Aren't you lucky?
In an effort to update more often, especially since I keep pimping this blog to my support group (hi support group!), I realized that a) I have to write more and b) I have to stop writing so many freaking long posts.
So I'm going to try writing more often but shorter, more interestinger (it's a word, trust me) posts in the next few weeks. We'll see how it all pans out.
Things I want to discuss:
* Body Fat Challenge at my gym. I am weighing in tonight because I skipped the gym Monday night (remember the SIX miles on Monday morning, though?) and last night the person who had the body fat gadget had locked the office and so I couldn't get measured. BUT, the trainer in charge told me (after I asked/begged to know) that I was in the lead for the females, which Yea! We'll see how this week goes, and MONDAY (like 5 days from now) is the last weigh in, so I don't have a ton of time to mitigate if I'm not winning after tonight's weigh in.
* Weight Watchers. My friend Jacky is a lifetime WW member and has also resigned up to help her kick it into gear in anticipation of her wedding that is seriously 8,000 years away from now (september 2007!). We also did WW together back in 2001-2, so we are old hands at it. In order to add to our "challenge" (read: personal accountability), we devised a 6 week WW contract with each other. (Seriously, this is how lawyers have fun). We have to get in our 28 activity points each week (you earn activity points by exercising, but based on your "intensity level" and your weight, you earn different amounts. For example, running for a 1/2 hour equals 4 activity points, but it would take about 80-90 minutes of walking at a normal (not brisk) pace to earn 4 points). And, because the point of this is to exercise more frequently, we instituted a minimum 3x per week exercising clause (again, we're lawyers--what do you expect?) We also have to either maintain or lose weight each week (no gains). If we meet our goals, we get a reward (that we've chosen the week before); for example, purchase a magazine, go to a movie, etc. If we DON'T meet our goals, we get a food penalty (like no ice cream for the week). At the end of the 6 weeks, we are going to the beach for the weekend as our treat. And, we both weigh in on thursdays for WW, so we are starting tomorrow.
Can you tell I like having challenges? :)
So I'm going to try writing more often but shorter, more interestinger (it's a word, trust me) posts in the next few weeks. We'll see how it all pans out.
Things I want to discuss:
* Body Fat Challenge at my gym. I am weighing in tonight because I skipped the gym Monday night (remember the SIX miles on Monday morning, though?) and last night the person who had the body fat gadget had locked the office and so I couldn't get measured. BUT, the trainer in charge told me (after I asked/begged to know) that I was in the lead for the females, which Yea! We'll see how this week goes, and MONDAY (like 5 days from now) is the last weigh in, so I don't have a ton of time to mitigate if I'm not winning after tonight's weigh in.
* Weight Watchers. My friend Jacky is a lifetime WW member and has also resigned up to help her kick it into gear in anticipation of her wedding that is seriously 8,000 years away from now (september 2007!). We also did WW together back in 2001-2, so we are old hands at it. In order to add to our "challenge" (read: personal accountability), we devised a 6 week WW contract with each other. (Seriously, this is how lawyers have fun). We have to get in our 28 activity points each week (you earn activity points by exercising, but based on your "intensity level" and your weight, you earn different amounts. For example, running for a 1/2 hour equals 4 activity points, but it would take about 80-90 minutes of walking at a normal (not brisk) pace to earn 4 points). And, because the point of this is to exercise more frequently, we instituted a minimum 3x per week exercising clause (again, we're lawyers--what do you expect?) We also have to either maintain or lose weight each week (no gains). If we meet our goals, we get a reward (that we've chosen the week before); for example, purchase a magazine, go to a movie, etc. If we DON'T meet our goals, we get a food penalty (like no ice cream for the week). At the end of the 6 weeks, we are going to the beach for the weekend as our treat. And, we both weigh in on thursdays for WW, so we are starting tomorrow.
Can you tell I like having challenges? :)
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