5/26/07 well I managed to find the energy to go for a walk afterall. I walked to the store with my family. Its about 1 mile round trip. We stopped a couple times along the way to watch birds and then a snake:) It was nice.

Yay! A 1 mile walk is great. A snake hmm....hopefully a friendly one. I have never seen a snake in person.

Good onya Kat! Snake...hmm I haven't seen one of those up close and personal either! LOL I haven't even seen one at the zoo! None in NZ :P

I live right next to a protected wetland. It is all fenced off and there is a ton of tall grass, trees and a big body of water. We have snakes (non poisonous Gardners) that get up to 4 feet long and lots of birds (cranes,ducks,canadian geese, etc) We also have Nutrea which are basically a beaver with a rats tail.

The snake was in the hedges along the sidewalk and my hubby went on one side and spooked him out the other so we could see him. He was about 3 feet and really pretty. I am not scared of snakes but don't come near me with any kind of spider! I swear I will have a heartattack! I love living in this area cause I have such beautiful scenery to walk in. God has made wondorous creations!

heres some pics of the wetland area...

http://www.rockyou.com/show_my_gallery.php...anceid=70613146

THats very cool kat :) I'm also lucky to live next to a really lovely walk in my city as i live right by the river. Occasionaly we see animals coming out of the riverbank (as it is somewhat left natural with grasses and trees) but not too often. It is good that with all the development in cities they are at least keeping certain areas as preserves. It seems the more time that goes on the less natural areas are around.

5/27/07 BAD BAD BAD! :( NO exercise, was going to walk but it started raining so then I was going to use my glider and found out we were going to a bar b q and I needed to shower and get ready. Then I waited on my hubby anyway so I actually had time to exercise afterall! :wacko: I will do better today.

Snakes? LOL My boys are snake hounds... we live in the country and they have been studying and catching snakes since they were knee high to a grasshopper! :P My younger boy has always wanted to be a snake milker when he grew up!

Oh that's ok, one day of not exercising is not a big deal..just get in your exercise today! :)

Our weather has gone rainy again here so i suppose i'll be exercising inside only the next few days :(

5/28/07
stretching, energy routine, 20 girl push ups (seperated into sets of 10) 50 crunches on ball, 40 minutes on glider Wooo Hooo Im so proud of me! Huggs

Way to go Kat! I'm proud of you too!! :D

yay kat!!

20 pushups is way more then i can handle, great job Dance Party

well my girl pushups are not perfect. I don't go all the way down ,my nose is a few inches from the ground. It hurts my shoulder to go down all the way. but I can sure feel the burn in my arms so I know its doing something:)

Thanks girls! :D

I have legs that can leg press the world but my arms are wimpy wimpy wimpy! :lol: So you are super woman to me Kat!

LOL! Can I be Wonder Woman? Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeaze? :lol:

5/29/07 50 crunches on ball, 30 min on glider
calories: 1600

doing great kat!

i've never quite gotten the hang of doing exercises on the ball. Maybe someday!

As far as the pushups, you are doing great if you are only a few inches from the ground. If you really want a challenge, try doing tricep pushups. Instead of your elbows going out to the side, they have to go straight back (if that makes sense). When i did my fitness assessment at my gym tricep pushups were part of it, and i couldn't even do one! And i was on my knees!

You're doing great with the exercise! Keep it up! Which machine is the glider, if you don't mind me asking?

Thanks! The glider is the tony little Gazelle power plus. Here is a link...
http://www.tonylittle.com/detail.aspx?ID=3

I added to my exercise my calories for the day. I have another site that I log my food in so I don't want to take the time to re-log it all on this site, so I figure I will just log my cal's with my exercise here so I can keep track of how my calories are affecting my weight loss.

Great Job!!

5/30/07 walked for 1 hour with a friend, If I can find the will power, I will do some pushups and crunches tonight. I'll be back with my calories for the day later :)

Take care of your tummy girl... don't push too hard and hurt yourself, k? :)

aaaaw thank you :) No I will only do what my body will allow:) I managed to get in my 50 crunches and 20 pushups! that Gas X medicine really helped! I ate spaghetti for dinner and no pain! YAY! Going to keep a log of how different foods are affecting me :) oh yes and my calories for today were 1631.

Great Job and good plan on the food diary!

Exercise- 1 hour walk, 20 girl pushups (in a row!) 50 crunches on ball
calories- 1942 Was proud of myself today. I really wanted a candy bar! Instead I bought myself Sushi california rolls :)

Wooo Hooo Katrina!

great job today kat!

Great Job.

One question. Do you find the crunches easier on the ball, or more effective. I've never tried a ball and I want to add more exercises for my abs. Would you recommend the ball?

Thanks!

Cherri I think the ball is more difficult. You have a longer range of motion, you start from a leaning back position where as on the floor your flat on your back. I started out doing crunches on the floor and they were too easy for me. I switched to the ball and now its a challenge! The ball is great for many things because it requires balance which in turn strengthens you!

Wow, that's great triscuitwafer, that you found something that works better for you. Do you use the ball for other exercises as well?

I told you that you were SUPERWOMAN!!!

Wooo Hooo

lol! thanks :D I don't have a routine on the ball but I really should. Right now Im happy where Im at but as I improve and build more stamina I will start doing more ball exercises:)

calories 1852 exercise 40 min walk 50 crunches 10 pushups

Im really tired today. It is so freakin hot and I have not airconditioner right now! :(

Sorry to hear you are feeling so tired today. :(

You did great with your exercise though!!! Wooo Hooo

Your exercise is great :)

great day there exercise and food wise!

yeah, it is really hot here too, and we don't have air conditioning so my fan is on full blast.

no calorie count for yesterday, I was too busy. No exercise either! <_<

40 min walk, 60 crunches on ball 10 girl pushups.
Having a hard day today. Woke up and was missing my mom. A song came on that made me think of her and I just sobbed :( I am finding it hard to keep track of my calories the last few days and since I know I have been on track the last couple weeks I think I will go without for awhile. I know I stay within range during the day by the foods I choose so thats good enough for me right now.

Oh Kat Huggs I'm so sorry that you are sad! Huggs

you are doing really great with your exercise...well done for keeping it going in hard times Huggs