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Weight Loss – back where I started

Jan29

Back in August I was posting my weight.

Back then I weighed about 167 lbs and the kittens weighed about 6 lbs.

Then a vacation and Christmas and stress happened.

When I weighed myself on 12/27 I was up to 172-173 lbs.

Today, after 4-1/2 weeks of weightwatchers, I’m back to 167.8 lbs.

And the kittens weigh 10 and 11 lbs. 🙂

Yesterday I:
* wrote down all points
* Wii’d for 11 minutes

Today I will:
* Gym for at least 1/2 an hour

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But Everyone Else is Doing it… (weight loss and joining a gym)

Jan26

Hello and happy Saturday!

I confess, “everyone else is doing it” is a very strong motivator for me to not do something: dye my hair red, even when I wanted to. Wear something fashionable. Start weight loss programs in January.

On the other hand, I really want to lose weight and get in better shape. So I’ve started – technically in December – back onto Weight Watchers.

(Because I’m like that, I’m still using the old “fiber and fat” Points program, because I know it, it works, and I have all the stuff. (Fiber makes stuff cost less “points;” fat makes it cost more.))

And I joined a gym! This was tricky for me, because I kept getting nervous and finding reasons to stall and not go. It’s a tiny gym, but it’s less than 10 minutes away, it’s all-hours access, and it has the machines I want, most specifically an elliptical and a recumbent bike (I’ll worry about weights later).

I love it. I love getting all sweaty and out of breath. I love the feeling that I’m actually burning calories. I love the feeling in my muscles the next day that means I’m doing something right. I love it.

Now to figure out the weight machines so I can start toning, too…

So, what are you doing nicely for yourself this year?

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Stair Sprints, Personal appearance, and Firewood!

Jan4

I recently posted my resolutions for 2013.

In keeping with the New, Improved Lyn, I have been doing sprints of the stairs at work on lunch.

My cardio fitness is pretty… unfit, really. So stairs are hard. But it’s gratifying to find out that they get easier every day. Just another minute a day, every work day (with some backtracking on Mondays, so it’s like:
5-6-7
6-7-8-9-10
9-10 (this part is presumed; I started last Wednesday).

Not only does this burn calories and warm me up (two things I need at this job!), but it’s helping me get in shape for this (Buttermilk Falls)

and these (Taughannock Falls)

and these (Robert H. Treman State Park)

and these (Watkins Glen State Park).

In other news, I’ve been thinking about my wardrobe. One of the things I want to do this year that I forgot to put on the list was – pick one outfit that really looks the way I want to look, and make it happen, buy, sew, whathaveyou.

I’m also trying (one day and not posted so far) to take pictures of my current outfits, in both vanity and to encourage myself not to keep wearing the same 8 outfits. Both ideas kind of spurred by The Uniform Project.

In completely other news, have I mentioned how happy having a giant pile of wood behind my garage makes me? It’s like… totally non-liquid assets. Solid assets. Security. It fills me with warmth.

And then it fills me with warmth splitting it, hauling it, and stacking it.

And then it fills me with warmth in the wood-burning stove.

And then emptying the ashes.

Isn’t that awesome?

What about you? What will make you life better?
What fills you with warmth?
What makes you more the you that you want to be?

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Resolutions in the New Year

Jan1

Weight and Health:

Lose 36 lbs over [48/36] weeks. Fit comfortably in [my smallest jeans/a size 6].
Be active a little every day, a good amount (1/2 hour+ once a week, a lot (2+ hours, a hike) once a month)
Get rid of encroaching flab under arms; have a stomach I don’t mind being seen in a swimsuit.
Eat more vegetables: at least half the plate at least 3x/week
Be able to handle the stairs at any of the given local parts without panting.

Writing:

Have Rin/Girey finished and ready to Kickstart by April at latest (this allows for working on it in JaNoWriMo and MaNoWriMo)
Submit at least one story a month for publication
Addergoole:
- Get Addergoole E-books available
- Work on B-sides and have at least 10 5 available before the end of the Addergoole Year

Social:

Go to at least three social events this year
Make at least one friend I feel comfortable hanging out with for, say, coffee once in a while

Emotional:

Set boundaries. Tell people when they’re making me uncomfortable.
Language: learn how to speak in un-ambiguous language and ask for clarification when I think someone else is being ambiguous

Etc: