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Christmas Dress Challenge – Week Four – Extreme Exercise!!

This week I weighed in at 157.4 pounds, a 0.2 pound loss.  Here are the rest of the stats.

DO-IT:  The Dress.  Bought it, and it’s at the store ready to be picked up.  I just haven’t made it over there to fetch it.  Color me busy.

DO-IT: I’m a Weight Watchers fan, so I’ll stick to my points, 29 daily points 49 weeklies. This week I stayed within my daily allowance; I did not eat my weekly points. I did eat a few most of my activity points.  I’m so hungry after working out.

Dirt BunnyDO-IT: Earn 50 activity points a week.  Got this!  58 points in six days – 10 mile bike ride, two Self Defense Classes, a Jazzercize class, situps pushups, Boot Camp and one amazing mountain bike outing!  This week The Architect, my oldest son, and I went alone. I rode seven miles and didn’t fall even once!!

The picture right is from the trail.  Yep, I made The Architect stop and take my picture just for this blog.  How’s that for planning? This section of the trail runs right along the river bank; one slip of a tire and you fall 40 feet down into the Trinity River.  I pedal very, very slowly and carefully through here!

Just in case you’re wondering, Mr. Pea is strictly a road bike kind of guy – the mountain biking is for me and the kids, though we road bike with Mr. Pea, too.  His job is to call us several times during every ride to make sure we’re still okay. 😉

DO-IT: Consistency.  Consistent I was this week.  No binges, no slacking on exercise.

DO-IT: Hydrate.  Done!

DO-IT: I continued reading Refuse to Regain.  I really like the way the author encourages us to think of ourselves as Warriors in a righteous battle for our lives in a world determined to push garbage food in our faces.  And the chapter on guilt?  Oh yeah.  I so totally get it.

DO-IT: One update post a week.  Nope.  No excuses.  I just didn’t do it.

DO-IT: Link up to your weekly updates.  Done.

DO-IT:  Be supportive.  Yes!  Yes! Yes!  I may even fussed at a few of you.  Just know it’s because I love you

Be a Warrior.  Keep the Faith.

EMail Anglea Pea

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Christmas Dress Challenge – Week Three – Got a Dress!!

This week I weighed in at 157.6 pounds, a 0.1 pound loss.

The best thing this week?  I finally Conquered the Priority #1 DO-IT!!  I have to confess right up front that it is NOT in a smaller size. It’s actually in a bigger size than what I wear now.  Before you all scream ‘Not Fair!!’ think about Mir’s post about clothes sizes and the feedback about how ridiculous they can be.  I checked this brand’s size chart and I’ve tried on this style dress in store and it runs very, very small.  It’s a jersey knit, very clingy and very shaped.  Wanna see??

The Red Dress!!No, I’m not this slender, nor this young!  I look okay, though, for an advanced middle aged mother of four, and I can not WAIT to wear this dress!!

Princess Pea's Prom Shoes

I think I need some spectacular shoes to wear with this.  Maybe I can borrow Princess Pea’s prom shoes.

DO-IT: I’m a Weight Watchers fan, so I’ll stick to my points, 29 daily points 49 weeklies. This week I stayed within my daily allowance; I did not eat my weekly points. I did eat a few of my activity points.

DO-IT: Earn 50 activity points a week.  Got this!  Exercised six days – 15 mile bike ride, 10 mile bike ride, two Zumba sessions, tree trimming, garage cleaning, situps pushups and one mountain bike outing. That one was hard because DirtBike, my teen son, took a tough spill in the first mile and sprained his ankle.  He was able to pedal on the levels, but the pressure on the uphills was a bit much.  We had to ride three miles before we could safely get off the trail, and for every hill, I had to get off my bike, help push him up, then hike back down for my own bike and pedal up.  I earned 54 points this week.

DO-IT: Consistency.  Consistent I was this week.  No binges, no slacking on exercise.

DO-IT: Hydrate.  Done!

DO-IT: I started reading Refuse to Regain, and so far, I find it interesting with some sound, realistic advice.  .

DO-IT: One update post a week.  Yes. Yes again for the Christmas Dress Blog.

DO-IT: Link up to your weekly updates.  Done.

DO-IT:  Be supportive.  Yes!  I’ll see you all this week, too!

Keep the Faith.

EMail Anglea Pea

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What I Saw Today…

It’s heating up here in Texas again, which makes my noon ride pretty sweaty.  Ugh.  I still got out there and did it – twelve miles out and back.

Today I saw this!

Train, Trinity Park
Train!

I’ve been riding the Trinity Trails for more than twenty years, and this is the FIRST time I’ve ever seen a train on the train track!  It was just sitting there.  I stopped and chatted with the Conductor for a few minutes.  I seriously considered climbing up there just to see the train up close!  (The trestle is only about 7 feet high; tall people have to duck their heads when riding under.)

I’ve written a post at the Christmas Dress Challenge site about that dreaded E-word, Exercise.  It really is important for effective weight loss and overall health.  Check it out!

Wave at a train! Keep the Faith.

EMail Anglea Pea