I posted this on my other blog a LONG time ago, but thought I would share with my Blends here...
100 Things
1. I was born in Germany
2. My parents are Americans
3. I have a German birth certificate
4. I have naturalization papers
5. Because of the afore mentioned points, and the fact that my maiden name is German, people often assume that I am a first generation American
6. I often don't debase them of this notion
7. I set foot on American soil for the first time when I was 18 months old
8. I don't speak German
9. My parents divorced when I was six
10. I have four brothers
11. I have two sisters
12. I'm an only child
13. Two of my brothers are younger then my children
14. I grew up living with my mom and her husband
15. When I was growing up we moved 13 times in 10 years
16. Since I left home, my mom has only moved twice
17. I left home when I was 16
18. I went to five high schools
19. One of my high schools had 25 students total
20. One of my high schools had 3500 students total
21. I play trombone
22. I missed going with my school to a national band competition because I had "Unsatisfactory Citizenship" in two classes
23. I was getting straight A's at the time
24. My dad has the word DAM tattooed on his forearm - it's his initials
25. My dad has been married three times and is now living with a different woman
26. My initials spell something too
27. I graduated high school on a Thursday and got married on Saturday
28. I was married 13 years
29. I was 19 when I had my first child
30. I have three children
31. I have a nice singing voice
32. I often enunciate while talking as if I'm singing
33. This makes people think I have a foreign accent
34. My hair is (in real life) light brown
35. My eyes are blue
36. I've been overweight since my Jr year in High school
37. I thought I was overweight long before then
38. I've often been told I have nice bone structure
39. I am a project manager
40. I'm not afraid of public speaking
41. I'm not afraid of dying
42. I believe in God
43. I was so shy in school that the other kids thought I was stuck up
44. I went to a counselor in Jr High
45. I was accepted to be a foreign exchange student but we moved
46. I skipped kindergarten because I could already read
47. I don't remember `learning' to read, I just remember doing it
48. By my second year of school I was already reading at a sixth grade level
49. I never fit in at school `socially'
50. We moved after 5th grade so my mother let me repeat the grade even though I had passed so I could be the same age as everyone else
51. It didn't really help `socially'
52. I usually smile while walking down the street and while shopping
53. Perfect strangers often greet me or talk to me for no reason
54. Especially the homeless
55. Two children that I played with in the fifth grade were abducted and never found
56. I babysat for my mother for one whole summer and earned $222.20 - I bought a horse
57. She was six months old and had never been touched by a human before
58. I did all her training
59. I cried when I had to sell her
60. I have a sleep disorder that makes it hard for me to fall asleep at night, or wake up feeling refreshed in the morning
61. I have an extreme form PMS called PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder)
62. My PMDD is mild
63. it's actually worse AFTER my period then before
64. My children were born in 3:15, 3, and 2:45 hours respectively
65. I was present at the birth of all three of my mother's other children
66. They were born at home
67. My oldest was present when her sister was born
68. I've never went to college
69. My bowling average is 89
70. I think buying gifts is a perfectly acceptable way to show your love to someone
71. My birthday is nine days after Christmas and growing up it would often get forgotten in the post holiday let down and back to school rush
72. I still resent that
73. I had spinal meningitis when I was 9 months old and almost died
74. I'm still waiting for the day when this effects my life somehow
75. I learned to swim when I was 18 months old
76. I almost drown when I was four while swimming in a canal
77. My dad rescued me
78. He was my hero long before then
79. I once belonged to a synchronized swimming team
80. We moved right before our first competition.
81. I'm addicted to diet Pepsi
82. I can drink diet Pepsi or diet coke interchangeably
83. I'm really good at a lot of things, but not GREAT at any one thing
84. This is because I don't `apply' myself
85. I actually LIKE being intiment with my fiance
86. My fiance calls me punkin - he's the only person who ever has
87. My 18 year old will sometimes still calls me Mommy
88. I sometimes still call MY mom Mommy
89. I don't laugh out loud often but when I do it's REALLY loud
90. This used to irritate my ex who seemed to think I was laughing JUST to piss him off
91. I love planning things, trips, big dinners, work projects
92. I love it so much I've been known to actually put the preparations for Thanksgiving dinner into MS Project
93. I love to dance
94. I took ballet for years as a kid
95. I quit when I saw of picture of myself in my tutu and realized I looked NOTHING like a ballerina
96. I can still memorize and execute steps easily
97. While in a dance club I was told by a guy that I danced like a `Solid Gold Dancer'
98. I took this as a compliment!
99. My fiance and I fell in love at first site and moved in together after month
100. We have been together five years and engaged for three years
100.1. We love each other as much today as then.
Friday, December 30, 2005
You knew I wouldn't be able to stay away - didn't you?
