I Would Rather It Say She Slipped on a Banana Peel!

Usually I like to be pretty positive,

the other day started like any other,

Up early, morning coffee, some blogging,

then time for a lovely morning shower.

A while back I realized I needed one of those shower chairs

and a while back I told you how it had a slight crack in it

and had pinched my derriere in the shower,

no skin off my butt,

except actually there was,

now the battle of the shower chair continues

and it kicked more than my butt this time.

It kicked my whole body!

The battle in the shower also

affected my drawing skills too.

Like I said just brutal.

And this is what remains of the chair.

But meanwhile back in the shower,

I went down with my feet stuck in the air,

my head sort of on the back of the tub,

my stomach was probably up over the tub,

the girls were darn near smothering me,

and somehow I managed to tear my hamstring.

So if you thought I probably got up gracefully,

I would have to say I think not, okay I know not!

And as if that was not bad enough,

I had cold water pouring down on me

because I had a cataplexy spell

due to being startled when it broke,

so I don't know how long I lay there.

The good news

I did manage to get up

and get warm.

Since my adventure I have not been getting around the best.

My leg is really sore and I am amazed at the

ridiculous situations I get myself into.

Now I am going to call the 

supplier about the chair,

what are the odds this story goes over well.

That chair was supposed to help me,

it darned near killed me.

Imagine that on your tombstone,

broke chair alone in shower.

I think I would rather have it say

slipped on banana peel.

............

So how have you been?

I know I am blessed and on the mend,

and lucky me I see the humor in these situations,

but hubby has to be careful when he comes

home from work,

because when he asks

'How was your day?"

........

well he just never knows what he will hear.

Have a great week,

Be your best,

Cinner

Scary Jarry and the Scale Debate!

Hi Everyone,

Here is a picture of a BlueJay

that visits me every year.

He has nothing to do with my post,

other than he annoys me sometimes

with his demand for peanuts.

I call him Scary Jarry

because he will actually dive bomb me

if I don't have any out for him.

So when Scary Jarry and the other 3 show up

they screech and screech until I put out the peanuts.

I love that they come to my yard for a visit

and only Scary Jarry has eaten out of my hand.

..............

Anyway back to my meeting.

Weigh In Time

I went in feeling like I must be down another

ten pounds.

I felt that good, clothes have been fitting bigger,

I have been eating so healthy, making good choices

and the scale was down 1.5 pounds,

Now I know down is still good,

but I just felt annoyed that it was not more.

So in the meeting we are asked how we are feeling,

and I say "Well I came in here feeling Whoo Hoooo

and now because of the Scale

I am feeling dissapointed,

I continued to say Logic tells me I am still doing good

but I hate the scale, I hate getting on it and having

the numbers on it break or make my day. I then told them my husband has

hidden mine in the house because I become so obsessive about it.

To the point I get on it, I gasp, it must be wrong,

I get off it, then I tip toe back on it, what up another pound,

so then I go for round three, same as the first,

For the Love of God.....lol

..........

So what does the instructor say,

Fabulous topic for tonight.

I left the meeting at the end

knowing that it is just an indication as to whether we are doing good or not,

that by me stepping on the scale and not being happy about it,

that I slipped right into sabatoge mode,

The all or nothing, ready to throw the towel in,

not taking into account how good I was feeling,

that I have exercised more,

that clothes were fitting better,

that I could walk further and that this week

I did not have to use my cane.

Also we were informed about stress,

that sometimes that can make you not lose as

fast as you want,

I said I have nothing to be stressed about,

and was told does not mean you are not,

Well by the time I left the meeting,

I realized I am stressed,

that I find it very hard to be at home

most of the time due to my illness,

I joked that I better not step on the scale on the

way out because I had probably just put on ten pounds.

One of the ladies did get on the scale and she

had put on 2 pounds, she just laughed.

I said I don't dare get on it or I will be headed for

McDonalds.

..................

The good news is is that I am sticking to my

program, I have not thrown in the towel,

I have not turned to bread for comfort,

I have walked more on my treadmill over

the weekend than I have in a long time,

and I have been drinking more water.

Thanks for all the comments that have helped

me with that.

................

Do you have an issue with the scale making

or breaking your day.

I would love to hear your comments on it.

Have a great week everyone,

Until next time,

Cinner

It Is Huge, You May Have to Scream!

So you know how we are all into exercises these days,

Well you just may want to run over to my other blog

Things About Who, What, When, Where and Why

as I am having a Giveaway.

