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FEBRUARY 2008

2/29/08
Gym: OFF, I went to a martini party after work at a friends house from high school. Shane got stuck at work and there is no way we could have made it on time..... then again, it ended up taking ME almost 2-1/2 hours to get there during rush hour traffic that I COULD have waited for him to get home and change and by that time the rush would have been over and we still would have ended up getting there an hour late..... It was a lot of fun and I think I made a few new friends too!

2/28/08
Gym: 10 mins stretching of legs, 37 mins in the weight room working on, arms and chest THEN "Kick-It" class (kickboxing, included abs & stretching at the end), worked out 1 hour + 47 mins, burned 657 calories at 40% fat.

AFTER THE GYM TODAY I WENT OVER MY WORKOUT GOAL FOR FEBRUARY BY 207 MINUTES!!

Shane & I are going to a martini party friday night after work at a freinds house from high school. Shane's last drink was in April 2004, I'm not much of a drinker anymore and I'm not much of a martini person but we are trying to be more social.

2/27/08
Gym: 15 mins stretching of legs, 39 mins in the weight room working on legs, arms, chest, THEN "Kick-It" class (kickboxing, included abs & stretching at the end), worked out 1 hour + 54 mins, burned 694 calories at 45% fat. I WENT OVER MY GOAL OF WORKING OUT 2,000 MINUTES IN FEBRUARY BY 100 MINUTES AND I STILL HAVE THURSDAY TO COUNT IN THOSE NUMBERS....

I also booked an appointment to have this water tank test to see what my body fat is on March 25th www.bodyfattest.com

2/26/08
Gym: 20 mins stretching of legs, 60 mins working legs big time, arms, chest, abs, & back, "Kick-It" class (kickboxing, included abs & stretching at the end) worked out 2 hour + 20 mins, burned 754 calories at 45% fat.

Only 14 more minutes and I will have made my workout goal for Feb of 2,000 minutes of exercise!! I've still got Wed & Thurs to make it... NO PROBLEM!!

I'm taking Fri off to go to a Martini Party... I've never been to one and I'm really not a drinker and Shane does not drink ....be we are trying to be more "social"

2/25/08
Gym: had to go to the laundromat since we were out of town all weekend. I got 6 loads done.... then after dinner I did 20 mins abs & resistance band on my legs, push ups, and some light hand weights....worked out 20 mins, burned 52 calories at 60% fat.

2/24/08
Gym: OFF drove home 8 hours....

2/23/08
Gym: OFF (out of town playing with neice & nephew) that has to count for something! LOL

2/22/08
Gym: We drove at least 6 hours tonight to visit Shane's side of the family, but when we got to the hotel, and just before bed, I did 12 mins abs & resistance band on my legs....worked out 12 mins, burned 27 calories at 60% fat.

2/21/08
Gym: 15 mins stretching of legs, THEN "Kick-It" class (kickboxing, included abs & stretching at the end), worked out 1 hour + 15 mins, burned 482 calories at 50% fat.

2/20/28
Gym: 15 mins stretching of legs, 39 mins in the weight room working on legs, THEN "Kick-It" class (kickboxing, included abs & stretching at the end), THEN "Maximum Sculpt" class (full body weight class, includes abs & stretching at the end) , worked out 2 hour + 54 mins, burned 1045 calories at 50% fat.

2/19/08
Gym: 15 mins stretching of legs, 53 mins working legs, chest, abs, & back, "Kick-It" class (kickboxing, included abs & stretching at the end) worked out 2 hour + 8 mins, burned 765 calories at 45% fat.

2/18/08
Was up all night coughing again.... ended up on the couch again bad night! Called in sick....went back to bed until 11am

Snack: 1oz original flavor turkey jerky from PCC...all natural, very tender, very good and not too salty and the best part.... only 60 calories, zero fat, and 11g protein.

Gym: OFF needed to rest

2/17/08
TODAY WAS A REALLY HARD DAY.......

Gym: OFF stayed in bed until 11am I was up coughing all night....from about 3am-5:30am, ended up on the couch so poor Shane could sleep.

Went over to Mom's to spend the day with her.... today is one year since my Father passed away from complication from obesity.

