Sat. morning

[Pony]

Well, it's a Satuday morning and so I thought maybe NOW i would have time to check in with everyone. I have been around reading and replying to some, but not really talking about "me" and sharing how my week is. It is sometimes hard for me to do that because of the fact that sometimes I get limited time on the computer. For those of you who are relatively new around here and don't know, I have a crazy schedule. I am a school bus driver and have morning break time that I come home and have breakfast and check in here. But this year it is a shorter break time because I have more runs to do. Then of course that is also the only time I have to do business errands or any other things that may come up. So sometimes it's a pop in and pop out thing. I appoligize for that. Also most times I am not able to get on the computer later in the day until late at night, as I share this computer with "the other person that lives here" and he is usually on it until he goes to bed.

Anyway, I have been doing good at getting to the gym...I think. I have only missed one day this week so far. They have been 1 1/2 hr. workout sessions. I do feel good about it. I have cut out the candy and way down on fats. I haven't been overeating. If anything I have been undereating which is not good either. It is not on purpose, just my crazy schedule and the fact that I just am not an organized person and forget to make time to take a lunch with me.

Well, I finally got my new car and the van can now be gotten rid of. Not sure if you all knew that I have been waiting on this to happen or not. But I had made a deal with my ( I don't even know what to call "him" anymore) daughter's father that he was going to buy this vehicle and I would pay him back each month.

Have a visitor I will finish later

[Pony]

Wow, it is now the afternoon and I have been a busy girl. I have been trying to clean out the van so I can hand it over to him in fair condition. I know I let too much pile up inside of it. Looked as if I lived out of it....sort of. Well, it was still full of stuff that I had moved from my dad's place....and some of my daughter's toys that she likes to bring along. Besides cleaning the van, I have really alot to do around here. So much has piled up around here lately and all I want to do is take a nap. It gets very over whelming and I know I should get someone to help me, but the person's that should be helping me won't, meaning the ones that live with me !

Well, so anyway, in all the day is moving along quietly. That's good. I hopefully will be going to the gym later on tonight. Trying to stay consistant. Tomorrow a friend maybe be coming over and the plan is to go for a hike. The place I am thinking of taking them to is about a two hr. hike. I think that will be my exercise for that day. Not sure if I can take going hiking and working out.

Well, enough about me.....what about everyone else. It has been pretty quiet here today.

[sugarssweetpea]

I think hiking is a good enough workout. I am very proud of you. You sound like you are doing very well. Good to hear. Keep it up.

[Pony]

Thanks Sweetpea, I am doing pretty good. Not 100% to plan, but all off it either. It's life.

It's Sun. now and well, the plans for hiking got changed. So no work out planned for today, but the day is not over......it is just beginning and that could mean anything around here....lol

Have a lot of work around here that needs to be done, so this is my opportunity to work away at it some more.

[Nina Kay]

Hi Pony,
What happened to your plans? Is it raining there? It is here in Central Texas and it's wonderful. Oh how we needed this refreshing rain. I've forgotten where you live. Hiking sounded like so much fun and I think that it would be the very best exercise. The Drs. say that walking is the best all around, so I would think that walking cross-country would be even better and with all of that fresh air and sunshine that you would take in, it sounds like it couldn't be beat. Do you get to do that very often? My sister and I have only talked about doing it. We grew up doing just that. We were so healthy growing up.
I want you to know that I am so proud of you for being so consistent in going to the gym and that is such a long workout. It's bound to be doing alot of good. It sounds like you are doing good to cut out most sweets and to eat as healthy as you can when you do eat. I'll bet you have lost weight and I'll bet that you do feel a whole lot better. I do wish that you could come here more often but I do understand why you obviously can't. Maybe things will change for the better for you sometiime soon. Well, I have alot to do today too, so I hope that you and I both get alot of our stuff done. Keep up the good work. It sounds like you are gradually working toward your plan for recovery. Keep on keepin' on, One day at a time.

[Pony]

Thanks Nina for the kind words. You are such an uplifting person. You made me smile.

My plans got changed because the friend I was supposed to go with couldn't make it. I won't go alone. It is too dangerous, I feel, to be up on the trails alone. I used to go more often then now...a co-worker and I used to go at least once a week up on the trails for about a 1-2 hr. hike, but work schedules have changed that. Now we just go when we can fit it in. I don't have anyone else that likes going. My friend lives too far away to go all the time. Anyway, yes, it is great exercise.

I feel that I have gone down some from all the workouts at the gym, but I need to work more on my food to see better results. But I am getting there. One step at a time.