Results April 27, 2006

Hey kids, I'm still not back in competitive form from my orgy of gluttony in NYC, but I did lose a few pounds, and I'll be in fighting form for next week. I've been doing my physio exercises, and working out my upper body. My arms and shoulders, abs and back are coming along quite nicely, I had been increasing the number of reps I was doing, but yesterday I set the weights on the universal trainer up a notch, and I have the sore muscles to prove it today.

My healthy weekend

Since Linny has her game face on:

I was able to study this weekend for extended hours and yet I worked out and ate very well.

For two days I have had an Asian Salad for lunch - all kinds of veggies with oranges with low fat dressing. It was yummy and it was healthy.

At dinner I have had baked chicken. No bread, no french fries, no chips. Just plain chicken.

For snack I have had plain almonds. For dessert I eat cold oranges.

I also went to gym for one hour each on both Sat and Sun. On Sat, I did 15 minutes each on treadmill, cycle, elliptical and stairmaster. On Sunday I lifted weight for an hour.

I had no beer all weekend. I am feeling pretty darn good about the weekend.

Still In Shock

Let me just say that I have never been a runner. I hated it when they made us run the mile in elementary school and I've hated running throughout my adult life simply because I was never able to make it futher than 30 feet without breathing heavy and feeling like my chest was going to explode. Pathetic, I know.

That being said, today I was watching these young girls run laps around me at the track and I thought...hmmm, just out of curiosity, I wonder how far I could get without having to fall down and die. So I waited until I was alone on the field and away from watchful eyes and I started jogging. I passed my old exhaust line of 30 feet and miraculously I kept going. I swear to you...I was so surprised that I didn't know what to do with myself. I, Linny, hater of running and painfully out of shape woman...actually ran ENTIRE lap (1/4 of a mile) without stopping. I realize that may not seem much to some people but for me...this was huge. I wanted to walk a bit and try it again but a group of guys from the track team showed up to practice and I felt too self conscious so I finished my walking and left. But I can tell you for sure...next weekend i will be getting up bright and early and trying that again.

Boo Urns

I gained 2 pounds. It must have been the Taco Bell i ate for lunch on Monday at work, or perhaps the Boston Pizza i ate last night for dinner. Also could have been all the Easter chocolate i've eaten. Who knows. As well, i have not been to the gym since last Friday. It's a wonder i did not gain more than 2 pounds.

Frrrrrrozen Hot Chocolate at Serendipity in New York

This chocolate was amazing, worth the hour and a half wait.



And I ate the whole thing. No booze till you finish your dessert!

I don't have a picture of it, but I ate the best roast corn of my life in a cuban place in Soho.

Needless to say, it's going to be an uphill battle for me to win this week, but I'm still trying.

Eating at White Castle

Yeah, I ate at White Castle on the weekend. Yummm! I wish I was eating it right now, but today I ate salad. I ate and ate and ate all weekend.

Kick His Ass/And a Reminder

I can't believe that I forgot to mention this...When I was working over in the Dr.'s yard last week, we recieved some help from a guy who does some lawn work for our office. He's a nice guy and we always get along but I haven't seen him in awhile.

He came by and made a comment that I looked like I'd lost some weight. I of course smiled gratefully and said that I had...and then in one fell swoop...he ruined it all. He said, "Yeah, you're not the same chunky little lady I met last year."

What the fuck?! Chunky little lady my ass you piece of crap!

I was so pissed but I gritted my teeth and bit back all the curse words I wanted to hurl at him. Asshole.

By the way...Princess Pessimism asked me to post this link to use as a reminder to keep us on the straight and narrow....

http://home.austin.rr.com/biggerthanlife/

Tally

Since jennifer is MIA, here's this week's ranking:

1) Linny Balboa
2) jennifer Rambo
3) Ash De La Hoya
4) berly Hulk Hooooogannnnn
5) Yrautca Corleone
6) Aaron (Gaylord) Focker

Woo Hoo

Ok so i stepped on the scale this morning and was amazed to see that i had lost another pound. I was quite excited, mind you for all the work i've been doing i'd hoped it had been more. It seems that going to the gym and eating properly has been paying off. I did however eat in restaurants twice when i went to visit Jennifer so that may have had something to do with it. My % is .0057

At this rate i just may be able to lose about 8 more pounds before the wedding LOL

Dying

I have spent the last three days doing a shitload of yardwork for my boss and it has nearly killed me. We're talking about weeding a HUMONGOUS garden in a $500,000 home that is overtaken with weeds that are over a foot tall...shoveling wheelbarrows full of mulch to and fro and spreading it around. Carrying 5o bales of pinestraw and spreading that...my legs hurt so bad from all the bending over that it is extremely painful to even stand up. :o( At least he's paying us a lot of money.

I think all the yardwork pushed me way over. This week's percentage is 2.79%

Whatda Know

I just have to take a minute and reflect on last night at the Tavern...

Last night alone was worth all the crappy dieting and exercising. I went out with a group of my friends for the first time since I lost the weight and I have to admit that I looked good and I felt good. I got hit on soooooooo much it was crazy. Granted they were all like 23 and 24 years old but it really fed my ego and made me feel better. They kept telling me I was hot and they hung around our table all night. I went home alone (by choice) but I felt less alone than I had in a long time.

Results

Okay...this week is really good.

My percentage is: 2.19%

Lara Trifiletti, lead researcher at Columbus Children's Research Institute, poses near a child car seat that fits overweight children. (Kiichiro Sato/Associated Press)

U.S. kids getting too bulky for car seats
Last Updated Mon, 03 Apr 2006 11:38:27 EDT
CBC News
Thousands of obese American toddlers are too fat to be properly protected by their car-safety seats in a crash, a new study suggests.

The research concludes that at least 283,000 U.S. children aged one to six are too heavy for standards seats, including booster seats commonly used for children aged four and up.

The study appears in the April issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. It does not deal with obesity rates in Canada or elsewhere.

It says the problem is most noticeable among youngsters who exceed the weight limit for seats with built-in harnesses rated at up to 40 pounds (18 kilograms).

An estimated 182,000 three-year-old children in the U.S. fall into that category.

The danger is that the momentum of a crash could overpower the harness, allowing the child to spring free from the seat's restraining belt.

Lead author Lara Trifiletti said researchers at a Baltimore safety centre got interested in the topic because they saw children "who were very obese and our car-seat technicians were having a hard time finding car seats to fit them," the Associated Press reported.

Responding to the demand for larger seats, manufacturers are now producing super-sized versions priced at $240 US and up, news services reported.

Lessons

I've noticed that since I've started taking my vitamens and really stepping up this diet and workout that I've got a lot more energy lately. This morning I put off my weekend workout at the track because it was dark and rainy. Well, by mid day the sun was shining and it was nice outside but I was on the couch watching tv. I noticed that after awhile...I just couldn't sit still. I couldn't. It's like for some reason I had become totally antsy. I actually got up and CLEANED...something I don't normally do unless I absolutely have to. We're talking, laundry, dishes, mopping floors, cleaning bathtubs. The whole shabang. Shit. It's a sickness.

Anyways...I still had a lot of energy and I actually had the urge to go work it out...which is a first. So I suited up and hit the track. When I got there, there was a fragile, little old man walking slow laps and shortly after I started walking...an couple that looked to be in their late 70's started walking around the track as well.

I did my normal couple of miles and then tackled the stadium stairs but as I was getting tired and ready to go home...I looked at these old folks and they were still going. One of the older men was even following my lead and tackling the steps... walking slowly as opposed to my running but working hard nonetheless. They inspired me so much so that I did a few more laps before calling it quits and I will have you know...as I passed through the gates...they were still walking.