2/16/08
Gym: 11 mins stretching of legs, then "Kick It" class (kickboxing, also included weights, abs & stretching at the end), worked out 1 hour + 26 mins, burned 598 calories at 50% fat.

2/15/08
Gym: : 27 mins stretching of legs, some abs, THEN "T.G.I.F." = Tough Group Into Fitness class (kickboxing, sculpting w/weights also included abs & stretching at the end), worked out 1 hour + 57 mins, burned 740 calories at 50% fat.

2/14/08
Gym: 10 mins stretching of legs, 27 mins in the weight room working on, abs, & back THEN "Kick-It" class (kickboxing, included abs & stretching at the end), worked out 1 hour + 37 mins, burned 480 calories at 55% fat.

Shane & I are going out for our Valentine's dinner "date night" on Sat, we have reservations at a restaurant on Lake Union. Shane had flowers delivered to me at work, BUT, they did not arrive until I had already left for the day (he was sad), but I will get them in the morning. I gave him a little gift bag with his favorite candy, best buy gift card, a "mushy" card, and some massage oil that we will use this weekend....hehehe

2/13/08
Gym: 13 mins stretching of legs, 53 mins in the weight room working on legs, abs, & back THEN "Kick-It" class (kickboxing, included abs & stretching at the end), THEN "Maximum Sculpt" class (full body weight class, includes abs & stretching at the end) , worked out 3 hour + 6 mins, burned 1050 calories at 50% fat.

2/12/08
Gym: 15 mins stretching of legs, 56 mins working arms, chest, abs, & back, "Kick-It" class (kickboxing, included abs & stretching at the end) worked out 2 hour + 11 mins, burned 707 calories at 50% fat.

2/11/08
Gym: OFF Lap Band support group meeting at www.NWWLS.com it was a great meeting, we talked about "The Beck Diet Solution"... I've got the book and started reading it but never finished it, cuz I'd rather be at the gym then on my butt reading! hehehe

2/10/08
Gym: 10 mins stretching, then "Kick-It" class (kickboxing, included abs ,resistant weight training and then stretching at the end) worked out 58 mins, burned 326 calories at 55% fat. *note: I left in the middle of class due to my cold, I could not catch my breath well enough.

Gene Juarez...."pamper myself day", hair (cut & foil) and facial the facial was my reward to myself for making it 1/2 way to my final weight loss goal

2/9/08
Gym: 16 mins stretching of legs, then "Kick It" class (kickboxing, also included abs & stretching at the end), worked out 1 hour + 16 mins, burned 587 calories at 40% fat.

2/8/08
Gym: KICKED @$$ IN CLASS TONIGHT... : 17 mins stretching of legs, THEN "T.G.I.F." = Tough Group Into Fitness class (kickboxing, sculpting w/weights also included abs & stretching at the end), worked out 1 hour + 32 mins, burned 714 calories at 40% fat.

2/7/08
Gym: OFF needed a day off the baby this cold.....

2/6/08
Gym: 15 mins stretching of legs, 50 mins in the weight room working on legs, abs, & back THEN "Kick-It" class (kickboxing, included abs & stretching at the end), THEN "Maximum Sculpt" class (full body weight class, includes abs & stretching at the end) , worked out 3 hour + 5 mins, burned 1006 calories at 50% fat.

2/5/08
Gym: 11 mins stretching of legs, 35 mins working legs, abs, & back, "Kick-It" class (kickboxing, included abs & stretching at the end) worked out 1 hour + 46 mins, burned 538 calories at 55% fat. I'm really coming down with something and had to take a 20 min rest before the kickboxing class.... I have no voice, so I could not yell and hoot and holler in class...it was just not the same....I MUST get better soon!!

2/4/08
Gym: 15 mins stretching of legs, 35 mins working legs, abs, & back, then 27 mins on the treadmill, , then "Maximum Sculp" class (weights, included abs & stretching at the end) THEN "Kick-It" class (kickboxing, included weights, abs & stretching at the end) worked out 3 hour + 17 mins, burned 1060 calories at 55% fat.

2/3/08
Gym: 16 mins stretching, then "Kick-It" class (kickboxing, included abs ,resistant weight training and then stretching at the end) worked out 1 hour + 46 mins, burned 806 calories at 45% fat.

