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March 2, 2007, 12:24 pm PST
Katie
Hi Katie, so sorry to hear your family has been sick. I really hope you don't get it!!
..........................................................What a wonderful start, down 15 lbs! You just keep doing the things that got you this far, and you will automatically keep losing!!
..................................................I am on Day 2 of my new "106 Day Pool Challenge". Doing fine, in spite of circumstances. Two weeks ago my shoulder went out, and I am sort "one winged" for now...can't swim or even hardly dress myself. I officially scared myself last week when I was online doing a google search for Lapband surgery. EEK! What was I thinking!?!?! A friend of my hubby had it recently, and is doing well, and I was all depressed about yet another injury, and discouraged. Wow, we can sure get vulnerable at times like those.
........................................................But, I finally sat down and formulated a new "challenge" for myself, in detail. You see, I am allergic to chlorine, and the pool I swim at is a "salt pool". EXCEPT when it gets heavy use by the kiddies...then they "shock" it with chlorine because...well, you know what a lot of little kids do in the pool! LOL! At times like that, I almost can't breathe.
.....................................................It dawned on me that come this summer, I won't be able to swim, with the kids out of school, and at the pool all day. And as of yesterday, it was 106 days til school is out around here. I need to be lighter and stronger, so I can switch my membership over to the only other salt pool in town, but which has steeper, deeper stairs into the pool. My legs need to be stronger to go up and down them.
................................................................So, that's my goal! It's a date that I can't mess with, so I REALLY have to follow your excellent example, and get it in gear! :-) I am reducing the carbs, and upping the veggies...watching portions on the calorie-dense stuff. Hopefully, I can get back to exercising before I lose too much progress this time.
........................................................Yesterday I joined a new challenge over at Sparkpeople called Holiday to Holiday Challenge. I liked the way it broke the weight loss into fun little increments..the next one to lose by is St Patrick's Day. They shoot for 10 lbs between each holiday, but I think at my size, I can do better than that. ;-)
........................................................I don't know if they have a "chat" function at Sparkpeople, but they do have Sparkmail, where you can sent private email.
.............................................................My Sparkpage is http:// sparkpeople. com/ mypage. asp?id=RETTAKAT (without the spaces...don't think we are supposed to put live links here).
..................................................................Take care, Loretta =^..^=
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