Winter Wight -One Week Down!

Just finished week one (nine more to go !*#!). Today was Cardio.

60 minutes of heart pounding, sweat producing activity. First we used elliptical, bicycles, treadmills and skipping. Move on to a round of jumping jacks, hill climbing, side crunches and high kicks and then just because the trainer did not see enough motivation, we did a ZILLION sit ups alternately with bicycling in the air crunches. All the while the he kept asking if we were sweating yet? OMG ! I did not know I had that much sweat in me!

Weigh in is Friday. I have stopped weighing myslef at home because the scale in my house has been stuck on the same number since I started. I think I'm going to have to replace it....it can't be true that I have not lost ANY weight, I had to have lost at least a pound of sweat today!

Winter Weight the next day

I unmercifully punished myself with 2 Look Good Naked sessions yesterday.

Here are the Good the Bad and  the Ugly results:

Good    I slept like a hibernating bear from 9:00pm until my man woke me up at 7:13 the first time I can ever remember not hearing the alarm. I actually in feel better and  I impressed myself with  living through  2 extremely strenuous workout sessions.
After all I am not 20 ...........or 30 .......................or even 40 anymore!

Bad  I slept so hard on the same shoulder all night long that today I have a kink in my shoulder that hurts!!!! Tomorrow's session should take care of that.

Ugly Still no weight loss! I'm not going to weigh my self anymore until the mandatory weigh-in on Friday.

Winter Weight Day 3 & 4

2 fierce workouts focused on the abs, shoulders arms.  Saturday then again Monday.Driving home Saturday after the session I could tell I was going to be in PAIN. Just raising my arms to the steering wheel took major effort. Sunday I did a little light house work and didn't have too much pain.
Sticking to the diet over the weekend was tough, I had such a craving for CARBS, PASTA, CHOCOLATE! And I've got this stuff all over the house.
But I kept busy cleaning house and then cleaning some more so I managed to resist breaking the diet.

Today as I headed to the gym I felt just a little pain, but after the warms ups I loosened up and felt good. We were guided by our awesome trainer, Jay,  through another 45 minutes of bicycle kicks, bends, weight lifting and a couple of yoga moves and I managed to find some more muscles to torture! I hit the wall a couple of time when doing the weights over my head but that was the worst. The stretches afterward were heaven!

Since today was my birthday, after the session,  I decided to go to work late and pampered myself with a long, hot, bubble bath and boy did my aching muscles like that. I'm going back for another session tonight to make up for one I have to miss later this week. God have mercy on me!!

Winter Weight

It's been colder than usual and we've had more snow than usual so I haven't been doing the walking I usually do to keep off weight.

Plus,  I have just been too !@#$ing lazy. That's the real truth. 

My local  fitness club "Any Time Fitness" advertised a "Look Good Naked" fitness class.This is an intense 10 week course with four one hour work outs a week. But the fact that when I bend over to tie my shoes has become a torturous squeezing session to my big gut .I needed to do something - QUICK! I'll record my progress here.

Day One -Up Early, Yep the class starts at 5:30 AM. Worked the legs!  And the behind ! Didn't think it was too bad until the day after when normal bending and walking caused me to groan like an old woman.

Day Two - Today( 01/08) Cardio! A full hour of torturous running, jogging, skipping, jumping jacks, step ups and mountain somethings. Actually at the end of the session I am not feeling as exhausted as I did after the first day. This is encouraging.

No weight loss yet - very disappointing. I have set a goal of losing 1.5 pounds this week so I still have 7 days to reach that goal or as Jay says "There will be consequences!"

I'm still walking and bending and groaning like an old woman!

The eating rules given out the first day are also torture - to the man in my life, me- not so much. No butter, no ice cream, no pasta, no red meat ( Yeah! venison is OK!) All the veggies I can eat , some fruit, lots of protein, whole grains, nothing enriched, no sugar -  Oh, I almost forgot....Drink Lots of Water.

It's all doable with some sacrifice, so why am I not losing the weight??????????????????

Squirrel Up Date

We are winning the squirrel war!My mighty alpha male has eradicated 4 so far. The last poison I put in the attic is still there and I can, for the moment, venture into the attic without visions of rabid saber toothed squirrels viciously attacking me. But we must be vigilant or the monster rodents could return wha,ha, ha.....

Baggin' a Buck

We love hunting in Kansas. It is perfect for the DIY hunter with all its WIHA areas.  Short for Walk In Hunting Area. I like saying WIHA!!, we can hunt here! Anyway this was our fourth time hunting in SW Kansas.  I look forward to this hunt every time we draw ( about once every 3-4 years)because it's quality hunting time with my two best hunting buddies--my husband and our best friend Matt. This year Matt stayed home so it was just me and my alpha male, making it extra special. Last year none of us got anything but frost bite, this year we were hoping to at least fill our freezer with some tender venison or maybe even one of those huge Kansas whitetail we always see pictures of.

The weather gods decided to blow frigid winds from the north and sent the day time temperatures in the 20's for the high of the day. Thank goodness it's winter and we can spend evenings inside a nice warm camper! Late in the evening of the first day of hunting my hunter bagged a nice 6 pt buck. Problem was it was too cold and too dark to take a picture at the time. Here's the picture of the buck he bagged! Skinned, quartered, and bagged (LOL) by the great folks at Smith'sFrozen Food Service (If you ever hunt in Dighton contact these folks for their excellent services: SMITH'S FROZEN FOOD SVC PO BOX 879 DIGHTON KS 67839 316/397-2332)
As for me,the mighty huntress,after surviving a day of wind, a day of sub-zero temperatures I finally had one excellent day when I spotted   a buck snoozing in WIHA grassland about 1/4 mile away. I watched  him for 4 hours, snuck up slowly on the buck ,  and then at dusk  got  a very long shot and  missed--arrrgh!
Not the first or last time I'll experience this. I'll have to review "Lessons Learned"
Got to go bone up my my long distance accuracy. One thing any hunter has to always remember... You can never be too prepare for a hunt!

Once again our souls have been revitalized by fresh air, open grassland and the freedom to experience the thrill of the hunt! Can't wait for the next Kansas Hunt.

Squirrels in the Attic

I have squirrels in my attic. They have made my attic their home for at least the last five years. I've stopped counting. It's too painful. I,  as the mighty huntress,  should be able to hunt these little monsters down and eradicate them. They continue to reek havoc in my life.

It's my fault squirrels live in my attic. For years, feeling  sorry that the little helpless cuties didn't have much food in the winter and breaking all the rules of feeding wild animals, I put bread crumbs, pop corn, dried fruit and other tasty tidbit out for the little beasts.

Then, accepting my hospitality of food they decided to chew into the eaves of my roof and make themselves at home in my attic.The furry monsters gathered all the insulation in the attic and made themselves comfy, warm little nests. They have done such a good job of clearing the insulation, they have created great romping room in the rest of the attic.

Good for them, bad for my heat bills!

We keep trying various method of ridding ourselves of these devil squirrels, shooting them out of the trees, filling in their holes in the roof, sonic blasters only squirrels can hear. I routinely put rodent poison in the attic. This means I have to go deep into the territory they usurped from me. I know I am the ultimate predator. I know a am BIGGER than these monsters.  But before I even open the attic door I have visions of these rabid, saber toothed monsters attacking me and sucking the life out of me. The least little scratchy little noise has me throwing the poison into the darkness and bolting out of the attic as fast as I can.

Being the mighty huntress that I am I will persist with my poison flinging, at least it controls the population.

Does anyone  have any advise on how to get rid of these monsters??????

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