Re: Carl's day -- Wednesday

[Guest guest]

Carl, between the eliptical and swimming, you burned

some SERIOUS calories! GOOD FOR YOU! The neat thing

about cardio and burning calories, as you probably

know, is that you lose weight all over - I could

certainly stand more of this myself!

I'm proud of you! Please keep us posted of your

workouts, trials and tribulations!

Hugs,

[Guest guest]

I so love reading your posts Carl! You are too funny :)Great job on the workout. You are doing WONDERFUL. Keep working at those contacts, honestly it will come and it will be sooooo worth it. I can't imagine life w/out them now. I HATE wearing my glasses. I was stuck a few months back wearing them cuz I had pink eye. I was miserabnle.

DarcyOn 6/21/06, Pink Pussycat <pinkpussycat@...> wrote:

Carl, between the eliptical and swimming, you burned

some SERIOUS calories! GOOD FOR YOU! The neat thing

about cardio and burning calories, as you probably

know, is that you lose weight all over - I could

certainly stand more of this myself!

I'm proud of you! Please keep us posted of your

workouts, trials and tribulations!

Hugs,

[Guest guest]

Carl,

Great workout! Wish I could get my pool up. I have to get about a ton or two of sand to level out the yard first.

Oh, my husband said the trick to the contacts is to not try and just move the lower lid down but to close your eye and put a finger on both the upper and lower lid and then pull them apart. He says it opens them up wider and makes it so much easier to put them in. Personally, I wouldn't know because I can't even watch him put them in, but it might be worth a try to see if it helps you get them in easier.

Tonya

Carl's day -- Wednesday

Wow...you folks are something else. I'll tell you what I did; then I'll send a second one with all my responses/questions to everyone.

After work, I headed for the gym. I wanted a workout, but something short since I needed to get things ready for going to the pool. I just did the E.T. for 48 mins., 3.90 miles and 674 calories. I headed home. First thing I did was go for the contacts. 23 minutes, 4 door pounds, one bathroom scream later, I had the *( & (* & )@#$ contact lenses in. Next step was to test them. How better to test them than to read some group e-mails. I'm really glad I'm part of this group. Lots of nice things were said, so I felt really good life. Spent more time than I wanted to looking at these e-mails (like that's a bad thing), but I eventually headed for the pool. Looking at myself felt different. Maybe I looked better than I thought, but I stuck with the "no worse than any other year" mantra and was satisfied.

Mostly sunny, the forecast said. Mostly sunny?? Mostly sunny? Mostly sunny, my (pick a body part). It was at least 2/3 cloudy, if not more. I stayed out there 2 3/4 hours, swimming when it was cloudy. Everytime it looked like the weather would take a turn for the worse, the sun would peek out to tease me into staying longer. I don't need that much sun for starters. Contacts stayed in OK; must've put 'em in right. Next step: I need to buy tinted goggles.

I napped when I got home; I don't think I'll get in even an ab set at home. I just finished making dinner and my stomach won't be settled until too late (I "wake up" at 10:10 to go to the night job). Unfortunately, I have auction tomorrow, so this'll be it for working out until Friday AM. Still have the contacts in; will take 'em out after work tonight. We'll see how quickly I get them in for Friday's appt.. The trick for me is putting them in high b/c I can't get my lower eyelid down far enough. I think it's just bad motor skills.

OK, let me get those other comments out in the other e-mail. Y'all can pick a line and respond. Thanks again.

--Carl