The picture above is just a few items in my Giveaway.

The Giveaway is running from now until September 20th.

All you have to do is be a follower and leave a comment

.you may comment on every post, and as well if you

refer to my blog on your blog that gets your named

entered again.

So good luck to all.

...........

Things are fabulous here.

I am reading a new book that I just received yesterday.

The Lean Belly Prescription 

by Dr. Travis Stork. M, D.

Host of The Doctors.

I think it will be a good read.

One of his Laws of Leaness

states the following.

You make 200 weight related choices every day.

That's 200 chances to start a new life!

After reading this I could not help but think

that Every day is a gift and I get 200 chances to start my new life.

So you see if you get up and make a wrong choice you still have

199 right choices to make. Before I would be oh Geesh

well I wrecked today, so I will start tomorrow.

I  don't know but if the thought process is giving me

200 chances today, I am going to make some

pretty good ones.

So what's working for you today.

I would love to hear about it.

I am saddened by Hurricane Irene

and I am praying that you are all safe.

I know that some of you have families

out east and my prayers are with you and your families.

Until next time I hope you have

Your Very Best Day.

Cinner

Whoo Hoooo

Tomorrow I go and get my stitches out which makes me a

Happy Camper,

I am on my second week of Recovery

so only eight more to go.

When I feel good I hate sitting around.

But the thing is I feel good and I am thrilled about that.

The last four years had been very tough on me

as just to walk was an issue, so I am thrilled to see myself

able to do this again without hurting or becoming out of breath.

I want to dance right into my day,

In my mind I am even though the body is not quite there yet.

I am finally organized with my eating plan

and have a book strictly for wellness that I am writing 

in every day. I also cancelled my appointment

to have the Gastric Bypass Assesment.

Odd that after 2.5 years of waiting

I now change my mind.

They will call me in 2012 to make sure that I still want to cancel.

They told me I might still want to do it once my body heals.

So I am making the biggest committment to me

that I will not need it.

So far is day eight of portion control.

My Goal for July is to drink 300 bottles of water.

That is one of my shortfalls, and then plan to 

increase this on a monthly basis.

Once I have recovered is to start a vigorous exercise regime,

but for now it will be walking.

Today I am going to look for a housekeeper

for maybe once a week during the summer.

My husband is awesome but I think he needs a break.

so I am wishing all the Canadians

a Happy July 1st Holiday,

and all of my 

American Friends a Wonderful

July 4th Holiday Weekend.

Until next time,

Cinner

I will walk 500 years, and I will walk 500 more!

           Good Morning Everyone

I woke up this morning with a song singing in my head,

I will walk 500 years, I will walk 500 more.

This played over and over in my mind

as I lay there waking up.

I jumped out of bed and after a few minutes in the reading room (bathroom)

I went and walked on my treadmill for an hour,

and it is only 635 am

Thoughts I had on the treadmill

Is it possible I am starting to like this?

Why do we fight so hard at making the right changes?

Why are most people afraid of change?

I have to start a change jar so I can buy new workout clothes,

Why who sees me when I am working out?

Oh yeah me, that's right.

Stand up straighter, shoulders back,

oh yeah that is better!

Dr. Oz said eating beets can increase your libido,

where did that one come from.

I have beets about once a year.

Well there you go I thought.

Note put beets on the list,

Feed beets to husband,

Just saying!

Dog looking at me in disgust,

big brown eyes clearly stating,

get off that thing and take me for a walk like you used to.

Yeah I will do that too.

I like exercising first thing in the morning,

Why did I just think

Yeah right,

I am really starting to!

Life itself is a proper binge.

A quote I read yesterday by Julia Child.

Oh I feel good, like I know that I should yeah.

A little huffing and puffin,

Need to check out gluten free and going vegan,

Hey no barking you silly dog, I about fell off the treadmill.

Oh I feel so good today, alive, happy, loved.

hmmm a little hungry even,

not used to that in the morning,

My body is like a car, needs fuel to go,

starting to over heat,

needs water,

Dawn is down to a size 22, she is doing so well.

Anne is in Arizona, what a great support system I have,

what a wonderful bunch of ladies and some men in there too.

Allan walked over 1300 stairs, amazing. what could I do

maybe 20, note to self, get out stair stepper,

this floor needs to be vacumed, sometime soon.

ten more minutes to go,

raise incline

going to paint today,

whats that saying

Just Do It,

I like that Loretta.

