job fair for this new dept Friday at 8am, and that's the only way to apply for these jobs. Guess I'd better go.

Wish I wanted a job. But I should have a job. Money, apparently, doesn't fall from the sky. At least it hasn't yet.

I got my truck back today. $417 later I have a smog certificate. Another $79 off to the DMV and it's registered. It needs brakes now. Older vehicles are money pits. Duh.

My newer vehicle, my car, now has a "Check Engine" light lit on the console. It is under warranty so I just have to drop it off, get a loaner car, and pick it up when it's done. For free. Much, much better arrangement.

Misty needs shots. Booster shots for whatever the heck they vaccinate dogs for.

Whoo hoo, car maintenance and dog shots. The drivel that is my life.

Ok, Keys story is up. http://kilogo.diaryland.com

Hey Kilo,

Good luck with the job fair. I hope you get a good position.

My Emily is like your Misty, terrified of thunder storms and fireworks. Lizette totally ignored it all. LOL

Have a great week.

Hooray! Job opportunities with little tiny commute and big days off...always good. Me, I think I will have better luck finding the Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction, than I will finding a good job. Pffft.

Poor little Misty. My old dog, Lady, had similar problems. But she had been shot before I got her -- she was a hunting dog that was scared of gunshots, so they gave her up to the Humane Society. She never got over her fear of loud noises, but she was the most loyal, sweet dog that had ever lived.

Congrats on getting back on Phase 1 today. Now that there are no more holidays for, what, two months, staying on plan will be a BREEZE.

A BREEZE I tell ya. If anyone can do it, you can.

Hi Kilo,

haha, you should tell people that you are supporting 'their' breasts. That should get a few good 'confused' looks.

Keep up the good work woman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kilogo,

Forget solar-powered cars, at least for the next 25 years. The battery-electric vehicle is as good as dead. Today's newer gasoline vehicles are quite clean, compared to the vehicles of even ten years ago. It's the older vehicles we need to get rid of (don't take me too seriously...this comes from a gal driving a 1993 Honda). In 20 years we'll all be stuck in gridlock with our clean fuel-cell cars. My car didn't need smog check this year, but I forgot to send a copy of my insurance, so I'm trying to remedy that situation.

39 IT professionals! That's quite an expansion. Good luck at the job fair.

We opted to skip attending any fireworks, so we kept our dogs inside with us for the evening on the 4th.

Thanks for the Rum Runner recipe. I'm not likely to run out and buy the ingredients, but I'll bet the drinks are tasty.

I'm sure I would have behaved a lot less calmly than you if I had an opossum visitor in the house. I remember my 10th grade science teacher bringing one into our class and showing it to us. I vaguely recall something about the opossum perched on a long piece of wood, and it was hissing at us. Very scary looking.

It's funny about your uncle's possible motivation for visiting DT. I think I may have told you that my DH suspected that many of my fellow DTers were really guys hoping to meet women.

Hi all,

Thanks for luck on the job fair. It's on Friday, so I have a few days to stress over it first.

I walked for two hours today. I figure I can do 20 miles in roughly 6 hours, so I'm shooting for that. Getting there.

Actually, Misty and I walked to the vet (30 minutes), sat around waiting 10 minutes, then she got her shots and we walked home (30 more minutes). By then her tongue was dragging on the concrete, so I put her in the yard and continued on walking myself for another hour. So it was two hours of actual walking but with breaks. But there are going to be loads of pit stops and water stops and snack stops and such on this walk, so I figure that's ok.

SBD is going well. No cravings, no problems. A veritable breeze. Can't wait for the appetite suppressant aspect to kick in again. I liked that. I have to go to a wedding in Reno on August 16, and it would just be lovely to be down around 10 lbs by then. Or close to it. I'm hungry now. Waiting patiently for dinner. Hmmpft. It's calamari and red peppers cooked in olive oil, though, which should be wonderful. I can wait.

Pity about the solar cars, Lutha. Fuel cells are ok, though, no? If they can ever get them to work. I know what you mean about the older cars. Sad, very sad. Maybe some major corporation will buy my old polluter from me. Do you know anyone who does that?

Hi Crazy -- I'm a workin'! Support my breasts or yours. Our breasts!

Sandielynne -- hope your sister is ok and recovers quickly. Hope you don't have to be gone too long. Take care of yourself while you're away.

Hello,

i was reading your journal and see you dont have long before you reach goal. im glad you like the SBD, many do.

we also have a dog named Rusty and i was worried about him on the 4th but he was unfazed.

My cousin is doing body for life and lost 32 pounds so far. i guess everyone has there own thing that works and thats why theres so many weghtloss plans.

well take care.

Well.

I'm sooo happy for you that SBD Phase I is such a "breeze."

Pffft.

8-|

No, actually, I am delighted that you have such an easy time of it. I wish I did. I think it is b/c it is pretty close to how you ate before, with more restrictions. But I've said that before.

Pffft.

8-|

So, where did you go on such a long walk? Do you walk by the ocean? Are there mountains or hills near you? Where will the 3 day walk take place? Will the scenery be pretty?

You shouldn't stress over the job fair. Hell, you'd be more qualified than anyone there. I think it will go well, personally. But then again, I'm known for my sunny optimism (ack).

Whatcha doin' today, my friend? Other than being wonderful and sweet as sugar.

Hi Minnie, nice to see you! Isn't it funny how many diet plans are out there? People are different, yes. And I also think it's because the body is so complex that no one has really figured out exactly how it works. Maybe Atkins and SBD and the Zone and many others all work for some underlying reason that hasn't been discovered yet.

Anyway. We all find success in our own way, for sure.

Chum, Yes SBD is close to how I ate before. Very close. Which makes it extremely easy to stick to. It is interesting (to me) that my 'before' diet was keeping me at 130 and the removal of, basically, rice, bread and grapes, is letting me lose weight. I didn't eat all the other crap that SBD (and many others) forbids, anyway, so I don't miss it.

I have many routes that I walk, and will no doubt find more as time goes on. There is a bike path that follows a river for about 50 miles inland, for instance. Nice but it gets super-hot the farther you get from the ocean. The bike path along the beach also goes for miles and miles. It is scenic but packed with tourists this time of year. Walking around the neighborhoods here is also pleasant enough. I can walk around neighborhoods, parks, schools, etc. I need to find some hills at some point. Will have to drive to do that as I understand this course is rather rolling-hilly and we have few hills around here.

The course starts in Laguna Beach and ends in San Diego. So it follows the ocean the whole way. Should be very scenic indeed.

I can't wait!

Today I feel good after my longish walk. No body pains. This is good. I did a 5 miler last week and my left hip hurt for a few days. Must be the shoes.

I am going to work in the side yard today, I think. I little more tilling and planting. Should be a gorgeous day.

Hello Ms. Green Jeans.

Did you till? Did you get your fingernails all dirty? I can't wait to hear how your tomatoes turn out. I can't wait to eat my dad's homegrown tomatoes. Mmm.

I am delighted that you had no aches and pains after your walk today. That is a Good Sign. I'll bet the walks are gorgeous indeed. You are lucky to have so much good scenery nearby.

Have you ever been sea kayaking? If so, did you like it? Do you think you have to be in great shape to do it?

Har de har har. This is the tip o' the day from EDiets: "think of physical activity as part of your daily routine, just like brushing your teeth! Regular physical activity is essential for weight loss and maintenance."

Soon everyone will be quoting me. Atkins and now Ediets are.

No I didn't till. I have really gotten lazy lately. Bad me. As they say, 'work expands to fill the amount of time available.' And since I have limitless time, it seems, I can put this stuff off forever.

I really must work on that.

I am delighted about being pain-free after the walk, too. It really is all in the shoes. Or largely in the shoes.

Sea kayaking. Yes, I've done it, if you count a protected harbor as the sea (it is salt-water). Open water kayaking is harder as you have to contend with waves. It is a shoulder workout. But do you have to be in 'great' shape, no. Adequate shape, yes. I've liked the kayaking that I've done.

In fact, some friends of ours did a kayaking trip last summer. He is an athlete, competitive bicyclist, very fit. His wife is a great cook. Never works out, loves to make and eat desserts, is probably 250lbs. They (he, and she under duress) booked this guided trip wherein you paddle around the local offshore islands, looking at otters and sea lions and such. He had a good time, she absolutley detested it because it was far too strenuous for her. Not to mention wet and cold.

