SoWell on Sowal

SoWal Guide

Jul 24, '06 · 1:04 PM75,473

okay my little fitness wannabees... here it is. and thanks for deciding on this thread name. After sharing our goals and strategies for fitness and weight reduction, we'll all be sowell on sowal!!!

Cork and I are doing at least one yoga/pilates class per week now. plus we bicycled the other day (almost killed me). and plan to do exercise on our own at home as well.

as far as diet and weight reduction, we haven't really gotten very far. I'm reading two current resources for motivation and just general info: Body for Life for Women (A Woman's plan for Physical and Mental Transformation) - Pamela Peeke, MD, and The Reality Diet (fight fat with fiber) - Schnur, MD. They are both really straightforward, no nonsense approaches to weight loss - and include a lot of info on weekly menus, exercise, etc.

I know that I will need a menu plan to follow in the first 3 months of my "transformation". If I have a reasonable menu to follow, then I don't mind shopping and cooking. Having it all planned out makes it easier for me, and it makes me eat things that I would otherwise avoid or not think about eating (it expands the culinary experience)...

What are your goals? I need to finish up some of my reading and then I plan to put my goals on paper, along with my plan to achieve them. I have also already started a food and exercise journal.

I'll be sharing some of this with you. I hope we can all share successes, questions, recipes, exercise tips, etc... hope to see you on here every day looking for motivation and at the same time giving support to all of us..

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SoWal Expert

Jul 25, '06 · 6:00 PM#77

...someone is under the gunn...this will be funn!

yeah, reeeeeeal funn! :bang:

Beach Fanatic

Jul 25, '06 · 6:03 PM#78

Come on dd. You know revenge is the best incentive. This should be a piece of cake (no pun intended).

SoWal Expert

Jul 25, '06 · 6:08 PM#79

Come on dd. You know revenge is the best incentive. This should be a piece of cake (no pun intended).

Yes, I do my best work under stress! You'll just have to remind me every day!!
You just had to mention cake, didn't you? :bang:

SoWal Insider

Jul 25, '06 · 6:45 PM#80

Yes, I do my best work under stress! You'll just have to remind me every day!!
You just had to mention cake, didn't you?

As long as it's not deep fried cake it should b ok.

SoWal Expert

Jul 25, '06 · 6:51 PM#81

As long as it's not deep fried cake it should b ok.

oh good! I was worried there for a minute!

SoWal Expert

Jul 25, '06 · 8:01 PM#82

Daily update: So far.

Breakfast: Non-fat vanilla yogurt
Snack: 5 of those little tiny peanut butter crackers
my friend ate the sixth one without even asking--she is no longer
my friend!

Lunch: Chick-fil-a grilled chicken sand. on wheat

uh, I mean
yummmmmmmmm!
Diet Coke-a really big one! Hey, it's Texas and it's hot!

Water: Probably a quart so far

Dinner: Tomato soup and 6 crackers (cupboard is bare!)

Exercise: Maybe about a mile and a half with Maggie. Mermaid, all those
bike people just flew by me on the trail. I'm thinkin' maybe this
is the way to go!

Now: Sweating my ass off and trying to recover from all that
strenuous exercise.

Thoughts: Exactly how many calories did we determine typing burns?
There are fatter people out there than me.
I just love water....I repeat....I just love water.:roll:
Reunion in 58 days!

SoWal GuideAuthor

Jul 25, '06 · 8:08 PM#83

Daily update: So far.

Breakfast: Non-fat vanilla yogurt
Snack: 5 of those little tiny peanut butter crackers
my friend ate the sixth one without even asking--she is no longer
my friend!
Lunch: Chick-fil-a grilled chicken sand. on wheat uh, I mean
yummmmmmmmm!
Diet Coke-a really big one! Hey, it's Texas and it's hot!

Water: Probably a quart so far

Dinner: None yet....too tired to go to the store...don't wanna cook
anyway. Will fill in the _________ later.