Ok - found this on the "Buff Mother" forum and had to share...
People always say to me, "what keeps you so motivated to work out?" I
have many responses but if I had to name just one it is because I know
that every rep I do in the gym changes me forever! EVERY SINGLE REP!!!
That might seem foolish to many people but working out gives me momentum
in every aspect of life. The more energy I pour into my workout the
more energy life gives me in return. I am convinced this is the first
law of working out.
Live this law and you will get buff!
Change your life with me in 2006!
Michelle
Ok - found this on the "Buff Mother" forum and had to share...
People always say to me, "what keeps you so motivated to work out?" I
have many responses but if I had to name just one it is because I know
that every rep I do in the gym changes me forever! EVERY SINGLE REP!!!
That might seem foolish to many people but working out gives me momentum
in every aspect of life. The more energy I pour into my workout the
more energy life gives me in return. I am convinced this is the first
law of working out.
Live this law and you will get buff!
Change your life with me in 2006!
Michelle
Because I know you woke up this morning and asked, I wonder what size pants Shawn wore today, I’m going to tell ya. I’m wearing size 14 jeans. Please note that’s NOT 14W.
Ok, so I admit they don’t fit perfectly, but they button and zip and I can sit in a chair and still breath :P I’m at that lovely ‘in between’ size right now. Size 16 is baggy – 14’s? Well can you say muffin top? I did NOT, however, wear a skin tight (or tighter) blouse over the top of them. I do have SOME level of modesty left in my body. Ok so not so much modesty but simply respect for other people’s feelings. I mean I post pictures of myself in a bikini for God’s sake – I don’t think modesty has any hold left on me.
And thus ends our TMI portion of the post ;)
Food yesterday was good. 1850 calories (yeah lower then I would like – but I ended up falling asleep for finishing meal 6 – duh.) 29/39/33% F/C/P
Up at 4:00AM again this morning. Actually woke up before the alarm, how sick is that?
We made it to the gym. Unfortunately I had forgotten to put the workout papers back in my fiance’s gym bag. We managed anyway ;)
Shoulders and Triceps (This seems like a weird combo to me but hey – I don’t write the program I simply follow it).
After warming up – here is what I did.
Barbell Shoulder Press (Plus Bar): 40 x 5 / 35 x 6 / 35 x 5
Yeah – I was having some trouble with strength today :( Maybe it was the lack of calories from the day before? I don’t know, I just know I felt wiped out from the very start.
Arnold Presses: 30 x 6 / 30 x 6
Standing Side Lateral Dumbbell Raises: 15 x 6 / 15 x 6 (I could have done 20… next time!)
Upright Row (short bar – total weight): 55 x 6 / 60 x 6
Tricep cable pushdowns: 100 x 6 / 105 x 6
Dumbbell Kick-backs: 25 x 6 / 25 x 6
Then we stretched a bit and hit the showers. I enjoyed what was probably my last peaceful workout for a while. I expect the resolutioners will be arriving any time now ;)
Today’s a big day for me. Friday’s are notoriously bad for me nutrition wise. I WILL stay on top of my eating. No, “I’ll make today a free day” for me. Today is NOT a free day! I’ll keep my calories at 2000 and I will finish the week as strong as I started it.
So THERE!
I may or may not see you (post again) before the first of the year – if I don’t, please know that I wish every one of you a Happy New Year. Be safe!
Ok, so I admit they don’t fit perfectly, but they button and zip and I can sit in a chair and still breath :P I’m at that lovely ‘in between’ size right now. Size 16 is baggy – 14’s? Well can you say muffin top? I did NOT, however, wear a skin tight (or tighter) blouse over the top of them. I do have SOME level of modesty left in my body. Ok so not so much modesty but simply respect for other people’s feelings. I mean I post pictures of myself in a bikini for God’s sake – I don’t think modesty has any hold left on me.
And thus ends our TMI portion of the post ;)
Food yesterday was good. 1850 calories (yeah lower then I would like – but I ended up falling asleep for finishing meal 6 – duh.) 29/39/33% F/C/P
Up at 4:00AM again this morning. Actually woke up before the alarm, how sick is that?
We made it to the gym. Unfortunately I had forgotten to put the workout papers back in my fiance’s gym bag. We managed anyway ;)
Shoulders and Triceps (This seems like a weird combo to me but hey – I don’t write the program I simply follow it).
After warming up – here is what I did.
Barbell Shoulder Press (Plus Bar): 40 x 5 / 35 x 6 / 35 x 5
Yeah – I was having some trouble with strength today :( Maybe it was the lack of calories from the day before? I don’t know, I just know I felt wiped out from the very start.
Arnold Presses: 30 x 6 / 30 x 6
Standing Side Lateral Dumbbell Raises: 15 x 6 / 15 x 6 (I could have done 20… next time!)
Upright Row (short bar – total weight): 55 x 6 / 60 x 6
Tricep cable pushdowns: 100 x 6 / 105 x 6
Dumbbell Kick-backs: 25 x 6 / 25 x 6
Then we stretched a bit and hit the showers. I enjoyed what was probably my last peaceful workout for a while. I expect the resolutioners will be arriving any time now ;)
Today’s a big day for me. Friday’s are notoriously bad for me nutrition wise. I WILL stay on top of my eating. No, “I’ll make today a free day” for me. Today is NOT a free day! I’ll keep my calories at 2000 and I will finish the week as strong as I started it.
So THERE!
I may or may not see you (post again) before the first of the year – if I don’t, please know that I wish every one of you a Happy New Year. Be safe!
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Yet another thing...
It's goal setting time. Challenges are starting AND it's the first of the year and resolutions are being made.
A while back I found this AWSOME website
Goal Setting Tutorial
I would suggest that those who have struggled in the past with following through go there and try the excercises - you may just find a nugget there that make THIS time differnt.
It's goal setting time. Challenges are starting AND it's the first of the year and resolutions are being made.
A while back I found this AWSOME website
Goal Setting Tutorial
I would suggest that those who have struggled in the past with following through go there and try the excercises - you may just find a nugget there that make THIS time differnt.
I forgot one other important element of my plan...
One of my nutritional downfalls is eating - out. There are just some days when things don't work the way they should and I won't have food here at work. Then there are the days when the 'gang' goes out to lunch. Or when my boss invites me to 'lunch'. (You know those times when they want to have a meeting with you and the only time they have is during their lunch hour.) Then there are the times when my sweetie and I are out and about late at night and we need to eat...
There are a number of strategies I could use for these. I could keep a supply of RTD shakes and MRBs. (and I probably will). And when invited to lunch I could decline. But frankly that plan hasn't worked in the past. I don't have any illusions that it will in the future. Rather then expect that a leopard will change her spots I'm going to try another strategy.
So, what I'm going to do is so forward planning of another sort. I know the two or three restaurants in the area that we normally hit (either with the gang or with the boss). So I'm going to go through their menus and create meals that are on plan. If I already know BEFORE I get there what I'm going to order I won't have to worry about being tempted by the other stuff that's available.
Then I'm going too create a list of 'fast food' meals - also on plan. The places we/I normally hit like Subway, Jack in the Box, Arby's and the deli across the street from work. From each of these places I will also put together an 'authorized' meal. Again, knowing what I'm going to have before hand will eliminate the "I guess I might as well have frys" syndrome. It'll also mean I'll go into these places fully armed with the info I need. Normally I go in, order something, eat it and go, "I hope that wasn't TOO bad" then hold my breath as I enter the info into fitday later.
Anyway...
yesterday's nutrition was right on track. 2000 Calories at 30/38/29% F/C/P
Oh - and for folks who've wondered why 2000 Calories - I had my BMR tested at the gym last month and it was over 1700 for a day. If the test was accurate (and it's supposed to be) then 2000/day should be a good number for me. Also I found that I was able to eat 2400/day and not gain. In fact I checked my Body Fat last night and it's down to 43%!