2/2/08
Gym: OFF (my body needed rest...it told me so)

Laundry time..... 6 loads...

Met my sister (who was also banded the same day at me) at the mall.... for a much needed "Sister Day".... we walked, shopped, walked, shopped, tried things out/on, played with make-up, shopped some more.... got fitted and got a new bra at Victory Secret... I love it!!

2/1/08
Gym: OFF (and I don't feel guilty after 11 days straight and making my goal for Jan.)

Went to a Pure Romance party "girls night baby".... it was a blast!! It was held at my Aunt's house....Three of my friends also came. One was Traci who I had not seen since our 10 year reunion in 1999, Second one was Sara who I met back in 1987 and she was one of my brides maids in my wedding and her kids were my ring bearer and flower girl in 2002. Anyway, we don't see each other nearly enough so it was great to spend time with her. The third is Kathy who trained me for my current job back in 1999 and we just kinds "clicked" and have become really good friends. Turns out that Sara & Traci went to Jr high together and Kathy & Traci live in the same neighborhood and there boys are in the same class....SMALL WORLD!!

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MARCH 2008
**UFO= Unidentified Food Object (may or may not be IBS friendly for all)

3/31/08
20oz UFO

Breakfast: none

Snack: .75oz turkey jerky, 2 mint GS cookies

Lunch : ???????

Snack: 2oz junior mints (from Easter)

Gym: (at home) 3 mins stretching of legs, 3 mins hula hooping, THEN "Billy Banks" on demand.....LOL stretching at the end. worked out + 43 mins, burned 259 calories at 55% fat.

I got this last September and this was the first time I ever used it!! It was kinda hard.... and the instructions say only 3 mins each time for the first couple of weeks.

Dinner: 2 turkey sausage link, Dole pear cup drained, 1 frozen waffle, and about a tablespoon 100% maple syrup.

Snack: 100 calorie pack UFO

3/30/08
Again... I don't recall the whole day (it's Tues now when I'm writing this)

20oz UFO

Breakfast: ??

Snack: ??

Went to a Trader Joe's that I did not even know was there!! LOL There are two more being built that I know of... one near home and one near my office.

Lunch : 1/4 cup low fat UFOw/chives, 1/2 cup Trader Joe's Rosemary Apricot Chicken Salad! DELISH!!

Snack: none

Gym: OFF

My sister's birthday is Tues (4/1) so we had planned a spa day... she was not feeling well...but we still went. That was the only part of her weekend that she enjoyed. She got a Hawaiian style massage and I got one that included a foot treatment and mini facial at the end too....then we used the Swiss shower... it was nice.

Dinner: part of a chicken salad at Denny's

Snack: 100 calorie pack UFO

3/29/08
I don't even remember what I did on Sat!! (*Note: it's Tues night when I'm writting this!

20oz UFO

Laundromat: 7 loads of clothes

Breakfast: none

Snack: ???

Worked on taxes......for hours!!

Lunch : ???

Snack: ???

Gym: OFF

Dinner: 2/3 of the 5.25oz pouch of , Chicken of the Sea Ahi Tuna Steak in a grilled herb sauce (I broke it all up before heating it, it worked much better then the night before) Dole pear cup drained, 1 wedge garlic light UFO.

Snack: 100 calorie pack UFO

3/28/08
Cancel THAT condo..... found out it's only 400 sq ft for $285,000-305,000...are you kidding me??!!?!? We have a few others that we are looking into with our agent.

Went at saw my new office today.... moving will be in April....

Breakfast: none

Snack: .75oz turkey jerky, 6 almond M&M's (from Easter)

It was freaken SNOWING in Seattle today!!! So, I did not leave for lunch cuz the roads were a mess.... had some so, I ate what I had on hand...in my desk drawer.

Lunch : .50oz turkey jerky, 10 wheat thins, and about the equivalent of 6 whole cashews.

Snack: 1/2 South Beach bar... I forgot the flavor and the balance is in my car so I can't read the package.

Gym: 13 mins stretching then "T.G.I.F" class (kickboxing, included abs, push ups, hand weights and stretching at the end) worked out 1 hour + 43 mins, burned 778 calories at 40% fat.

