Ahhhh, work. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways:
1) Getting paid
Ok... number 2. Number 2...
Ummm. Hmmm. That's about all I've got.
Everything else about it really bites... especially this week. Sorry I'm scarce all, but work has bumped itself back to the fore of everything. I'm trying not to let my weight-loss or workouts suffer for it. Never easy, but so far I'm keeping my head above water. What's taking a hit (as always) is my journaling and reading your journals. For that I'm sorry!!! But I'm still thinking about you all. Take care and keep smiling.
FYI, inspired by all the scale-weigh-in boycotting going on lately, and also because a few times my own progress has been stymied by getting down about a weigh-in despite hard work on my part, I've decided to put a moratorium on weigh-ins for me for awhile. I don't think I'll go **weeks** at it like so many of you, but I'm not doing daily weigh-ins for a bit. I'm going to put my head down, do things the way (weigh!) I know how, and let the scale work itself out on its own.
BTW, I've been doing some great workouts lately. With the nice weather, a lot of biking, and I'm averaging 10mph rides for about ten miles along the local riverside bike path. This is together with my usual one to one-and-a-half hour long weight lifting sessions.
I've stopped recording workouts on FS for the last couple of months, because my work gives us dollars towards healthcare if we log with them, and I got really tired of recording it in both places. Sorry, FS, but the $$$ wins. But trust me, I'm working out more consistently than ever, and the muscles are coming in nicely. One of these days you all just may suffer a shirtless pic. Hah! Probably not. I'm way to shy for that.
BTW, speaking of the workout recording... I've been using MapMyFitness (free on the web,
www.mapmyfitness.com) to log my bike rides (it interfaces with my company's healthcare stuff). Wow that thing is really neat, if you've got a smart phone. It keeps a GPS log of exactly where I go, how far I go, average speed, as well as geographic elevation, and all kinds of neat stuff. Then, along with Google Earth, you can even do a 3D "ride through" of your journey (whether it is biking, running or other). It's really neat. Anyone into biking / running with a smart phone should check it out. Pretty nice! Check it out.
Anyway, all. I'll try to squeeze in a few more journals as I'm able... and I really do want to read through all your journal entries too. Ugh, I hate when life intervenes. I'll catch up soon! BEST WISHES ALL!!!!
Oh, shoot... one last thing. I just found out (inadvertantly) that I'm down another pant-size!!! I'm in size 36 pants now!!! Woo hooo!!!! That's down 12 sizes from where I started. I didn't even think I'd be ready for them yet, but on a lark I decided to try them when I was swimming in my 38's. Amazing. Had to buy another new belt too! Wooo hooo!!! :D
Again, all... talk to you soon! Keep smiling, and keep working hard. BEST WISHES EVERYONE!