From the monthly archives:

February 2010

New Month’s Resolutions March

February 28, 2010

I’m still liking the monthly resolutions, and this month I will mostly be reinforcing the ones I have picked up but I do plan to add one or two new ones. I hope that these things that I add monthly will add up to lots of changes over the year, taken in smaller more manageable [...]

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February Month in Quick Stats

February 28, 2010

Days in February that I counted all my points 28 Number of Days I did High Intensity Activity  20 (ie worked up a sweat) Number of Days I did moderate or Low intensity Activity 8 Number of Days I did some form of organized Activity 27 Number of Days I reached my 30 minute activity [...]

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Weigh-ins, Pizzas and Lazy Days. February 27th Food and Exercise Journal

February 27, 2010

Weighed in today down 1.8 pounds for a total of 59 pounds, sooo close to 60! But I lost another point this week, down to 24 daily.  I ended up not having anything around for lunch so we made tortilla pizzas for lunch and had polenta pizza for dinner.  The polenta pizza turned out really [...]

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The Weekly Round Up 2/20-2/26

February 27, 2010

I got in 7 workouts this week, completed week eight of couch to 5k (including running 3 miles twice).  I also got up and walked 10 minutes of every two hours I was in front of the computer or watching TV. New Pictures and Measurements up, I lost 6 inches. Summary I used 22.5/35 Weekly [...]

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Wandering Lost… February 26th Food and Exercise Journal

February 26, 2010

Ben and I decided to take the dogs for a walk today, well I decided we should and cajoled him into it.  The sky looked grey so we checked the hour by hour forecast which informed us it wasn’t supposed to start raining until noon, so we decided to go around 10.  While walking we [...]

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I ran 3 miles, AGAIN. February 25th Food and Exercise Journal

February 26, 2010

So I completed week 8 of couch to 5k and I ran 3 miles AGAIN.  It wasn’t a fluke it was real!  I struggled on the run, my foot hurt in one spot and I was struggling in general so I gave myself permission to stop running when I hit the 28 minutes I was [...]

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Wednesday Sadness. February 24th Food and Exercise Journal

February 24, 2010

Today my mother’s dog Tiggy died   She had had a good long life (15 years) but still it was unexpected.  She had had two not so good days so my mother took her to the vet a few times today and they determined it was some sort of heart issue.  She passed away during [...]

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Ran 3 Miles! February 23rd Food and Exercise Journal

February 23, 2010

So today was Week 8 day 2 of Couch to 5k and I RAN ALL 3 MILES!  Today called for 28 minutes of running but I ran for 38:08 (I have been about 5 minutes above what it calls for for a couple weeks)  So I did 2.99 miles in the 38 minutes of couch [...]

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Monday last day of sun. February 22nd Food and Exercise Journal

February 23, 2010

So appearently our lovely unseasonable weather goes away tonight   The dogs and I both enjoyed the sun but alas it is February and the rest of the country is freezing. Today I added the bowflex back into my routine, I like the 30 day shred workouts but honestly I am getting enough cardio and [...]

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Recipe of the Week 2/6/10

February 22, 2010

Spinach Salad with Mandarin Oranges and Chicken 3 cups baby spinach 2 tsp balsamic vinegar 2 tsp olive oil 1 tsp dijon mustard 1/2 tsp light soy sauce 1/4 cup mandarin oranges in water 2 oz chicken breast, sliced 1 Tbsp sliced or slivered almonds 1 Tbsp reduced fat feta Instructions Whisk together the oil, [...]

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