Mist and I walked a short walk today -- 25 minutes. Beer can race tomorrow. Final chick boat teaching event on Saturday. I got the Hissy book at the library. I am off to do my Pilates for Abs dvd. Bye bye.

OMG. NOW e-diets is quoting you? That's hilarious.

So, you are lazy. Too much time on your hands. Welcome to the club. I knew it would happen eventually. hahaha

I find it very interesting that your shoes would affect your hip even at your weight. I have not found a pair of shoes that are truly comfortable for walking around since I've been PUDGY.

Oh well, perhaps I will have to wait for my sea kayaking tour. But maybe your friend is a bigger wuss than me. (I doubt it, though.)

Good luck in the race tonight!!! Have fun but avoid the beer! haha

Kilo,

You are just a walkin' woman aren't you. You are going to do just great.

That puppy of yours is going to have to shape up, lol. JK

glad you are doing so good, your positive spirit is rubbing off on me, Thanks.

See ya,

No beer for me. Don't like it, don't drink it. Fortunately.

I think I am having sympathy TOM, Chum. It seems like I am PMSing again without much time since the last time. I don't keep track of these things, but maybe I should start. TOM. Oof.

Hi Crazy. Hey, I'm happy to help! I wish my pup would shape up. 1 hours seems to be her limit, though. She'll never do the 6 hours per day that I need to do. Ah well.

So I lifted weights yesterday. Legs. Gently, as I don't want to overwork my legs. Pushing that already, actually. And did my Pilates for Abs DVD. And stretched.

I am inspired to accomplish some things today, Chum. Can't let laziness and lethargy take me over completely. Oh no, not that.

Shoes are VERY important, to everyone. That's why runners spend so much money on their shoes. And they are mostly skinny. The extra weight just exacerbates a problem.

I wonder what I'll weigh when this walk comes to pass.

I received my replacement watch last week. It is not the same as the old one. It is similar, but not as good. Oh well. It is missing one key feature and the chrono function isn't as easy to use as the other one. Oh well. I am vascillating on my running program. Will it hurt or hinder my walking? Would the time be better used for walking? I don't know. Fact is, I have lost interest in running for the moment. I am really liking the walking. So I'll probably walk. Walking with intervals.

I need to print out some resumes, find directions to where this job fair is being held, figure out what to wear, and convince myself that I want this job. Sigh.

Of course you want this job...at least what you know of it now. Lots of days off, probably decent pay, good benefits. Then you can go and learn more about it and decide later. No sense in stressing now.

Pffft. You know that, though.

If you are bored with running and like walking, why is it a choice? You should do what you love, since there are things you love. What about bicycling for your cross training? Hiking? Swimming?

Please don't sympathy TOM on my account. Mine left again already.

Well, if shoes are important to everyone, they why can't I find a pair that are comfortable? Whine, whine.

bfl sbd blf!!!! hee hee

Hmmpft.

I must admit I am qualified for this job. The one that I want. IT Manager, same as I had before, basically. Though with luck the City won't go out of business. As I read their list of requirements, I found I meet or exceed all of them. Experience, degree, amount of time with this or that. That is really a first. Most jobs I get I match most of the requirements and we agree that I'll figure out the rest.

This probably assures that they will glance at my resume and toss it in the circular file.

Oh well. I also read their instructions for this job fair, and found out they are quite detailed. Print out this questionaire and complete it (e.g. will you pass a drug test?), have a cover letter and 2-page resume in hand. Include in your cover letter the departmental branch and position for which you are applying, referring to org chart which can be found elsewhere on the web site. Lord. I know they make you jump through hoops in order to see how well you jump through hoops, so I'm jumping, I guess. This is a city job, so one assumes that's why it's extra red-tapey.

My resume is already 2-page, fortunately. I wrote a cover letter. I haven't written one of those in years. All jobs for which I have applied in the last, oh, 8 years have either been through contacts/friends or been done online. CHUM!! Where the hell are you? I need you to proofread this cover letter before tomorrow. Please.

And Chum, you'll maybe be proud of me. In addition to printing out resumes and writing the cover letter and such, I also cleaned my office (again), brought in my computer (a nearly new computer that I bought from work for $50 and has been sitting in the garage for the last 4 months) and installed it in my office, then installed Windows XP on it. And it just now noon. Go me. No lethargy today.

Now Chum,

The running/walking thing. The problem is that I said I'd do this Couch to 5K program and then run an official 5K race. I made it to Week 5, and it's a 9-Week program. I feel like I'm quitting. Hate that. I can always take it up again after the walk is over, though. So I'm not really a failure, I'm a postponer. Semantics.

Cross-training, yes. Hiking I love and will do. Biking is ok and I will do some of that, too. Swimming, nah. I detest swimming. It is wonderfully good for you, but I hate it. Can't get past that. Don't even want to try. It's all about that getting wet part. Ew.

I will do sympathy TOM so long as I never, ever do sympathy migraines. We'll leave that to Mickey.

hey there.. to lazy to read all your other posts LOL.. but thought id stop in and say hey.. i refuse to do either sympathy migrains or toms ( but since im breastfeeding im practically assured of getting neither):D lol there has to be some benifit to having rugrats lol..

Hello,

thanks for dropping by my journal. it was nice to hear from you. i see your doing fantastic exercise wise.
i love to swim as i find it relaxing and for me a fun way to exercise and i guess i passed it on as my kids love to swim and my youngest is like a water bug. he cant get enough of it.
i like to bike too. but for now i use the exercise bike. the roads here are bad to bike ride with the traffic and i havent gotten on a bike in yrs. walking i love but havent progressed to jogging or running but would love to one day.

take care.

Hey Kil!

Just read through your new journal...you are doing so well!

Hope you are able to collect more funds for your walk!

How did the job fair go?

How long has it been since your job ended at the other place?...Has it been 4 months?

Gosh...time sure goes by quickly!

I picked up the book today...I am off to read it now...since I finally caught up on all the journals here!

I hope you have a great weekend!

Hey...whatever happened to that dog walking business?

mc

I am here to say HI. That is about it. I am not in writing mode tonight but still want to check in to see how you were doing. I am doing OK on the SBD. I look forward to Phase two. I think I smell like cheese. That can't be good.

Cheers,

Andrea

Of course, I know you are still recovering from Friday. Perhaps you taught the sailing women so well, that they boated (is that even a word? Does it make me sound all sailor-ly? I do know that sailor-ly is NOT a word. Sigh.) you all the way to the Marshall Islands?

Just wanted you to know that I am thinking about you. And it's not even giving me a headache. hahahaha

Kissey Kissey

Hi,

Friday was a mess, indeed. I went to a job fair for this City job that I told you about. There were about 400 people applying for this same job, oh my. It took all day, just waiting in line out in the hot sun, before I finally got my chance to submit my resume and cover letter and do a very brief technical screening interview. I'll find out if I passed that on August 1st, and if I did I'll go on to the next round of interviews.

My chances of getting this job over 400 other people are just not good.

Actually, they are doing another job fair, identical to this one, in two weeks, so there are likely to be 800 people applying for this job. There was much grousing in the line about the state of the economy and blame was squarely laid on Bush's incompetent head. Everyone was talking about how they are counting on getting a different president next election. One who actually does something about the economy instead of just spouting meaningless rhetoric.

Sailing yesterday was great, though. Graduation Day for the women sailors. They had to compete in a real race -- and all women crew race. Racing against boats of real racers. And they did very well. I was proud. They were excited. That has been a very good program and this was a nice way to end it.

Hi huntersmom. Breastfeeding has benefits? Interesting.

Hi Minnie. That's great that you and your kids love swimming. And walking is always good. 20 miles/day?

Hi McMarto. Glad you're back! SBD is going well. Hooray that you're starting it, too. It's been 4 months, yes. Time does fly. And based on that job fair experience it's going to be at least another 4, too. Eek. The pet sitting owner never responded to the inquiries, so either she's not selling after all or already sold it or is just too lame to reply, in which case her business is probably lame, too. Ah well.

Hi Nanny. Cheese? Hmm. They had a cheese plate at the club yesterday after the race. Lots of different cheese. They were good. I'm on Phase II now, and it's better. I lost 5lbs on this round of Phase I. Good, good.

