Once again the blog worked the way it is supposed to work. Thank you Maureen, you $?&$#! I was watching the Cowboy game at about 3:30 and read your blog posting about working out today. I hadn't run yet today due to a totally unfair seduction perpetrated by my most unscrupulous pillow. The pillow referred to me as "you big hunk of manly man you" and then tempted me to stay snuggled up to the pillow instead of running before church. You know how pillows can be. Anyway, it kept begging me and I finally said to the pillow, "Okay! Stop! You had me at Pello!" Hahaha! (I told you guys my humor is about quantity not quality so what do you expect?)
ANYWAY, I knew if I didn't run before the game was over that there would be dinner then darkness then laziness then more seductive talk from my pillow and that would be it. So I turned the TV off and ran three miles that I would have otherwise missed. I would have hated putting that zero in the chart and then had to answer to the blog about why I didn't do anything. So the blog worked for me today. The blog stole one for me and I appreciate it. I think that is what the blog is supposed to do.
Okay, new week. Scott and Barbara, you are back on the track this week for working out and for posting. I just know it. But if you don't post by the end of the day on Monday, even if it is a post about how you will do something on Tuesday, I am sending someone from the church over with a casserole and you know what that means. Maureen, keep up the good work. You Rock!
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Starting Sunday off right!
Had a pretty weak Saturday - went golfing, but we ended up walking 9 instead of 18. I wasn't feeling the best, and wimped out! But, still walked that 9 holes, then took the dog later for another walk. I also would like to plea f0r points for laundry and housework!
Started Sunday off right, though - walked the dog to the track and back, but couldn't actually run on the track because the high school the track belongs to was using it. The nerve! So I dropped the dog at home and went 3.6 miles along the street (thank you, Google pedometer).
50 push ups wrapped up the morning!
Started Sunday off right, though - walked the dog to the track and back, but couldn't actually run on the track because the high school the track belongs to was using it. The nerve! So I dropped the dog at home and went 3.6 miles along the street (thank you, Google pedometer).
50 push ups wrapped up the morning!
Friday, October 3, 2008
Friday!!! I'm tired!
Okay! I set some good goals for October and I was excited about it. So what is the Genius Book of Records record for giving up? I am three days in and I am overwhelmed. I don't see how I can get all of this stuff done. I am afraid I have over committed my resources to the point of losing my resources. How do you apply the resources you have to solve the workout issues if the resources that you have say, "Hey, your mouth is what got the rest of us in this, why don't you just have your mouth do all of this stuff?" So let your mouth do 2,500 push ups and let your mouth run 100 miles. I don't think my mouth will be all that good at push ups, but apparently it will be able to do the 100 miles in about an hour. So maybe the solution is to just work a bit harder but do a way better job at keeping my mouth shut. So all this stuff I committed to, can I have overs??? Aaauuuggghhh!!!
If you want funny, bring me coffee
My brain hasn't kicked into gear yet this morning, and I'm flat out of smack.
Did a 20 minute jog with Mike around the track last night, after we kicked the football team off the field. 50 push ups, and my usual morning walk. Not a stellar workout day, but it was at least something!
About to consume copious amounts of coffee right now...
Did a 20 minute jog with Mike around the track last night, after we kicked the football team off the field. 50 push ups, and my usual morning walk. Not a stellar workout day, but it was at least something!
About to consume copious amounts of coffee right now...
Thursday, October 2, 2008
October 2nd!!!!
I can't believe that it is the second day of October! Nine days til W day. Of course today was spent packing stuff for Austin and chasing the last few things needed. Did numerous squats at Michael's at the $1.00 discount bins looking for light-up necklaces and other miscellaneous flotsum and jetsum that is surely vital to the success of the wedding and happiness of those attending. I probably should mention that Stevie and I have visited numerous Michael's in Texas and California on similar missions. Yet there is always just one more thing to search for. Departed Michael's for NorthPark. Did a lap but most important...I finally found a silk wrap for my dress at the wedding. For a while there I was concerned that the wedding might have to be postponed since I had no wrap, but that crisis has been averted. I wish that bubble wrap weighed just a little bit more and I would claim lifting weights as a part of the packing process. It is a little hard to justify but I am working on it.
Well back to work since Keith gets sooooo cranky if his dinner is late. I won't say that he cries like a little girl, but.....