I wonder how many shoes Forest Gump went through?

Yeah feeling a little scattered today,

Take meds and eat breakfast.

Today is gonna be a good good day,

Black Eyed Peas,

Buy Beets,

Wheww, legs a little unsteady and tingly,

First time I ever walked an hour,

Theme from Rocky comes to mind.

Yo Adrian,

Power Down,

I feel good, like I know that I should now.

You know, I know today is going to be my Very Best Day!

Hope you are loving your life, if not it just takes one moment to turn it around.

Thanks for being with me on my walk.

     

We almost needed Snow Shoes To Get Around!

We went to this park 

the other day

There was no one else in sight.

It really was beautiful,

The white of the snow made it exceedingly bright.

There was no laughter of children,

no one was showing off.

The playground was twisted metal,

so cold, calling to the children.

calling but unheard.

The wind was ripping around our faces

telling us it was time to go.

We held hands as we walked back to the truck,

laughing as we were all bundled up.

We talked about how beautiful life can be,

there is so much splendor all around.

we did talk about the snow melting,

and a green grass will grace the path beneath our feet.

We enjoyed our walk, felt rejeuvenated  and alive,

we got some exercise and were able to enjoy some time outside.

........

I hope you have a wonderful weekend,

make good choices, act like a kid,

laugh until your belly hurts,

turn your music up and dance,

and sing and smile

and love

and

be you.

Wonderful.

Unique, Beautiful,

Determined, full of will power,

King or Queen of

your Universe.

Love yourself.

It Erupted and went whizzing past my head.

I had my fair share of water today.

My day started good,

I woke at 9 pm and I could smell fresh perked coffee.

My phone rang and my sister in law was coming over about ten,

great just enough time for me to straighten things a bit.

I had my coffee which was the last in the pot.

I always enjoy my morning coffee,

then I went to put on a new pot so it would be ready when SIL

came to visit.,

and that is when my plans for the day blew up so to speak.

I turned the cold tap, I turned the hot tap and I felt it sllip as I turned it.

And there she blew, the hot water tap blew off hit my cupboards,

the tap fell somewhere and water shot out of my tap

spraying everywhere. keep this in mind about 3 inches around

with the force of  volcano. I tried to put a pot over the water

so that at least the water would go into the sink,

by this time I had about two inches of water everywhere..

the pot was not working so I got a great big towel

and then set a big painted rock on top of it.

Great it was going in the sink.

Now I know you are thinking well just shut off the hot water valves.

I can not get to them because they are in the crawl space,

and the trap door is too heavy for me to lift.

The sink was almost full, I got a bucket and started draining into the bathtub.

as soon as things seemed under control in the sink,

I called my husband at work.

I say Honey the hot water tap in the kitchen blew off,

He laughs and says, yeah right,

I think to myself are you kidding me.

I said I am serious and there is water everywhere.

Ok he says I will be there soon

It took him 45 minutes to show up from work,

He comes in and says did you lock up the cat,

what, well he needed to get into the crawl space and the cat tries to sneak down thee.

I say no I have not had a chance to catch the cat between buckets of water.

So he goes down stairs shuts off the water and then says are you okay,

Sure I am fine I say. I swear in the back porch I had freezing water back there,

my windows were so steamed up, my house felt like a sauna, looked like an ice rink and

a swimming pool.

Yes I am just peachy keen.

So he proceeds to fix it, which he had already done last Saturday,

and he says well that should hold it, should hold it,

I need a definate/////will hold it.

Okay honey I gotta go he says,

I kissed him goodbye and thanked him for saving the day.

As soon as he was out the door I headed for the fridge,

and stood there looking and thought why are you here,

what are you looking for.

I just wanted to eat something to feel better,

which I knew would make me feel worse.

So instead I grabbed some cold water,

sat on the couch, deep breathed and fell asleep

after two hours I woke and stood up and felt like I could hardly move.

I figure I lifted about 90 buckets of water

well it was one way to get a workout,

and I thought about water most of the day,

so I drank way over my 8 glasses.

Tomorrow I will finish washing all the towels and blankets

I used to sop things up with.

..............

Progress today was if this would have happened a year ago,

I would have been startled and the Cataplexy would have caused me

to fall and not be able to move. there could have been some serious damage,

and maybe I would have burnt myself.

