http://spaglebagel.buddyslim.com Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent. - Marilyn Vos Savant Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:36:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I had my health coach appointment today to follow-up from my check-in from December.  Unfortunately, and this totally sucks, it is my 'cycle' week and so I knew from the scale at home that I was retaining water.  In fact, the scale at home said that I weighed exactly what ... http://spaglebagel.buddyslim.com/2008/01/15/why-scales-are-dumb/ I'm celebrating little victories today....I brought my workout clothes to the office and actually WENT to the gym at lunch, and did 50 minutes on the elliptical machine.  Sunday Hubby & I went to his gym and I ran 3 miles on the treadmill.  I'm still really tired (recovering from ... http://spaglebagel.buddyslim.com/2008/01/10/i-worked-out-today/ Well, I took the whole week of Christmas off, thinking it would be great to get the house in order, go for a few runs, and really start the year off right - and then Christmas Day I got siiiiiiick as a dog.  I've been laying in bed and on ... http://spaglebagel.buddyslim.com/2007/12/29/wasted-vacation/ So I just had a meeting with a "Health Coach" at my company - we have this program where you can do a health assessment and they'll help you figure out what you need to work on and keep you accountable with check-ins, etc. I don't like posting numbers because really ... http://spaglebagel.buddyslim.com/2007/12/18/making-time/ Well, I had a very normal weekend - meaning, I didn't really take any steps on eating healthier or getting exercise.   Argh!  I am very tempted to say "fugheddaboutit" until after the holidays are over, but I know the "I'll start tomorrow" mindset is no good...today's as good as any ... http://spaglebagel.buddyslim.com/2007/12/17/slow-re-start/ Hellooo!  I have been gone from this site for a long, long time....no excuses really other than a busy crazy summer!  But, I have new goals and I have missed blogging about my journey, so I'm back & better than ever. :) Short summary:  I got married in July (yay!  I'll add ... http://spaglebagel.buddyslim.com/2007/12/13/any-old-friends/ I've just been working night & day for quarter close at work.  Four times a year, life shuts down for 2-3 weeks so we can get the financials together for investors.  It ain't easy at a company the size of the one I work at.  We released earnings to the ... http://spaglebagel.buddyslim.com/2007/04/18/i-have-not-fallen-off-the-face-of-the-earth/ I only have an hour for lunch & I want to use it to workout, so here's a quick update of my past few days and my plan for the rest of the week!rnMonday - 20 min cardio, upper-body & core strength training - DONETuesday - 4.5 mile run w/dog ... http://spaglebagel.buddyslim.com/2007/04/04/quick-update/ I'm still here!  My job is in a very busy period with quarter-close underway and earnings release coming up in a couple of weeks. (I work at a big Fortune 100 company so earnings are a huge deal here....).  So I'll be working night & day for the next two ... http://spaglebagel.buddyslim.com/2007/04/02/still-chugging-along/ Seriously, who does this "TOM" guy think he is, ruining an otherwise perfectly beautiful day??!  Ugh.rnThat's the story of my day right now.....cramps, cramps, bloating, aching....etc.   The good thing is that even when I feel all lumpy like this it actually does help to get out & exercise!  So I ... http://spaglebagel.buddyslim.com/2007/03/28/univited-guest/