Re: Jan and Feb Challenges

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Kassia wrote:

> okay gals i am in on this.

right on kassia! ive added your name to the daily check-in

im not sure what to do today (the 31st) for a workout. im feeling

burned out i might even have to choke on the january challenge

and take the very last day off so that i can be in the right frame of

mind to start the feb challenge! ugh! oh well, it is a long day

and maybe i will be able to get a workout done later, if i feel up to

it. im also a bit afraid of relapsing with this cold... i STILL

have the stupid thing and am starting to get a bit worried :/

darcy, please forgive me if i do end up taking this last day of our

challenge off.... sounds wimpy i know.... but im not feeling so

good. im increasing my vitamin intake again to see if that will help.

also, im a bit disappointed in my january results.... not only did i

get sick this month, but i didnt lose any weight and my jeans felt

too tight yesterday i felt that i did well on the challenge

though.... i got SO many workouts done!! but i was expecting a

weight loss and it didnt happen.... in february, i need to cut back

even more on my food intake. im not happy with the thought of that

but it has to be done ::sigh::

:*carolyn.

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I'm sorry you're not happy with your results from the challenge Carolyn If nothing else, it was great for your body anyway.... I too haven't lost any weight in a long time. NOt that I really need or expect too, but it would be a nice surprise nonetheless...

Of course I don't mind if you don't finish today... not even a stretching workout though???? I have no clue when I will get my workout done either. My house is a mess and I'm clueless what I will be making for supper... UGH. Being a SAHM is a lot of work! LOL..

Darcy

On 1/31/06, Carolyn or Visser <pvisser@...> wrote:

Kassia wrote:> okay gals i am in on this.right on kassia! ive added your name to the daily check-in

im not sure what to do today (the 31st) for a workout. im feelingburned out i might even have to choke on the january challengeand take the very last day off so that i can be in the right frame of

mind to start the feb challenge! ugh! oh well, it is a long dayand maybe i will be able to get a workout done later, if i feel up toit. im also a bit afraid of relapsing with this cold... i STILLhave the stupid thing and am starting to get a bit worried :/

darcy, please forgive me if i do end up taking this last day of ourchallenge off.... sounds wimpy i know.... but im not feeling sogood. im increasing my vitamin intake again to see if that will help.

also, im a bit disappointed in my january results.... not only did iget sick this month, but i didnt lose any weight and my jeans felttoo tight yesterday i felt that i did well on the challengethough.... i got SO many workouts done!! but i was expecting a

weight loss and it didnt happen.... in february, i need to cut backeven more on my food intake. im not happy with the thought of thatbut it has to be done ::sigh:::*carolyn.

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Darcy Ledman wrote:

> I'm sorry you're not happy with your results from the challenge Carolyn

ah well, darcy.... perhaps it is just going to take more than one

month of solid exercising to get these last pounds off.

here is hoping that the feb 'every day' challenge will do the trick.

> Of course I don't mind if you don't finish today... not even a

> stretching workout though????

thanks! you are right.... i should do a stretching workout, or one

of miranda esmonde-white's toning/stretching vids. right now,

though, im going to go crash on the couch! lol

> Being a SAHM is a lot of work! LOL..

some days i think that it sucks!! heh.

im just in a downer mood... yesterday was a long, bad day... and i

was upset last night at an event that occurred at our 'beaver'

meeting, when i was trying to lead one part of it (the other leader

pissed me right off!)

get this -- i had the 9 boys gathered around me and i was talking to

them about groundhog day and what it is, how we try to forecast the

weather based on the hibernation of animals, blah, blah, blah...

actually trying to teach them something... and the other leader

turned off all of the lights in the room!! why??? i dont know! when

the lights went out, the kids stopped paying attention to me, started

saying 'wow' and 'ooooo' and then all ran around the room. i should

have stopped trying to talk as soon as the room went black (i was

also trying to reference a printed page that i could no longer see)

but i continued trying to talk and engage the children but finally

gave up in frustration. the kicker is that the other leader came

over to the children, made them all sit up against the wall, scolded

them for being 'rude' and not paying attention to me and made them

all apologize to me. i was really fuming because it wasnt the kids

fault at all! it was the fault of that frigging man who turned out

the lights right in the middle of my 'talk' and then pushed the blame

off of himself and onto the kids! GRRRR!!! i felt so disrespected

by him and also felt bad for the boys, one of which is my own son.