So looking at the positive

I got to see my hubby a few moment in the day,

I got my floors washed., I got some exercise,

and now I have a reason to surf the net

for new taps and a new sink.

and I did not overeat.

Sometimes you just gotta go with the flow

and I don't mean water.

So how was your day?

                                               

Get It Together Tuesday!

Sometimes we need to take a good look at things,

like the above photo, I see two cats,

the black on her nose looks like a

black cat, I never noticed that before.

..........

Things I Have Noticed

Dealing with trigger foods, and trigger buttons

to make me want comfort food.

I live for the day that I will reach for a carrot stick when that happens.

I have really had to watch what I am eating with this hernia,

I am craving green peppers and sliced onions.

what a craving, it is only because I can not have it.

So I sometimes wonder why would you crave something

that would make you double over in pain.

just saying!

......

So when I awake on this lovely Tuesday morning

I am prepared for some major work, major planning,

and being organized.

It is going to be a Healthy Day

and I am Just Going to Do It.

After all Living Is Pretty Darn Important.

I can't find any reason better than that!

I hope you have your very Best Day

Believe in Yourself,

A 2 day Break, it feels like a week.

The sun was beaming in the window this afternoon for about ten minutes.

It was the best ten minutes ever.

I sit right next to where these flowers were,

so I got some sunshine too,

The warmth was heaven.

Now these tulips put a huge smile on my face the other day

when Hubby brought them home.

As soon as I saw the bright pink and yellows

my spirits seemed to lift.

I laughed when I noticed the last time I posted

was Wednesday and here it is Friday,

but I feel  good again, so so much for a break,

My surgeries are just playing the waiting game to get in,

but I have restless nights because of the hernia,

so if I fall behind my sleep then I fall.

take for example last night,

I get up in the middle of the night go to the computer room,

after I am coming out, hubby is just coming out of the bedroom,

it was dark, I had not heard him and he says hey what are you doing up?

I was startled since I did not know he was there,

another thing that triggers Cataplexy is being startled,

my legs went limp and down I went,

Hubby turns the light on and is telling me You will be okay,

I can't answer but I am thinking to myself,

Put on some shorts for land sakes,

I am thinking this as I am sitting up.

I say to him, what were you doing in the hallway, and why did you scare me,

He says I thought you were sleeping,

 I was trying to be quiet.

I said to him Maybe next time you are helping me you could be wearing your pjs.

That is not what I want to be seeing when I am lying on the floor.,

and now he had me laughing again.,

the look on his face was priceless and I was just thinking,

please stop making me laugh, I just want to get up and walk

and go to bed. Finally we make it there and he asks if I am okay,

yes I am fine, I thanked him for helping me up.

I told him we need to figure out a system so that does not happen again.

you just never know when it will hit.

About a half an hour ago, the light goes on in the bedroom,

I hear in his deep voice, Just letting you know I am going through.

Okay thanks, all was good.

Thank you God Amen I muttered to myself.

.....................

sleep, soup, water, was my regime the last few days.

the flowers above were to make me feel better,

which they did.

Hubby said when he gave them to me,

 Its  good time to get them after Valentines day.

they were on sale, and they were right at the counter,

I started to laugh, he just makes me laugh all the time,

thats why my sleep is so important.

............

I have thought if I ever wrote a book these might be some good titles,

I am Falling Down Again,

Laugh Until It Hurts

Dying Laughing

Another Laughing Matter

Laughter Can Really Hurt

.............

Sorry I am rambling on. Thank you all for your kind wishes.

Oh and Best News of All.

Hubby and I are starting to work out in the morning.

that should be fun.

as for the rest of the day I don't think

we will be venturing far,

it is minus forty here with the wind chill.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend,

remember life is what we make it.

Laugh at yourself and the world laughs with you.

remember we can do anything and everything

as best as we know how.

Be Your Very Best and I hope you

 Have Your Very Best Day Ever!

Cinner

May We All Find Our Sexy!

glitter-graphics.com  

There is something to be said for being comfortable  in ones own skin.

I believe I am.

Skinny has never been important to me.

Healthy on the other hand has.

I believe woman of all shapes and sizes are beautiful, gorgeous.

Confidence is the most intriguing thing  a person can have.

We have to love ourselves as we are and that is when we can work on changing

the baggage we carry around with us.

Sure if I get smaller and feel sexier that will be a bonus,

but if I can get healthier and walk to the end of the block without being out of breath

that is what will keep me working on my goal, 

it is my health, right now if someone thinks I don't look good,

well they don't have to look at me.

