It is my son Abu’s 26th birthday today. Happy Birthday Abu!! I am so proud of you!!! I can’t believe that he is 26, I mean … 26!!! How did that happen? I can still hear him singing his little “where is pointer?” song and being so cute and innocent. I know that during his teen years that it seemed like time was standing still (kind of like you imagine time would be in Hell) but overall these 26 years seem to have passed in a blip. Time is funny that way, don’t you find? Day-to-day or hour-by-hour can seem like an eternity or a heartbeat (depending on what you are doing or how consumed you are with doing it) and a minute can seem like FOREVER when you are doing pushups or “the plank” but when you look at 26 years it seems like no time has passed at all.
I have been pretty darned good today if I do say so myself. I went to step class this morning, did over an hour on the Wii, cleaned up the kitchen, did some laundry, ran a few errands, went through my in box, did some filing, organized my bedroom closet, spoke to 2 clients, read my book, wrote this blog, and the day is only 2/3 done! Yeah me!! I would still like to do a bit more in my office, especially dealing with a few things from my inbox.
I am serious about losing this pound. It sounds silly just saying that but as I
explained yesterday, 1 pound to me takes real effort. I have been maintaining my weight (with some fluctuation) for the past few months but I would love to make some more progress before I go to the cottage. I know that my body is changing (even if it isn’t reflected on the scale) so that makes me feel good and I know that this is all more about health and fitness rather than a number on the scale. I keep on looking at my body fat percentage which, unfortunately, hasn’t really shifted like I was hoping that it would. I wish that I could get back to Fitness Ridge because I know that I could make some real progress with just a few weeks there. Oh well I will just keep up what I am doing and know that my body will eventually just get better and better and better. That’s the plan anyway.
explained yesterday, 1 pound to me takes real effort. I have been maintaining my weight (with some fluctuation) for the past few months but I would love to make some more progress before I go to the cottage. I know that my body is changing (even if it isn’t reflected on the scale) so that makes me feel good and I know that this is all more about health and fitness rather than a number on the scale. I keep on looking at my body fat percentage which, unfortunately, hasn’t really shifted like I was hoping that it would. I wish that I could get back to Fitness Ridge because I know that I could make some real progress with just a few weeks there. Oh well I will just keep up what I am doing and know that my body will eventually just get better and better and better. That’s the plan anyway.Here’s to a wonderful rest of your day!
Ella
I think it's time for you to get a good caliper fat test...I will bet that you have lost fat but been gaining muscle which would explain the lack of 1 lb loss.
ReplyDeleteIf your clothes are fitting loose compared to a month ago, then you are losing.
Not bad for an old gale with a 26 yr old son.
First off, my guess is that you are NOT eating enough. That can be just as bad.
ReplyDeleteMore importantly, I remember every special minute of 26 years ago only too well. Abu has no idea what a place he holds in my heart forever.
And MORE importantly still, today - the 19th, is someone else's birthday... HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELLA. It's been a ride, hasn't it?
Megara,
ReplyDeleteI think that my body is as stubborn as I am sometimes and my scale agrees with it. I'm not really worried about it all. It is what it is. I'll just keep plugging along going to the gym, doing pilates, Wii-ing with my Mii and something is bound to happen :)
Thanks for all your encouraging words and ... you're right! Not too bad for an old gal!!
Have a good one,
Ella
I wish that I could say that I wasn't eating enough but that is just not the case :( It is a lovely fantasy that might have existed 20 years ago that I wouldn't mind seeing again but I just like food too much now ... and my food journal don't lie. No biggie though. I just have to adjust the equation with exercise and I will surely win.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly HAS been a ride! And a good one at that. One of these days we will have to regale Abu with the telling of the birth tale. He is a great kid growing into a terrific man.
Lots of love and thanks for my birthday wishes,
Ella