As usual, I should be sleeping…but am I? Of course not!
First, I finished day 8 of my 21 day treadmill challenge last night and oh, man, was it hard. I SO did not want to get on that thing last night. It made me kind of wish and think that maybe I should have eased my way into a treadmill routine before trying this challenge, because I’m a bit afraid that I’m getting burned out. But I’m going to see this thing through. I want to be able to say that I finished something worthwhile. So here are the stats:
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Mar 2010
As usual, I should be sleeping…but am I? Of course not!
First, I finished day 8 of my 21 day treadmill challenge last night and oh, man, was it hard. I SO did not want to get on that thing last night. It made me kind of wish and think that maybe I should have eased my way into a treadmill routine before trying this challenge, because I’m a bit afraid that I’m getting burned out. But I’m going to see this thing through. I want to be able to say that I finished something worthwhile. So here are the stats:
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Category: Life in General, Psychology
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21
Mar 2010
Hi guys!
Just wanted to post an update on my 21-day treadmill challenge. I just completed 45 minutes tonight by finishing up “Madea Goes to Jail.” Great movie! Seriously, at one point, I had tears about to stream down my face and then the next I was cracking up. It was awesome.
Anyway, that completes day 7 of my 21 Day Treadmill Challenge. I hate to say that I’m proud of myself again – I seem to be saying that a lot – which, believe me, isn’t normal for me. But I feel like I’ve accomplished SO much lately.
Third week that I’ve [ ... ]
Category: Exercise
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20
Mar 2010
I hope everyone is having a fantastic Saturday!
It’s still snowing here, and has been coming down all day. The world is gorgeous today, but cold and wet! By the time we finished all of our errands, my hair was just soaked.
Unfortunately, due to the direction our house faces, even if there’s only an inch or two of snow on the ground, it all drifts up right in front of our door!
We ran to Target earlier this afternoon:
And I’m telling you, I hate this time of year – don’t get me wrong, I love Easter, but seeing these things [ ... ]
Category: Life in General
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20
Mar 2010
Hi folks! Well, I seem to be on a roll! Sorry for so many posts in the past couple of days, but I just can’t seem to shut up!
I just got off the treadmill – haven’t even hopped in the shower yet – but I wanted to share this with you.
While working out tonight, I was watching my latest Netflix acquisition: Madea Goes to Jail (haven’t quite finished it yet). Okay, first I have to say that I originally didn’t think I’d like Tyler Perry’s movies, but to be honest, I have loved every single one that I’ve [ ... ]
Category: Books / Movies / Entertainment, Exercise
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20
Mar 2010
I just read a post over at We Are the Real Deal asking what we would tell our younger selves.
Back on November 14, 2008, I posted “Talking to My Younger Self.” Click on the link to read it.
I have to say that rereading that tonight was really an eye opener. And kind of sad, too, to see how far I’ve slipped. Like the person who posted the article over at the “Real Deal” site, I would also have to tell my younger self to make sure and stand up for herself.
Now, I would have a few [ ... ]
Category: Life in General
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20
Mar 2010
When I left for work this afternoon, it was gorgeous, but windy, and 56 degrees F.
When I came home from work tonight, I came home to this (sorry for the crappy photo – my cell wasn’t behaving itself):
What you can’t tell from the photo is that it’s still coming down blizzard-like. Oh, the roads were a mess – I had a cop swerving all over the road in front of me, crazy-ass nut-jobs flying by me at 50 and then nearly swerving off the road, and practically zero visibility at some points. Last I heard, we’re supposed to get [ ... ]
Category: Life in General
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19
Mar 2010
“Lbs.” just announced that tickets are now on sale for the New York showing. This is taken directly from their Facebook page:
“Lbs.” tickets now on sale! Tickets are available for the first 7 days. March 26th-April 1st.
