I'm not a good blogger. I know I should write more and keep things up to date but for some reason its not what I think about when I get on the computer. I do keep a diary that I write in a little more often but even it has its huge lags.
I've started my 9th year with Cave Creek. That seems so impossible. I don't feel like I've been there 9 years. I had 13 years in Chandler and that was just yesterday. Where has the time gone? The biggest milestone that I will hit this year is achieving my 80 points in the retirement system. That means I can retire with full benefits...everything. Now for every year I work, I work towards upping my percentage so that I can bring home just a little more money when I finally do retire. That is looking to be in about 6 years. If the next 6 years goes as fast as the previous 9 years, my next blog might be about my retirement!!
Grandkids are doing well. Colin will undergo his next surgery to have his laryngeal cleft repaired on October 14th. I will go back to Missouri and look after Alyssa while Colin and Shannon are in the hospital. I am hoping that he has an easy time of it and is home before the week is over. After that, I will go to Dad's so that I can see for myself how things are going with him. If Colin does well the first week, I will get to spend almost a full week with Dad. Now I just have to make my airline reservations.
The weather is finally starting to cool down some. It is still warm during the day but the humidity seems to be dropping and the nights are starting to cool off some. i always like it from October to about April. That is when living in Phoenix is second to none.
Well, I'm going to end here. It isn't a long blog but it is at least something!!
:)
Monday, September 16, 2013
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
A New Year
I know the year starts in January and here it is March 19th and I'm starting out with "A New Year". Well, this is going to go from March 19th, 2013 to March 19th, 2014. I am starting out doing two new things simultaneously and hoping they both work out for me.
A few years ago, I lost a lot of weight on the Optifast Diet. I was very happy with my weight but felt like I should lose more. But I got stuck...and then I got upset because Duane was losing like a house was on fire and my weight had plateaued. So, I gave up trying. I continued to exercise for a bit of time and that helped my weight to stabilize but I stopped making good food choices and then I stopped exercising regularly. I would go on exercise bends that would last anywhere from a couple of days to a couple of weeks, but then I would find an excuse to not work out. In the meantime, I continued to make poor food choices.
I watch The Biggest Loser and think...boy, if only I had access to a daily trainer....if only I had a lot of money so I could take the time off....and could I even keep up with the pace The Biggest Loser sets? I also listen to them say, "If I can do it, you can do it, and I think....oh if only it were so easy...." So season after season, I watch and wish.
A few weeks ago, Duane was lamenting about his weight. He, too, has regained some of his weight...not as much as me, but he's still put on some weight. He wanted to go back on the OptiFast but financially, it was going to be hard. However, I have been saving money to put down on his sports car. When he was talking about it seriously, I told him the only way I could see us making it work was if he gave up his sports car from this fall and used that money for Optifast. He decided that he was going to do that.
So yesterday he went back to Scottsdale Weight Loss Center. It may have been a blessing in disguise. As Dr. Z was doing is EKG, he found that Duane's heart is starting to be somewhat compromised. We still don't quite understand what is going on completely but Duane does need to make an appointment with a cardiologist and find out what is going on. Since his brother died of a heart attack several years ago and his sister has heart problems, it is not too far fetched to think that Duane might have some issues in that regard too.
When he made his decision to go back to Scottsdale Weight Loss Center, I made a decision to tackle my weight issues a different way. On the next to the last show of The Biggest Loser, Bob was wearing a shirt that said, " 3 days on, 1 day off, 365 days year". I took that to mean 3 days of exercise, 1 day off, all year round, so that is my plan as Duane is doing his Optifast. Today he started his shakes and I started my exercise routine.
I am going to blog it all year long to keep it all in perspective for me...where I start, what I do, how long I do it and if I am making any progress at all. I will not lose weight as fast as Duane will; I know that...but if I can build endurance, build muscle, lose weight, make my feet feel better...maybe he and I will eventually be in the same healthy spot.
So Day 1:
Weight in the a.m.: 296.8
Exercise: Treadmill for 45 minutes
Speed: 2.4 for 14 minutes, 2.7 for 30 minutes, back to 2.4 for remainder
Incline: Rolling Hills (ranged between 0.0 and 3.0 inclines)
Calories burned: 192
Distance 1.72 miles
Tune it to see how Day 2 goes!!!
A few years ago, I lost a lot of weight on the Optifast Diet. I was very happy with my weight but felt like I should lose more. But I got stuck...and then I got upset because Duane was losing like a house was on fire and my weight had plateaued. So, I gave up trying. I continued to exercise for a bit of time and that helped my weight to stabilize but I stopped making good food choices and then I stopped exercising regularly. I would go on exercise bends that would last anywhere from a couple of days to a couple of weeks, but then I would find an excuse to not work out. In the meantime, I continued to make poor food choices.
I watch The Biggest Loser and think...boy, if only I had access to a daily trainer....if only I had a lot of money so I could take the time off....and could I even keep up with the pace The Biggest Loser sets? I also listen to them say, "If I can do it, you can do it, and I think....oh if only it were so easy...." So season after season, I watch and wish.
A few weeks ago, Duane was lamenting about his weight. He, too, has regained some of his weight...not as much as me, but he's still put on some weight. He wanted to go back on the OptiFast but financially, it was going to be hard. However, I have been saving money to put down on his sports car. When he was talking about it seriously, I told him the only way I could see us making it work was if he gave up his sports car from this fall and used that money for Optifast. He decided that he was going to do that.
So yesterday he went back to Scottsdale Weight Loss Center. It may have been a blessing in disguise. As Dr. Z was doing is EKG, he found that Duane's heart is starting to be somewhat compromised. We still don't quite understand what is going on completely but Duane does need to make an appointment with a cardiologist and find out what is going on. Since his brother died of a heart attack several years ago and his sister has heart problems, it is not too far fetched to think that Duane might have some issues in that regard too.
When he made his decision to go back to Scottsdale Weight Loss Center, I made a decision to tackle my weight issues a different way. On the next to the last show of The Biggest Loser, Bob was wearing a shirt that said, " 3 days on, 1 day off, 365 days year". I took that to mean 3 days of exercise, 1 day off, all year round, so that is my plan as Duane is doing his Optifast. Today he started his shakes and I started my exercise routine.
I am going to blog it all year long to keep it all in perspective for me...where I start, what I do, how long I do it and if I am making any progress at all. I will not lose weight as fast as Duane will; I know that...but if I can build endurance, build muscle, lose weight, make my feet feel better...maybe he and I will eventually be in the same healthy spot.
So Day 1:
Weight in the a.m.: 296.8
Exercise: Treadmill for 45 minutes
Speed: 2.4 for 14 minutes, 2.7 for 30 minutes, back to 2.4 for remainder
Incline: Rolling Hills (ranged between 0.0 and 3.0 inclines)
Calories burned: 192
Distance 1.72 miles
Tune it to see how Day 2 goes!!!
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