So - I started a challenge 12(ish) weeks ago at 205 and 48%
I've (almost) ended it at 204 and 43%
To quote tracker
Comparing Week #0 to Week #12, PartTimeMom started with a lean bodyweight of 106.6 lbs and 98.4 lbs of bodyfat. If PartTimeMom's measurements are accurate, she currently has a lean bodyweight of 116.3 lbs and 87.7 lbs of bodyfat. This is a change of 9.7 lbs of muscle and 10.7 lbs of bodyfat if the measurements are correct.
Not bad for 'no progress' eh? Let's see what dropping the calories a few points does.
(oh, and yes I was at 204 today)
And now onto today.
The alarm sounded at 4:00AM - I called it dirty names but got up anyway :) Hit the gym at the normal time and noticed how empty it was AGAIN. I'm REALLY not looking forward to the crowds next week, but oh well, I'll deal. It was cardio day AND because our schedule is a little weird this week, it's also leg day. Yes you heard that right I ran AND did legs. gah!
So I started with a 20 minute HIIT run. 1.5 miles in the books. I actually didn't struggle with it as much as I had thought I might but MAN was it hard at the end. A definite 10!
Then it was off to the weights.
45 degree leg press: 500 x 6 / 500 x 6 / 500 x 6 (that's 227.25 Kilograms for our UK friends and a personal best for me!)
Squat (+ bar): 140 x 6 / 140 x 6
Seated Leg Curl: 90 x 6 (this was WAY too light so I upped it and did two more) 120 x 6 / 120 x 6
Stiff Legged Dead Lift: 90 x 6 /90 x 6
I ran out of time to do calves but I'm not that worried about it.
And yes, I walked out of the gym.
- Lunches are packed for the day
And yes, I'll be posting my meals when I get them together.
lastly Kim thanks for your suggestions! I'll certainly add those to my files and I would love more :)
The new year is almost here - are YOU ready to make it the best one ever?
One of my nutritional downfalls is eating - out. There are just some days when things don't work the way they should and I won't have food here at work. Then there are the days when the 'gang' goes out to lunch. Or when my boss invites me to 'lunch'. (You know those times when they want to have a meeting with you and the only time they have is during their lunch hour.) Then there are the times when my sweetie and I are out and about late at night and we need to eat...
There are a number of strategies I could use for these. I could keep a supply of RTD shakes and MRBs. (and I probably will). And when invited to lunch I could decline. But frankly that plan hasn't worked in the past. I don't have any illusions that it will in the future. Rather then expect that a leopard will change her spots I'm going to try another strategy.
So, what I'm going to do is so forward planning of another sort. I know the two or three restaurants in the area that we normally hit (either with the gang or with the boss). So I'm going to go through their menus and create meals that are on plan. If I already know BEFORE I get there what I'm going to order I won't have to worry about being tempted by the other stuff that's available.
Then I'm going too create a list of 'fast food' meals - also on plan. The places we/I normally hit like Subway, Jack in the Box, Arby's and the deli across the street from work. From each of these places I will also put together an 'authorized' meal. Again, knowing what I'm going to have before hand will eliminate the "I guess I might as well have frys" syndrome. It'll also mean I'll go into these places fully armed with the info I need. Normally I go in, order something, eat it and go, "I hope that wasn't TOO bad" then hold my breath as I enter the info into fitday later.
Anyway...
yesterday's nutrition was right on track. 2000 Calories at 30/38/29% F/C/P
Oh - and for folks who've wondered why 2000 Calories - I had my BMR tested at the gym last month and it was over 1700 for a day. If the test was accurate (and it's supposed to be) then 2000/day should be a good number for me. Also I found that I was able to eat 2400/day and not gain. In fact I checked my Body Fat last night and it's down to 43%!
So - I started a challenge 12(ish) weeks ago at 205 and 48%
I've (almost) ended it at 204 and 43%
To quote tracker
Comparing Week #0 to Week #12, PartTimeMom started with a lean bodyweight of 106.6 lbs and 98.4 lbs of bodyfat. If PartTimeMom's measurements are accurate, she currently has a lean bodyweight of 116.3 lbs and 87.7 lbs of bodyfat. This is a change of 9.7 lbs of muscle and 10.7 lbs of bodyfat if the measurements are correct.
Not bad for 'no progress' eh? Let's see what dropping the calories a few points does.
(oh, and yes I was at 204 today)
And now onto today.
