Posts by caitlinoftheplants

The moon

Reminds me of the time the cheer captain and one of the basketball players almost took out a mailbox because her leg was caught in the steering wheel.

Savory is great with beans and dill is nice with fish and potatoes.

Lycra caps work well.

Focusing on things that make you happy sometimes helps. If you can get outside do it take a walk.  Keep occupied as much as you can so you don’t focus on the depression. Depression is no fun weather or not you gain weight or lose it. Personally I combat my own tendencies by working outdoors in the cold or in a greenhouse. I’ve never had any problems during the winter if I get to spend time in a greenhouse. If it gets too bad seek good professional help.

I feel that way too sometimes, could be why I’m lurking in the lounge reading about smelly dogs instead of deadlifts and broccoli for a change.

Original Post by purespark:

I've read that the plug-in type of air fresheners are responsible for a fair number of housefires.  So if someone in your household insists on using a disgusting one, that can be your excuse to throw it away.  :)

 Haha justification to destroy the tropical decay air freshener.  Maybe some high-grade essential oils would satisfy his need to make the house smell flunkey without choking me.

Had my little sister watch Blazing Saddles the other day… she didn’t get it. It was very sad. Then again she likes those pitiful parodies.  

My stats are different but I'm also struggling with the last bit of weight. The motivation keep up the discipline that got me this far (180 to 139lbs)  is hard to find some days. One of the few things i can find motivation in is weight training. I can see and feel results with weights that I rarely see on the scale.

A pair of teens once showed up at my grandmothers house where my father was loading fire wood into a trailer. They started to talk and he politely declined, telling them he was an Orthodox Satan Worshiper. He then proceeded to invite them to his cults bonfire because they really needed a pair of virgins for the nights ceremony.

Grandma has not had any Jehovah's witnesses at her door in almost 40 years.

Do you think I can get mono to loose my last 5lbs?

The knees are improving. I been doing the calf raises, strait leg dead lifts, and the laying on the floor leg lift thing. I reduced the number in the sets and used moderate weight.  Lots of icing the joints and more days with lower intensity cardio.

Cook carrots in covered pan with a little garlic, salt, olive oil, and nutmeg. Do you like salsa? Fresh salsa with beans and corn tortillas.

I was doing squats, dead lifts and calf raises before I hurt my knees. The squats were aggravating the injury. Would lifting a lower weight still be beneficial?

I was helping a coworker do research to set up a fitness trail at the park we worked at last summer. When I realized the tools were available suddenly weight loss became possible. At that time I had no idea how many calories my body burned and that gave me a starting point. This year I'm down to 140lbs from  180 lbs and will be able to lead hikes on the spiffy new fitness trail.