The sun is shining... hopefully more snow melts off today ...although my drive way is a river now... a muddy river

Yard and driveway photos... snow frozen mud.. one of life's adventures... lol...

This morning is a bright and shiny morning outside… and one of those days that I miss my hot tub on... our previous… before ranch home had a hot tub that was a wonderful blessing on sore muscle days…lol…

I mucked out my whelping house yesterday… I had been layering down bedding through that cold cold weather and I pulled it all yesterday… and of course put down fresh clean bedding… it was a joy to spend some more time with my hairballs too…

Sore puppy that’s me today… lol… make my self move or I’m going to be stiff stiff stiff…





I meandered onto the scale this morning out of curiosity… and had dropped down 3 pounds…from yesterday morning… 287 this morning… I know that my weight will bounce … bounce… bounce… the point is to have it bounce downward over all… I’ve seen it bounce between 10 and 15 pounds in a day before… that doesn’t happen very often… but 5 to 7 pounds is not uncommon for me… bounces up… and takes a few days to come back off usually…

Ok.. I’m not gaining and losing that much fat on a daily basis. It’s swelling, fluid retention.

It used to just make me crazy. Back when I was actually at a good weight for my frame… 145 lbs and thought I was obese… I was fixated on the scale and getting my waist down to 26 inches rather than the 28 that it was… I used to run 2 to 5 miles a night… be in the pool several times a week… lift weights… and get on the scale and freak out… not eat… or eat everything in sight…



Its amazing just how much we can torture ourselves over a twisted body image… and not understanding what is actually happening



The plan for today… or at least part of it…
Oxycise
Epsom salt & Essential Oil bath
Let Mother dogs out for most of the day…
Cook breakfast for hubby
Hand Cart Straw bales to the ex pens… as the snow is melting water is pooling and making a mess…
Order Healthy Pet Net Feed
If time allows go to town for supplies
Photograph Sylvie’s new babies
Snap some quick photos of puppies
Work on computer
Make appt for Hubby
Dishes
Laundry
Elliptical…



Life is a journey… enjoy the trip… Mary E. Robbins & the Hairballs
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One step forward five steps back... here I come... yee haaaaaaaaaa.....

Ok… I got so tied up in putting my online systems together that I neglected everything else. Managed to blow up several pounds… not sure if it’s fat gain or the initial muscle growth from working out a bit… curling ice buckets and sledge hammers…dragging that hose through the snow and ice. Any way you look at it I bounced 5 lbs. Hello 290. I’m not going to freak. Just keep on keeping on.

Beats me up pretty good… at least that’s what it feels like… I’m going to be sooooooooo glad when I start seeing the inches come off… I need to be consistent with the oxycise to really see any improvement in that area… wouldn’t think such a benign looking exercise could make you so bloody sore.

Ok… so here goes… anyone that has ever dealt with getting into shape or weight loss issues … knows it is a mental battle… so armor’s on… charge…

Haven't been Training outside

My training efforts have been limited to taking care of my kennel... dragging around a 150 foot water hose "full of water" over ice and snow... slip sliding my way along... and carrying buckets of dog food. I've been doing oxycise too... so I am making some progress... and I can tell a difference in my attitude towards food. As well as in other areas of my life. Yes I know that sounds like a sales pitch... maybe it is... lol... but the intent is to share something that I found to be useful. Just a note... I don't sell Oxycise... I do think it is a great exercise program... you can find it at http://www.oxycise.com

I know there are many that just love the snow... it is beautiful. But I am soooooooooooo ready for warmer weather.

My Birthday is Feb 5th. I want to have some pounds off before then.

Gotta get going... afternoon/evening dog chores are calling my name...

Life is a Journey... enjoy the trip... Mary E. Robbins & the Hairballs

Lost a Pound!

Ok… here we go. Weighed in this morning… lost a pound… yay! 285 today. Last night was rough after taking somewhat care of the dogs. Man that just kicks my ass. Excuse the language... but that's exactly what it did. Geez... dragging around a 150 foot long rubber hose full of water is no big deal for me when it's not burried in crusted frozen snow.

The water temp melts the hose down through the snow and the wind blows (and blows and blows and blows) snow over the top of it... then the whole mass freezes into place... so it's take a couple of steps... and pull with everything you have to break the hose loose. It's one of those heavy industrial strength black hoses... good thing or I would have torn it a part...

I tried using my feed cart yesterday evening... whoa baby... just enough melt in the snow for the wheels to fall through... so it's dragging a 120 pound weight up out of the snow... across the top... fall and stick back in the snow...

Wow... talk about a work out... it' took me a couple of hours to get the dogs tended... I am happy to be able to say they are doing great... wow... do they have heavy coats... little furballs bouncing all over the place... playing in the snow...


On the bright side kennel care is working as training. Soooooo as I keep at it I should continue to get into better and better condition. I have a long way to go to get into the condition I'm working for. To be able to take part in the Wyoming Marathon May 27th, 2007 I'm signing up through Active.com if anyone wants to come along... be great to meet and walk as a group... By the way... I'm working towards the half marathon distance this year. I'm walking it... working with my kennel... and an elliptical... as well as oxycise...

The snow is melting…now we have massive snow… along side squishy.. .very slippery mud… yeee haawww… Those stock yard boots I bought a few years ago are really coming in handy. Plus they are like walking with weights on my feet and ankles. At this point it’s get into shape or die trying.

You know the biggest part of fat loss and/or conditioning is mindset. Getting your mind around what you are doing makes all the difference in the world. In life in general… personal life… weight loss… business… across the board…


What you do is up to you…

Life is a journey… enjoy the trip… Mary E. Robbins & the Hairballs
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