Day Two - Back on Track
The blog is working. Just sat down to post and decided I needed to do 30 more push ups, just so I would have something to say. Good day yesterday and already have 105 push ups for today, mainly because of the peer pressure. Hello? Scott and Barbara? Are you there? Maureen, don't worry too much about your cop out on working out today. The good news is that you will only be one day behind, and although I am going to work out everyday in October which means you will never be able to catch up, and your only goal will be to stay JUST one day behind, don't be too hard on yourself. The the better news is that I probably won't even mention it.
Its a bit of a rehash but hey, if you can't rehash among friends why is it even a valid word in Webster's? The rock wall in Vegas was awesome. My legs hurt, my forearms hurt, my hands hurt and my head hurt, so obviously I was doing something less than totally correct. But it was way fun and I am totally hooked on the wall. (Good thing I was hooked or else I would have fallen.) I was only a little embarrassed by Maureen's blubbering but she is a little girl so crying like a little girl is probably par for the course which is what she is accustomed to. Par I mean. We had the best audience ever and the audience arrived at exactly the right time, that is right after I was finished struggling with the level four wall, so I can tell her how easy it was for me. Debbie, don't believe what Maureen says cause her eyes were blurry anyway with tears so she couldn't see how easy it was for me. Her tears made it look like I was struggling! Cassie, our most outstanding spotter sent me the picture below! Long live the Wall!!!
Its a bit of a rehash but hey, if you can't rehash among friends why is it even a valid word in Webster's? The rock wall in Vegas was awesome. My legs hurt, my forearms hurt, my hands hurt and my head hurt, so obviously I was doing something less than totally correct. But it was way fun and I am totally hooked on the wall. (Good thing I was hooked or else I would have fallen.) I was only a little embarrassed by Maureen's blubbering but she is a little girl so crying like a little girl is probably par for the course which is what she is accustomed to. Par I mean. We had the best audience ever and the audience arrived at exactly the right time, that is right after I was finished struggling with the level four wall, so I can tell her how easy it was for me. Debbie, don't believe what Maureen says cause her eyes were blurry anyway with tears so she couldn't see how easy it was for me. Her tears made it look like I was struggling! Cassie, our most outstanding spotter sent me the picture below! Long live the Wall!!!
(Maureen, after I finished level 4 and she knew she would have to do it)
Back on track!
That's what I like to hear! The Halls are back on track! Now if the Scribners would just get off their rumps...
Your spreadsheet rocks, Keith! Now I just need to beg and plead for you to help me fix up mine! Three months in, and this one isn't working as much for me! Any tracking system that still hasn't let me get close to my overall goal because I missed ONE DAY of working out in September.... that's way too much pressure.
Going to try to get back into my home routine now that I'm back in DC after 10 days away - started out right with a walk with the dog. But already have conflicts tonight, so I'm not sure when I'll get my cardio in!
Wait, am I allowed to start the post ragging on the Scribners, then end it copping out of a workout?
Your spreadsheet rocks, Keith! Now I just need to beg and plead for you to help me fix up mine! Three months in, and this one isn't working as much for me! Any tracking system that still hasn't let me get close to my overall goal because I missed ONE DAY of working out in September.... that's way too much pressure.
Going to try to get back into my home routine now that I'm back in DC after 10 days away - started out right with a walk with the dog. But already have conflicts tonight, so I'm not sure when I'll get my cardio in!
Wait, am I allowed to start the post ragging on the Scribners, then end it copping out of a workout?
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
October Thunder - Day One
Yay! One day in a row of keeping with the new commitment. I ran three miles, lifted the weight and juggled my rocks. I also added another 25 push ups for a total of 100 for the day. I planned to do another 75 after running and doing the weight but decided after the first 25 that I would only do 25 partly due to the lack of ability to push myself back up. That reminds me, anyone have a twenty I can borrow to pay the fork lift guys for helping me stand back up?
I also updated by goggle docs page with new gauges and charts to track my October goals. I think I may have spent more time working on the spreadsheet than I did working out. Too bad I can't get any points for the spreadsheet workout. Just for the record, everyday that you don't post, Scott, I will assume that means that you are just sitting at home crying like a little girl. But I don't say that to add any pressure. Six months till the Capitol 10K but don't worry too much about that. If you keep doing like you are now we can just forgo the timing chip and just get you a calendar to track your time.
