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Hello everyone, been a couple of days... work has been a bit long.  I start at 5:55 AM and try to knock off by 3:00 PM but I have been running later these days...  My time off to get things done helped but well, life comes at you fast... enough complaining...

I like the inspirational quotes.  I used them with my team at work for a long time and it helped get things in prospective.

We all have dreams and goals for our families, our communities, the institutions we believe it and much more.  The concept that escapes us is that we can only do any of the things we believe in to our own basic ability.  So, if we don't increase our own basic internal strength, we cannot do the things we love as well as we want.  That comes in two forms.  Our physical and our mental capacity!  We are all here to make ourselves more healthy and strong.  That helps us do everything else we love.  We also need to mentally and spiritually strong as well.  It is that combination that will bring us closer to being all the things we believe.

We leave inspires for each other on our logs... we can also leave our words of wisdom here... and I think that is a truly great idea!!!!

The one that means the most to our family is:

"Never underestimate the impact of a small act of kindness"

I will include inspires later, but this has special meaning.  Anyone who would like to read one of my stories about it just send me an e-mail and I will send it back...

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More later, Emerson

Cath, do you need any help getting your logs up and running? It's taken me awhile to try to get all this technical stuff figured out.  If you need some help, just let us know.

I get so frustrated with my nutrition. I've been logging my calories (fat, protein, carbs, fiber) and will post after one week for advice, since I'm still obviously doing something wrong. It's so hard to get a good meal in after work and give it time to settle before working out. If I wait until after I work out, I'd be eating right before bed. I try to eat 3 meals and 2-3 snacks a day. I lost about 25 lbs a year ago (and have kept it off pretty well) eating roughly 300 calories for breakfast, 300 calories for lunch, 600 calories for dinner and three 100 calorie snacks (roughly 1500 calories).  Now, I don't know if I need to eat more or less to try to lose another 10 to 15 lbs. 

Good morning all!

Today our inspiration is:  I have the courage to ask for help and support when I need it.

The easy path is to muddle along on our own.  But there are so many people out there who know so much more than I do, and are willing to share that knowledge and help me out!  In fact, today I am meeting with a friend who used to be a competitive swimmer, and is going to help me structure some workouts.  And I've asked another friend to be my "swimming buddy".  Swimming is not my strength, but I think I can make peace with it with some help and support.

So I met with both friends, and the most helpful one was my swimming buddy!  She and I don't have plans to go to the pool until Monday, but at least that's a start.

cathcan - 2009-01-08 1:54 PM Post run report:   schedule said 1 hour run  as i mentioned, anxietal state so i want to crawl back in bed especially given the gloomy cold day outside. I alsmost have to ignore myself at this stage i know thats sounds strange but, if i listen to my own thoughts not only will i not workout i will end up in a self destructive state.  so that is what i do. i don't listen to my own thoughts. i read the schedule. it sais run 1 hour. on go my shorts, my TIGHTEST sports bra ( you know, the one that makes you look like a boy?).and down stairs i go. i sit here typing , anxiety abated (thank you endorphins) with my pink marker having just swiped over1 hour run on my schedule.(next to the mommy i love you card on the fridge)  Its a good day.  my lesson for today was.......you know that thing that you are supposed to do but because your are having such a bad day is the last thing in the world you want to do?.....I DID IT ANY WAY    love cath

feel the fear..........then do it any way

Cath,

don't let the detail hang you up.  Just write out what you need to... there is accomplishement and there is activity!  At a certail level, the "activity" of the detail is too much.  If you wish to see how one person approaches their eating, go to my log, look at my friends and click on "tnickerson"  I think she does a nice job listing her stuff and not making it too complicated....  Emerson

 Very appropriate inspiration today. Isn't that was this is all about? I hope everyone has a great Friday. I know I will!

Today the inspiration is:

I have the courage to spring free of the Superwoman Trap.

You might think this isn't fair to Emerson, but I think he could easily fall into this trap. 
We'll just call it the Superman Trap for him.   From my perspective, this is something that I battle daily.  It's very hard to juggle competing priorities (work, family, personal goals), and at the same time to take time for myself.  But in order to not burn out, it's important to learn how to juggle -- including that all important personal time.

Happy Friday!!!

I have lots of training plans for today and this weekend.  I got a good run in this morning, and intend to play hookey from work mid-afternoon and get a little bike ride in (bike's on the back of my car right now ).  Tomorrow I have a long run scheduled, and on Sunday I'll do a long bike ride.

For non-training fun, I'm taking my Mom out to a movie (Seven Pounds) and dinner tomorrow, and meeting with my stitching group on Sunday.  Plus there is lots of FOOTBALL (!) to watch -- GO EAGLES!!!

The big deal for me, though, is that I have a "date" with my new swimming buddy on Monday after work.  I'm finally going to get back in the pool -- WOO HOO!!!!

 Good morning all.  lets see weekend plans.....Sleep over tonight  (4 girls, 2- 7 yr olds a nine yr old and a 10 year old)  pizza, movies ,dancing,  and of course everyone will be asleep by 9:00 right?out come the pink sleeping bags and every pillow in the house. and the giant stuffed bunny that doubles as a mattress when your'e seven. Saturday is  a day off  and sunday a long bike ride (aka my basement ) any suggestions for good tunes to listen to while toiling away on the trainer? it was -21 celcius this am with a wind chill but is supposed to warm up today. my neighbor got home from mexico last night. i made her describe in detail her trip and lived vicariously through her for  20 minutes have a 45 minute bike ride and 30 minute swim this am.  life is good.....cold.... but good.  take care , cath

Let's see, Friday is normally my planned day off but I may try to get to the gym for a swim. My extended family (which also includes my mom, stepfather, sister) likes to go for MF (mexican food on margarita friday), so that should nix that temptation.  It wouldn't be so bad but I cannot avoid those darn chips, so I told them last week to count me out for the next 3 weeks (wince!).  I have a 3 mile run planned over the weekend, an hour or so on the trainer, some more swimming, and possibly water aerobics with my sister in the AM. Then BASEBALL SEASON starts up for my 10 year old who will have his first practice in the morning with a new team.  League play starts February 9th - yah!!  Oh, and did I mention cleaning and laundry, as well- yuck!.  But it's the weekend, so ENJOY!!

Reading about all the plans with kids brings back great memories...

Let's see, the schedule:

Up today at 5:30 for work, conference calls early, the help pick up house as we are having some nuns and a priest for lunch... something about a messy house that is not good...  Then off to take Peg to therapy and do errands while she is at her session, then to dinner with some other sponsors to the U of A presents series, then home to pack to leave for Ohio in the AM....  I am not sure where a workout fits....

Saturday is looking very good:  Up at 5:15 AM and I will get in 10 - 12 miles, then back here to shower and represent my writing club at an activities fair, then to the airport, then to Ohio, I get to see our granddaughter when I get picked up at the airport, very cool!!!

Sunday, up early for a run with my son-in-law, then lunch with my mom (89) and Kathy (Katod) who will be in to visit her grandma for the weekend, then back home to work on Monday's meetings, then a swim -- yes a swim -- at the local athletic club (Urban Something, I can't remember the name), then finish some reports on Sunday night and a new week begins...

Just a normal weekend...

Back later after lunch with all the blessed ones... EK