I took a trip to Gatlinburg, TN with some great friends last week! We had a fabulous time, but I missed every single training walk. Having to pack & being out of town messed up my training schedule. So it was back to it today! Wow, can I feel that I missed a week. I'm sure it'll be feeling good again soon.
My 3-Day training is going very well. To date, I have not missed a single training walk. The weather for the most part has cooperated! I've had some really beautiful days to walk! Total mileage this far: 101.3
A very big thank you to everyone who participated in my March Madness fundraiser! It brought in $360 -- half of that went to the winner (Congratulations Jeannie) and the other half went to my 3-Day fund raising!!
More trouble for Boomer! Last night he wasn't putting any weight on his right back leg -- same one he is obsessed with licking. He's not himself -- while he normally spends most of the day sleeping as he is today, he does it upstairs in our bedroom. He has not moved off the love seat since before Bob left for work this morning.
I called the vet this morning & the earliest they could get him in was at 4 this afternoon. Since he's sleeping, I don't think he's in excruciating pain so I will wait rather than taking him to an emergency vet.
Something isn't right and I don't like it.
As some of you already know, on August 20 - 22, 2010 I will be joining thousands of men & women in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure. It is a 60 mile walk over the course of the three days. In order to do this I must train to walk that distance and raise $2300. To help me reach my goal I am running Brackets Against Breast Cancer, a March Madness Fundraiser.
The cost is $20 which will be split evenly between my fundraising efforts for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk and the winner. All brackets will be managed online at cbssports.com where you will be able to make your selections after teams are announced on March 14, 2010!
Please let me know if you would like to participate (leave a comment here or send an email using the link in my profile), and I will send you the payment information & further details. Once I have received your payment, I will send you a link where you can make your picks.
Tell ALL your friends -- the more who enter, the larger the prize!!
www.the3day.org/goto/pennymuten (This is for DONATIONS ONLY, not for bracket participation money).
I am once again doing Project 365 over at my photoblog, Prized Pixels! Feel free to come on over & comment! I LOVE reading your comments! :)
Just a little update since my last post. I am still concentrating on weight loss. On December 14th's weigh in I hit 17 lost total. I didn't lose anything between that weigh-in & the next on December 21. Christmas & The New Year came; I gain 1.5 lbs and have stalled at that weight for now! Looking back at my numbers from the first time doing this, I see that a plateau is normal for my body at this point in weight loss mode. So I am just plugging along! If the pattern holds true, I'm due for a big loss at the weigh in after next! ;)
Scale did not budge! I thought I would see a large loss because I have drastically cut my Diet Pepsi consumption. I went one week having only one. That is a HUGE thing for me. I was up to about 8 or so cans per day. I have replaced it with a coffee or tea in the morning and lots of water!!
Slow & steady wins this race...
Down another 2 -- 14.5 total!
I will post my menu plan sometime tomorrow. Bob is out of town (returns tomorrow afternoon), Olivia works, and tomorrow we will go out to eat, as is the tradition when one of us returns from a trip out of town. Therefore, there was no urgent need to plan the Monday or Tuesday menus.
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Dinner Plan for the week
Monday: Broiled Sole in Light Cream Sauce, Broiled Tomatoes, Salad
Tuesday: Salsa Chicken Salad
Wednesday: Meat Loaf, Italian-Style Spaghetti Squash
Thursday: Cod en Papillote (aka cooked in a pouch...lol), Salad
Friday: Grilled Chicken Salad w/Tzatziki Sauce, Roasted Asparagus
Saturday: Pan-Roasted Steak & Onions, Steamed Broccoli, South Beach Salad
Sunday: Mexican Lasagna, Salad
Subject to change at my discression...LOL!!
Down another 3 for a total of 7.5.
Beginning today I can gradually add back in whole grains & fruit. Oh how I have missed you fruit! :)
Weighed in this morning...
Down 4.5...
According to my journal from my "original" diet, I lost 12 pounds the first week. Isn't that insane? At that time Phase 1 was SO drastically different from how I ate that the pounds just melted away. I wasn't expecting the numbers I had the first time and am very please with my loss.
Today was my final exam in Introduction to Digital Photography. I believe I did really well -- another 100% I feel. If so, that means I made it all the way through an 8-week course without getting a single question wrong on a quiz or test. I can say with confidence that I have never done that before! LOL!!
I am a little sad that this class has come to an end because I don't think there are any classes left to take if I am not going major in photography & use it as a career. I could learn these things, but I know I will never use them. That doesn't mean my fun class career is over. I have a few other ideas running through my head. :)
