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Day 16 - February 21st
Has anyone seen my head? It seems to have rolled off my shoulders! It is interesting how hooping after another workout has such a negative effect on my non dominate current, but sometimes seems to have a positive effect on the dominant current: I hooped for a song and half straight in one direction, but couldn't seem to…
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Day 14 - February 19th
Come on, folks! Tomorrow is the halfway point!
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Day 15 - February 20
Uff, this is going to be difficult when my parents are in town next week! Maybe not: Mom kind of likes hooping, as well.
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Day 13 - February 18th
<tap, tap> Hello? Is this thing on?
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Day 10 - February 15th
New day, new postings!
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Day 11 - February 16th
Today I learned that it is very hard to hoop in my fuzzy sweatshirt.
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Day 9 - Valentine's
Hooping will be this afternoon, since I just did an hour of Zumba, but I keep hoping that the earlier we get the threads going, the more participation we will get :~
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Day 8 - February 13th
I am just getting this going for now, I'll be back later with my report.
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Day 7 - February 12th
Well, I can tell I worked really hard at chest hooping yesterday, because it was hard to get those muscles moving again today. I have no idea how long I was out there, though. I thought it was 10am when I left, but it was only 9:55 when I got back into the house. It was just nice to get out and do some off body work for a…
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HOOPING CHALLENGE!
One of friends just started a 30/30 challenge for hula hooping. Now, she is an amazing hoop dancer who will put us amateurs to shame, but I thought it might be a good way for those who are getting into hooping to make it a habit, and maybe even learn some new moves. 30/30 means thirty minutes a day for thirty days. I…
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Day 3 - February 8th
I thought I would get this going before I head out for a day on the water. I got bundled up for going out, then grabbed the hoop. My hubby probably appreciated the strip tease while he was doing dishes :0
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You know you are having a bad day when...
You are convinced that your sweat pants are tighter. This is especially ridiculous because just two days ago a different pair of sweat pants was noticeably looser.
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Day 4 - February 9th
Just starting the topic early today. I am barely out of bed.
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I did my workout!
I called my husband and asked if you wants to go dancing tonight. He said "Maybe." Well, I can't maybe workout, so I got up, did bodyweight and resistance bands exercises then played on the Wii for awhile. Not the most intense workout I have ever done, but then, I am still hoping to go dancing tonight :)
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VICTORY!
I just got a bike recently. It is a little three speed folding bike meant for tooling around. Sine my partner has a rowbike, we go to the Veloway and ride around with all the serious bikers. This path has a mega hill. There are signs warning you it is coming up and there are often kids stopped at various points. It isn't…
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Do body types change?
As I have been losing weight, I go closet shopping every couple of weeks. I have a pair of jeans that I have been trying on since getting into the 190s, because I thought that was the weight I was wearing them at. After all, I haven't been below 190 in a long time. But they just won't go over my thighs. Today, at 193, I…
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Push-ups for fat folks question...
I have really improved my form on push-ups and am finally improving the quantity. I just restarted 100 push-ups on level two with girlie push ups. My goal is not 100, I am just using the system to build up to full push ups. When I go down, my belly is the first thing that touches. I am still well in the obese category, and…
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More annoying than weight/density
Does it work? Come on! Does it work for what?! Crazy fad diets and cleanses might "work" in the sense that you will weigh less at the end. Do you care how healthy you are or how much you weigh a month after that? Even if you are just focused on weight loss, you have to actually follow the plan. Grandma used to have Slim…
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Bragging on my sweetheart
I am pretty sure my man has been doing weightloss research behind my back. A week or so ago, I said something about the scale being stuck and he said I was probably building muscle. Sweet, honey, but somehow I doubt I have found the sweet spot of perfectly balanced fat loss and muscle building. Today, he caught me poking…
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Our dream cat
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How did I not know about this?!
We had coupon for a two pound bag of carrots, so we got them, even though we already had a pound. This morning, my partner mentioned using them to make smoothies, so I did some research I just made a smoothie out of carrots, spinach, orange and ginger!! It looked disgusting, but now I don't know if I will get around to…
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Aargh!
I decided to have a Biggest Loser Spring Break. I had a little more than a week and my goal was to lose three pounds, putting me below 200 and at a 10% loss since starting. I did at least two workouts a day for nine days straight. On the tenth day, I went sailing in high winds and wore myself out even more than three…
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Calling all dancers!
...especially ones with fitness gadgets For those dancers with heart rate monitors or pedometers, how do your different dance styles compare? I suspect that my list would look something like this, from most burned to fewest, but I don't actually have a gadget, so it is perceived effort: Lindy hop/ contra dancing Zumba…
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Things you do that annoy other people
We have lots of threads from people who are just too cool to have to suffer through this world with the rest of us. What are you doing to make them suffer? I dance to the music in grocery stores. I like to use precise words and proper grammar.
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Can't plan ahead
I didn't snack today because I was expecting to go out to dinner. It is going to take an awful lot of falafel and gazpacho to make up for a steak dinner.
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Reading labels
I had a coupon for a local pharmacy and decided I wanted those slim fast snacks that are like butter fingers. Mmmmmm butterfingers... On the way to the check out, I noticed a bag of bite sized butterfingers and decided to compare: Slimfast serving size: 23 g Butterfingers serving: 40 g Slimfast sugars: 13 g Butterfingers:…
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Closet shopping!
My "fat jeans" are getting baggy, so I went through my old clothes. I am curled up on the couch in a pair of old jeans! For some reason, the other pair of jeans this size is tall: I am 5'4! I guess I will be wearing baggy jeans with belts for awhile.
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Trusting yourself/ pushing yourself
I was sick yesterday: verified fever and all. I took a rest day from working out, which meant that I ended up over on calories, which consisted of way more carbs and way less veggies than usual. So, this morning, I was lying in bed, wondering if there is ever going to be a point when I can trust myself completely. I really…
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He what?!
My sweetie doesn't buy me chocolates. Heck, he just plain doesn't do presents. I cannot think of a single instance where he has shown up and said "look what I got you!" And he rarely picks out chocolate for himself: he is a cheese cake man. So why is their more pomegranate dark chocolate candies in the pantry when I…
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New dishes?
I have lots of luncheon and dessert plates, but has anyone found cute, smaller bowls so that you serving of oatmeal doesn't get lost? I am tired of eating my breakfast out of a glass.