T.G.I.F. = "Tough Group Into Fitness" and end the week with an incredible workout of kickboxing, sculpting and lots of sweat!

After the gym: 10oz Powerade

Dinner: 5.25oz pouch of Chicken of the Sea salmon steak in roasted garlic marinade, Dole pear fruit cup drained, 1 wedge UFO.

Snack: 100 calorie pack UFO

3/27/08
Well, we have an appointment on Thurs for our taxes...yes, we need help this year.

We might be meeting with an agent on a condo on Saturday.

Got word today that my office might be closing the deal anytime between Fri-Wed of next week on the new location.... then hopefully I'll get more of a firm moving date. I'm thinking the end of April...UUUGGGGG....

20oz UFO

Breakfast: none

Snack: 1oz turkey jerky, 6 almond M&M's (from Easter)

Lunch : 1/2 of cup of Taco Time white chicken chili and 2/3 crispy chicken burrito that I chewed the crap out of.... it was SO GOOD, but higher in fat then I need to be eating...but I was craving one SO BAD... and I'd never tired the chicken one before, I always had gotten beef and have funny memories of my Dad with it....he would always "steel" the crispy ends because he said they were "gross" not until later in life (teenager) did I realize THAT was really the BEST part!! LOL Oh, Dad....I miss you!!

Snack: 4 almond M&M's (from Easter)

Gym: 10 mins stretching of legs, 50 mins working arms & chest BIG TIME, THEN "Kick-It" class (kickboxing, included abs & stretching at the end) worked out 1 hour + 55 mins, burned 707 calories at 45% fat.

After the gym: 16oz Powerade

Dinner: 2 thin slices grilled turkey, 1 frozen waffle, 1/2 cup eggbeater (2 eggs worth) and about a tablespoon 100% maple syrup.

Snack: 100 calorie pack UFO

3/26/08
Breakfast: none

Snack: .75oz turkey jerky, 2 mint GS cookies

Lunch : 4oz soup, and a small salad (less then 1/2 cup lettuce, 1/2 cup UFO, 1 slice of beet, about 2 tablespoon sliced mushroom, 2 bow tie pasta and a drizzle of fat free raspberry vinaigrette).

Snack: 1oz junior mints (from Easter)

Gym: 8 mins stretching of legs, 36 mins working arms & chest I increased the amount of weight today, THEN "Kick-It" class (kickboxing, included abs & stretching at the end) worked out 1 hour + 44 mins, burned 688 calories at 45% fat.

While at the gym: 16oz Gatoraid

Dinner: 4oz grilled turkey SPAM, 1 frozen waffle, and about a tablespoon 100% maple syrup.

Snack: 100 calorie pack UFO

3/25/08
Breakfast: none

Snack: 2oz turkey jerky, 2 mint GS cookies

Lunch : 6oz soup and a small salad (about 1/2 cup lettuce if that, 1/4 cup UFO, 1 slice of beet, about 2 tablespoon sliced mushroom, and a drizzle of fat free raspberry vinaigrette.

I GOT TANKED!! www.BodyFatTest.com

Turns out I have more LEAN pounds then I thought!!
Currently (and no surprise to me) my body fat percent is at the start of the "Very Poor" rating.... 38.4% but good new is... if I lose about 25# of FAT that will make me 31%. "Obesity, or excessive body fat, is generally defined as a value greater then 32%" I've got a ways to go....but I will take it about 8 weeks at a time and then will get TANKED again!!

Here is a link to a clip on CNN of someone getting "Tanked"

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/health/2007/04/12/fortin.ca lculate.body.fat.cnn

Gym: 10 mins stretching of legs, 23 mins working arms & chest, THEN "Kick-It" class (kickboxing, included abs & stretching at the end) worked out 1 hour + 33 mins, burned 587 calories at 45% fat.

Dinner: Trader Joe's Lemongrass Chicken Stix and about a tablespoon Safeway Brand (Eating Right) Asian Sesame Ginger vinaigrette dressing spray....I just sprayed into a tiny espresso cup and microwave for 15 seconds and it became my dip.

Snack: 100 calorie pack UFO

3/24/08
Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter... ours was good, we spent the day at Mom's.

