Sandy’s Year of New Things

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10/1: WW Pizza Pretzels October 2, 2009

Filed under: October, eating, get in shape girl — sandy214 @ 9:18 pm

Absolutely revolting.  One of the grossest things I have ever eaten.

PS- Happy Rocktober!  hahaha  Awful.

 

7/12: went bike riding July 13, 2009

Filed under: July, activity, eco-friendly, exercise, family, get in shape girl — sandy214 @ 2:42 am
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Yes, I have ridden a bike before, but it has been years.  My dad and I cruised through the south shore today.  My legs are killing me, but I had forgotten how much I enjoy riding a bike.  And I didn’t even skin my knees!

 

7/1: put Oscar on a diet July 1, 2009

Filed under: July, animals, eating, exercise, family, get in shape girl — sandy214 @ 5:03 pm
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So Oscar (the long haired fluffy white one) has gained some weight recently.  When we first adopted him, he weighed 8 lbs. He currently weighs 13 lbs.  Clearly this is a problem.  We were free feeding him because it has been so long since I have had young pets that it didn’t occur to me to give him mealtimes.Barney just ate when he felt like it and he was always slim.

Clara (they gray one) has been able to free feed appropriately, but we have to switch both to the meal schedule because of logistics.  So they eat in the morning for 15 mins.  Then they eat again at night for 15 mins.  So far so good- they have caught on to the food being out for only a certain amount of time.

We want Oscar and Clara to live long and healthy lives so it is good to make the change now.  Although they live indoors, we play with them to give them exercise and they run around together.

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*Happy 2nd birthday, Clara!*

 

6/15: fell asleep at the park June 16, 2009

I was sitting in my car getting my sneakers on so I could go jogging when I thought I would just rest my eyes for a minute.  An hour and a half later, I was awakened by my sister calling.  Had she not called, I would probably still be there (if I wasn’t kidnapped or at the very least carjacked.)

 

6/4: ran with no remarkable incident June 6, 2009

Filed under: June, exercise, get in shape girl — sandy214 @ 7:18 pm

Given that I was almost hooked by a fisherman as well as went running in my work clothes, today was just a regular day.

 

6/2: went corporate jogging June 2, 2009

Filed under: June, exercise, get in shape girl — sandy214 @ 11:11 pm
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Being a scatterbrain, I did not bring my running clothes with me today but wanted to go directly after work.  I know myself enough to be certain that I would have sat right on the couch and not gone.  I always keep sneakers in the car, so I went running in a blue dress shirt and black pants.  People were definitely laughing at me, but whatever.  At least I had appropriate footwear on.  FYI: black pants are a bitch to run in.  I was sweating like a pig in summer.

 

6/1: almost got hooked by a fisherman June 1, 2009

Filed under: June, exercise, family, get in shape girl — sandy214 @ 11:29 pm
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Dude didn’t even look and almost took my eyes out.  Anyway, I got to finish my run, it is a beautiful day, and I am wishing my sister a happy birthday even though she is studying and doing clinicals.

*Happy Birthday, Kate!*

 

5/30: made smoothies May 30, 2009

Granted, I was fully intending to make strawberry yogurt by mixing strawberries and vanilla yogurt in the blender.  I did not factor in that it would completely liquefy.  Whatev- it was excellent.  I think I may make this once a week and have it for breakfast every morning.  (I am such a creature of habit- I could eat the same meals every day for the rest of forever and be completely fine with it.)

 

5/22: 100s of everything May 25, 2009

Filed under: May, get in shape girl — sandy214 @ 9:28 pm

I like this hundreds thing.

*Happy birthday, Dottie!*

 

3/14: 100 of everything May 14, 2009

Filed under: exercise, get in shape girl — sandy214 @ 9:46 pm
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100 push ups

100 crunches

100 squats

100 bicep curls

100 raising weights over my head and back to shoulders (if you have used 30 day shred, its the move in that)

100 jumping jacks

This took longer than I thought it would.