Hi Chum. No my crew didn't hijack me. I'm back. Just been busy. I'm glad you don't have a headache on my account. Hooray for that.

are you familar with lodi? lived there for four years with dh.. the job prospects there were as horrible as in so cal.. hence the move to alberta ( where im from) and where the market is so wide open there is an unenploment rate of less then 1% and there literally isnt enough people in the city of edmonton to fill the positions lol

Lodi, oh yes. How does that song go? Hmm.

I used to live in the silicon valley, which isn't so far from Lodi. Now I'm down in southern ca. Job market sucks throughout the state, apparently.

Moving to Canada is a pretty extreme measure! Weather is a tad different up there, no? Have you perfected your "ay?" yet? Mine is pretty darned good from all of my Canadian trips.

We just had lobster and champagne for dinner. Goodness but I am stuffed and happy. Lobster is so rich. We finally had an opportunity to celebrate the bf's new vehicle, which his firmly in love with.

Otherwise, a light day today. Didn't do much besides laundry and a little carpet cleaning. I abused myself the last two days, I needed a rest. Maybe I'll be perky enough to walk tomorrow. Maybe not, too. My thighs are very, very sore. They hurt to touch, actually. I worked hard on that boat yesterday. Lots of running and sitting and jumping up again.

Hi kilo.

Its been a while. Have just caught up. Well done on getting rid of all of that holiday flubber. Wish I could say I've done so well, but I haven't. But I'm planning on changing that now.

I've been reading up on my american politics, and am reading about a guy called Dean, who's trying to get the democrats ummm, I forget what you call it. He's trying to get picked as the democrats presidential candidate anyway. He sounds interesting. In a good way. Your comments about Bush just reminded me of it. Apparently one of Bush's advisors has been at some of his rallies, and has been cheering him on - they don't think much of his chances against bush, so would be great for them if he was the candidate. Anyway, I think I should stop talking about this in your journal, especially as I'm well aware that my knowledge of American politics is sketchy, to say the least. Sorry for jamming up your journal, bet its good to see me again.

Lobster and champagne for dinner? sounds yummy, I must say. Anyway, take care of yourself.
Chuckles

Hi Chuckles, nice to see you back. Are you enjoying your summer?

American politics. Pffft.

I've spent the last few hours pulling weeds in the back yard. They do grow so much more quickly than the plants that you want to grow. Why can't weeds be prettier and then I'd just leave them?

My thighs are still in pain Not sure that doing a lot of deep squats while weed pulling was such a good idea. But I survived, so maybe I'll survive a walk, too. Misty needs a walk.

Hmmpf. I just read something that pissed me off. I was reading the OLJ of a woman who had her stomach stapled. She wrote this two years later when she'd gone from 306 down to 150lbs. She's writing about how people treat her differently now that she's thinner. She addresses each group -- large, mid-sized, and this Tiny Women group.

This is NOT from DT, ok? It was from an internet Online Journal. http://www.eradain.com/apoplexy/prejournal.shtml

Tiny Women sizes 0-10:

To this group of women, I am an enigma. Suddenly, I have joined their club. Like winning the lottery, I have been given opportunities that were never open to me before. These women are making eye contact with me, inviting me to go shopping, and generally treating me as an equal. I am stupefied. They have backed off from flirtatious conversations with my husband (at least while I'm around).

To these women, I say that I will not join you in making the fat jokes about my friends. We may be in the same aerobics class together, but that doesn't mean that I don't still crave a Big Mac now and then. I wasn't born into your class--in fact, wasn't you in high school who always called me Fatty? Back off--I don't need fake friends.

To those thin gals who didn't know me before, be prepared. I have seen the world from all shapes and sizes, and I will protect the large and defenseless, because these are my roots.

To which I say, f@ck off, ******. I am what you term a "tiny woman" and I don't tell fat jokes. I've never called anyone Fatty. I didn't judge you when you were fat. My friends run the gamut from very thin to very fat. BFD. They are all real friends. I have no use for fake ones.

And what makes you think that I don't crave a Whopper now and then? And that I was born this way? Get a grip. I have to work, hard, to maintain my size and to keep from eating foods that I know are unhealthy and fattening. This isn't easy and how dare you blow my efforts off like it is.

Why do you consider fat people to be defenseless?

I find your behavior towards me, a thin person, far more objectionable than you will ever find mine. Towards anyone. Some people may have hurt your feelings in the past, but not me. Your belief that thin people are flaunting their bodies and taunting you is all in your mind. You may have been teased or offended by some thin people, but not by all of them. Your gross generalization is deeply offensive to me. And keep your veiled threats to yourself. You have no power over me.

You may have lost 150 lbs, but you're still you. Which is sad, because you're a mean, stupid, and angry person. Were before, are now. Fat or thin, that's what you are.

Hey Anne,

Even though I haven't posted in your journal for a long time, occassionally I still pop in to see how things are going and to be entertained by your storytelling prowess -

After reading your response to that woman's article, I'm thinking I may have to peek in here more regularly as I have a :D at your response!

You are right - fat, thin or anywhere in between we are still the same inside.




Good luck with the continuing jobhunt...

Eeek!

Hey...I have been at both extremes...growing up in the 130's...then at 21...gaining 30...at 22 gaining another 30 plus some...so now I am at my all time biggest...for a little over 10 years...and I must admit...that I look at others who are smaller then me...and I am jealous...I look at those bigger then me...and I feel bad for them.....why do we do this?...I don't know!

The girl above obviously has some issue's...she must have been teased...or made fun of a lot...that still does not give her the right to talk crap about tiny woman!...I am with you...people come in many different colors...shapes...and sizes...and to be a true friend...none of this should be an issue!

Oh...I am almost done with day one!...Eeek!

mc

i have had a 25" waist and ive had a waist double that.. i think anyone fat or thin that has to use size as a defense needs to be pitied.. this chick has ISSUES.. i didnt make fun of anyone when i was thin and i didnt make fun of anyone (including myselg) now that im fat...
day one sbd almost done.. harder then i thought.. freakin carbs in everything..lol
keep up the good work.. sore thighs and all lol

Glad you guys all agree with me that this woman has problems.

My thighs are killing me. Almost didn't make it to the store today. They feel a bit better today, but I don't think I'll be walking today. Or maybe just a short one to loosen them up a bit.

We (my brother and I) are looking at a store that's for sale down by where I sail. A career change to retail ownership? Hmmm. That would certainly be challenging. So far it looks very interesting. Bro wants to move back here from Florida, and we are both sick of our respective careers.

Big risk. Scary. But exciting. It's a long process, and right now we're in the discovery phase. We'll see.

Tonight we are having dinner with some of the bf's friends. One a rabid, Limbaugh loving Republican and very vocal jerk and the rest of us liberal Democrats. He loves arguing, and always takes the most extreme, right-wing view. I often think he does that just because he likes to argue and he likes to make people angry. Sounds like a fun evening, no?

Hi Kil, I totally agree with your sentiments too. Just because we are small women, doesn't mean we don't have work hard at it, every day.

Like you said, you can change your size, but you can't change what's inside. I think it's very mean and harsh what that woman wrote in her journal, and if that's what she thinks then I feel very sorry for her.

I say go for it with the store. What would you be thinking about selling? I would be very excited about this prospect!

And hey, enjoy your evening!

Real fun...don't turn to carbs to make yourself feel better...hahahaha!

Ooooh...I would love to own my own business...I have come up with quite a few...mainly the names and what I would sell...we have considered...buffalo wings......hot dogs...........lite food.........shrimp shacks............you name it!...hahaha....mc

i would love my own shop, figuring out what to sell and merchandise that isnt already overdone would be such a fun challenge... keep us updated

It's reassuring to see that you are again doing well on SBD. You set a great example! While it may only be a minor modification of what you were doing before, I know it can't always be easy.

I'm trying to understand where the OLJ woman's attitude came from. Obviously she feels as though some "tiny" women have snubbed her in the past...came on to her husband...and even taunted her. Of course she is wrong to assume that all thin women share those kinds of attitudes. It's sad that she has developed such a persecution complex that she can't judge people for themselves. But I myself have been put in the uncomfortable position of being at dinner with a bunch of folks who were making fat jokes. I tried to dissuade them by mentioning that I didn't like the jokes, and I had been much heavier myself in the past. They just brushed this off by saying that I could never have been really fat. I'm afraid that I didn't have the guts to tell them off properly.

If you get a store, you certainly won't have to worry about too much free time! With respect to the City job, I doubt that all 400 applicants had your calibre of credentials. Also, there probably won't be quite as many applicants at the second fair. I imagine that most who were interested came to the first fair.

The route for your 3-day walk sounds great. Maybe you'll be able to take some pictures as you go.

Hi kilo. Promise not to mention the politics today :o My summer's great, but a bit too hot for my liking.
So what's up with your thighs? Too much exercise and not enough warming up/down got them tight? Or some other problem.

I was a bit shocked at the way that woman was talking. I'm sure there are some thin women who are out of order, just like there are some fat women. But all of them? And to go off on that sort of rant as well.

Ooo your own store? Sounds like a lot of work. But could be satisfying work. And I see what lutha's saying about all those people queuing up for jobs. Lets just wait and see, and hope that you'll be getting good news soon.

Have a lovely rest of the day
Chuckles

Ah the thighs. They are better today. The problem probably started with standing out in the hot sun for six hours with no water the entire time at this stupid job fair on Friday. In and of itself, that wouldn't have done more than make me tired.

But on Saturday I sailed all day. A race with novice sailors. So I was all over that boat, for another 6 hours in the hot, hot sun. Imagine sitting, jumping up, running, either fixing a problem, helping a novice, or simply tacking the boat. Sit, jump, run. I was very busy that race. Didn't drink enough water, either, because I was so busy and it being exceptionally hot I was sweating like mad.

So my thighs were screaming at me on Sunday. I could tell I was massively dehydrated, so I've spent the last three days drinking extra loads of water to try to make up for it. It's getting better.

But the thighs feel like I did at least 1000 squats in a row. You know that severe muscle buring pain? Beyond weight-lifting pain. Way. The ol' thighs, the last two days, have been too painful to touch.

Today they are better. Just normal muscle pain like I'm used to through weighlifting. Tomorrow I'll walk.

Ok, ok, enough of me whining about my legs.

The store would be a big job, that's for sure. But hopefully rewarding. It's a feed store. The kind where people buy hay and rabbits and bridles and such. So it's an interesting niche. Not for everyone, I know, but being a farm girl at heart I love the thought of it. So does bro.

We'll see about the City job. That would certainly be easier money. I don't think I am even close to the most highly credentialled, Lutha. Several people standing around me had Master's degrees and many more years of mgmt experience than I have. But you never know. I suppose they could have been lying.

I don't mind you mentioning politics, Chuckles. It's just very frustrating at times. Times like these.

We just got back from seeing Pirates of the Caribbean. We both liked it very much. Despite having to set foot in a cold, sticky, overly loud, and massively overpriced movie theater to see it. Good swashbuckling tale, well done. Johnny Depp played an uncharacteristic role for him, considering he usually plays the serious, brooding types. He was great. :up:

Johnny Dep - serious brooding types - did you not see Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

Although you do have a point - he does tend to play the serious and brooding type, looking through his filmography!

They made Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas into a movie? I can't imagine it was any good. Doesn't seem like something that would translate to film well.

Went to the Fair today. Saw pigs and miniature horses. I like pigs. Watched the city kiddies go into a frenzy over cattle and sheep. It was hot and crowded, but I walked for about an hour. Legs are much better.

Engineer Rick got laid off. Six short months after he was laid off by my former evil company. We do wish this economic recovery would get on with it!

Two of my rich friends sponsored me for $100 each, which was very exciting. Slowly but surely, I'm getting there.

This is an interesting and well-written article: http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20030606.html

My SIL is starting to have mild contractions! Baby on the move. It's about two weeks early if it comes now.

We are going to the Thai joint for dinner with the bf's mom. No rice, but pretty much everything else is fair game. Peanut butter cow on a stick. Mmmmm.

I don't think this could possibly get more disjointed, so I'll close now.

Do you think you are disjointed b/c you were having problems with your joints?

Ack. I am tired.

No Pad Thai or Sticky Rice with Mango, either, huh?

Congratulations on getting more moolah! I am so happy for you. Fundraising sucks. Especially in a horrible economy.

Speaking of. Shocking that the guy got laid off a SECOND time. How demoralizing. Jeez.

There was a photo of all the Sopranos men, personally signed by each, on the wall of my favorite childhood Italian restaurant tonight. People there were very impressed that I live in NY now. hahahaha I think they expected me to say "whacked" or something.

I love pigs at the fair. I do not like eating pigs, however. Charlotte's Web was just too near and dear to me, I guess. Either that or I just don't care for pork. Pffft.

Tell me what you will eat at that Thai place...cause I was looking at Chinese yesterday and I could find nothing to choose mainly because of the sauces they use...all with too much sugar!...Eeek!

Have a nice day.........mc

I had beef satay with peanut sauce. Then had a dish with glass thread noodles (bean thread) with bean sprouts, onions, shrimp, tomatoes, and egg. And a spinach garlic dish. Very tasty.

Chinese food, done the american way, is very sweet, 'tis true. I would look at the vegetarian menu and get a Buddha's Feast, probably. Soy sauce is ok.

You don't say 'whacked', chum? How about 'fugget about it?' Well, at least you're involved in the mob.

Today may be a busy day. This is what I want to accomplish:

1. Move computer back into office.
2. Vacuum and steam clean bedroom carpet -- it smells like dog at the moment.
3. Walk 2 hours.
4. Work in yard a bit. Steady progress.
5. Call owner of potential store.
6. Sail in race.


Tomorrow I have to be at the boat at 5am. Oof. Which means leaving home at 4:15, getting up at 3:45. Not fun, not fun. Then we take it up the coast to Seal Beach, in preparation for the race on Saturday morning. We leave so early to miss the wind and choppy seas that kick up in the afternoon.

I may skip the race tonight. That's a bit more driving all the way to the harbor than I really want to do this week.

Oh, I wish I could go to the fair. But we've got to finish the dining room ceiling and do our beach trip this weekend. Yes, the beach is relatively close to the fair (to someone from the Inland Empire) but that's too much for one day.

3:45 doesn't sound that bad to get up...but then I get up at 4:00 on work days. Granted I'm in bed by 9:00 at night. I hope you have a great race tomorrow, even if you decide to skip tonight.

Way to go on the walking. Would you mind posting the link again to sponsor you (I'm too lazy to go back and look for it)? Or was that not how the sponsoring is done?

I never thought about satay with peanut sauce........ you just made my day.

Good luck with your list!

Andrea

Thanks, guys.

Lutha, I'm more than happy to post that link! It's against the DT rules to put a direct link to a sponsorship page (because that would be soliciting), but I can send you to my diaryland site: http://kilogo.diaryland.com . Then click on the Breast Cancer logo on the side (you can't miss it) and that will take you to my sponsorship page. Thanks!

The beach is close to the fair, 'tis true. But I agree that both in one day is too much. Far too much. I'm sure Ethan would love the petting zoo. They have a miniature donkey in there! Baby goats, mini horses, even a baby zebra and baby camel. Too cute. Maybe next year and another year older he'd appreciate it more.

3:45am IS bad, Lutha. Especially since I'm unemployed and have been sleeping in even more. 3:45 is evil. Evil, I tell you.

Oh wow...that is early!...Too early for me!

Your Thai choices sounded oh so yummy...now you are on phase II...is that peanut sauce too sweet...or ok?...I love that stuff...

Ok...have fun this weekend and burn up tons of calories!

mcmarto

Hi
Yep. 3.45 is early. In fact, I'm more likely to see it from staying up the night before than getting up then. If I didn't stay up so late (only when seriously partying) I wouldn't believe that it actually existed. It's a silly o'clock.
Sounds like you're doing ok on the sponsorship stuff? Way to go. Now all you have to do is figure out how to walk that far. I'm sure you'll find a way.
O I know what I've been meaning to ask you. What's the GFM thing on your diet plan stand for?
Enjoy your weekend
Chuckles

Good For Me! That's the GFM. :)

Peanut sauce has peanuts, peanut oil, and sambal (a chili sauce) in it. No sugar!

Got the boat delivered safe and sound. Now we are off to our dinner engagement. Race tomorrow! I did get a nap in this afternoon and survived the evil 3:45 wakeup without murdering the alarm clock. Though I wanted to.

Must be off. Bye now!

Don't you think you should edit your post to point out that I am NOT in the mob?

Pffft.

I know how evil 3:45 a.m. can be. I awoke at 3:45 the day I had to fly here. Evil, evil, evil. Unemployed people should never have to wake before 7.

Good luck tomorrow with the race! I'll be rooting for you from the landlocked Midwest!!!!!

Hope you did well!

Thought peanut sauce had sugar in it cause its sweet tasting...glad to hear I can have some in phase II!!!

I would love to meet your mom...hahaha...bring your dad too!

:D

Then I think we would have to meet for drinks...instead of lunch!

heeheehee!

mcmarto

I don't know that you're not in the mob, Chum. You do live in Brooklyn. Ergo . . .

Peanut sauce is ok in Phase I, just not very much of it. A tbsp. But it's gooooood.

The race yesterday was long, long, and longer. The wind shut off in the afternoon and we drifted along for several hours. Fortunately, the current was going the right direction and we made a little progress. Many, many boats gave up, quit the race, turned on their motors and headed in. We decided to stick with it for a while and see if the wind came back. It eventually did, and we had hopes of finishing the race in time. You have to finish by 2000 (8 o'clock). That's when they call the race.

We started at noon. Actually, I got to the dock at 9. Talked to a bunch of my friends. This was a big race -- 80 boats entered -- so there were loads of people there. We rigged our boat and headed out. Milled around out on the water, waving to people, getting the sails tuned and set properly. At noon they started the race. We start in classes, a new class every five minutes. Our class started at 12:25.

The wind was pretty good. It was a 29 mile course, headed down the coast, ending in Dana Point (my home port). We cruised along nicely, looking good in relation to our competition, for many hours. About 3 in the afternoon the wind shut off.

Drift, drift, listen to sails flap listlessly. Turn on stereo. Pink. Our 50yr old boat owner loves Pink. Pour some rum & cokes (non-SBD). Try to keep the boat moving in the right direction. Consider quitting like everyone around us is doing.

Wind comes back up, boat starts moving again. We look at distance to go and how long it'll take us. We might make the finish before the cutoff time. We decide to go for it.

We sail. We sail. Finish line gets closer. Slowly closer. We finish. We do not get the horn indicating a successful finish. It is 2008. 8:08pm. We missed the deadline by 8 minutes. 8 hours of sailing down the coast, and no finish for us. No one in our class finished. We were the first boat in our class to cross the line, but it doesn't count.

Which, as you can imagine, was rather frustrating. But oh well. Such is sailing. Out of the 80 boats entered, only 29 officially finished this race.

Today I am doing a "Training Walk", an official walk put on by the breast cancer people. Our leader will walk us for 5 miles today. It'll be nice to meet others who are doing this walk. That happens at 11. Guess I'd better go eat something beforehand.

Bummer...8 lousy minutes!

Now...when you mentioned above that the start time depends on class...can you further explain this...I always wondered how they decided who went first!

Have fun on your walk...

Today on the Food Network they were making a lethal peanut sauce...with peanut butter and brown sugar...lime...and other stuff...eeek!

mcmarto

ah, but that's not what you'll find in a thai restaurant! Not an authentic one, anyway.

Ok, class starts. Well, consider 80 boats racing. They run the gamut from your ultra-fast 70 foot performance racing yacht to the little 25 foot cruiser that sits in the backyard on a trailer most of its life. Then there are different designs: catamarans, monohulls, fractional rigs, asymmetricals, etc. They all make for a faster/slower boat. So they put these boats in different classes. Catamarans race against catamarans. Boats of similar speed are put in the same class. Boats that don't fly spinnakers go into a Cruising class. Boats of the same general design are handicapped, just like horses, to attempt to equalize the design differences and result in a true race winner.

Every race is different. It depends on the number of boats, really. In this one, we had 10 boats in our class and the handicap range was only 114-120. Which means we were all pretty close to the same hypothetical boat speed. I've sailed in race where the handicap ranged from 90-230. That's a wide range, and you're racing against all manner of boats. You never know how you're doing until it's over.

In general, they start the faster boats first. Each class is then progressively slower.

The walk was good. 10 women there. Some were avid walkers and looked really fit, others looked like this was their first walk. I found out that my pace is indeed slow. As we headed out on our walk the group very quickly separated out into the very speedy ones, the mid-group, and the slowpokes. I was with the slowpokes. We are all short. The speedy ones, quite tall. It's all a matter of stride length. This isn't a race, it's a walk. I have no problem walking slowly if that's where I'm comfortable. I'm not going to make myself miserable by trying to walk faster than is natural for me. Finishing is the key. Not finishing first.

So, we walked 5.3 miles. In 1hr, 45 minutes. The time does go by more quickly when you are talking to others. I had a nice time. We are going to do this every weekend, with the distances getting progressively longer. And I'll walk on my own during the week, too.

We came across two women who were doing their own training for an MS walk in September. Their route was also 60 miles, but done in 25-25-10 increments. They had been walking for 13 miles when we came across them and they were headed for 20 that day. They'd been seriously training for several months. They were pretty inspirational. Both were quite thin and strong-looking. One said that she'd lost 16 lbs in the last 2 months doing this training. No other changes, just distance walking. Just. Ha.

Then I came home and rooted in the yard with the bf the rest of the afternoon. Now I'm tired. He wants to continue this project, but I'm done for. I'm having a nap.

So I'm talking to myself here, I guess. That's ok. Less time spent explaining that SBD is not just a new cover put on the Atkins book.

Oh, I'll explain it anyway. Atkins fears all carbs. You count carbs, you limit carbs, you focus on carbs. Any meat, any protein, any fat is ok so long as your carbs are very, very low.

On SBD, you eat lean proteins, mono-unsatured fats, and foods that cause a low insulin response. Low GI foods, in other words. SBD is neither low-fat nor low-carb. If your diet previously consisted of bread, potato chips, ice cream, soda, and snickers bars, you may think it's low-carb, but it's not. Your diet was just extremely high carb before and this brings it down to what it should be. Atkins is low carb.

So on Atkins, you could eat faux waffles made of heavy cream and crumbled pork rinds. Gawd. Just thinking of that makes me sick. And you'd count however many carbs are in that meal (not many).

On SBD, you'd eat, say, a veggie omlette. Much tastier, as far as I'm concerned. You don't count carbs, calories, points, nada. You don't measure anything or let yourself get hungry.

Anyway.

I lifted weights this morning. With this walking program of mine I've had to completely redo my weights workout. I'm going to try lifting every day, two muscle groups per day. Today was chest/back. Tomorrow will be biceps/triceps. Third day is shoulders/calves. Repeat as necessary. It's a nice, quick workout, fully intense. We'll see how it goes. I find I simply can't do quads and hamstrings any more. That's overworking those muscles.

I broke out my sextant today and tried to take a noon shot. Wow, that's a mighty complicated way to go about finding your position. But kind of fun. I made some mistakes, came home and read some more, and I'll give it another go tomorrow.

I have developed some kind of skin crud on my toe. It's itchy and red. Probably athlete's foot, though I can't imagine where I picked that up. Maybe it's from wearing salty wet shoes all day long on Sat. In any event, it's most annoying. I've been washing it with tea tree oil soap (a great fungicide) and exposing it to the hot sun. Hope it goes away soon.

It's been far too hot here. Where's my lovely fog cover? It's cooled off a bit, I think, so I'm going to take Misty for a walk. I made her some Frosty Paws this morning so she'll get one when we get home. I suspect she will love them.

Well she did love them. My Mistypoo seems to have finally figured out that I'm in charge and she's happy with that when we walk. Finally. And she gives litte more than a longing whine when we see another dog. No more lunging towards it, struggling to get out of collar, and out-of-control barking. Finally. Maybe one of these days I can let someone besides me walk her. She has been a real handful on walks.

Lifting weights this morning. Biceps and triceps. Going over to a sailor buddy's house to try to resurrect his computer, though I think it is toast. Going to the coast to play with my sextant again at noon. And will walk, planning on two hours. Not much going on today.

would you do me a favor since you did such a great job explaining the difference between atkins and sbd.. can you explain how bfl works? ive herd of it and even read a bt baout it but i didnt finish the article and am curious as to all whats involved?:D

Hi kilo.

Sorry I've not posted here for a few days, have been a bit busy.

I've noticed today while reading my magazine, that next month they're giving away a free copy of the sbd book! So I'll be taking a look at that and giving it some thought.

