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Old October 8th, 2003, 02:05 PM
Wendy
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Default No weight loss this week.

Jarkat2002 wrote:
Ignoramus wrote:
This does not include chasing after 2 little ones, housework, wallpaper
stripping, etc.


do not count that time...


Well, we will have to disagree here. I put a lot of effort into my home and do
almost all improvement projects. Some are a lot of work! I don't exactly
include work time as part of my exercise time, but it still counts.


I agree. I have a few household projects that really burn calories. One
of them is trimming my hedges. I've got huge hedges, over 100 years old
and over my head. I move the step-ladder, climb up it, swing the trimmer,
step down, move the ladder, repeat. It's a 4 hour workout! I also did a
project involving 900 pounds of tile and lots of stairs (tile saw
downstairs, tile upstairs) and THAT was a hell of a lot of work.

But even the everyday stuff can work up a sweat. We turned on our heat
yesterday (FINALLY!) and we had to dust all radiators everywhere. And
that means we dusted everywhere, in essence. I didn't get a workout in
yesterday officially, but by the time I had done all the housework I was
sweating and exhausted. That counts, believe me.

try one day, it will be iluminating. I know that it is a real pain in
the ass though, I did it just once during my dieting, last week
actually.


I'm not ready to go there yet ... but maybe at some point.
What did you find when counting your calories?


I use www.Fitday.com once in a while - usually when I'm stalled - to get a
handle on portion sizes more than anything. Sometimes I just have to go
back to measuring. I mean, 15 almonds is one thing, but eating several
handfuls of uncounted almonds is another thing entirely. (I agree with
you about nuts - we're done with almonds for now. I had the same reaction
as you.)

"Mom, sometimes you are a pain in my neck"
~DD 4 years old.


I thought this sig was so sweet. I really miss my four year old
daughter. Sadly, she's nearly 13 and has turned into the Ice Princess
from Hell. She tells me she hates me almost daily. (Because I get her to
school late most days. Her private school that I can't afford and that
has no busing and is in another town and makes me not be able to take
clients all afternoon because I have to stop in the middle to go get
her. That school.) My boys still love me, though.

Wendy, Mummy to Caroline (12), Gary (10) and Sammy (4)
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