Feb. 28, 2006

Joke of the day

Two lawyers had been stranded on a deserted island for several months.The only other thing on the island was a tall coconut tree, which provided their food. And each day, one of the lawyers climbed to the top of the tree to see if he could see a rescue boat coming. One day, the lawyer yelled down from the tree, "Wow. I can't believe my eyes. There is a girl out there floating in our direction."

The lawyer on the ground was most skeptical and said, "I think you're hallucinating and you should come down right now."

So, the lawyer reluctantly climbed down the tree and told his friend that he had just actually seen a naked brunette woman floating face up headed toward their island. The other lawyer started to laugh, thinking his friend had surely lost his mind. But within a few minutes, up to their beach floated a naked brunette woman, face up, gorgeous body and breasts and totally unconscious.

The two lawyers went over to her and discovered, yes, she was alive. One said to the other, "You know, we've been on this island for months now without a woman. It's been a long time. Do you think we should, you know ... screw her?"

The other lawyer glanced down at the totally naked woman and asked, "Out of what?!!"

Lucy in the Wash Tub

Olypmic Walking

Joke of the day:

A guy is walking through a fairground one day, when he notices a stunning redhead sprawled on the ground unconscious.

Kneeling next to the beauty, he lightly slaps her face. No response. Then he rubs her wrists. Nothing. He even tries mouth to mouth. The gorgeous woman does not respond. Finally, the guy takes another tack. He unbuttons the girl's blouse, and slides it off her body. Then, unhooking her bra, he begins to massage and fondle her firm, soft breasts.

The girl begins to moan and gasp in pleasure, her nipples stiffening, and finally her eyes flutter open.

"Oh thank you," she sighs. Looking down at the guy's hands, still massaging her tits, she goes on. "Tell me, how did you think of such a novel way to revive me?"

"It wasn't my idea," he says. "That guy over there kept shouting, "Rubber balloons ..... Rubber balloons!"

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I really didn't feel like going to the gym today - but I did! I compromised and did 40 mins on the treadmill walking at 3.5 incline and 4 mph. I was watching the Olympic skating and it was a bit tricking walking and watching at the same time. I would start to move with them as they wound up for their jump and oooh, it startled me too when they made a fall. It was better to have done something than nothing at all..

Dinner Ideas - all BFL friendly! (click for recipe)
Italian Meatloaf
Citrus Chicken Burger
Lasagna and Caesar Salad
Cheeseburgers and Coleslaw
Spicy Sausage Manicotti

Back At It

Today's Quote
Usually, when you go to someone's house they offer you coffee. They say, "You want some coffee?" I tell them, "No thanks, I have coffee at home. But I could use a little pancake mix." I try to get the things I need.
- George Carlin

I got myself back to the gym today after an 8 day absence. I had been suffering headaches for a while there so missed one or two because of that. Took a day to go the dentist to investigate the cause of the headaches - but she had nothing to offer, just to watch grinding my teeth and clenching my jaw. Took Bill to the airport one day. It all adds up. So today I thought I would take it easy getting back into the swing of things. I did 15 mins on the elliptical and 15 mins on the treadmill running at 4.0. Average HR was 154. It felt good but I know I could push more. Isn't it great when everything is working right? No complaints from the feet or the knees or the hips or lungs? Just go go go. The last song on my MP3 was GREAT! It was Bat Out of Hell by Meatloaf. Now THAT is a great cardio tune.