Sounds like Misty's really improved. Although I suppose you've probably already worked that one out for yourself. So now, she's even more lovable.

I was thinking about that whole setting off in classes on the race. And at first I thought that it was really strange that they set off the faster classes first, because surely then the slower ones would have less chance of finishing before the cut-off point. But then I realised that then there'd be a big jam when all the faster ones tried to get past the slower ones. Or at least I'm guessing that's what its about.

Have a lovely day.
Chuckles

Well then, the computer fix at the sailor buddy's house took half the day. I did manage to resuscitate it pretty quickly, but then he started in on the 'oh while you're here' stuff. Eventually we got his computer cracking along, just the way he liked it. 'Tis amazing how many problems these things develop as time goes on. I told him my fee was that he had to sponsor me for this walk, so he did. $100. Yay! Normally I work for food or drink, so this was good.

When I got home the bf was already home. He'd taken the afternoon off to dig a big hole in the yard in preparation for some giant bird of paradise plants that are arriving tomorrow. I'm sure he told me that at some point, but I wasn't listening. Oops. A contractor buddy of his is removing these plants from a landscaping project and has offered some of them to us. Ok. They are being delivered on a flatbed truck and have to be loaded with a crane. Yikes. So the bf and I spent the afternoon preparing the area where we want them and digging a big ol' hole.

So no walking got done, nor any weight-lifting. Though the evening is young. I will lift weights yet.

Hi Chuckles. You are absolutely correct. When they start the race in slowest boats first order, it just creates a huge traffic fiasco out on the course. And Misty is ever so lovable, you are so right!

Hi Huntersmom. Glad you liked the Atkins/SBD compare and contrast. Body For Life is a weightlifting, cardio, and nutrional approach to fitness, health, bodybuilding, and fat loss. I summarized it over in the BFL Forum: http://www.diettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27068&perpage=10&pagenumber=1 . Go check it out there. I've replaced the BFL nutritional advice with SBD in my personal program, although they are similar. SBD is more specific and more effective, IMO.

Mmm. Sigh. I think I'm in love.

Not often that I get a star crush, but here we go. Oooh. Baby. Yeah.

Hi!

What are Frosty Paws?? I had to stop taking my dog on walks because she pulled on the leash and started yapping whenever we passed anything else that moved, other dogs, children, rabbits, anything. She's a jack russel, so not very big, but strong. Most walks ended with me picking her up andy carrying her back home.

Johnny Depp (sp?) I thought he was so cute when he was Edward Scissorhands. Weird, I know. It must be the cheekbones (face cheeks :D )

I'll fight you for him Kil.

Well Mick, I'm willing to share. Ours is not an exclusive relationship. He belongs to the world, after all. sigh

Hi Nikic. Misty did the same thing. Took two years to train her to walk on the leash and not freak out at the world around her. A Halti collar really helped in that endeavor. And lots of patience.

Frosty Paws:
1 quart vanilla yogurt
1 medium banana
2 T peanut butter
2 T honey

Whiz smooth in a food processor (best to whiz the banana first, then add everything else). Pour into cupcake papers and freeze. When you get home from a walk, turn a frozen Frosty Paw out into their food dish. They will lick it and lick it, thus cooling themselves down more quickly. Good anytime they are overheated, actually.

Tonight we are going to the fair with friends. This afternoon we will be planting the newly arrived plants, I hope. So this morning I guess I ought to walk. And lift weights. I'm down another lb to 127 this morning. yay.

Hey Kil...busy as usual...don't forget to post a pic of that plant!

Thanks for the boating info...I am always curious!

Glad you had a good time on your walk...I am a slowpoke too...just cause I am slow...hahaha!

Thanks for the frosty paws dessert...Olive will love it!

Have a great day!

mc

Good for you on all the walking! I agree that you shouldn't worry about your pace. I'd be more worried about my feet. I can't imagine walking all that way without getting a blister. Thanks for the procedure which led me to sponsorship...it was easy! I'm having a brain-fade and can't remember the term for my employer's program that limits my internet browsing. At any rate, they warned me about Diaryland but the Walk site was fine.

Got kind of distracted by work for about an hour...

Congratulations on the pound lost, too!

Have you seen Pirates of the Caribbean, or do you just like the picture? I've heard that it is very good.

Hey Kilo,

That "Frosty Paws" sounds good enough to eat myself. Do you think it would taste good to humans too? LOL

I really like the way you got your friend to sponsor your Cancer walk. Smart thinking my friend. By the way, how is that going? Are you going to be able to fulfill your sponsorship as you hoped? I am keeping my fingers crossed that you are completely successful.

:cheer:CONGRATULATIONS ... down another pound:cheer:

I also want to thank you for all of the help you provided for the girls in the SBD forum while I was out of town. You were a huge help to them, and I dearly appreciate it.

Take care now
:hug::hug:

Thanks, Sandielynne, I tried to do the SBD forum while you were away. But you are much better at it than I. I do wonder what kind of a Moderator I would be if anyone every came to my forum. Hmm.

And thanks to all of you who have sponsored me. I am really floored and grateful to you all. So many of you have sponsored me! And you haven't even met me! (well, most of you). My heartfelt thanks, really.

I've had a few pm's asking about my fundraising progress, too. Anytime you want to check how I'm doing, go here: http://kilogo.blogspot.com . That's where I talk at length about my fundraising and my walking progress. But I'm currently at $605!! Over 25%! I'm thrilled. And I have 3 months to go before the fundraising deadline of Oct. 20.

You know, I told the bf what was in the Frosty Paws and he said, "oh, so we can eat it too?" I guess we could. I'll let him try it first and let you know what he thinks, hahaha.

Lutha -- thanks!!! You are a sweetheart. We did see Pirates, and we both loved it. Great swashbuckling romp of a movie, well done. Johnny Depp definitely makes that movie.

Hi Mc. Ok, pictures will be forthcoming. We got it planted and staked. Hope it takes ahold now. It probably will, those things are like weeds. Very large, tropical weeds. Let me know how Olive likes the Frosty Paws. Lindasue told me about it and DJ gave me the recipe. We are such a knowledgable group here at DT. Between all of us we know it all.

Ok, I'm going to take a quick nap and then off to the fair.

Well I am nothing if not a good maintainer. Back to 128 today, the weight that I've been pretty much since losing the vacation pudge.

And I've kind of been slacking on SBD. Doing it MOST of the time, but slacking at times. Often enough to bring the weight loss to halt, apparently.

So, back to Phase 1 I go. Starting Monday. I have many events coming up in the next four days and I am going to continue my mostly SBD approach (so I'll maintain), then on to losing again come Monday. It would be lovely to lose another 5 lbs or so before this wedding on Aug. 16, so that's my goal.

The fair was fun. Petted many cute fuzzy little beasties.

Today I am supposed to level and put a foundation down for the new shed that the bf bought yesterday. And will probably have a go at assembling said shed by myself. Not that it's hard, but the parts are large and may take two people to hold. But we'll see. And I'll lift weights and walk, as usual. The muscles are sore from their new routine, so this is a good sign. The coastal cloud cover has come back, so it's cooler, which is nice. But it also means I can't see the sun and so can't work with my sextant. Waaa.

Tonight I sail in the beer can. Tomorrow I meet with the store owner to discuss the potential of buying this business. Sat and Sun I sail in a 2-day race. Will spend the night on the boat, anchored by Catalina Island. Fun.

So when you say you have been slacking?...Does this mean you ate 2 pieces of fish instead of 1?

hahaha...jk...

I am going to make those frosty paws this weekend for Olive and her visiting cousin Zoe...it has not been very warm here...but they will enjoy it regardless...

I went to The Cheesecake Factory today...and had no cheesecake...imagine that...but the chocolate cake was excellent...yeah right...no cake for me...only SBD...SBD...

mcmarto

Yeah, two pieces of fish. I wish. More like two glasses of wine instead of one. Or was that bottles? I forget.

SBD SBD SBD. No cheesecake for me, either.

My nephew was born today. Early this morning. He has red hair and is little, just 6lbs 5oz, even though he was full-term. Everyone is doing well. He doesn't have a name yet.

Oh...congrats on the nephew...

Shame...shame on the wine...glad I don't like wine...I just like fast food...pizza...cake...brownies...and donuts...pfft!

