Getting back on the horse, as it were!

[candyland]

Work today: I counted prescriptions, waited on customers, organized stuff, ran to another store to pick something up, and scrubbed the bathroom. I really, really wish I was kidding on that last part.

The guy who came to fix the toilet (which has been severely malfunctioning as of late) left a huge mess, and my manager asked me what it would take for me to put on some gloves and clean the walls (direct quote). I asked for a sponge. It took me forty-five minutes to get that stuff off the walls and fixtures, and then to get the floor clean to my relative satisfaction.

It was pretty fun to watch my manager come over to look and see her eyes light up.


Anyway, another coworker brought something else to my attention: the Lieutenant Governor's Challenge.

Long story short, it's a twelve-week challenge (much like Live Healthy), except the main focus is cardiovascular health. Which ultimately is tied into weight and such. And as you might have noticed, I've fallen off the bandwagon a teensy bit with the weight-loss thing, and I'm thinking that this might be the kick in the rump I need to get moving on it again.

All you have to do is sign up and start logging exercise and how many fruits/veggies you eat. It's not as hard as you'd think, either. When I had dinner tonight after work, Mom put a cup each of three different veggies into the dish. So I've already got three servings of veggies.

Anyone want to join me on this? *sparkles at all of you*

Comments

[oystermato.livejournal.com]

I... I'm going off to college and I don't think it'll be good if I gain my freshman 15 on top of all the weight I've put on the past two years. You have SRSLY been an inspiration for me to work out on the treadmill in my apartment's creepy gym, regardless of al its creepiness. And I have to stop myself from snacking so much... *_*

The reason I'm not so extremely unhealthy is because I played sports my first two years of high school and quit after that. Guuh anyway I'm slowly motivating myself to stop eating so much junky food and start exercising a bit more, and you have shown me it's possible!!!

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

For me, it was more like the freshman FIFTY than the freshman fifteen, and I'm paying for it now XD But it is possible to avoid. You can do it!

Snacking is my big problem, actually. I'm currently in the process of trying to revamp my diet a bit--which is sort of hard because I'm not under my own roof and not planning my own menu >_>

WE CAN BOTH MAKE IT! *pompoms*

[gomath02.livejournal.com]

Adam and I started 6 nights a week working out tonight... well I'm only doing 5 as I will be working at Breadeaux one of those nights... but anyway...

I'm cutting out snacks... and keeping a food log... this should be interesting to see how much crap I eat that I don't need to. I think I might give up soda too, although I really love cherry Dr Pepper...

Anywyas, the reason for my comment was that I weighed myself tonight... up 2 lbs from last week, time for me to kick myself into gear!

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

Nice! Go go go! :D

I thought about starting up another LJ account or something as a log, but A) I don't need another account to keep track of, and B) if anybody actually read it, I'd probably be sort of embarrassed XD Maybe I should just do a filter on here...

Erk. Pop is my weakness, as I adore Mountain Dew. But I agree, I need to wean myself off it. Trying to revamp my diet, too, and get more fruits and veggies back into it @_@

GOOOOOOOOOO YOU! :D

[gomath02.livejournal.com]

I'm down 3 lbs from Monday!

[dia-aren-marie.livejournal.com]

I've been watching what I eat and pretty set into my workout routine already (though let's hope I can keep it despite school starting up again), but I think I still need a bit more oomph in my diet, so I may join you on the food part of it. :D How about it~?

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

YAY! \(^o^)/ Solidarity get! The diet part is what's giving me the most trouble, especially since I'm not living under my own roof and planning my own menu @_@

WE CAN DO IT!

[gomath02.livejournal.com]

I just joined DailyBurn.com - not sure if it's something you'd be interested in... but it looks pretty easy to use!

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

I have absolutely signed up. That looks awesome! :D Thank you!

[gomath02.livejournal.com]

Looking for you on there...

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

I'm Candyland :D I'm very unoriginal like that.

[lotusprincess18.livejournal.com]

Hi!

I haven't commented in a while, so I figured I'd drop a line. :) Good luck with the new challenge! ;)

LP

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

Hey, nice to see you! And thanks!