Posts by mctami

Oh, I feel your pain!  Both of my feet have a mind of their own and will wake me at night. They will involuntarily pull down and in - major cramp and oh so painful!  My toes are little demons that way too.

Trial and error has taught me a couple of things.  First, good shoes!  No matter how good they might look, a pair of running shoes are only good for about 300 miles.  The support inside and under the insole that you can't see compresses and can't do the job any longer.  Don't ever wear them for anything else but running and once you retire them to everyday shoes don't ever wear them to run again.

Secondly, make sure you're hydrated!  I do the little skin pull test to the top of my hand every afternoon so I have a chance to drink more water before bed to get good and hydrated.  Even if I think I've been drinking enough there are certain environmental issues that can prove otherwise, especially this time of year with low indoor humidity.

Rosamor is correct in suggesting bananas for the potassium.  Tomatoes are another excellent source with a fraction of the calories and loads of lycopene. 

• Current Weight: 138.8
• Weight loss Goal (pounds) for month of December: 4
  

Ooh, good one dbackerfan!

Shoot to Thrill - AC/DC 

Hi People!  I'm holding my own.  I've stressed over the holiday menu for a couple of weeks now but since it's finalized and the shopping is done I'm much more relaxed.  There's only going to be 8 of us, you'd think I was feeding the queen or something!  Argh!  I hate being so obsessive from having some obscure ideal of what the holidays are suppose to be like.  I have to tell myself to just "breathe" sometimes.

Hey nanamoss!  I can sense you're getting pretty antsy waiting for that little boy of yours!  How wonderful!  BTW - I live "out in the sticks" myself.  This time of year when the fields are harvested the wind cuts like a knife so I stop my usual running/walking routines.

On the subject of exercise - I'm a big fan of workout videos.  I'm not coordinated enough for anything extremely choreographed, like dancing workouts, but love the ones that use dumbbells and stretch tubing.  Heck, I've even got a couple of walking videos.  I've got a treadmill but just hate using it since I'm so used to running outdoors.  I personally am going to work on simple things like push-ups, sit-ups/crunches, squats, and lunges every other day or so.  I'll use one of my videos for cardio a couple of times a week too if I feel I need to.

Tracy and Stephany  - Great Job!

I'm hoping to join your ranks by the end of the challenge but these last couple of pounds have been like trying to melt ice when it's 33 degrees!  (Drip-Drip) Only .8 left to go before turkey day! 

So Cute!  I love doggy stories.

My two house dogs are 6 year old black chow mixes, about 40 pounds each.  They appear to be the most ferocious critters you'd ever not want to meet but they are so chicken!  They'll raise the roof with their barking, growling and snarling when someone pulls into the driveway but as soon as they hear the knock on the door they scat and hide under my bed! 

Got to love them! 

HIPPIE ?! - Yep!  I still have tie-dyed tee shirts and gauze peasant tops.  I don't know why.  I wouldn't wear them out of the house now for love or money.  My favorite high school attire was guys levi's, all faded and so worn that the knees were ripped across and the bottoms were all frayed out.  And I wore suede indian moccasins without hard soles that were fringed and had leather strings to tie them with.  Ah, those were the days!  Total comfort.

I was in the 7th grade before girls were allowed to wear pants to school except in the winter time under our dresses to keep our legs warm! 

Kindergarten paste!  I loved that stuff - and it did taste pretty darn good! ;-) 

You're the greatest Genius!  Thanks again for doing this!

BTW - I just sent you a PM.   

B & W television - ah, yes!  A color console was our first "major" purchases when I got married.  My mother got her first color set in 1990 and then only because 4 of us kids got together and bought her one for her birthday.

Anyone remember a soap opera called "Dark Shadows"?  When I was in Jr High I'd run home after school to watch it from 3:30 - 4:00 before Mom would get home from work.  I was fascinated with the whole vampire thing back then and the main character Barnabus Collins satisfied my curiosity.  We weren't allowed to watch anything like that so it was an extra thrill to be sneaky about it.   

Hi Lynn!

Great to meet you!  Your age caught my eye - us 50ish gals need to stick together.  There's a whole lot of youngsters that hang out here on CC and even though their challenge is every bit as difficult as a more mature person's they just don't have the same issues to deal with.  There's a couple of really good 40+ threads in the weight loss forum you might want to check out.  It's full of great suggestions and issues gals like us can relate to.

Welcome!