I may not be every idea of what a woman should look like,

but this is me, we all have different reasons for changing lifestyles,

I think the majority is to feel healthier.

That was my feeling once I became ill with Cataplexy.

Today I saw the Surgeon and it will be a wait

but my hernia will be fixed along with other stomach complications.

that on another post to follow..

So take a good look and be real.

It is not an easy road,

it is the hardest job we will probably ever accomplish,

we deserve to live the lives we want,

so I am holding my bottle of water high,

and saying their is a Diva in all of us..

You may want to check out the drawings by Dwayne Breyer 

of Hilda.

I think she is the sexiest of all times.

I love her too..

.......

Lastly I have a girlfriend

whom has been working on losing the last ten pounds,

it used to drive me crazy,

I would think it is only ten pounds.

To her that ten pounds is as important to her

as my excess weight.

She tries so hard, so we all have our own demons.

May we all have a wonderful day

and no matter what belief in yourself.

I know I can do anything as long as I get a good night rest..

It takes 3 weeks to make something a habit.

It is a new month and a new day.

Hugs.

I'll Have Another!

Are you drinking enough,

and I don't mean wine,

although occasionally I like a red wine,

but I am talking water.

I am battling with water a couple of ways this week.

I am having a hard time drinking my full eight glasses,

I have a hernia and have been drinking lots of ginger ale,

seems to be the only thing that gives me any relief.

I see a surgeon on Feb. first,

I have a few other stomach problems

so I am anxious to get that consultation over with..

As for my other water problems,

we have had so much snow,

freezes, thaws, rains, snows,

and is starting to collapse a bunch of roofs mostly on large flat buildings so far,

Yesterday I noticed a discoloration on my one wall,

it was dry but definately a leak,

running down the one wall,

maybe I am supposed to be happy

and think I have started Spring cleaning early, lol.

so I think the ventilation in the attic must be frozen,

Hubby will be getting up there on the weekend.

Rained yesterday, streets and sidewalks were like skating rinks.

Two weeks ago it was minus 38, yesterday plus 7

which is usually unheard of for this time of year.

I keep walking on my treadmill,

making healthy choices.

One Day at a Time.

Have a great day,

Do something fun, Act Like a Kid,

Enjoy Your Day

picture courtesy of Marie's Freebies.

Hello and Happy New Year!

Hi I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and were able to avoid too many temptations.

I had a wonderful Christmas with my Mom and my hubby. It was a long drive, eleven hours,

but we lucked out and had wonderful weather and the full moon to guide our way.

I actually got some amazing pictures of the moon to show you.

I still have to unpack and find my camera.

I am very glad to say that the saga of Mr. Musta has come to an end.

Mr. Musta has been thrown into a snow bank for now and has been replaced today

by a new treadmill. for the time being I have no name in mind, but it will come to me.

A important message...if you have Cataplexy you may want to stay off of an Eliptical Machine.

What an effort that was, so I was on it for about 30 seconds, laughed, fell off, twisted my knee,

and hurt my glass all in about a minute. So the treadmill won out and now I can get back on track,

you note I said get back on track.....enough of that though I am looking forward to the New Year.

New goals, new plans, new beginnings.

I wish you every success in the New Year and I hope it is a year where all your 

Dreams Come True.

Take care,

Cinner

810 calories per hour! Whoooo Hoooooo!

This is out on my street last week,

picture the same street with about 2 feet blown in.

snow shoveling calculations for burning calories,

810 per hour.

I shoveled 3 times yesterday so 2430 calories burned,

and funny thing,

there is more of the white stuff out there today

than yesterday and the wind has blown snowdrifts almost as high as my fence.

and somedays it is okay to say I don't want to,

and then you go do it anyway.

and your out there thinking how cold you are and are wondering why

your sweating, and why you have to lean on the fence to catch your breath,

I feel sorry for the people that literally can not get out to do this,

so I am going to venture out, why because I can.

And that is enough reason for today.

Keep warm, enjoy,

Until next week,

cinner.