Q & A’s with the cast and director will take place on Friday and Saturday after the 5:00, 7:30 and 10:00 shows. Sunday after the 5:00 and 7:30 shows. Hope to see you all next week!!!!
http://www.fandango.com/citycinemasvillage…east_aaecf/theaterpage?date=3/26/2010
Right now, I’m ruing the fact that I don’t live in New York!
**For more “Lbs.” related info, you can click [ ... ]
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Mar 2010
So while that statement is pretty obvious, especially considering I regained over 80 lbs in a little over a year, sometimes reminders of that fact come back and slap you in the face.
When I was on Weight Watchers for the two years that I lost the great majority of my weight, I wasn’t perfect as far as what I was eating, but I was perfectly on plan, perfectly within my points.
The past two weeks, I’ve been perfect in that way.
Today, I wasn’t. I caved. I’m here to admit it.
I’ve been having a really hard time sleeping lately and my anxiety [ ... ]
Category: Psychology
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19
Mar 2010
That subject line is said with a cheeky grin, of course. Not that I’ve ever worn a cheeky grin or would recognize it if I had. But it sounds appropriate.
So you all know that I bought a treadmill, right?
Did y’all hear any cussin’ tonight? That would’ve been me and that would’ve been why.
We finally got the treadmill put together on Sunday. Let’s count: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. That’s five. Five freaking days that I worked out in a row!!
Here’re the stats so far:
Sunday – 61 minutes
Monday – 55 minutes
Tuesday – 35 minutes (okay, no comments!)
Wednesday – 59 minutes
Thursday….well, [ ... ]
18
Mar 2010
This is gonna be a long one folks, so please bear with me….
I’ve written a lot about “Lbs.” over the past several weeks (do you think that could qualify for understatement of the year?). I’ve expressed how much I love it, how excited I am about it being released, how great I think Carmine Famiglietti’s acting and writing are, how great the other cast members are, and how much I loved the directing by Matthew Bonifacio.
But I don’t think I ever really put into words just what it means to me, and the reason why I’ve watched the screener copy [ ... ]
17
Mar 2010
The countdown to the release of “Lbs.” has begun and it’s only a little over a week away for the NY premiere. I’m so excited for them!
I wanted to share a new review of the film with you. It was written by Lars Hindsley and is truly excellent. Exactly what I wanted to say, but wasn’t able to. You can check it out here.
And, as always, if you’re new to my site or have been hiding under a rock, my much less eloquent review can be found here and I wrote about why it is important [ ... ]
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Mar 2010
Note: My friend gave me permission to post this.
A very good friend of mine who I met through this wonderful blogging community (an incredibly supportive person who I thank God for having met every day) recently rejoined Weight Watchers. Yay for her! Unfortunately, her first week back on plan was a week in which she and her husband took an out-of-town trip. I’ll pause so that we can all gasp in horror. I personally know that being on a vacation or going out of town is one of the hardest times to stay on plan.
This friend of mine did [ ... ]
Category: Life in General
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16
Mar 2010
Hi all! First, it is a very sleepy Pamela writing today. I don’t now what my deal was, but I just couldn’t sleep last night. I think I was awake every hour on the hour. I do think I slept for about two hours at one point without waking up, though. So it’s going to be a loooong night at work.
But that’s okay – I’m not letting anything get to me today. Because this is the theme:
That’s right! I lost 3.1 pounds this week!!!!! Color me happy.
I also remembered to update my progress chart. This means that:
I’ve now [ ... ]
Category: Life in General
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16
Mar 2010
Well, I did it again tonight, you guys! I did another hour on the treadmill! I’m really proud of myself and I felt SO good afterwards. Who knew?! :) (I know…you all did.) I can guarantee you, though, there’s no chance of me becoming a workout demon!
I think I may take tomorrow night off, just so I don’t overdo it and do too much too quickly. But I plan on being right back on it Wednesday night.
Tonight’s hour actually went by faster than last night, because I was watching a movie. Last night, I had kind of a hard time hearing the [ ... ]
