BLARG!

*Insert unhappy wibble here*

So...like...I've hit a plateau. As in, not budging from 187-188 pounds.

:/

Gah!

:( !!!!!!!!!

Ah well.

...Crap. Now what?

On the up side...

I'm liking my trampoline. It's easy to sit there and bounce while watching TV (although I'm not talented enough to bounce and do something else at the same time). I've started alternating bouncing with running in place and doing 'twists'--turning my hips to one side, then center, then to the other, and back again to center, when I bounce. If nothing else, it'll help slim down the waist and maybe hips a little. I can keep it up, too, for quite a while, so like the swimming, it's more an issue of when I get bored as opposed to when I get tired as to when I quit.

I also 'discovered' a magazine called 'Shape', and liked it. So went ahead and applied for a year subscription. At 15 bucks for the year, I figured that was worth the cost. Lots of stuff about diet, exercise, healthy living, even 'green' solutions. Heh, the exercises...oh lord, did those ever let me know how badly out of shape I still am.

So I did add one new thing last night, that I got from the magazine, which was an exercise routine based on the military exercise routines (Steam engines, push ups, scissor kicks, sprint/fast runs, etc).

At the moment, I suck at them, yeah and verily, and I can barely do the 'mountain climber' and 'squat jumps' due to, well, legs that are nowhere near as flexible and stretched out as they used to be. It also leaves me out of breath easily--I could only manage a 20 minute work-out when it's meant as a full hour one if you do all the reps. So, lots of work to go, but...yeah. :) It works everything and gets the heart pumping, so I'll keep doing it until it's nice and comfy and I can do the whole hour and do everything right. That's how I got the swimming going, anyway. :)

Uh huh....

Not even going to bother with the link; got it from Verizon news, which uses Associated Press.

( He wants to do whatever it takes to make it right... )

...How about getting it through your thick fucking skull that's it's never okay to use that word, or any word like it, for any reason, dumbshit?

...Why in fuck's sake is that concept so hard for so many celebrities (and other idiots) to understand?

This is me being lazy...

I don't feel like doing the whole diet/exercise record thing today, partially because I didn't keep close enough track of my work exercise today, and partially because, well, I'm feeling that lazy.

So...

Breakfast was the usual cereal plus blue berries and skim milk.
Had my banana.
Lunch was New England clam chowder and an apple. The mutant orange just didn't appeal today, so I brought it home and it's chillin' in the fridge for tomorrow.

Came home and had the usual Triscuits and a yogurt

Dinner was half a cup each of steamed broccoli and cauliflower sprinkled with lemon and lowfat parmesan cheese, and a small grilled 4oz flat steak, medium rare. And a little A1 sauce. :)

Dessert was another yogurt, because I'm craving them right now.

I've have two cups of mint green tea, and my usual 100oz of water.

I also did a really brisk walk (even uphill, which was..an adventure. Hint: Bon Jovi is good for this. Just so you know. Good walking beat. ^^)

The walk was to and from Walmart--half an hour each way, with fifteen minutes in the store shopping.

I finally bought my exercise ball, a jump rope, a nice sweater I'd been waiting for them to get the right size in on, a couple of music CDs (because I'm addicted to music, darn it), and a backpack to carry it all home in (and to use for non-refrigerated grocery runs in the future. Walk to shop. Makes sense to me).

And then I came home, pumped up the exercise ball, and promptly did all the exercises on the poster that came with it. The DVD will be this weekend. ^^

Tip:
If you can't do a straight-out regular exercise program due to age, weight, or injury, one involving a ball might be the way to go. Still works you out, but, like swimming, it seems to create a LOT less stress on the body while you use it. I know I'm going to be using it lots, especially when I don't feel well enough or not-sore enough to do the military style session. :)

Balls are good.

There might be trampolining later. We'll have to see. :)