Because You Asked Thai Chi

   Hi Everyone, I have had a couple of questions in regards to Thai Chi lately so I thought I would start by telling you first of all how I became interested in it. I was about 22 and I was in a park on a bright sunny morning in Saskatoon.  I saw a group of elderly  Asians. They moved through their steps and I was mezmorized  at the beauty, the slowness, the peaceful feeling from watching them. They were amazing, so centered, so in touch with nature. It was one of those moments, like the first time you see a ballerina dance,
or you watch syncronized swimming, or you watch two beautiful butterflies fluttering before you. 22 years later I remembered the flexibility of these individuals. I  had been ill for five years, my muscles were deteriorating because until they got the medications right, well I  was pretty much sleeping most of the day. Thai
Chi got me going again. I am not graceful, but I do the best I can, within no time at all my flexibility came back, I was centered in  my mind, started to realize I could only control so much. I was grounded. Also I was very surprised at how sore my muscles were at the beginning. Also every morning and evening, living in a different city I see a group of Asians that go by walking morning and night. They will live long lives and I am sure Thai Chi is one of the many reasons.....Below I have a video, you will see that every motion and movement is beautiful. I would recommend it to anyone....I hope you find it interesting.  Enjoy.
Here is some information that I have taken from Wikipedia, finding info about Thai Chi, I do the am and pm Thai Chi for beginners....the one I do has the focus on the 13 steps of Brokay(not sure of the spelling)

Tai Chi, as it is practiced in the west today, can perhaps best be thought of as a moving form of yoga and meditation combined. There are a number of so- called forms (sometimes also called 'sets') which consist of a sequence of movements. Many of these movements are originally derived from the martial arts (and perhaps even more ancestrally than that, from the natural movements of animals and birds) although the way they are performed in Tai Chi is slowly, softly and gracefully with smooth and even transitions between them.

 In Chinese philosophy and medicine there exists the concept of 'chi', a vital force that animates the body. One of the avowed aims of Tai Chi is to foster the circulation of this 'chi' within the body, the belief being that by doing so the health and vitality of the person are enhanced. This 'chi' circulates in patterns that are close related to the nervous and vascular system and thus the notion is closely connected with that of the practice of acupuncture and other oriental healing arts.

Another aim of Tai Chi is to foster a calm and tranquil mind, focused on the precise execution of these exercises. Learning to do them correctly provides a practical avenue for learning about such things as balance, alignment, fine-scale motor control, rhythm of movement, the genesis of movement from the body's vital center, and so on. Thus the practice of Tai Chi can in some measure contribute to being able to better stand, walk, move, run, etc. in other spheres of life as well. Many practitioners notice benefits in terms of correcting poor postural, alignment or movement patterns which can contribute to tension or injury. Furthermore the meditative nature of the exercises is calming and relaxing in and of itself.Thai Chi also has, particularly amongst eastern practitioners, a long connection with the I Ching a Chinese system of divination. There are associations between the 8 basic I Ching trigrams plus the five elements of Chinese alchemy (metal, wood, fire, water and earth) with the thirteen basic postures of Tai Chi created by Chang San-feng.

It is a Touchdown!

What a wonderful weekend we had here,

the weather was warmer,

you could walk outside,

you know it is warm when my dog won't come in.

There was huge excitement in town with The Grey Cup

and at half time they had 

Bachman Turner Overdrive playing,

Oh the excitement there and I knew all the songs.

and yes we got up and danced.

During the game ,

things were getting exciting

and I was going get it,

meaning the football.

I actually surprised myself at how much I was into the game,

So when I said Get it,

the dog took off after the cat and all havoc broke out.

And that set me off into my Cataplexy episodes,

and my team lost, I am born and raised in Saskatchewan

so it was Roughriders all the way.

I think Montreal did an awesome job,

and if you want something you just gotta keep trying hard 

and keep your goal in mind.

stay focused, Be strong,

Be in control, Be dedicated,

And go for it.

.......

So lets have a huddle group

arrgh, arrgh,

low carbs, lots of water, we gotta move,

self love baby, it's our day, and  we are 

gonna win.

Before you  know it we will be at our first down,

bending, stretching, running,

the ball is in our hands

Touchdown,

The supporters go wild,

and you are looking mighty fine,

a winner.

.................

Lets celebrate.

What will you treat yourself too.

When I lose another twenty pounds,

I am going to get French Nails!

What are you planning,

Have a great  Monday!

Life is fabulous 

when we know

we can make anything happen.

Hard work,

and putting you first.

                                                                    

p.s.

The cat is in hiding, and the dog is grounded!

LOL.

still slowing going south, lower.