::sigh:: ok, im going to lay down now....

:*carolyn.

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Why in the world would he have done that?! GRrr... sorry Carolyn

I hope you feel better soon. I have been kind of bummed lately too. I think I have spring fever. Just tired of being in this house day after day... My boss called me yesterday and wanted to know if I was coming back to work in August. Of course I told him yes, but I am so unsure of what I will be doing. It's pretty-much been the hardest decision of my life

Darcy

On 1/31/06, Carolyn or Visser <pvisser@...

> wrote: Darcy Ledman wrote:> I'm sorry you're not happy with your results from the challenge Carolyn

ah well, darcy.... perhaps it is just going to take more than onemonth of solid exercising to get these last pounds off.here is hoping that the feb 'every day' challenge will do the trick.> Of course I don't mind if you don't finish today... not even a > stretching workout though????thanks! you are right.... i should do a stretching workout, or oneof miranda esmonde-white's toning/stretching vids. right now,though, im going to go crash on the couch! lol > Being a SAHM is a lot of work! LOL..some days i think that it sucks!! heh.im just in a downer mood... yesterday was a long, bad day... and iwas upset last night at an event that occurred at our 'beaver' meeting, when i was trying to lead one part of it (the other leaderpissed me right off!)get this -- i had the 9 boys gathered around me and i was talking tothem about groundhog day and what it is, how we try to forecast the weather based on the hibernation of animals, blah, blah, blah...actually trying to teach them something... and the other leaderturned off all of the lights in the room!! why??? i dont know! whenthe lights went out, the kids stopped paying attention to me, started saying 'wow' and 'ooooo' and then all ran around the room. i shouldhave stopped trying to talk as soon as the room went black (i wasalso trying to reference a printed page that i could no longer see)but i continued trying to talk and engage the children but finally gave up in frustration. the kicker is that the other leader cameover to the children, made them all sit up against the wall, scoldedthem for being 'rude' and not paying attention to me and made themall apologize to me. i was really fuming because it wasnt the kids fault at all! it was the fault of that frigging man who turned outthe lights right in the middle of my 'talk' and then pushed the blameoff of himself and onto the kids! GRRRR!!! i felt so disrespected

by him and also felt bad for the boys, one of which is my own son.::sigh:: ok, im going to lay down now....:*carolyn.

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Okay, ladies, my massage therapist released me to do some light exercise today!!!! So count me in on the challenge for February! I'm starting a Hatha Yoga class on Thursdays, beginning this week since she okay'd it. Now I just have to figure out what to do tomorrow between work and school and editing my shows. HUM??? Does taking the stairs carrying my bookbag at school count??? It's 3 buildings, 2nd floor on one, 3rd floor on another, and typically 3rd or 4th floor on the parking deck? Nah, that probably doesn't count because I've been doing that every Monday and Wednesday since starting school. Guess I'll have to schedule some treadmill time while at the gym, or do some calestinics while editing.

Tonya

Re: Jan and Feb Challenges

Kassia wrote:> okay gals i am in on this.right on kassia! ive added your name to the daily check-in :)im not sure what to do today (the 31st) for a workout. im feeling burned out i might even have to choke on the january challenge and take the very last day off so that i can be in the right frame of mind to start the feb challenge! ugh! oh well, it is a long day and maybe i will be able to get a workout done later, if i feel up to it. im also a bit afraid of relapsing with this cold... i STILL have the stupid thing and am starting to get a bit worried :/ darcy, please forgive me if i do end up taking this last day of our challenge off.... sounds wimpy i know.... but im not feeling so good. im increasing my vitamin intake again to see if that will help.also, im a bit disappointed in my january results.... not only did i get sick this month, but i didnt lose any weight and my jeans felt too tight yesterday i felt that i did well on the challenge though.... i got SO many workouts done!! but i was expecting a weight loss and it didnt happen.... in february, i need to cut back even more on my food intake. im not happy with the thought of that but it has to be done ::sigh:::*carolyn.

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Kassia wrote:

> housework should count as a workout LOL.

if you are swamped with housework one day, wear your pedometer or

heart rate monitor and, like me, you may be surprised at how much of

a workout it can really be. when doing housework, i like to put on

music and add some extra activity to the work -- dancing around,

jogging up the stairs, etc.