Have a great weekend!

mcmarto

Congrats on the new nephew Kilo.

I was always a redhead too until I got old, and I have a son with very bright curly red hair. There are many in my family. Genes I guess.

He sounds adorable.

Have a great weekend.
:hug::hug:

Wahoo! A nephew!!!!! Yippee!

That makes you Auntie Mistress Kill? Or Mistress Auntie Kill?

SBD SBD SBD BFL BFL BFL

You are a fundraising machine. Perhaps you could help the local Brownies sell cookies next year. (Just save a box of Thin Mints for me, ok?)

So, are you boating all weekend? Are you in Catalina now? How will you brush your teeth? Where will you go to the bathroom? Is it like the astronauts, where you use some sort of vacuum cleaner??? Inquiring minds want to know.

How did the beer race go? Did you have fun???

I actually bought 2 pieces of fish today. Tuna. We'll see if I can stomach it. I just have to cook it without ruining it. You know, as well as I do, that cooking is sometimes a crap shoot with me. hahahahaha I'm gonna be a fish eater if it kills me. Dammit.

Did you slack with the beasties? Or did you slack after you ate the Frosty Paws (gag)? I don't think the good doctor recommends having 2 BOTTLES of wine with dinner. Even on Phase 2. Pffft.

I'm back on Phase 1. Whoa. There's a news flash. Hope bf knows CPR.

Miss you...can't wait for your return from the High Seas.

congrats on the nefew:D
as for the two bottles of wine.. call one mine and well split the difference lol

Thanks guys. Nephew still doesn't have a name that I know of. They are calling him Baby TBD (to be determined).

I must start out by saying that I did not drink 2 bottles of wine. Not in one sitting, anyway. I'm just saying that my diet is creeping away from me, and my wine consumption is part of the problem.

Ok. I am exhausted. I'm not even sure why I'm here, other than the bf is not home and I don't know where he is. But first -- I have been sailing all weekend. Started Saturday morning. Woke up at 6:30am, after not sleeping well the night before. Got to yacht club, found crew, go tto boat, rigged boat, went out on water, all that stuff as usual.

Race starts, we sail and sail and sail. We are headed over to Catalina Island, which is 32 miles away from our starting line. Long, long way away by boat. Most of the fleet turns away from us, but my by calculations they are making the wrong move. Of course, this is all based on speculation as to what the wind will do later in the afternoon, so basically you're guessing. I guessed it was best right where we were.

Anyway. We sailed all day and all evening. We lost sight of all the other boats early on. We finally approached the island, found our finish line, and crossed about an hour before the cutoff time. It was 7:30pm. We'd started at 11. Yep, long day out on the water.

So we head into the cove. We find that there are no moorings available, so we have to anchor. We haven't eaten in hours and hours. We're tired, sunburned, hungry. We eventually find a good spot to drop the anchor and work on getting it set. That takes a while. By the time all that is done, the shore boat service has stopped running and we have no way of going ashore. That's ok, I'd pretty well figured that would happen. We light the stove and get dinner cooking. We pop the cork and share some wine. We start to relax from our long day of racing. We can see all the boats around us, and there is no one from our class. We've won our class. By hours. Yay. Throughout the night the rest of the boats come in and anchor near us. We later learned that we were the only boat in our class to finish before the cutoff time.

So life on a boat: It has a head (toilet), so you do whatever bodily functions need to be done aboard. That's kept in a holding tank, which you pump out a sanitation station periodically. Blech. To brush your teeth, you get a cup, pour in a couple inches of water. Wet brush, apply paste, brush teeth. Use the remainder of the water to rinse mouth and brush. No problem. You also bring along a washcloth and use small amount of water to give self a spit bath. Most refreshing when a shower is not available. Water conservation is a big issue on a boat at sea.

But -- we had to keep an anchor watch. Too many boats around us, and we weren't able to put out enough scope on the line. So, two hour anchor watches. I got the 4-6 shift, so I slept (on and off) from about 11 to 4. Then the person before me woke me up, and I went up on deck to start my watch. All I had to do was stay awake and watch that we weren't dragging anchor or going to swing into another anchored boat. There were thousands of stars out, so I entertained myself trying to identify constellations. Then the sun started to come up, and everything turned pink and grey. Beautiful, still, calm morning. At 6, most of the crew started to rouse and I went below and got another hour of sleep.

Then, we cooked breakfast. Did our tooth brushing, spit bathing, and bodily function routines. Got the boat put back in order, re-rigged it for racing, and off we went. Race #2 of the weekend. The race from Catalina back to Dana Point.

The wind picked up early, and by start time it was blowing well. Off we went, moving much more quickly than the day before. It's downwind this direction, so naturally we would go faster. But today was a stronger wind than the day before, too. We were flying. But so was the rest of the fleet. Our class was all around us all day long.

We screamed home. Made it in less than 5 hours. Yay! We finished 3rd in this race. Oh well. It was still a fun race.

So now I'm home. Very tired, battered and bruised. Dehydrated. Cranky. And the bf is no where to be found. His car isn't here, no note, no nothing. He left his cell phone here, so I can't call him. He no doubt thinks I'm hours away yet and is off with one of his friends.

So I'm going to bed soon. I just had a nice hot bath, I have a glass of wine going (shhh, I'm starting SBD again tomorrow). I'm watching Best In Show on TV, which is hilarious. Misty, at least, is happy to see me.

Ok, ok, bf just came home. He was out with friends, didn't think I'd be home so soon. He's fine. Sober. Doesn't smell of another's perfume. He missed me. All good.

Hahaha...too funny Kil!

Wine ... what kind do you drink?...What kind do you prefer?...

I am not a wine drinker...so I ask...in the event its all I can order in Las Vegas...give me some suggestions!

Glad you guys made the cut off and placed in third...not bad...you must have burned a million calories!

I am on phase II now...wow...oh...and I did have some black beans today...mmm mmm good!

Oh Mc, they have everything in Vegas. As you well know since you've been there so often. Anything your taste buds desire, they will provide. Drunks lose their inhibitions and throw away their gambling money more easily, after all.

But I like heavy red wines. Cabernets and Zinfandels, mostly. Good ones. No sour rot-gut wines for me.

Black beans. Good for you. I had a tomato and green onion omlette and some ham/cream cheese/pickle rolls today. That's all so far. The bf is making a roasted veggie vegetarian dinner tonight. Lots of water. Off to a good start.

And there were actually two races this past weekend. The race over, then the race back. We took 1st in the race over, 3rd in the race back. Yay.

Hi Kilo,

I'm glad to have you back too, and congrats on doing so well with your boat races too.

I'm like Mc, not a drinker. I've tried some wines, and the only way I seem to be able to get them down is as a cooler. For me, that is a shot of wine and 12 oz. of ginger ale........ha ha ha

Sounds like dinner will be good tonight. Grilled veggies are the best. I can't believe I never had them until SBD. Isn't that amazing? It's also great to know that regardless of age, there is still something out there to learn about and benefit from.

YEAH GRILLED VEGGIES...........ha ha ha

:hug:

The grilled veggies were great. Eggplant, summer squash, red bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, and tomatoes. Brushed with olive oil and grilled. Good stuff. Off to a good restart on Phase I.

Apathy is setting in, though. I am getting less and less done each day. Reading more, which is good, but am way too lazy. Chum said it would happen, and she's right. But I'm battling it. I must battle it.

Excuses are way too easy to find. Like how bruised and tired I am from sailing this weekend. The ol' bod is quite sore today. Yesterday too, so I didn't work out at all. But today I will walk. Long walk. It's time to get serious about this walking and do some longer distances. Today I will walk for 2 hours, and if I feel good I'll shoot for 3.

I was thinking about my "SBD is not low-carb" comment, and I realize that's not really true. Depends on your definition of low-carb, and there is no 'official' one. Nutritionists who use the food pyramid for a guideline recommend 55% of your calories to come from carbs, and SBD is lower than that. SBD doesn't specify a percentage, actually. But it's undoubtedly higher in carbs than Atkins. Maybe similar to The Zone. Who knows.

Who cares.

We have decided not to buy the feed store business. Not the right situation for us.

There is a good job, right down the road, that I should apply for. But I am procrastinating on that. Why? Because I don't want the job. Yet I want the money. I guess I must suck it up, accept my financial responsibilities, and apply for the job. :(

Even though this job pays about 30% less than my last one. But that's the reality of the job situation out there. There are so many unemployed people that companies can pay bottom dollar for good people. And offer much less in terms of vacation time and benefits.

