Goals for Summer
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I raised the bar this past week and added another riding workout and 5 more miles to my weekly goal.0
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nikkib0103 wrote: »Not my favorite time either. Kids are mean, teachers treat you like a two year old. Much preferred college. Nikki, I thought I was huge in high school also. I was about 25 lbs over what the other girls were, but not as fat as I thought. I did indeed then get fat. Now I weigh less than I did in high school. YAY!
Yay!!!! That was my exact experience. I wasn't fat, just not 100 pounds. I was (am still) tall and have a larger frame. But I always felt bad when these little girls would get at me. I soooo wanted to be cute and little and petite and be able to wear Juniors clothes. I wasn't glad to be tall and have a physical presence until years later. One of my old college roomies is 4'11". And she has had a hell of a time over the years being taken seriously at work because she is shorter than many middle schoolers (she is a teacher). I, on the other hand, only just had to stand up from behind my desk in the office and nonsense came to a complete halt. Also I can see well at the movies and parades no matter where I sit or stand. But it still irks me that boys always fell over cute and little while tall and charming just stood there like a wallflower. Luckily, boys grow up, too, and that got better as well!
I'm tall too and in HS, I looked like a boy. It didn't help that my mom bought my jeans at a boy's clothing store bc my legs are so long. Then I turned 16 and started to blossom and my family got really worried. Their messages were pretty negative.
I'm number 8 out of 9 children and beat them all to the punch by earning a doctorate. There's not much negativity going on anymore. Lol. Except a few remarks that I am getting too thin. If it's not one thing, it's something else. The best revenge is living well and that's exactly what I intend to do.
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I'm tall too and in HS, I looked like a boy. It didn't help that my mom bought my jeans at a boy's clothing store bc my legs are so long. Then I turned 16 and started to blossom and my family got really worried. Their messages were pretty negative.
I'm number 8 out of 9 children and beat them all to the punch by earning a doctorate. There's not much negativity going on anymore. Lol. Except a few remarks that I am getting too thin. If it's not one thing, it's something else. The best revenge is living well and that's exactly what I intend to do.
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It's interesting reading the height stories. I'm only 5'7" so I don't consider myself tall or short. I always wanted to be a couple of inches taller but was never unhappy about my height really.
Our youngest daughter is 6 foot tall.............yikes. Luckily she didn't really grow until high school but then had a few issues buying clothes, especially pants, that were long enough. She didn't really appreciate being that tall but I kept encouraging her because I thought she was so lucky and she finally believed me.
Her fiance is 6'5" and they are a commanding presence in any room. She's a geologist in the oil industry and manages a team of other geologists, physicists and engineers and her height has really helped her in that environment. She's also smart as a whip which doesn't hurt.....LOL1 -
Summer is the best time of year, even with the threat of hurricanes and other weather weirdness.
My goal is to get back to the gym starting four days from now.0 -
My goal this summer is to stay focused on my health and fitness. We are very busy here right now with lots of stress and in the past I would let that derail my good habits. Not anymore!0
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So many goals... I have many things I want to get done at the house... while maintaining the course for my diet and exercise regimes...0
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So many goals here, too. My living situation is about to change which should actually help. Moving in with my sister and her Max Trainer, which doesn't get used enough according to her husband. Ha. Anyway, when I do move in in early June we are going to get back on our "two sisters together" diet and exercise plan which was abandoned several months ago for various life intrusive reasons. I am still resisting eating myself into a coma, which is good, but more can be done. With some serious diligence and considerable prayer, I believe I can make goal some time before Halloween which is only a year or so behind schedule. But the main thing is to get there even if I took a scenic and very long detour.1
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nikkib0103 wrote: »So many goals here, too. My living situation is about to change which should actually help. Moving in with my sister and her Max Trainer, which doesn't get used enough according to her husband. Ha. Anyway, when I do move in in early June we are going to get back on our "two sisters together" diet and exercise plan which was abandoned several months ago for various life intrusive reasons. I am still resisting eating myself into a coma, which is good, but more can be done. With some serious diligence and considerable prayer, I believe I can make goal some time before Halloween which is only a year or so behind schedule. But the main thing is to get there even if I took a scenic and very long detour.
Sounds like a great plan. Best wishes with your move.
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This summer I will "WIN" a T-shirt at the Saunders at Rye Harbor 10k. In this race you do not get a t-shirt with registration - you have to win it. For 2016 in my division (Mens Seniors) there will only be 34 T-shirts awarded. I didn't win one last year
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@djscavone ...I think I will try to "win" a t-shirt with registration....I have never even looked into a 5K. Maybe it will be time this summer?1
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Biggest goal I have for this summer is averaging 4 workouts a week in the pool. Hopefully by the end of August getting up around 4000 yards for a workout.1
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Montepulciano wrote: »Biggest goal I have for this summer is averaging 4 workouts a week in the pool. Hopefully by the end of August getting up around 4000 yards for a workout.
That's a whole lotta swimming!
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Montepulciano wrote: »Biggest goal I have for this summer is averaging 4 workouts a week in the pool. Hopefully by the end of August getting up around 4000 yards for a workout.
That's triathlon yardage! Two and 1/4 miles. Are you planning to add in the bike and run for good measure?0 -
Nah...my hips/knees don't like running. So I walk and swim...keeps me out of trouble.0
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Montepulciano wrote: »Nah...my hips/knees don't like running. So I walk and swim...keeps me out of trouble.
Somehow, I doubt that.1 -
So I have moved mom to her active adult community (We daren't call it retirement community lest we make her sound "old") and despite a few bumps in the road it went well and she is very pleased. My streak lapsed but I am going to "start over" because I gained a big chunk of weight back and have careened out of control. Why yes, that was me you saw eating a ginormous ice cream the shore the other day. So we begin again. Ensconced at sister's now. My first job here is to clear my stuff away from the Max Trainer so we can use it! Have been reading a fascinating book called "Always Hungry?" When I have finished it I will post about it. Interesting ideas.2
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Four days of swimming at 3600 yards. I am getting into the routine of swimming four days a week. My off days I go for long walks, around 5 miles or so, and I am starting to see a change in my body. A little change but I believe there may be muscles lurking beneath all that extra weight. Who knew?1
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My goal for Summer is simple. I've got a blackberry bush in the back yard. I want to keep that thirsty plant alive through the long hot summer. It died last year and this year came back from the roots, making these branches new. Only year-old branches produce fruit, so I have to keep it alive through the summer so I can have fruit next Spring.2
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I bought basil and when I got it home, I remembered why I prefer to grow it - the stuff in the stores is filthy!
Going to get a few plants, and keep them alive all summer I hope. Well, those that I don't eat, that is .....2