Exercise: Maybe about a mile and a half with Maggie. Mermaid, all those
bike people just flew by me on the trail. I'm thinkin' maybe this
is the way to go!

Now: Sweating my ass off and trying to recover from all that
strenuous exercise.

Thoughts: Exactly how many calories did we determine typing burns?
There are fatter people out there than me.
I just love water....I repeat....I just love water.:roll:
Reunion in 58 days!

:clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1:

SoWal GuideAuthor

Jul 25, '06 · 8:13 PM#84

DD and all:

this is my first real day of healthy eating and I'm excited:

Breakfast: lowfat vanilla yogurt with bran, oj, coffee, water

Lunch (with Cork and Too Far Tampa - loved meeting TFT) - small ceasar salad with shrimp, non-sweet iced tea. (I NEVER EVER order a salad when I go out to eat - but I did it today).

Dinner - hamburger patty over a bed of chopped spinach and tomatoes (another salad!!! OMG!!)

no snacks today - didn't have the time.

I tried upping my water intake all day, but didn't plan ahead enough to have adequate supply with me while in the car going here and there. but still managed to drink about 32 ounces. will do better tomorrow.

exercise? okay, I did only about 15 minutes of Iron Yoga - after finally unwrapping the DVD. the phone rang. I answered. end of story.

picky

Jul 25, '06 · 8:49 PM#85

Yes yes yes gulls on the water drinking!!! It helps you metabolize better and get rid of fat faster, no joke. MOst of us (75% according to the latest reports) are chronically dehydrated because we don't drink enough plain water.

I have to say I wasn't a water drinker either but I made myself get into the habit. I bought Fiji water at the grocery--comes in that pretty little square bottle with the tropical flowers and palms on it. I kept the bottle and refill it with filtered water from the fridge dispenser and it's attractive enough that it doesn't feel like a pain in the butt to get the required daily amount of H2O. All you need to drink is 3 of those bottles a day (it holds 2 cups of water) and then with coffee, juice and milk during the day, you're all set.

SoWal Expert

Jul 25, '06 · 8:49 PM#86

:clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1: for you too!! I, on the other hand, ate no roughage today.

Like dbuck says though, one day at a time!

SoWal Expert

Jul 25, '06 · 9:13 PM#87

Yes yes yes gulls on the water drinking!!! It helps you metabolize better and get rid of fat faster, no joke. MOst of us (75% according to the latest reports) are chronically dehydrated because we don't drink enough plain water.

I have to say I wasn't a water drinker either but I made myself get into the habit. I bought Fiji water at the grocery--comes in that pretty little square bottle with the tropical flowers and palms on it. I kept the bottle and refill it with filtered water from the fridge dispenser and it's attractive enough that it doesn't feel like a pain in the butt to get the required daily amount of H2O. All you need to drink is 3 of those bottles a day (it holds 2 cups of water) and then with coffee, juice and milk during the day, you're all set.

I like those pretty bottles--you're right, it does make it easier. I have now added another 33.8 oz. to my earlier amount--so that makes about 96 oz. plus that big ole diet coke had some water in it too, i just know. And 2 cups coffee this morning--I forgot about those.

Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname

Jul 25, '06 · 9:21 PM#88

I was bad today....can I just say PMS!!!!!!!!

SoWal Expert

Jul 25, '06 · 9:22 PM#89

I was bad today....can I just say PMS!!!!!!!!

Bless your heart!

Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname

Jul 25, '06 · 9:23 PM#90

Bless your heart!

Thank you sugar. ;-)

SoWal Insider

Jul 25, '06 · 9:29 PM#91

I was bad today....can I just say PMS!!!!!!!!

Possesed Monthly by Satan? That's what GTTBD used to tell our son that meant! :twisted:

Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname

Jul 25, '06 · 9:34 PM#92

Possesed Monthly by Satan? That's what GTTBD used to tell our son that meant!

:funn: Oh, truer words never spoken!!!!!

SoWal GuideAuthor

Jul 26, '06 · 7:37 AM#93

Thank you sugar. ;-)

love the tar baby!

