[bizi]

down to 154 this morning. calling it early 16 days AF.
Picked up my new running shoes yesterday. Yes they are purple and teal and very pretty!
Looking at joining another gym and putting my current one on hold.
planet fitness only costs $10 a month, they have alot of tred mills and are open 24/7 so that is good. My current gym(reds) closes early on the weekends 8pm and that is when I like to go. Reds costs $61 amonth and I have not been going so that is Depressing and such a waste of money. Since I have not been drinking I can no longer use that as an excuse to not go. I tried to not drink and drive.
When I was training for the 10 k I was using the health club which had more amenities(and is huge!!!!) but the new club has more personalized attention(but is much smaller) and is easier to maneuver thru the machines(30 minute work out area) I might actually use them. I will have to bring a lock to lock up my things which is a bummer, I can do this. If I want to take a shower there I would have to bring my own towel and soap....I don't see doing that when I live 1 mile from there I would just go home. The thing about the circuit training machine area is that I would be sweating then have to take showers more frequently...and you know how I feel about showering.
Jeff wants to join too. We will be going at different times.
I will put my current membership on hold for 3 months(won't have to pay) then decide if I will cancel it permanently. There is a $259 registration fee for reds and I have started 3 times over the 14 years that I have been a member. This new planet fitness gym has an annual member ship fee of $29 dollars collected on June 1st.
With my new shoes and socks in and my not drinking,
I don't have any more excuses not to go and work out.
I will try to go 3 times a week. Maybe more often if I like the 30 minute work out area.
I am excited about going, something new and I will be working toward better over all health and well being.
Tonight is the first nite for mardi gras carnival of parades, floats, bands, and beads! Should be fun!
Fat tuesday is feb 17th the day before ash wednesday which falls early this year.


bizi

[Mari]

Bizi,

For the hours alone, I would join Planet Fitness.
I hate when gyms have stupid times. You are making a good decision to join them for 10 a month even though they have few amenities.
You mostly want them for the treadmill anyway.
When you are sweeting more, you kind of have to take more showers. Showers go a long with working out.

Good idea about putting your current membership on hold. But watch your bills coming in. Sometimes gyms say they are going to do something with your money and sometimes they "get sloppy" and by sloppy I mean that they make mistakes in their benefit.

Can you send me a link to those shoes?

M

[bizi]

Thanks mari,
WE decided to go to a play tonight (inherit the wind)instead of a parade. It will be interesting because it is downtown and the parade route is very close so difficult to get there.
bizi
I will try to find you a link to the shoes.....

http://www.brooksrunning.com/en_us/b...Hw_wcB&start=2

[Mari]

Bizi,

They are beautiful. I hope that they work for you.

Enjoy the play. It must be difficult to park and such during this time of year.

M

[bizi]

The play was good. 2 lawyers from texas, man on trial because he taught about darwin in his classroom. WE lucked out with parking!
I have been dieting, watching what I eat etc. Tonight we had a good dinner of baked orange ginger salmon and a salad. It was good.
But after the play around 9;30 I was hungry.
So on the way home we stopped at mcdonalds and I got to go .....
oatmeal!(with apples and raisins) only 300 calories for a delicious treat, and a healthy one at that.
When I was drinking, i would think nothing of downing 800 calories of alcohol in an evening. No more.
Tomorrow we are going to a halloween attraction out of town in baton rouge, should be fun.
bizi

[bizi]

I have been 200 pounds...yikes!
so when I hit 160 it really scared me....Just think I was 122 pounds 3 years ago. now I was not fit and looked too thin on some parts of my body...body dismorphic I think you call it something like that. I would like to get down to 135. I weighed 154 yesterday so that is down 6 pounds in a month. 19 more pounds to go. it wasn't that long ago that I was at 145 then my drinking escalated and started gaining fast then the holidays came and I was eating and drinking freely an extra 10 just came on easily. Wow!
so easy to gain weight! so hard to lose.
bizi

[Dmom3005]

You are doing great losing Bizi.

I wish I could find a happy medium, and lose more weight. But one day at a time and it will happen hopefully.

Donna

[bizi]

half listening to the grammies.
Hubby is on the couch.
This morning he got sick after eating something that did not agree with him from mcdonalds today for breakfast. He thought he was going to get sick/nauseated etc. poor guy.
So we left early from the halloween convention.
He was disappointed so was I.

I went to the new gym tonight.
Fooled around for some time trying to get my iphone hooked up and charging while listening to tunes...couldn't make it work.
Then the headset to listen to the tv or radio is on the left and my hand hits the cord when I walk arms freely moving so I found one where it was not attached on the side and put it into a pocket in front and was able to plug in my head set and listen to the news. Not easy.
I don't think that I will mess with head phones or my iphone. I want fewer things to lose or mess with and when I use the 30 minute work out area I won't want to hold on to anything.
Change is hard....
I walked a total of 3.5 miles, an hour and my feet felt great, new shoes and socks made all the difference.
next time I will try new cardio machines and see if I can like other machines for variety. The tvs are farthest away freom the tred mills, can't read the closed caption but other cadio equipment is closer!

Came home and jeff is still not great.... offered to get him some tummy medication and he did not want any. rolaids did not help. he hates pepto bismol!!!!
He drank some buttermilk which I did not think was a great idea but he said he has used that before to kind of coat his stomach.
now he has eaten some saltines and had some chicken noodle soup.
now he says he feels bloated. poor guy.

louisiana has several nominees for grammies in the roots category...will probably have to wait for the paper to see the results of that category.
My hubby who is a musician is in there moaning from some of the artists performances, winners etc.

I know that others are watching downton abby...we have seen this episode last week and saw the one for next week as well, won't spoil it I promise.
One more episode left to watch...it goes by so quickly! sigh

ate left over pork roast with collard greens and carrots and an orange.
Was tasty!

ELO electric light orchestra.....
Got about 3 inches cut off of my hair yesterday so it is short again.
I really like it. Jeff said he liked it.
one little strand is too short to tuck behind my ears when I have it parted on the left side...I finally got it to stay with some hairspray...it will grow out soon enough.

So I have rambled for an hour or so.
good night my friends.
bizi

[bizi]

SMART is different than 12 step:
1. You have all the power you need - SMART is empowering - powerlessness is a myth that keeps you locked up – SMART gives you the power of choice
2. SMART is non-religious - belief in God doesn't matter - the tools work whether you believe or not
3. belief in The Disease doesn't matter - the tools work if you apply them to your situation
4. no sponsors - SMART teaches self-management - you own your recovery
5. no drunkalogues - they focus on the problem, not the solution - SMART is about now & tomorrow, not the past
6. no labels - you are not an alcoholic or addict - your drug or activity is not your identity - you have a behavior problem that SMART can help you solve
7. you can get well and move on - you don't have to attend meetings for life!

[Mari]

Today was very busy -- tide up with lots of work stuff.

I love hair cuts. I am sure that you look great. And you are right in in a few weeks your hair will be long enough for what you want.

I hope that your husband feels better.

Re Grammies: Did Sam Smith sing? and did he do a good job?

Re LA grammies:
http://www.dailyworld.com/story/ente...-win/23096975/

A Cajun and country music performer for more than 50 years, Sonnier won his first Grammy

M