The alarm sounded at 4:00AM - I called it dirty names but got up anyway :) Hit the gym at the normal time and noticed how empty it was AGAIN. I'm REALLY not looking forward to the crowds next week, but oh well, I'll deal. It was cardio day AND because our schedule is a little weird this week, it's also leg day. Yes you heard that right I ran AND did legs. gah!
So I started with a 20 minute HIIT run. 1.5 miles in the books. I actually didn't struggle with it as much as I had thought I might but MAN was it hard at the end. A definite 10!
Then it was off to the weights.
45 degree leg press: 500 x 6 / 500 x 6 / 500 x 6 (that's 227.25 Kilograms for our UK friends and a personal best for me!)
Squat (+ bar): 140 x 6 / 140 x 6
Seated Leg Curl: 90 x 6 (this was WAY too light so I upped it and did two more) 120 x 6 / 120 x 6
Stiff Legged Dead Lift: 90 x 6 /90 x 6
I ran out of time to do calves but I'm not that worried about it.
And yes, I walked out of the gym.
- Lunches are packed for the day
And yes, I'll be posting my meals when I get them together.
lastly Kim thanks for your suggestions! I'll certainly add those to my files and I would love more :)
The new year is almost here - are YOU ready to make it the best one ever?
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Today I finally started. That's right I started setting goals.
I realized that the easiest way to figure out my goals for my upcoming 12 week challenge was to figure out what my goals for this year were… then figure out what I would need to accomplish this first quarter to make those happen.
So far I've come up with the following 2006 Fitness goals:
1. Weigh 130 lbs
2. Reach 18% Body Fat
3. Run the Bay to Breakers in May
4. Do 10 Unassisted Pull ups
5. Bench 100 lbs (plus the bar) for 10 reps
6. (Just in case I come up with more)
As and end to these means, I created the following 12 week goals:
1. Lose 20 lbs of fat
2. Drop 6% off my Body Fat
3. Create and start using a Running training schedule
4. Do 10 Pull ups with 130 lbs of assistance
5. Bench 80 lbs for 10 reps
In addition I created some other goals that I think I can achieve in the next 12 weeks:
1. Do 10 military push-ups
2. Bench 50 lb dumbbells for 10 reps
THEN I went through and set the goals I would need to reach the first week to get to my 12 week goals
1. lose 1.7 lbs of fat
2. Drop .5% Body Fat
3. Run three times (per schedule)
4. Do one pull up with 160lbs of assistance and 9 more with 170 on back day
5. Bench 75 lbs for 10 reps on chest day
6. Do 10 Negative pushups and then 'modified' pushups to failure
7. Bench 45 lb dumbbell for 10 reps on chest day
Do I think these goals are aggressive? Hell yeah I do! Do I think they are attainable – you better believe it!
Then I started thinking about nutrition. My goal here is to find something that works. That means I don't want to have my plan set in stone. But, I need a starting place so, here it is. 2000 calories a day six days a week. On the seventh day God rested and so will I. That's my free day. BUT it's not a free for all. I want to keep my calories under 2600 that day.
I will eat six meals a day – six days a week. Again the seventh will be less structured, but I should be eating at least three meals. Because I'm eating six times each meal will be about 330 calories.
Now, meals. If you've been here any amount of time you know that I complain about my lack of time for meal planning/preparing. So, I've come up with a solution. I'm going to plan 15 meals a week. I'm going to break that down this way:
2 Snacks
2 Breakfasts
3 Lunches
6 Dinners
2 Deserts
And the rules for these are…
Snacks: Must keep well (all day). Must be able to eat on the go and be assembled in less then five minutes and prep time should be less then 5 minutes.
Breakfast: Must be able to be eaten on the go (in the car). Must assemble in five minutes and prep time should be less then 5 minutes.
Lunch: Must keep well (half the day). Must be able to eat on the go and assemble in five minutes. Prep time should be less then five minutes (unless able to make ahead on the weekend)
Dinner: May be simple or complex…
Deserts: Must be able to make a week ahead OR have a prep time of less then 10 minutes
Now – 2 snacks, breakfast and lunch have to come with me to work. If I plan my meals right that means I'll be spending less then 20 minutes packing my lunch! Perfect!