27 days left in this challenge and I want to do well. Tracker friends have put me to shame with their dedication and motivation. I've been thinking about it quite a bit and I have identified one of my problems is that I don't like competition. I don't like to PUT expectations on myself for fear of failure. Pretty pathetic isn't it? Everyone says set goals, but for me setting a goal is setting myself up for failure. Ack! Kick me!
Seems like I am only willing to go so far. I shudder to think of a trainer pushing me, egging me on. I believe this comes from when I was a child. Hated seeing the kids tease each other, push each other, compete and put down others. I just wanted everyone to be nice and get along. I'm not saying I go for mediocrity and equality. My son's school seems to subscribe to that. Sports day has no individual 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. They get 'participant' ribbons for each event. The team houses are colours and not mighty Greek Gods like when I was in Elementary school. I just don't get how "participant" gets them ready for the real world. "Thank you for showing up in life, carry on in mediocrity." Is that the kind of doctor we want working on us? The kind of leaders we want in government? BAH! I'm getting off topic.

It shouldn't be that hard. I just want to lose 10lbs. I weigh 135. 125 is the goal but 130 would probably look mighty fine too. But as Leonard Cohen would say "Why not ask for more?".
I do well during the week. I work out at lunch across the street from the office. We have a good cafeteria here for those times I don't bring lunch or heaven forbid, my snacks (mid-meals in BFL speak). I eat 5-6 times a day. I have a balanced MRP for breakfast, balanced snack, good enough lunch from the cafe if its not leftovers from dinner, balanced pm snack and dinner is usually pretty balanced or at least lean and low fat/low carb. Weekends are not as good. Can't be bothered to make a 'proper' breakfast for myself - it is not my favourite meal of the day anyway. I'm funny that way. I'll make my son a cooked breakfast every weekend. Eggs with sausage or bacon. Sometimes pancakes. I'm not tempted by it. I'll have an MRP or toast and peanut butter (yeeessss, peaaanut butter). I don't have the discipline of doing the mid-meals on the weekends either and then there's the wine after 3pm! Ah! I'm pathetic.

Snacks:

Corn Muffins

Raspberry Cottage Cheese

Shrimp Cocktail

Nutrition Bar

Its all good

Hey Suzanne, thank you for stopping by.

I just wanted to say that I never said peanut butter is bad (because, oh it is sooo good) but I think moderation is the key.

Also, I’m not saying I have given up on Tracker and staying away because as we all know, it is a very addictive site. All it takes is an attitude adjustment. You know, from the Life of Brian, “always look on the bright side of life.” (are you whistling now?) The Tracker part of Tracker is awesome and I don’t want to give that up. Not to mention my BLENDS!

This one of my dream cars.
The Bentley Flying Spur

Long Time No Post

I would like to thank my blends FV Tom, J-Dub and Havlow for checking up on me. I am fine. I haven't posted in a while for no reason other than I haven't had much to say or report and other things have taken my time. I DO HOWEVER, have a few things on my mind today!

Things have been very quiet at work. I've been bored even, but have successfully been able to act like I'm really, really busy. (don't tell anyone) Its been on my mind to write for my blog at my desk - wow! I'd really look busy then wouldn't I? But still, I just did not have the fire within. Well, this week my manager is in Palm Springs on vacation. So, I can really skive off work! (definition: evade a duty or depart evasively)

So, lots of topics have flitted through my mind in the last week or so but today, we're going to talk about Tracker. Hot topic among us Blends right now. Last week the shit hit the fan again in the Off Topic threads - PG and R-rated categories were created. I have chosen not to view the R-rated thread and I am very comfortable with that. Though I really DO NOT see the necessity to have R-rated category AT ALL! From what I gather having read some of your Blogs is that it pretty much spiraled into complete debauchery. Reminds me of the biblical cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Maybe, as a few of you have suggested, the thread, topics and personalities subscribing to that thread will implode. I just don't get it. I don't see the need for THAT kind of discussion in a Fitness and Health site. WHY don't they just email each other with their lewd conversations? Oh, and I agree with what someone said on Tracker - just because we might say this isn't the place for that [kind of talk] doesn't mean we are prudes! I am a Hell of a lot of fun. Never had any complaints! (You might have seen my number on the wall: 867-5309) But I digress…