So just a quick update today,

Since September I am down 26 pounds,

you can see the results on the sidebar,

so I am pleased but wanting to pick up the pace,

water, water, water,

with Edmonton being the third coldest place on the planet yesterday,

I have to say it is hard to keep motivated 

when you just want to go into hibernation mode,

but now that I am over my cold 

going to do some major stretching and toning

still got to take measurements,

i have been fighting that one all the way,

I have to be focused or the holidays will trip me up,

but by journaling my daily intake I will be fine.

Catch up with you all later in the week.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

definately a time to reflect on all we have to be thankful for.

goodnight, until next time.

Adrian, Yo Adrian........

So I thought you might be wondering

how my new form of exercise is working out for me.

Iya Carumba

I was unable to do the neighbors sidewalks,

When I got out there,

Oh my land, with the brisk winter chill slapping at my face,

the minus twenty something made it impossible to be out for long,

The recent back injury also caught up with me after the first

dozen scoops of snow,

I continued on stubbornly determined to get the job finished.

I am just that kind of girl.

Alas the job was done and so was I,

truth be told.

So instead of making snow angels,

I in my huge winter boots, eyes peeking through my scarf,

my legs frozen solid like two wooden pegs,

it was enough to triumphantly slam the shovel into the snow bank,

I walked (ran) the 3 (300) steps into my front porch.

conquering the outdoor wilderness of Canada,

feeling like Rocky Balboa

after he made it to the top of the stairs in the movie,

yes there was music playing,

Bob Marley was singing something about Don't Cry,

so I did not, I pulled up my boot straps, oh I meant my bra straps,

took off the cumbersome jackets, boots, scarfs, mits,

and uttered a few obscenties at Mr. Musta

whom was sitting quietly in the corner not even moving.

My breath was caught not by me,

I was not moving too quickly either,

and as the warmth of the room thawed my bones,

I rejoiced at a job well done.

......................

And how goes your workout?

Happy Thanksgiving,

I am thankful 

that I am able

to move

and to 

humour

myself..

I hope 

you have 

Your Best Day Ever

The Saga of Mr. Musta

Hello to all,

I woke this morning and whoo hoooo I am feeling much better,

still coughing but coming along just fine.

No fever, no kleenex so far, not even a craving ffor Chiken Noodle Soup.

So I have good news and bad news.

I found the manual for Mr. Musta (Treadmill)

I had received it about two weeks later in the mail

after I had bought the treadmill off of kijiji.

But I had been using it and everything was working fine.

I was loving it and feeling just thrilled about how I was feeling on it,

and from working out.

so since I have been home sick with a cold for almost a week,

I have done nothing and had spent over two days looking for the manual.

Good news is the manual has been found in my office,

which I have to say has had a major cleanup.

But check this out.

In big bold writing.

DO NOT USE AN EXTENSION CORD.

This may result with the computer malfunctioning.

...................

So I am comfirming that yes it will happen,

I have also been online to see if  I can find someone to fix it.

So far no luck.

Also I have found out that there is no warranty.

So although I don't swear.

I have to say Shite, Shite, Shite.

So because I have not been doing any exercise,

I think the Good Lord above has decided to dump a whole lot of snow...

I don't think he was thinking

Cinner broke her treadmill, so here is a foot of snow,

but somehow the timing looks a little suspicious to me.

So I have decided I will shovel the snow,

I will  not give up quite yet on Mr. Musta

and I am absolutely not using it to  hang my clothes on....

no, no, no

I will use the arms to do chinups,

okay might have to be chin downs,

maybe a balancing bar to do stretching and bending,

you get the idea I am not giving up yet.

.............

I told hubby last night,

that walking on Mr. Musta

was going to change my life by Spring,

and he said, No, he already changed your life

by giving you back your Get Up and Go Attitude.

I thought about this and he is right.

If because Mr. Musta broke,

does not mean I am.

so

I will shovel snow, and shovel snow, and well

I live in Canada so I know there will

be more and more of it..

..............

More good news,

my house is 100 years old in the spring.

and  if the wiring wrecked my treadmill.

I can only be thankful that my house did not burn down.

So there is always a bright side to things

.............

Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued,

is always just beyond your grasp,

but which, if you sit down quietly,

may alight upon you.

by. Nathaniel Hawthorne

............

Thank you so much for your kind wishes and comments

while I was sick, they really made me feel better.

Remember anything is possible.

I hope you embrace your day

and have

Your Best Day Ever.

Cinner