Just one of the many reasons I married him!

One of the ultra cool things about boot camp was the nutritional guidance. A registered dietician, Lauren Squire, came out to talk to us on consecutive weeks. A lot of it was basic: Eat less junk food, exercise more.
But there were some good nuggets in there. Such as the counterintuitive concept of eating more — [...]

Project RunWeigh: Week 6 looms…..

It’s killing me to write this, so I am just going to write it and get it over with. This is Week Six of boot camp, and I officially weigh .6 lbs MORE than when I started. Granted. It could be a lot more.
But still!!!
I think all this exercise is causing me to eat more. Yes, [...]

Pride goeth before the dog food

You know you’re old when you’re offended by someone calling you ma’am. As in, “Ma’am, would you like help to your car today?”
So, I’m at the vet. I end up parked a block away. I’m buying 30 lb. bags of dog food for the chowhounds — three bags in all. After I’m all paid up, the [...]

Cardio, cardio and more cardio….

I am heading to the gym, for my second cardio workout of the day…..if don’t start showing some progress soon, I’m going to throw in the towel, take up residence on the couch and live according to my very own food pyramid.
The four basic food groups? Kreme-filled Krispy Kremes, chili cheese Fritos, double piña coladas [...]

Project RunWeigh

I know I’ve been a bad blogger. I’m not sure I have a good excuse. But, it was my birthday, so I needed some time off to be depressed. Work has been brutal. Coffee withdrawals. And let’s see…oh yes. I GAINED weight. Last Friday I weighed in at 181.4 lbs. UGH!
I guess I need [...]

It’s my husband’s fault….

That I’ve fallen off the blogging wagon. Yes, I blame him! He took away my caffeine!
Ron gave me a stern talking to on Saturday about all the caffeine I drink. Some of you may be aware of the health “issues” it has caused. Mainly, the need to undergo a procedure whereby they poke and prod me [...]

Project RunWeigh: Did you know I can cartwheel?

It is taking all of my strength to type this. I think I have to call in “sick.” And by “sick,” I mean that we spent the morning “running” all over Signal Hill and I am so tired I think I could go back to bed and sleep for a week. (And by “running” I mean walking [...]

Step, run, lunge, repeat

Today was another bleacher day. I think I may be a masochist because I HEART BLEACHER DAY. The goal was up and down the stairs (62 stairs—I counted) seven times, then do a single lap around the track, stopping on each straightaway to do 20 walking lunges. So seven stairs, one lap, a total of [...]

What part is the ‘coolie’ again?

As I was crawling out of bed about 1 a.m. to use the bathroom, Ron rolled over and said sleepily: “Have a good workout, babe.”
I’ve been getting up early, but not quite that early. Although it sure feels like it. I have the alarms set for 4:30, 4:33 and 4:35 a.m. My goal is to leave [...]

Help me keep my eyes on the prize!

Good news, bad news and some really good news.
The good news is that the weight loss prize at boot camp is already up to $1,600 and growing.
The bad news is that they are now going to divide that up among four people, and possibly more if the pot keeps growing. (I wanted it all for myself.) [...]