Today I see a Poll asking whether all Off Topic Threads should be removed and discontinued - not just the R rated OT thread. This is simply asinine. To paint all Off Topic threads with the same brush as the juvenile sexual banter on the R thread is just wrong. Come on! Captain Kirk would NEVER do that: sacrifice the good of the many for the good of the few.
Now, there are some regular OT stuff that I have no interest in. I just don't read them. I REALLY don't care how your sweetie proposed to you. I don't care about the score in your State's football rivalry. But it is also a place where we can feel a certain safety and freedom to express ourselves and ask questions. But I do think that if you fear you have a hernia or some ailment you should see a doctor - not ask strangers on a website for their thoughts or opinions. JMO. In short, Off Topic threads are not a bad thing and don't need to be banned altogether. However, r-rated topics have no place on a fitness and health related site. Again, JMO.
I want to express my puzzlement that the Webmaster dealt so swiftly and effectively with that hijacker (Butt Conspiracy) on the pooping thread. WM rode that doofus right out of town using every threat he had the power to use; reporting to his employer, threatening to report him to his internet provider etc. Now, how come he didn't do the same for The Magpies? (as I've seen some of you refer to those shit-disturbers as.) Why weren't those posts/threads shut down and locked with the same swiftness? And reprimands handed out? (pointing to the shit that went down in December and last summer) I learned from some of your blogs that the Webmaster has actually participated in these recent R-rated threads, that's why. By participating he is condoning it. I guess it is his site after all. PMO. This does not represent him in a very good light. Jerk. I agree with some observations that someone who really has a problem with a stalker or harasser may not feel that they can go to him and report the problem and trust that it will be dealt with properly. His integrity is questionable.
I'm going to switch gears now, away from the drama above. Tracker is loosing its luster for me. I am likening it to the same way my boyfriend and I have evolved in our fitness knowledge. To very simply illustrate: Shape magazine used to be enough for me. Now I see it as a regular fluffy woman's magazine with some fitness advice and skinny girls demonstrating exercises holding 3 pound weights. They are not the kind of fit body I want. Oxygen filled the gap for while but soon all the articles are the same and it is getting a little fluffy too. Bill's hit the wall similarly with Men's Fitness and their message boards. We evolved to Hussmann's fitness site and Burn The Fat Feed the muscle. Now where do you go from there?
So I'm saying Tracker is loosing its luster for me because I'm tired of seeing the same topics time and again from the newbies. Its tiring to respond with the same answer we did months ago and tiring to read the same answers. I do appreciate those of the long term trackers who do respond very helpfully to the new people. I haven't been one to post much anyway - its fear based. I've mentioned that before on Tracker. Fear that my comments thoughts or opinions will get lambasted or even just ignored. (FYI Peanut butter is more a FAT than a protein! 12g Carb; 14g protein; 72g fat. And beef jerky is not a health food!)
So, how has my fitness been going? I'm no star. I have good days, bad days, good weeks and bad weeks. I just have to do what I always advise - string more good days together than bad days. There was a week I made it to the gym every day. Then the next week I fizzle out going 3 or 4 out of 5 days. I burn out so easily. It is real work dedicating yourself to fitness and healthy eating. I also succumb to that strange phenomenon that Skwigg wrote so well about - self-sabotage. When I start to look good or see a number on the scale its very subliminal, something in me feels fear about looking good. Oh, I don't even want to go there right now. I recorded on Tracker that I reached 133 at one time in this challenge. I know now that it must have been an error on the digital scale. When it reads low like that I get off and then get on again and I get a truer reading. I haven't gotten below 135. Please don't tell me to get rid of the scale. I understand the scale and use it as a tool. I only weigh in once a week on Friday mornings - when I know I've been doing good on the program. I didn't get to the gym at all last week so I'm not going near that scale until I've been in the gym for a week.

These are not my cats. Tiger and Lucy will never been seen like this. But this picture just makes me smile whenever I see it.

It is my desktop wallpaper at work and it is our Theme for the day: Can't we all just get along?