Checking back in!

Wow-its been a long time since my last post. My goal is to try to be more consistent starting in June!

The personal training is going well. The whole training thing works because there's someone to push-and push-when you might otherwise quit. And that's her specialty.

The other part is this: after these workouts, I really don't want to overeat and blow the workout!

Yesterday I did lower body work. As part of my workout I had to jump up on a box, jump across the room, do forward and side lunges, on top of some work with the machines-leg presses, hamstring pulls, etc. Ugh! Afterwards I was like, ok, I'm getting better at this. This morning, of course, my glutes (BUTT) was sore. We fight on.

Progress continues: clothes feel much looser.

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On another note: hopefully the Dems can work it out and come back together. I confess that I spent 2 hours watching the hearings on C-SPAN today. Time to get ready for November. By the way, the more I hear Donna Brazile, the more impressed I am.

Friday's Workout

Whew! I met with the trainer again on Friday-during the early afternoon instead of the in the a.m. A day later and I'm still sore.

I ran wind sprints. Jumping jacks. Suicide drills. Jumped rope. Jumped over cones. This was before the weight machines!!!!!! Needless to say, I didn't play golf like I'd planned that evening.

Still down 10 lbs. Need more work with portion control.
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Unrelated:

In November I attended a Franklin Covey seminar that really had me organized for about a month and a half. I fell off the wagon, but I'm getting back on. I'm trying to use the GTD format-the systems seem to have the same basic principles- and I'm going to spend at least one hour on Monday working through the piles on my desk.

Update on the my technology

Now that I've learned how to link, click here for the article by Renita Weems.

My next personal training mission is tomorrow; I'll update then, assuming I'm awake......

Hey-I'm back!

OK-this blogging thing is hard work.  Hard to think of something to say all the time.  Here goes......


The biggest news is that I've hired a personal trainer.  Never thought I'd see the day.  Times change.

I've been to 3 meetings.  The most important aspect of the personal trainer is there's someone to push you when you're tired.  That's when they really earn their money.  She's also had me increase my cardio exercise to 60 minutes on days we don't meet.  Ugh.  

I haven't lost any more weight lately- I'm sure that had something to do with the family wedding I attended out of town this weekend, cake, mac -n- cheese, etc.-----but my clothes definitely are fitting differently.  Forward ever!

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I missed Bible study last week;  apparently, Prov. 31 was covered-the virtuous woman.  Well, one of the participants found this: http://tiny.cc/TheVirtuousHusband.  Read it and see about the virtuous spouse!

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Also received a nice article on sleep: http://tiny.cc/Sleep333.

Good night!

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Thoughts about the week

I was sad this week. After last Friday, I thought the Jeremiah Wright thing would move on. His interview on the Bill Moyers Journal was thoughtful and I thought it was useful to combat the statements made during sermons that were taken out of context. But at the National Press Club during the Q and A session, it seems as though his ego got the best of him. That led to Barack having to go on and spend more time on the issue. Ugh.

I've listened to many Wright sermons and they are thoughtful and thought-provoking. I know the work his church has done. It's sad that that legacy is now so tarnished.

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The workouts are still going well. I'm thinking about using a personal trainer. I met her once and it made a difference having someone to push you when you're tired. I'm down a total 10 lbs and I can feel my clothes fitting differently. So its going along well.

I'm now doing 45 minutes of cardio. I'll report back after the training sessions begin.