Richard brought home a kitten from work today.  It'd been living at his work for a week and they just barely caught it.  Richard was the only one that was able to pet it (willing to be bit to do so).  I take it to the vet tomorrow.  Exercise and steps will be the least of my concern tomorrow.  It's got a lot of spunk....which is probably what's kept it alive when it's not even at the age of being fully weaned yet, i don't think.  It's got a hard bite, a loud meow....and a very rumbly purr.  It's name is Simba for now.  Maybe tomorrow we'll find out if it's male or female, lol.

I think I've decided to continue using this site.... just in a slightly modified manner.  With the change in weather already here, then my preferred method of getting in steps is no longer an option.  But I was looking at doing alternative stuff anyways that the pedometer doesn't count.  I'm doing a conversion of sorts.  Not using the conversion list that's linked to in the forum here, but having referred to it for an idea of the numbers that would be involved.  This, however, does mean that I'm having to drop my month's goal way down and gradually increase according to my fitness level.

It wasn't raining this morning.  So after walking my daughter to the bus stop where her friend was waiting, she told me to go get my walk in.  I love when she thinks of these things.  Makes me wanna do things for her.

So I got a walk in finally.  But I do have to go into town today so won't be able to do the other activities.  I guess it all kind of evens out.

I cannot afford days like today.
Internet addiction + cold rains suck the life right of me.

I worked my tush off today.  Hopefully tomorrow I won't be sore.

Oops, I forgot to put in my stats for this weigh-in.  185.8 lbs for a 12 lb reduction in 8 weeks.  At this rate I'll be lucky to see 160 by my birthday.  I'm a little disappointed, I admit.  But I remind myself that I'll be lighter than I was/am and able to fit into some of my old clothes...even if not the better ones.

9:40pm:  Did some walking in the rain.  It turns out that at least $17 of the books I bought are useless to me.  It's a good thing that I hadn't paid full price...no, scratch that.  Cuz if I hadn't bought them from a used bookstore, I could've returned them and got the money back.  Ah well, such are the errors I make..heheh.

1:55pm:  Did shopping this morning...mostly book shopping, and that takes me hours!!! lol 
I've got some good ones though.  Two yoga books but mostly showing some poses one can use for builing your own "routine".  Two military "fitness" books which utilize a progessive program of a very limited set of exerices... For my basic fitness I wanted something very simple that can be done each day without too much thought.  The yoga books aren't for "fitness" so much as I got them as a supplement for whatever I want to do.  I also got a book about Ergonomic Living which I'll use to help set up and furnish/decorate my home.  I don't think I'll wait 5 months before working on the home.  Once I've got my fitness routine set up including the tracking charts I want to use, I'll just have to be patient and see where these changes put my body at.  Meanwhile, I can be working on getting my home decluttered, cleaned, and furnished finally.  Which will make life so much....nicer...than now, lol.

I've got 1,514 steps left to go to reach my goal for September.  I'm pretty sure I can make that today, lol.

10:05pm:  I'm considering leaving WalkerTracker.  I'm torn because there's some great gals (and guy) on my comrade's list.  However, I think I've reached a point where I'm having to alter how I keep track of my activity levels.  Walking isn't the only thing I intend to do, though it was great for getting me up off my butt.  I'm working on an Excel spreadsheat which I expect to get me closer to tracking the things I need to track, and getting them to work together.  (I'm not giving up using the pedometer, though.)  I'd also prefer to keep my blogging efforts in one place.  Easier to keep track that way.  Though easier to lose everything if something happens to wordpress.

I still have time to decide, I guess.  No hurries.

Done for the day.  I got more in than I anticipated.  Only 3,723 steps left for getting my 300,000 step goal for September.  Too bad the pedometer doesn't count the other activities I did today.  :(

3:10pm: 3310  at least i walked the dog...

1:00pm:  Actually, it seems that today is going to be a very slow slow day. My legs are tired from the 30minutes of Wii Sports.  My back is acheing.  It's raining outside and I can't seem to get warm even with a sweater and a jacket on.  And I just flat out don't want to do ANYthing. Now if only I had a couch to plop onto.  :(

8:30pm:  cool, only 11,756 steps to go tomorrow to get it done!!  Oh, and my score is finally over 9.00!

8:10pm:  11226.  ok, the blue line says i have 13,032 steps left to go until I've reached my goal.  So I think I'm going to try to reach 12,000 tonight, that should drop that number some.

3:35pm:  1/2 an hour of Wii Boxing...and all I get is a measily 350 steps?  *wipes the sweat off her neck*  totally unfair.  *pouts*

2:00pm:  7240

1:10pm:  Woohoo, got some hooping done today, finally.  I hooped in both directions, and was able to do a little turning and some *clears throat* walking while hooping.  I'm glad noone else can really see me.  :D

11:10am:  I got the zigzag walk in with just a bit of discomfort...no pain shooting through my legs.  Only a couple of twinges and quite a bit of stiffness in my lower back.  I swear, if it wasn't for the worrying about the back, I'd expand the area I walk.  I've passed a few women who seem to walk around as well. (not all together)  I'd like to talk with them, see if they'd like a walking partner, but i worry that my having to cater to my back could be a problem  Meanwhile, we nod and/or say hi to each other.

7:20am:  I'd like to try to get in a little over 12000 steps today.  I really want to finish the 300,000 tomorrow.  I also really want to get 9.00 or more on my score by the end of this month.

