QOTD for Monday, January 24, 2016
"The cold never bothered me anyway."
Oops. Wrong movie!
The cold has been something that several of us have had to combat this month. I know some of us have really kicked winter's butt this month, and others of us have had our own butts kicked. I know that, for me personally, the cold makes me just want to curl up under several blankets in front of a fire and not move an inch. Am I the only one? Did you know, though, that working out when it's cold burns more calories than working out when it's warm, because your body is working doubly hard to warm you up? Well, that's the rumor at least!
Has the cold been an obstacle - either foreseen or a total surprise - for you this month? What has helped you overcome it?
I am totally NOT Elsa..... the cold DOES bother me! I hate it! And I haven´t had much to complain about so far this year..... minimal snow and no temps below zero (although we´ve had some wind chill). I hate to jinx us, but it has been a fairly easy winter so far! The cold has not been an obstacle for my exercise.... but my brain has been. Not sure what it will take to get me back into a proper routine.
Hi weighed in on Sat at WW and was down another 1.3 so that puts me at 97.5% of my weight goal ... I was not so good on my water this weekend however right back on track with it today! .. Looks like people are making progress, which is great!
QotD - I hate the cold.. I swear I have Florida blood Haaa not thick blood you need to survive winters in the north --- HOWEVER this year Maine has gotten out of much of the cold and snow and for that I am super thankful!! I just want to hibernate from about Jan to the end of March.. altho yesterday it was 40 out and we are getting a few more days this week in the 40's so I'll take it...
Great job on the 97.5% !!! And NH has been like ME lately.... not much snow.... but no 40´s yet.... but maybe tomorrow!
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Home from my scrapbook weekend, we had a wonderful fabulous time! I got 10 two page layouts done, and 8 cards, I'm pleased with that. There was bloody Mary's and too much food, so I'm sure I regained the 1.5 that i lost so far this month before I went. I will get back on journaling today and hope for the best. I agreed to go with my oldest DD to her dog show this weekend so another weekend of food on the road. But the time with her is worth it. My NSV is that I did do my WO at the retreat this weekend, but now I've burned the candle too far down and I'm exhausted, I've picked up a sinus cold and it's knocked me down proper. Hoping to get a workout in later today if I can perk up
You were productive.... sorry that the food and drink was an obstacle.... but WOOHOO on the workout! Ditch that cold pronto!
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Hey friends.... didn´t think I would get any computer time today, but proctoring one last test right now, so I can chat just a bit. Tonight we celebrate DS´s birthday with his robotics team.... pizza and cake. Still thinking about my PLAN for this. Eat pizza and use my weeklies? Skip pizza and then go home and eat a healthy meal? Eat pizza AND cake?? Trying to decide which is more appealing. I think I´ll opt to bring a wrap (greens, hummus, taboule) and then indulge in some cake...... maybe. I´m not a huge cake/frosting fan, so I´m not sure. Plus I havent looked up the SP for cake either. Pizza would be tasty, but I can (and do) make much lighter pizzas for myself often enough that I dont really crave it.
YIKES!!! Just looked up the cake! Hard to tell, but it seems like I would spend anywhere from 25-30 SP for a small piece (138 g) with frosting. I´ll have a hard time resisting though, if I´m hungry.
Okay, here goes.....I´m opting to eat a healthy but filling meal when I serve the pizza (probably a wrap of some sort.... something from home) plus an apple AND a teeny-tiny portion of cake (hopefully just 12-15 SP). Then HOPEFULLY there wont be any left for DS to bring home later! One piece and NO MORE....even if he brings home lots of leftovers! No licking the knife, no straightening up the ragged edge and eating the scraps (we´ve all done that, right?)..... one and done!
There.... I´ve made a plan!! Now the hard part..... follow said plan! I´ll be brutally honest in my report back to you all later tonight or tomorrow...I promise. Plus I need to remember that I have some beautiful size 4 shorts in the drawer that I will want to wear soon!! Not sure I was able to get into them at all last summer (maybe once) and that makes me sad. I was REALLY happy with the way I looked in those shorts! (Yes, I am aware that Old Navy has some vanity sizing issues and 10 years ago they would have probably been size 8 or size 10 for the same shorts..... but mentally I LOVE thinking about the number on the tag!)
Oooopppsss.... testing is over! Time to log off, shut down, and get ready for recess duty (brrrr)! Sorry if this post looks a little wonky.... some of the keys on this computer (like the apostrophe) dont seem to be working right!................P