Now at the end of January it'll be time to evaluate. Is this working? If not the first 'tweek' will be to drop calories, the next taper calories at the end of the day and the next carb cycling… I think that should get us through the end of twelve weeks.
As for my workout… I think I'll keep on with 'stage two' of Max-OT (with the exceptions noted above). Cardio will be a running program gearing up for my 12K – which will mean I'll be running for miles three days a week. 2 at the gym and one on the weekend. However – If come my mid-week weigh-in (on Friday) my weight hasn't dropped 1 lb. I will add an extra session of HIIT. (How's that for motivation to stay on track with the nutrition.
Well – I think that's about it for now! Next week's running plan will be posted as soon as I get it put together.
Let's rock this town!
I realized that the easiest way to figure out my goals for my upcoming 12 week challenge was to figure out what my goals for this year were… then figure out what I would need to accomplish this first quarter to make those happen.
So far I've come up with the following 2006 Fitness goals:
1. Weigh 130 lbs
2. Reach 18% Body Fat
3. Run the Bay to Breakers in May
4. Do 10 Unassisted Pull ups
5. Bench 100 lbs (plus the bar) for 10 reps
6. (Just in case I come up with more)
As and end to these means, I created the following 12 week goals:
1. Lose 20 lbs of fat
2. Drop 6% off my Body Fat
3. Create and start using a Running training schedule
4. Do 10 Pull ups with 130 lbs of assistance
5. Bench 80 lbs for 10 reps
In addition I created some other goals that I think I can achieve in the next 12 weeks:
1. Do 10 military push-ups
2. Bench 50 lb dumbbells for 10 reps
THEN I went through and set the goals I would need to reach the first week to get to my 12 week goals
1. lose 1.7 lbs of fat
2. Drop .5% Body Fat
3. Run three times (per schedule)
4. Do one pull up with 160lbs of assistance and 9 more with 170 on back day
5. Bench 75 lbs for 10 reps on chest day
6. Do 10 Negative pushups and then 'modified' pushups to failure
7. Bench 45 lb dumbbell for 10 reps on chest day
Do I think these goals are aggressive? Hell yeah I do! Do I think they are attainable – you better believe it!
Then I started thinking about nutrition. My goal here is to find something that works. That means I don't want to have my plan set in stone. But, I need a starting place so, here it is. 2000 calories a day six days a week. On the seventh day God rested and so will I. That's my free day. BUT it's not a free for all. I want to keep my calories under 2600 that day.
I will eat six meals a day – six days a week. Again the seventh will be less structured, but I should be eating at least three meals. Because I'm eating six times each meal will be about 330 calories.
Now, meals. If you've been here any amount of time you know that I complain about my lack of time for meal planning/preparing. So, I've come up with a solution. I'm going to plan 15 meals a week. I'm going to break that down this way:
2 Snacks
2 Breakfasts
3 Lunches
6 Dinners
2 Deserts
And the rules for these are…
Snacks: Must keep well (all day). Must be able to eat on the go and be assembled in less then five minutes and prep time should be less then 5 minutes.
Breakfast: Must be able to be eaten on the go (in the car). Must assemble in five minutes and prep time should be less then 5 minutes.
Lunch: Must keep well (half the day). Must be able to eat on the go and assemble in five minutes. Prep time should be less then five minutes (unless able to make ahead on the weekend)
Dinner: May be simple or complex…
Deserts: Must be able to make a week ahead OR have a prep time of less then 10 minutes
Now – 2 snacks, breakfast and lunch have to come with me to work. If I plan my meals right that means I'll be spending less then 20 minutes packing my lunch! Perfect!
Now at the end of January it'll be time to evaluate. Is this working? If not the first 'tweek' will be to drop calories, the next taper calories at the end of the day and the next carb cycling… I think that should get us through the end of twelve weeks.
As for my workout… I think I'll keep on with 'stage two' of Max-OT (with the exceptions noted above). Cardio will be a running program gearing up for my 12K – which will mean I'll be running for miles three days a week. 2 at the gym and one on the weekend. However – If come my mid-week weigh-in (on Friday) my weight hasn't dropped 1 lb. I will add an extra session of HIIT. (How's that for motivation to stay on track with the nutrition.
Well – I think that's about it for now! Next week's running plan will be posted as soon as I get it put together.
Let's rock this town!
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