>i know its a challenge of arm

> strength to scrub whatever viola got on the tub and tiles.

heh, for sure! for me, it is washing windows... we have alot of them

and they are big! and they always have some sort of gunk on them.

> if you want a leg workout kick dh around for not helping LOL.

ROFL!!! good idea!

ok, it is 9am now and time to do my housework!

:*carolyn.

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Oh, you are so funny Kassia! I love your idea of a workout!

Darcy

On 2/1/06, Carolyn or Visser <pvisser@...> wrote:

Kassia wrote:> housework should count as a workout LOL.if you are swamped with housework one day, wear your pedometer or

heart rate monitor and, like me, you may be surprised at how much ofa workout it can really be. when doing housework, i like to put onmusic and add some extra activity to the work -- dancing around,jogging up the stairs, etc.

>i know its a challenge of arm> strength to scrub whatever viola got on the tub and tiles.heh, for sure! for me, it is washing windows... we have alot of themand they are big! and they always have some sort of gunk on them.

> if you want a leg workout kick dh around for not helping LOL.ROFL!!! good idea!ok, it is 9am now and time to do my housework!:*carolyn.

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I can work up a good sweat cleaning my

bathrooms. Especially the little one which is about the size of an outhouse.

Its bend and twist and scrub and twist and stand and twist and bend and twist.

And I wash the walls daily because I have a boy. So after the bend and twist maneuver

it is the stand and twist and scrub time. I try to do it as quick as possible

and can usually manage to scrub the whole thing from top to bottom in 15

minutes. Great fun. Of course the full sized bathroom has a bathtub

to scrub and what is better for breaking a sweat than a daily scrub of the

bathtub.

Every time I do kickboxing I think

darn that man (that man being my bf) for never helping in the house. Kick him,

punch him, I’m exhausted and no matter how much I work in the house

nothing looks done. More kicks, more punches, and if he could ever feed the

kids a well balanced meal I would faint. More kicks more punches and it is

amazing how he is always sick when there is work to be done or when I want to “cuddle”

– I miss cuddling. Lots more kicks, gotta get all the aggression out so I

can be a sweet lovable wife who says things like “how was your day today

honey” and “would you like me to heat you some dinner dear”

without ripping his throat out..lol He says for his birthday he wants me

to be nice to him all day long so I guess I’ve not been doing the sweet lovable

wife thing very well. I told him for my birthday I wanted him to go on

vacation. Now if that isn’t love what is? lol

You can also get a good leg workout

by climbing up and down stairs with baskets of laundry. Or squatting and doing

the frog walk as you pick up toys etc off the ground. And personally I like to

shimmey and hip drop while I am doing dishes… I’ve recently taken

to doing plies and releves when I put the dishes away (because the cabinets are

so high so I practice as I take things out of the dishwasher and put them in

the cabinets).

It’s a pity that all a mom does

daily doesn’t get that weight we carry from having kids off.

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Kassia

Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006

12:33 PM

Subject: Re: Jan

and Feb Challenges

housework should count as a workout LOL. i know its a

challenge of arm strength to scrub whatever viola got on the tub and tiles.

usually its soap or shaving cream that i ask dh to clean for me a thousand

times over while I AM making dinner,washing dishes, and sanitizing the

kitchen(i am a freak about the kitchen,i had gotten samonella sp?? before from

ppl who didn't wash things after handling raw food).

so lets see first you warm up with some straigthen up

and cleaning of kitchen counters,then move to hurdles by jumping over toys and

books left on the floor,move to some arm exercises by folding,carrying,and

putting away laundry, then move to the tougher stuff with scrubbing, and if you

want a leg workout kick dh around for not helping LOL. don't forget to stretch

and now you have finished your clean max housework challenge.

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kassia

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In a message dated 2/1/2006 6:00:26 P.M. US Eastern Standard Time, pvisser@... writes:

we are glad that you have joined in!

Thanks, you guys are awesome people!!!

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fitgrl222@... wrote:

> add me to your list ladies!

whoo-hoo!!! keeping up with you, michelle, is going to really keep

us working hard on this challenge! we are glad that you have joined in!

:*carolyn.

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Carolyn,

I will do my best! Keeping up with :/ Yes, that is a challenge!!

Stacey

> > add me to your list ladies!

>

> whoo-hoo!!! keeping up with you, michelle, is going to really keep

> us working hard on this challenge! we are glad that you have joined in!

> :*carolyn.

>