SoWal Expert

Jul 26, '06 · 7:39 AM#94

GOAL for today:

Drink more water! :bang:

Business lunch: Try to be good!!
Up the exercise time!

over and out.

SoWal GuideAuthor

Jul 26, '06 · 7:43 AM#95

Mermaid - you have a point about finding a cute container for water drinking. haven't thought of that.

DD and all: Cork and I are both going to be out of town, starting today for Cork and tomorrow for me, returning Monday or Tues next week. But, we've talked about how we will need to continue at least eating right as much as possible (and we're both going to be at our Moms houses, so this could be very hard).

Anyway, just letting you know that we'll be MIA but please carry on the Sowell thread!!!!!!!

I plan to finish my motivational diet books while I'm away, and be ready to do my menu planning upon my return.

Allifunn doesn't realize that her butt is going to yoga next week when she's here.

Plan for today: going to the movies with 4 little boys. will eat only good stuff. will drink lots of water and find a cute water bottle per Mer's suggestion. Will go for a walk with boys later in the day...

SoWal Insider

Jul 26, '06 · 7:53 AM#96

GOAL for today:

Drink more water!
Business lunch: Try to be good!!
Up the exercise time!

over and out.

DD I find it easier to drink water through a straw (MacDonalds has the big wide straws, just be careful they have fries too) I drink about 80 to 100ozs a day, the straw helps alot. I also spend alot of time in the potty, dang that straw.

Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname

Jul 26, '06 · 8:16 AM#97

love the tar baby!

We can thank a certain surfer girl for it!!!! ;-)

percy

Jul 26, '06 · 8:27 AM#98

DD I find it easier to drink water through a straw (MacDonalds has the big wide straws, just be careful they have fries too) I drink about 80 to 100ozs a day, the straw helps alot. I also spend alot of time in the potty, dang that straw.

I saw a report on TV recently that said the water intake recommendations we've all been taught aren't really accurate, so I tried to find the info online. Found several links all saying kind of the same thing--we simply need to replace the amount of water we lose, which varies from person to person. Info even came up on Snopes since it falls into the category of "urban legend," I guess. Just hoping to encourage those of us who feel :shock: about having to drink so much water!
http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp

FunnChef - AlisonCooks.com

Jul 26, '06 · 8:41 AM#99

My plan for loosing weight:
1. Go to Italy and walk miles and miles around some of the most beautiful and historical cities in the world. Drink lots and lots of water...cauz it is HOT HOT HOT!

2. Exercise the eyes by feasting them on glorious scenes, exercise the nose by sniffing the most glorious aromas in the world, exercise the brain by overloading it with the most glorious sights in the world.
3. Exercise the arms by lifting camera over and over again to capture the amazing sights that are Italy.
4. Go to Greece and walk miles around the most lovely little towns with winding cobblestone streets. Take in glorious vistas (while sipping on low cal wine

)
5. Exercise the arms by stretching out with euros in hand to make purchases!
6. Dine on Greek salad & Gyros (OK...not so low fat...but WHO CARES???? This is GREECE and no one gains weight here!)
7. Exercise the arms more by lifting camera over & over to take pictures of all the amazing architecture, vistas and scenery that is Greece.
8. Exercise the heart by filling it with love for the places you are experiencing.
9. Exercise the soul by realizing you are in the presence of, and are in the place that, is history, heart, human, humbling and heart wrenchingly HUGE!
10. Does having goose bumps qualify as exercise?
11. Exercise the arms and eyes by wiping tears of awe from your cheeks.

Meow

Jul 26, '06 · 1:18 PM#100

I am off to my physical. I haven't eaten anything since dinner last night. If the Dr. asks me why I am so biatchy, I will slap him. Did I tell you I have a headache? DUH!

Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname

Jul 26, '06 · 1:23 PM#101

I am off to my physical. I haven't eaten anything since dinner last night. If the Dr. asks me why I am so biatchy, I will slap him. Did I tell you I have a headache? DUH!

God Love you sugar! Bless your heart. ;-) :wub: