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17 November 2009

Tues late night:

Maintaining @ 133.5 w/all this eating. Yeah! Eating mindfully, being very active and living to the max.

I was able to fit into my old size 4P green cargo pants! I haven't worn these in years! It was a bit snug around butt area but it fit around the thighs. The last time I felt comfortable wearing these were when I was around 128 lbs or so. I think b/c of all the wt training, the muscle mass is making me heavier than I look? Probably. I haven't been this toned in awhile.

As I was doing the 40 min wt training DVD yesterday (Mond) in front of the villa mirror and noticed a lot of jiggling in the tummy area. Need to tone up abs more. So after the 40 min DVD did the 11 min Abd supplimentary section. Will try to fit in this section in at least 1X/ wk. Sounds pretty reasonable. If it's a slow wk maybe add it to 2 of the 3 wt training sessions per wk.

Cropping and going through all the vacation pics. Will post favorites soon.

Namaste.

Weigh-in: 133.5 lb

lost so far: 2.0 lb

still to go: 10.5 lb

Diet followed reasonably well

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16 November 2009

Monday afternoon:

We're leaving today! :( It's been wonderful, amazing, one of my all time favorite vacations. Today's our 7th wedding anniversary. We had a wonderful private BBQ dinner on the beach last night. They dug a hole in the ground to make our "sand" benches" put towels/sheets and cushions all over the place. It was very romantic. We're going to a wine maker's dinner tonight then leave to go back to HK on the 1020PM flight.

Exercise: This past week able to run 39K. Yesterday ran 13K on a treadmill. Tough! The ocean view and music helped. Anymore and I would have gone insane. Mentally challenging w/o outside stimulation. Was able to wt train 2x this week (30 min turbo jam DVD & 78 min Debbie Seibers DVD). Did both dvds here on vacation. They let me borrow hand wts and a yoga mat for the villa. I worked out in the AM in the living room while hubby was sleeping. He had the great idea of me working out to the DVDs on my laptop...so I didn't have to disturb him and use the DVD in the bedroom. He's so smart.

Today (Monday) starts a new exercise week. 1/2 marathon is a month from now...can't believe it. Ran 4K this morning. Snorkeled a lot, biked around the island. If I have enough energy, will do 40 min wt training DVD. Plan to wt train 3X this week and run 40K.

Eating: mindful for the most part. Overate last night at the BBQ dinner but otherwise we've been having brunch everyday (around 1030A)...eat enough protein (eggs, meats, etc.) to hold us over by dinner time. There are fruits, dried fruits and nuts here in the villa for late afternoon snacks, if needed.

Casey quote for Nov 14th:
How awesome is our power, personally, to choose our attitudes and our responses to any situation, to every situation. We will feel only how we choose to feel, no matter the circumstance. Happiness is as free an option as sorrow.

Perceiving our challenges as opportunities for positive growth rather than stumbling blocks in our path to success is a choice readily available. What is inevitable- a matter over which we have no choice- is that difficult times, painful experiences will visit us. We can, however, greet them like welcome guests, celebrating their blessings on us and the personal growth they inspire.

No circumstances demands suffering. Every circumstance has a silver lining. In one instance you may choose to feel self-pity; in the next, gladness.

We do not always feel confident about our choices, even when we accept the responsibility for making them. How lucky for us that the program offers a solution! Prayer and meditation, guidance from our higher power, can help us make the right choice every time.

Affirmation: I will relish my freedom to choose, to feel, to act. I and only I can take it away.

Namaste.

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12 November 2009

Thurs afternoon:

Yesterday was a crazy hectic day. I tried to workout before my online class but was too busy getting all the last minute packing done, details of b card finalized, etc. Hubby was going through something stressful...running around...lots of bad energy all around. Finally arrived at or vacation destination...connecting flight was late, water was choppy getting to the island, my luggage didn't arrive, etc... I wonder if all the negative/stressful vibrations I was eminating caused any of this. Very curious.

I needed the following Casey qoute yesterday!
Nov 11th:
Wisdom comes w/age, but also w/maturity. It is knowing that all is well in the midst of a storm. And as our faith grows, as we trust more that there is a power greater than ourselves which will see us through, we can relax, secure that a better time awaits us.

We will come to understand the part a difficult circumstance has played in our lives. Hindsight makes so much clear. The broken marriage, the lost job, the loneliness have all contributed to who we are becoming. The joy of the wisdom we are acquiring is that hindsight comes more quickly. We can, on occasion, begin to accept a difficult situtation's contribution to our wholeness while caught in the turmoil.

How far we have come! So seldom do we stay caught, really trapped, in the fear of misunderstanding. Life must teach us all we need to know. We can make the way easier by stretching our trust-b knowing fully that the pain of the present will open the way to the serenity of the future.

Affirmation: I know that this too shall pass.

On a good note, today is a totally new and different day!!! The sun is out the weather has cleared up, I got a t-shirt, polo shirt, toothbrush & paste from the resort...all b/c my luggage is a bit late. It's all good. I should get my lost luggage later tonight.

We got our snorkeling gear, I went skinny dip-snorkeling off our bathroom water landing/dock area (I think the next door neighbors noticed..but I don't care!) b/c bathing suit is in lost luggage. Luckily had one of my DVD (Turbo Sculpt) in carryon and did wt training in bedroom. Plan to run 10K tomorrow and 13K Sunday. Will try to get in another wt training session Sat.

Eating: okay. not perfect, somewhat mindful, not overeating to the extent that I'm stuffed.

Casey quote for Nov 12th:
Our minds mold who we become. Our thoughts not only contribute to our achivements, they determine the posture of our lives. How very powerful they are. Fortunately, we have the power to think the thoughts we choose, which means our lives will unfold much as we expect.