Kilogo,

I don't think I've ever written to you yet. But I've read your journal a few times so I figured it was about time. :)

My mouth is absolutely watering from the description of your dinner last night. I need a towel. Unfortunately, my DH believes that if it never moo'd, oinked, or clucked, it ain't dinner. But it's all good.

So pardon my ignorance please, but what does BFL mean?

if i was closer id walk with you seeing as how im having trouble myself getting in some excersize.. though three hours.. dunno about that.. my kids would wonder where i went.. thinking about going to the library and getting elmosize for me and the kiddo... that might be fun lol..
the job situation is part of the reason we moved away from cali.. jusat kinda dismal there.. im sure something will come up though.. :D

Mmmm. Now I am going to have to try the grilled eggplant. No, we do not have charcoal grills in my neighborhood (oh I guess you could go over to the park and do it, but who wants to do that???). I am going to do it on the grill pan. Mmmm.

I giggled when I found out that the name for the toilet on a boat is the "head." I've heard so many people say they were "going to the head." I've always wondered where that term came from...you never cease to enlighten me. hee hee

Walk today! Walk FAR. Walk FAST. Lounge around a bit. Watch bad daytime TV. Enjoy it while you can, b/c very soon, you will be a working stiff again and you won't be able to apathetically have any fun anymore.

What in the world is a ham/cream cheese/pickle roll??? I am intrigued.

Btw....

Hooray for winning one of the races!!!

Hooray for bf coming home sober, perfumeless and missing you!

Hooray for ever-increasing fundraising!!!

Hooray for ever-decreasing pudge!!!

Hooray for stopping your wine-guzzling before the second bottle!

Hooray!!! Hooray!!! Hooray!!!:jn

I would definitely be challenged to walk three hours, even if it was all flat!

I'd have a hard time giving up wine, too. Although it sounds as though you are allowed to have a glass in certain phases. I can be satisfied with one glass. But I like the sugary wines, so they probably wouldn't pass muster.

I agree, your grilled veggies sound delicious.

Yes, you should probably apply for the job, even if you ultimately decide not to take it. Sorry the feed store thing didn't work out.

I would be challenged to stay awake for three hours, let alone walk for that long.

Sigh.

How was the free baseball game last night?

You hanging in there ok with Phase 1???

My weakness is also red wine, I haven't bought any lately and my supply at home has run out. Those boat races sound like alot of work-but alot of fun too. The last time I was on a boat was a good two years ago, and I didn't have to work at all, just lounged around sunning, etc. A three hour walk? Do you take music with you while you're walking?

kilogo
its great that you'll be doing the walk, early this yr my grandmother died from breast cancer... it came fast and quick.. one min she had her mamogram- clean, then a week later she found a lump, did chemo and the like spread to her brain... she died within months of the original diagnosis...
so..
i don't have much money but what i can give i would like to support your efforts
with respect
chyara

Hi Chyara, I'm so sorry about your grandmother. It's stories like hers that really motivate one to do try to do something about it. I appreciate your support! If you pm your grandmother's name to me, I'll put it on my "Who I'm Walking For" shirt that I'm wearing during the walk.

Hi Nikic, racing is whole lot different than pleasure sailing, 'tis true. No sunning and lounging. No time for it! I don't take music when I walk because it's not allowed on the official walk. They want your full attention on what's going on around you, they say. Can't be getting hit by cars or bitten by dogs or whatnot. So I don't want to get dependent on it.

Hi Chum. The free baseball game was good, though they lost to your d@mn Yankees. Pffft. Phase I is not going so well, quite honestly. I find I am not in the mood for strictness right now. Moderation is fine. For now. I guess I need a kick in the rear. Or maybe I'm counting on all the extra walking to talk away a few lbs.

Hi Lutha, I'm sorry about the feed store, too. Oh well, maybe we'll find another. I couldn't do 3 hours when I first started, either. Well, I never tried so I don't know, but I'm sure it would have made me very tired and sore. I've worked up to that. Actually to 2.5. I'll shoot for 3 tomorrow.

Hi Huntersmom. Elmosize? Is that for real? How cute! Try it out and let me know. Maybe I'll get it for my SIL. Though I suppose her newborn is a ways away from doing aerobic exercising.

Hi Elivi, welcome to my journal! BFL stand for Body For Life. Go hither to read all about it: http://diettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27068

Hi again Chum. Ok, further enlightenment for you. Do you know why they call it a "head" on a boat? It's because in olden days boats could only sail downwind, so the wind was always coming from the back of the boat. If you wanted to put anything overboard, like tossing a bucket of water or spitting or having a pee, you did it at the head (front) of the boat. Thus the wind would help carry it away. If you did it off the back, into the wind, it'd just get blown back into your face. So, whenever you went to do your business, you'd "go to the head."

My footsies are a bit tender this morning, but they survived their walk well. No blisters. I think I will just do a short Misty-walk today and then do a long one again tomorrow. I did 2.5 yesterday, not 3. Maybe I'll achieve 3 tomorrow.

lol yes elmosize is real.. and a good workout too if your as out of shape as me...:)
its fun for hunter.. he loves elmo and good for me.. gets my heart going..
good job on your walking.. great cause..

Cool. Elmosize. I'll keep it in mind in a few years when l'il Jake (yes, the baby has been named) gets old enough to stand up.

So. It's that time again. The bf's birthday. Many of you will remember the bf's birthday last year which I completely forgot about until a few days beforehand and then had to pretend that I knew all along but was just acting like I had forgotten. Heh. Yeah. That birthday. Has it really been a year since then? Dang.

Anyway, it's his birthday again, which brings the usual 'what to give' drama. Especially now since I am po' .

Last year, if you'll recall, I got him a less-than-stellar gift (anyone remember what it was?), mainly because I was heavily involved in the "eek, when will I get laid off?" drama that was going on at work. And, too, I basically suck at giving gifts.

So this year, since I have absolutely nothing else to do but walk, beg friends for sponsorships, and think of cutesy gifts, I think I have a couple of good ones. Cheap, cutesy gifts. Well, gift.1 is pretty basic. We were in Key West at a bar (imagine that) and he saw their t-shirt for sale and he wanted it badly. He has sort of a collection of funky bar t-shirts. But alas, their store sales-chickie didn't arrive 'til hours later, and we had to leave. But I sought and found that they have a website whereon they sell their items, so I ordered him the t-shirt that he wanted. Yay.

But that's not quite enough. So I found the perfect thing today. I was so happy. Gift.2. A kiddie pool. Yes, yes, it's perfect, I know (squeal). We've actually talked about getting a kiddie pool. This one is the jungle pool. 5' diameter round. Its pattern is jungle green, lots of plants. And then it has lions and tigers and elephants and such peeking through the plants. I'm tellin' ya, it fits in perfectly with our tropical backyard. It'll sit right there on the patio. I know you are shaking your heads at me, but I really think he'll like it.

Sadly, though, we will be apart for his birthday. I'll be in Nevada for my friend's wedding event, he'll be in Portland for his friend's wedding event. Why did they choose to marry on the same day? And that on the same day as the bf's birth? Don't know, but that's how it is. So we are going to celebrate his birthday the weekend before and the weekend after. I ordered both of these things online today, so I hope they arrive in time for the prior weekend.

Hello Kilogo,

I do remember the BF's birthday last year, and I think I vaguely remember what you gave him, but I can't think of it. It's like hiding around the corner of my mind somewhere.

Did it have something to do with biking or hiking? I seem to feel that it may have, because he was going somewhere after his birthday, and you gave him something he could use while on his trip with "the boys," as I recall.

Now, you have to realize, this old brain doesn't remember things too well, but I'm trying. I hope I've at least come close. Then you'll know I was paying attention ........... LOL

I'm so sorry that you are getting apathetic and that SBD is not helping you at the moment.

About that job down the road. I know it's not offering top pay, but being so close, that must count for something. A lot less wear and tear on the vehichles, less gas consumption, and so forth.

Also, my Father always told me any job was better than no job, and so if you did apply and get a job down the road, what is there to stop you from continueing to search for a better job elsewhere at the same time? Just a little suggestion. No doubt one you have already thought of yourself.

Take care friend. I hope that in the near future you w