I also updated by goggle docs page with new gauges and charts to track my October goals. I think I may have spent more time working on the spreadsheet than I did working out. Too bad I can't get any points for the spreadsheet workout. Just for the record, everyday that you don't post, Scott, I will assume that means that you are just sitting at home crying like a little girl. But I don't say that to add any pressure. Six months till the Capitol 10K but don't worry too much about that. If you keep doing like you are now we can just forgo the timing chip and just get you a calendar to track your time.
Nerves
I have a new exercise activity to log. I am currently fretting, stomach churning and nail biting over the wedding. Surely these activities burn some calories.
Yesterday walked NorthPark. I had a record slow time in part due to the many stops in shops along the way. Didn't even get warm enough to need to take off my sweater. A bad sign that the goal of exercise was not achieved.
Last week went to Disneyland which should be challenging except I rode in an electric cart. The rest of the time in Los Angeles, those pesky youngsters dragged my all over the West Coast. Went to a Farmers Market, walked through the Glendale Galleria multiple days (humongous mall...NorthPark on steriods but not as cool). Then when I got to Las Vegas, Maureen dragged me to the Fashion Show mall. You all know I didn't want to go. Since when do I want to spend time at a shopping pavillion?
All of the above and other activities too numerous to name resulted in me being up three pounds when I went to the rheumatologist yesterday. I don't think the blog is working. Oh you mean I have to stop eating so much too? Hmmmmm!
Yesterday walked NorthPark. I had a record slow time in part due to the many stops in shops along the way. Didn't even get warm enough to need to take off my sweater. A bad sign that the goal of exercise was not achieved.
Last week went to Disneyland which should be challenging except I rode in an electric cart. The rest of the time in Los Angeles, those pesky youngsters dragged my all over the West Coast. Went to a Farmers Market, walked through the Glendale Galleria multiple days (humongous mall...NorthPark on steriods but not as cool). Then when I got to Las Vegas, Maureen dragged me to the Fashion Show mall. You all know I didn't want to go. Since when do I want to spend time at a shopping pavillion?
All of the above and other activities too numerous to name resulted in me being up three pounds when I went to the rheumatologist yesterday. I don't think the blog is working. Oh you mean I have to stop eating so much too? Hmmmmm!
New Month! New Commitment! New Smack!
Okay! It is a new month and all excuses only apply to September! All the really old people have already turned older and the sort of old people turn sort of older this month, but I won't mention any names. But the old people and the sort of old people and the really old lackie (me) are back on track. October is 31 days of thunder! I did my 75 push ups this morning (sure a few were with my feet, knees, hips, chest, shoulders and arms never leaving the ground, but those are just details, so don't worry so much about details) and I will not go home tonight before running four miles and lifting the weight.
This is my Baptist revival. Look out Maureen, you are gonna have to fight for blogging space and that blur speeding past you is some lackie CPA so let me say in advance "Passing on your left!" So here are my goals for the 31 days of thunder. Specific: Run 100 miles! 2,500 push ups! Non-quantitative: Eat "reasonable" for 31 straight days, no dessert, no second helpings, no margaritas or fruity "pinky finger extended" drinks! Do something, everyday.
Okay, so there you go! The gambit is laid. So go ahead and sing your own lullaby so you can sleep in each day during October, but I will be up and running or riding or lifting or pushing! I am woman hear me roar! Oooops! Somehow that last part doesn't sound right??? No time to edit, I gotta go run!
This is my Baptist revival. Look out Maureen, you are gonna have to fight for blogging space and that blur speeding past you is some lackie CPA so let me say in advance "Passing on your left!" So here are my goals for the 31 days of thunder. Specific: Run 100 miles! 2,500 push ups! Non-quantitative: Eat "reasonable" for 31 straight days, no dessert, no second helpings, no margaritas or fruity "pinky finger extended" drinks! Do something, everyday.
Okay, so there you go! The gambit is laid. So go ahead and sing your own lullaby so you can sleep in each day during October, but I will be up and running or riding or lifting or pushing! I am woman hear me roar! Oooops! Somehow that last part doesn't sound right??? No time to edit, I gotta go run!
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