Author: Angela Pea

Wife. Mother. Engineer. Cancer Survivor. Knitter of Marvelous Things. Rider of Multiple Bikes. Fabulous Cook. Reader of All the Books. Eternal Optimist. Perpetually Happy.
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Scream Weight

I’ve been reading Refuse to Regain by Barbary Berkeley as part of the E2E Challenge, prepping my mind for maintenance.  One of her rules is to Reverse Small Regains Immediately.  As in the very second you notice them.

You start by setting a Scream Weight for yourself, a number that you never, ever in your lifetime want to see again. If that number appears on your scale, you SCREAM! If you start getting close to that Scream Weight, you go into an automatic and immediate response of cutting back on calories.  You live lean for a few days until that scale backs away from your Scream Weight.

Why?  Because if we allow our weight to creep up over the Scream Weight, it becomes progressively more difficult to bring it back down the further away we get.  I know this from personal experience.  My first attempt at serious weight loss was easy, shedding 40+ pounds in less than six months. It has taken me more than two years to lose the 20+ pounds I regained. It is so much easier physically and mentally to spend a few days restricting and reigning in our self-control than it is to  spend months and months regaining lost ground.  

It’s a glorious day here in Texas – the sun is shining, there’s only a light breeze instead of gusting wind, so I went riding at lunchtime today.  I got in 10 miles during lunch and still had time to eat my sandwich.  DirtBike’s science project is finished and was safely carried to school this morning.  I did Turkish Get-ups with an eighteen pound kettlebell yesterday. Ah-maaaaz-ing!

Set your Scream Weight. Keep the Faith.

EMail Anglea Pea

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E2E Challenge – Week 4 – Changing My Mind

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It’s a woman’s prerogative, you know. 

Mr. Pea, The Architect and I went out today to check out the race route for next Sunday.  When I signed up for the race several weeks ago, I knew that the route was on back country roads; however, I was under the impression that the roads were at least paved.    Guess what?  Not only are they not paved, but they are also not compacted, as in a combination of muck and large gravel. Big rocks, not your typical worn gravel road gravel.  I managed to complete 15 miles today, but it took two hours. Two long, hard hours.  I seriously overestimated my abilities when I signed up for this one.  I came home, logged on to the race site and voluntarily relinquished my slot to someone on the waiting list.  The Architect?  He’s totally in. He finished about 23 miles today in the same two hours.  *sigh*  How cool it would be to have the muscles, stamina and confidence of a 15 year old boy!

So.  I’ll try another race on another day, hopefully a mountain bike race.

Here’s the prescribed update for Week Four.

1. Item of clothing and a picture of me. Princess Pea found a gorgeous sweater for me, but not a complete outfit yet.

2. Weight This Week: 160.1. Waist 31″. Up. Really?

3. Goal Recap

Shed Five Pounds:  It’s coming. Eventually.

Do Five Pullups:  Just one again this week.

Firm Up the Arms:  Yes again. Two hard core kettle bell sessions including single arm swings and lifting a 26 lb bell over my head.  Pushups?  150 for the week three sets of 50.

4. Books

Refuse to Regain.  I didn’t get any reading in this week.  Too busy helping DirtBike and Princess Pea with projects and homework.

I continued to read along with Jenny at  A Minute Captured.  Reading my Bible is proceeding.

5. Catch up with the Challenge Buddy.  Hey Jo!!

7. Visit Other Challengers:  Yes!  Everyone is hanging in there. Go us!

8. I do hereby solemnly swear to NOT QUIT.  Amen.

Stay Steady. Keep the Faith.

EMail Anglea Pea

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Oh Frabjous Day!

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Oh Frabjous Day! Calooh! Callay!

Why the celebration?  Because it’s Raining!  Rain, and lots of it, pouring from the sky.  We’ve been in a serious drought for about five years now, so every precious drop is gratefully appreciated.  We’ll have close to four inches by the time this system passes. Only 78 inches more, and the lake will be back to it’s normal pool level!

It’s midweek update time for the E2E Challenge.  This week rocks.  The laundry is caught up.  DirtBike has brought home some pretty decent grades the past few days.  My jeans have lost their Christmas Indulgence snugness. Kettlebell classes are getting easier.  I passed up a free piece of chocolate cake.  Oh yes.  The stars are aligned fer-shur-lee. 

 

Enjoy the Day.  Keep the Faith.

EMail Anglea Pea