The seens we plant in our minds indicate the directions we'll explore in our development. And we won't explore areas we've never given attention to in our reflective moments. We mucst dare to dream extravagant, improbable dreams if we intend to find a new direction, and the steps necessary to it.

We will not achieve, wil will not master that which goes unplanned in our dream world. We imagine first, and then we conceive the execution of a plan. Our minds prepare us for success. They can also prepare us for failure if we let our thoughts become negative.

Affirmation: I can succeed with my fondest hopes. But I must believe in my potential for success. I will ponder the positive today.

Namaste.

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10 November 2009

Tues evening:

Flying out tomorrow early afternoon soon after online class. This will definitely be a VACATION. Lying around on the water villa, sipping cocktails, getting spa treatments...no running around seeing all the cultural sites & sounds. I'm really looking forward to this one. We usually just bring hubby's lightweight laptop, but this time around, I'm going to bring my heavy one too. I'll finally be able to catch up to buddies FS journals and relax a bit.

Exercise: wt traing has been slacking this week. It is what it is. I've accepted it. I was stressing yesterday...but I can't be everywhere and do everything. I'll bring wt training DVD...but one week is not going to kill me if I only work out once instead of three times. I've got to prioritize. At least I'm running the 39K goal this week (so far on track). Jogged 12 K this morning and 4K last night. Can't wait 4 more Sundays then it's the 1/2 marathon! No more long runs. After December 10K will be my limit. I don't like the way my knees and hips feel after a long run. I rather be swimming or funky dancing! Did I tell you? I'm dressing as a hula girl (light green knee-high grass skirt and leis for the head, neck and ankles) while racing. No coconut bra! I shudder to think of the type of chaffing that would happen if I wore one of those. Yippesss!! Double yipees! Want to keep it lively and FUN! Better laughing at myself and enjoying the great sites of ancient ruins rather than wishing every kilometer would be over already. I'll make sure to take pics before and after the race.

Power of Positive thinking/attraction: I told the universe and hubby out loud that it would be great if we'd be bumped up to business class when we flew to Taipei. AND it worked! Not just once but also for the flight back. How great is that? I'm putting it out there now that we'll get bumped up for tomorrow's flight also. ;)
...maybe there'll be some guys running in speedos or something! One shirtless guy w/great muscle tone is all I ask! I'm not that picky!

Eating: very mindful the past few days since coming back from Taipei. I think my body is naturally trying to correct itself from the eating frienzy of this past weekend. I wait until I'm hungry to eat and usually, I'm skipping lunch for a early evening snack (around 430P) then usual sized dinner (have fruit for brkfst).

The real reason why I'm journaling is b/c of today's great Casey quote so here it is! Nov 10th:

Anger is an emotion. Not a bad one, nor a good one; it simply exists when particular conditions in our lives are not met as we'd hoped.

We can get free of our anger if we CHOOSE to take action appropriate to it. Anger can be a healthy prompter of action.. But when no action is taken, anger turns inward, negatively influencing our perceptions of all experiences, all human interaction.

We need to befriend all of our emotions. We need to trust that they all can serve us when we befriend them, learn from them, act in healthy concert w/them. Our emotions reveal the many faces of our soul. And all are valid, deserving respect and ACCEPTANCE. They are all representative of the inner self.

B/c we are less at home w/anger, it becomes more powerful. When we deny it, it doesn't disappear. It surfaces in unrelated circumstances, complicating our lives in unnecessary ways. We can learn to enjoy our anger by celebrating the postitive action it prompts. We can cherish the growth that accompanies it, when we take the steps we need to.

Affirmation: It's okay for me to be angry today. It's growthful, if I use it for good.

Namaste.

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09 November 2009

Monday early evening:

Just got back late last night from a three day trip to Taipei, Taiwan. Friends from HK invited us to their home country of Taiwan on an Eating Extravaganza...that's the only way I can describe it. From morning to late night we were eating and eating! I don't want to get on the scale. I didn't eat till I was stuffed but there were plenty of times where I ate more than needed. I'm regretful but not guilty. The experience was wonderful and we had such a great time w/our friends. I wouldn't have traded it for anything.

The next two months will be a test for all the things learned in regards to mindful eating. Another trip this Wed for 5 nights, another trip for 7 nights at the end of the month then two more trips in December. Lots of eating out and mindful eating is a MUST!

Exercise: on track. Running 40K /wk. Plan on running 39K this wk and will try to wt train 3X this week. Last Thursday's 18K run was tough. My knees were feeling it in Taipei for sure. Lots of walking to off set all the eating.

Eating: A LOT. Enough said.

Business: working on B. card and website. First introductory class is scheduled for Nov 20th!

Will try to journal and read buddies' journals as much as possible but it'll be tough the next two months. Just putting it out there.

Casey quote for Nov 8th:

Each of us struggles w/pain and its repercussions; some of us more than others. At times pain seems unending. Sometimes we hang on to the pain in our lives, maybe b/c we fear even more what's on the other side. The unknown so easily controls us. Right at this moment, each of us can look back on other painful times and feel thankful for what they taught us. The puzzle pieces take on a deeper meaning when we enjoy the gift of perspective. The pain at this moment fits, too, in the bigger picture of our lives. And it will pass. It is passing.

The wisdom of the past tells us that pain enriches us, prepares us to better serve others. We come to know who we are and the specialness of our gifts through the despair that at times encumbers us. An old, wise saying is, "We are never given more than we can handle."

Affirmation: My pain [challenges] today is bringing me closer to the woman I'm meant to be. With each breath I'll remember that.

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