I was irrationally excited to see the weight this morning.  Yesterday it had said 185.6 about an hour after I got yesterday's weight, but I had to keep the first one.  So today we were expecting it to say a 185 number.  It was so cool seeing a 184 number.  Since reducing more than 10lbs, the reductions seem more real.  The best part though, is that the changes are life long habits so it's not like I'll have to worry about weight gain when i go "off" anything...cuz i'm not "on" a diet to begin with.  It's like, I made some changes, and now my body is just adjusting to them and we'll just have to see what weight this lifestyle maintains.

ugh, i'm so close to getting a score over 9.00  it's taking so freaking long!! lol

9:00pm:  Got some more steps in, more than I was gonna try for.  I'm so close to the 300,000 steps for September.  I have 24,258 more steps to go...which I am going to try to do within the next two days (thursday and friday).  I don't think I'll make the WalkerTracker 150 miles though.  (It doesn't follow the 2000 steps = 1 mile numbers.)  But at least I'll make my goal of 150 miles (using the 2000 step = 1 mile thing).

I don't imagine myself trying to increase my daily step average beyond 10,000 though.  I've got other little activity goals I'd like to pursue (while still trying to get the 10,000 steps a day).

8:05pm:  Going backwards now so that older entries are at the bottom and newer ones at the top.

I might try to get 11500 or even 12000, unsure yet.

6:45pm:  Not done for the day yet.  But since I was hanging out on the computer, I thought I'd put this in for now.

9:10pm:  ugh, less than 6500 steps.
I'm not in the mood to get more.  Back's not hurting much today.  I'm just not in the mood.  I'm being lazy.  Worse, I had icecream this evening too...more than I wanted at that.  *sigh*

I really really need to stay away from that one forum.  It's like my whole day gets shot when I go there.

9:55pm:  Ok, I got off my butt and walked around the easy block a few (4) times and got my 10,000 in.

9:00am:  844 so far.  Goal today is to get a minimal of 8400.  I'd prefer 10,000...but my back has just been freaking out so much lately.  Looks like there is a good chance I won't catch up to jeninca this week.  grrrr.  heheheh

9:45am:  Got two easy blocks in.  In a couple of hours I'll try another 1-2 easy blocks..and keep doing so every few hours until I get where I want to be or more.  I am looking for back exercise alternatives than the ones I have.  I need to find something that'll work!
Focus this week will be on getting my walks in, intuitive eating, and helping my back get better.

4:50pm:  Made it to the 8400.  Anything now is gravy.  I might actually make it to 10,000 if I go for another short walk this evening.

7:15pm:  10950.  I think I can make it to 11000 before the end of the night  :D

9:20pm:  done

Today was Weigh-In day.  Woohoo!!!!  186.4 lbs.  That's -11.4 lbs in 7 weeks.  Maybe by the end of October I can reach 170 or so and fit into my old halloween costume..lol.

8:45pm:  I've been trying so hard today to make 8500 steps.  I'm so close finally...but I'm just not sure if I'm going to make it or not.  I'll try for the rest just before my shower.  I think I'll have Richard put some IcyHot on my back after my shower as well.

9:55pm:  Got past 8500 steps.  It's not 10,000, but I'm quite satisfied with having reached 9,000 today.

9:00pm:  Holy cow....I weighed myself tonight just before my shower (sometimes I do this out of curiosity..and cuz i like playing with numbers).  I weigh the same tonight as I did this morning!!  Usually there is about a 1-2 lb difference.  If 1lb then I can look forward to a 1/2 lb reduction or so the next morning.  If closer to 2 lbs, then I might get a .2 or .4 increase.  I'm totally curious what tomorrow morning will bring!!!  Particularly since tomorrow is sunday and counts towards my official weigh-ins..woohooo!  heheheh

Yesterday I came across a "No-Dieting" concept that I put into effect last night (with limited success) and throughout today.  It's very basic. 
* Eat only when you're body is hungry for fuel. 
* Eat what your body is craving. 
* Be aware of the food as you eat it (ie pay attention to the taste, textures, etc as you eat). 
* Ask yourself regularly as you eat if your body is still asking for fuel.  If your body is no longer asking for fuel.  Put the food away..you can always have more later when it asks for fuel again.

I really like this.  It'll take some effort and focus initially.  But any new habit does.  And this is one that let's my body (not my mind nor society nor a diet program) decide when and how much to eat.  Plus it's already a built in "maintenance" habit...once it becomes a habit that is.

I am sooo looking forward to tomorrow!!

7:55pm:  At about 7:15pm I finally made it home from my zigzag block.  My back was hurting so bad I was kinda wishing I had my cell phone with me to call Richard to pick me up...of course I was only half a block away.  But the sharp pains shooting down my right leg was just getting to much...forcing me to stop and try to "adjust" that area.

It didn't help that I was also ticked off at my pants cuz I'd been having to constantly pull them up throughout the walk.

So I finally get home and collapse on the bed as soon as I could make it to the bed.  And after the pain subsided some, I pulled out my pedometer to see how much more I had to get in today.  My heart dropped when I saw 7000 something.  That's it???  There's no way I'm going to be able to get another 3000 in.  500 alone would be pushing it!!

And then I realized that I was looking at the Aerobic Steps section.  I quickly clicked over to the regular section...and whew.  10,000.

I belive that tomorrow we'll pull out my old clothes I have packed away.  Maybe I'll be able to finally fit into those size 16 pants.  But I don't really expect to....I had tried them on just a few weeks ago and while they fit over the hips...(which has reduced the most), they couldn't be zipped/buttoned over the belly.  If all else fails...I guess my brown dress pants will have to become my new walking pants as I have no other pants that I don't have to keep pulling up all the time. lol.