My hubby took this of me after I came from a Pure Romance party (girl's night) 3/8/08, he liked the outfit!

I'm down 68.5# in this picture since my lap band surgery on 6/21/07.

Breakfast: 1/4 package of Trader Joe's frozen steel cut oatmeal

Snack: 2oz turkey jerky

Went for my follow up Dr appointment from my ER visit last Tues when I had Vertigo. I as not able to get in to see him until today....so I had not gone back to the gym yet. He did lots of tests to see if he could recreate what happened...but nope...no dizzy!! He also thinks I was dehydrated, he can see it in my skin even on my hands. I'm trying really hard to drink more even if I'm not thirsty.

Lunch : 2/3 of a bowl of Taco Time white chicken chili....

Gym: 10 mins stretching of legs, 64 mins working arms, chest, legs & back, THEN "Kick-It" class (kickboxing, included abs & stretching at the end) worked out 2 hour + 14 mins, burned 857 calories at 40% fat. I SOOOO NEEDED THAT... and I was missed too!!

Dinner: 1/2 eggbeater, 1 frozen waffle, 3oz grilled turkey ham, about a tablespoon 100% maple syrup.

Snack: 100 calorie pack UFO

3/22/08
Well, finally I'm DONE at Grandma's old place and the new one is coming together. This is the first weekend day in weeks that I've been able to take care of MY HOUSE and spend some time with Shane!!

Gym: OFF got laundry done, prep done for Easter, got lots of things crossed off my "To Do' list at MY HOME!!

Lunch: bowl of Taco Time white chicken chili

Shane & I went to the salon and got SpaPed, waxing, I got my nails filled and he got a manicure...it was nice to spend time together. On the way home, we stopped and looked at a Condo for sale that caught our eye....more on that another time IF it becomes anything. Then we went to Bed Bath & Beyond and dropped $100 in the blink of an eye!! LOL

Dinner: 1/4 cup eggbeater, 1 frozen waffle, 2 Jimmy Dean fully cooked turkey sausage links (cooked on the stove top NOT microwave), about 1 tablespoon 100% maple syrup.

Snack: 100 calorie pack UFO

3/20/08
Well, I've had a few strange days to say the least!! 3/18, I came to work... normal day, then all of a sudden everything was blurry, I could not focus, I was sick to my stomach... well, my sister ended up taking me to the ER and turns out I had Vertigo. I have to call my primary Dr Friday morning for a follow up in hopes that he has a cancellation since he was booked both Thurs & Fri. I stayed home Wed and slept ALL DAY... I'm not kidding ALL DAY!! I had to cancel my Fill apt on 3/18, but you know what the coolest thing was?? I had called www.NWWLS.com to cancel and to let them know I was going to the ER, I wanted to give them a heads up in case for some reason I would need a total unfill if the vomiting out really bad. They asked that I call back and let them know how things went. Well, I was getting something to eat after leaving the ER and NWWLS called my cell phone to check on me and Dr. Michaelson said to give me his cell phone number in case I needed him for anything... now how many other surgeons do you know that would do that???? I thought that was pretty cool!!

I'm at work today and will go to Grandma's new place after work (she is going there for the 1st time tonight)..... not sure what else needs to be done at the old place still.

I've lost more weight too.... but I've also had a hard time getting in my fluids and solids as well... I'm sipping on some tea now and then will try some turkey jerky. Maybe the gym on Saturday???? (crossing fingers)

3/17/08
Well, I've been up to my eyeballs in Grandma's place....I started cleaning/sorting/packing... on 3/6 and I'm not done with the old place yet.... the movers came 3/16 and there is still stuff that had to leave with me because there is not room for it in her new place. Most of the family helped this weekend.... but the week before I was pretty much on my own.... except for a few hours here and there. I have not seen my hubby hardly at all either, his long hours kept him from helping me because he had to be in bed long before I would be home since he gets up and the crack of freaken early!! And NO GYM since 3/7 and TOM was here the whole week too

In the last 10 days I've had a fill (.4 cc) and an unfill (.4 cc) the very next day, it was too tight and I could not even get water down. So, we are letting it "heal" and then I will get another fill tomorrow (.2cc) this time. I've managed to drop 4.5 pounds also.....

