Intro: Well, I should be preparing a monologue for an audition this Saturday but it's not happening. I'd rather blog or watch tv or read my book club book that we already had tonight. I volunteered (or was rather encouraged) to lead the discussion for next month's book, just so I'll get it done in time. I feel like I'm in HS again. I rarely finished books. I was so bad! I was in AP English too! (well, I think I did finish most of them...) Why can't we read play for book club? They're so much easier to read!
Wogging. Ever heard of it? I just read an article in the March 2008 issue of Family Circle that I picked up from the $1 store. It's basically a combo of jogging and walking. I thought about trying it help me prepare for a 5k that I will one day run. (you'll have to click on the images to read them more clearly).
Also, here is a snippet from the same magazine about metabolism.
I wanted to say a late congratulations to my good friend Melissa. She had her darling baby boy 3 weeks early (two weeks ago...) Yay for going early! And she is going to whip herself back into shape faster than I can just bcse she's like that (tall and thin). I've only known her as a pregnant person so it'll be kind of weird to see her w/o a belly. But she was super thin at the beginning of her pregnancy so I know she'll be back to her old self in no time. Go Melissa! Can't wait to start training for our 5k!
Anyone know of any good pre-schools around my area? What about for low-income families? And how early do I need to register? My cousin in VA registered just recently and practically had a brawl to get the last spot!!! Is it that hard here? I don't think I'll start Samuel until Jan of next year bcse his b-day (Sep 23) is after the UT deadline and he'll be too young to start kindergarten next fall. So he'll be the oldest in his class, which I don't see as a bad thing. But I don't really want to have him in pre-school for two years either.
Sleeping: Here is a good article I read in Readers' Digest recently. You've got to read this article about how and why women need sleep. It covers everything from stress, sex, and weight and more. It's an easy read! Check it out when you have a minute!
We went to Colorado for Spring break last week. It was great to visit Tyler's family, my old home town, my great friend Nora and Jennie and Grant. But I'll have to leave this post for later.
And lastly...I Can Make You Thin is a show on TLC about losing weight w/o taking pills, exercising a ton (or at all) and possibly using hypnosis. I know it sounds bogus but this British guy is really convincing. It's a 5 part series and I watched the first episode last night. He has 4 golden rules which are 1st: When you are hungry go and eat 2. Eat what you want 3. Eat consciously and 4. When you think you're full--stop eating.
Sounds pretty simple, right? Well, the Frenchies believe a lot of the same things. They eat slowly and eat rich foods and walking is about the only aerobic exercise they get...and look at them! I really like the book French Women Don't Get Fat. Read it when you can.
Also, rule #3 means to put the fork down after every bite and really savor the taste of what you are eating. Don't force yourself to eat something you don't want to, esp bcse you don't want to waste it. Doggie bag it for later or throw it away. Eat chocolate and whatever you want, but only until you're full. Don't ever stuff or starve yourself. Eat until you are content, even if it means 10 minutes later you are hungry again. Interesting stuff. I am concsiouly trying it out. I am still allowing myself to eat chocolate (like the French do....they purposely leave room for their delectable desserts), and trying to eat slower and smaller portions! We'll see how it works.
Well, I hope that wasn't too much for one post!
Hi. I privatized my blog and don't know/remember your email address, so mine is lilly_mr27@yahoo.com and I can give you an invite.
ReplyDeleteWow. That was quite the post. I liked it. I just read the sleeping article. And about the whole wogging thing, this lady set me up on something like that but she calls it interval training. I get on the treadmill and run for 90 seconds at a high speed and incline, then walk for 2 minutes, and back and forth like that for 30 minutes. It keeps my heart rate up the whole time and it's so much more doable than straight running. I love it!
ReplyDeleteI think I read about the woggingin another article. The sleep one was good too.
ReplyDeleteNot too long- not enough actually. :D I just finished Peter Walsh's book "Does this make my butt look fat" that blames being overweight on being disorganized. I liked it a lot. It talked a lot about how to organize your kitchen and do meal planning. I like your posts.
ReplyDeleteImpressive Hannah. Is it considered "wogging" if I do it on the treadmill? I actually do 30 minutes but I do 3 walk and 2 run. Interesting stuff in that blog!
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Interesting blog! I'm excited to keep up with you! We have a blog too--www.hallidayfamily.com.
ReplyDeleteI love it! Thanks for the dieting advice! I have lost about 20 pounds--and it's mainly just because I've been eating fancier foods that taste incredible--and so I need less of them to feel satisfied. I feel very French! But it certainly wasn't on purpose--and the first 17 pounds came off because I was sick. . . so that's kind of cheating. . . But I still love you and love reading your blog!
ReplyDeleteI used to live in VA and now live here. It is nothing like Virginia here. I promise. It is 1/3 the cost and seldom had waiting lists, unless you wait too long. In VA, folks had to wait in line at like 5 am for the chance at getting their kids a spot and most everyone was wait-listed at like 3 schools at least. Most schools are enrolling now. I can't tell you what schools to try though. Good luck with that and good luck with wogging. I have done that for a long time but never called it that. I did it because I am wimp and too tired to do a real jog. Sometimes I just jog so slow that I might as well be walking.
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