I'm dropping out of the March Challenge also, since I don't see myself back at the gym until the weekend.... there is NO WAY I'm going to make my goal of 2500 minutes and I don't have anyway of knowing how many minutes of "Grandma stuff" could count towards it.....so I'll start fresh in April.

Don't get me wrong.... it's not that I'm just sitting on my butt.... TRUST ME.. I'm getting a workout, I just don't have anyway of "tracking" the minutes that would count... i.e. I was worked on Grandma's stuff for 12 hours Sunday between the two apartments.... but how much of that was standing in one place unpacking a box, how much was stairs, how much was bending over...etc etc etc.... All I know is I've been very active but don't have a clue how to track it to be "fair" in the challenge if ya know what I mean?? April SHOULD HOPEFULLY slow down for me and I can't wait to get back to my kickboxing classes.... I'm having withdrawals big time!!

3/6/08
Gym: Went to Grandma's to start cleaning/packing... took bundles of moving boxes upstairs. My sister and I spent 3 hard hours cleaning and packing.....the place is a total mess... she had been sorting and there is really no rim nor reason to the madness!! Turns out she did also have a mild heart attack as well as the asthma attack, and they are keeping her for a few more days. I've got a donation truck scheduled for the 12th and the movers are coming on the 16th. It's gonna be a LONG couple of weeks. When they discharge her from the hospital, she will stay at my aunt & uncles (he is the oldest of the kids), until we have her BRAND NEW apartment ready for her. AT GRANDMA'S I did 2 hrs + 54 mins, but will only count 1/2 of the minutes towards my goal since I was not "moving" 100% of the time.... but maybe have been moving my arms or something! LOL Worked out 1 hour + 27 mins, burned 202 calories at 60% fat.

3/5/08
Got up this morning to get ready for work... was packing my gym bag and my cell phone rang..... it was my Aunt calling to tell me that Grandma was in the ER. Major asthma attack..... she has been going thur crap in her apartment that was loaded with dust...etc because we are moving this 90 year old into a Senior Living apartment on the 16th. Needless to say, SHE will not be returning to her place to do any packing. She is stable, the tube has been removed, but she was about 3 min's from brain damage when my uncle got the call and he said, "save her" when they asked if there was a living will.

Gym: I stopped at the public storage on my way to the gym to get boxes, tape, newsprint for wrapping, etc for moving Grandma...(I will start packing/cleaning her place out on Thurs. So, after that....I get to the gym later then normal because I stopped at storage. Drive around and around to find parking. Get into the locker room to change and NO WORKOUT SHIRT OR BRA IN MY GYM BAG!! That would have been because I got thrown off after the phone call this morning. So, now there is no way for me to get home, changed, back, and stretched in time for the class so I said screw it... I'll do something at home. AT HOME I did 54 mins working arms, chest, legs, abs & stretching at the end. Worked out 54 mins, burned 131 calories at 60% fat.

3/4/08
Gym: 10 mins stretching of legs, 32 mins working arms, chest, & legs, then "Kick-It" class (kickboxing, included abs & stretching at the end) worked out 1 hour + 42 mins, burned 841 calories at 50% fat.

NSV (non scale victory) - I FINALLY got my back ordered 2 XL workout dry tech shirts in the mail...guess what? THEY ARE TOO FREAKEN BIG!! So, I will have to ship them back and hopefully they will have the 1 XL in stock!!

3/3/08
Gym: 15 mins stretching of legs, 42 mins working arms, chest, abs, & back, then "Maximum Sculp" class (weights, included abs & stretching at the end) THEN "Kick-It" class (kickboxing, included weights, abs & stretching at the end) worked out 2 hour + 57 mins, burned 841 calories at 50% fat.

3/2/08
Gym: OFF........Costco run.... spent an well over an hour, going up and down every isle, it had been forever since I'd been there. Laundromat time..... 6 loads, Cleaning of the house...... dishes, sorting crap...etc

3/1/08
Gym: OFF, Nail appointment........ NSV - (non scale victory) Went to Mom's, sister was there too...... we went to the mall and SHOPPED.... I got a new purse, have not had a new one since 2003? Also got a few pair of really cute socks...that I've never bothered buying before because my ankles/legs were always too fat... well, not anymore!!

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