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Godyssey Stardust Offline Posts: 2375 Georgia Gender:	Re: Trisha 2008 Reply #30 - Jan 23^rd, 2008 at 6:25pm I'll second that "Yay Rah" Trisha Congrats on sticking to your workouts! I love your ticker design btw.
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Trisha Stardust Offline Posts: 2318 Missouri Gender:	Re: Trisha 2008 Reply #31 - Jan 24^th, 2008 at 11:11am Thanks sistah!
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Reply #32 - Jan 24^th, 2008 at 11:17am

Thursday 24 January 2008
Hair: No-wash day; hair is again up in a high ponytail. I have to say, I'm loving BSL. If I ever get tired of having longer hair, I believe BSL will be the level at which I keep my hair. Tomorrow is wash day. I also need to a vinegar rinse.

Other: 17 degrees this morning--a veritable heat wave. Grin

Had some very light snow flurries this morning but it did not stick to anything, and only lasted about an hour. Have I mentioned how ready for Spring I am?! Huh

Tomorrow will make an entire week that I've walked every single day. That may not sound like much to some, but for me it's a great accomplishment.

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Re: Trisha 2008
Reply #33 - Jan 24^th, 2008 at 11:28am

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Have I mentioned how ready for Spring I am?!     

Your ticker says it all, babe.  

And I feel the same way about BSL. It's a great sort of "neutral" length. Not obscenely long, but long enough that it doesn't feel "short."

Congrats on the walking! I definitely can't do my route every single day. I've tried and it almost killed me!  

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Reply #34 - Jan 25^th, 2008 at 10:36am

Friday 25 January 2008
Hair: Washed and conditioned with Pantene Brunette Expressions this morning; also performed a vinegar rinse. Length will be down all day.

Other: Some secrets to my walking success: I walk as soon as possible after arriving home each evening from the office, and I do not skip weekends. When I tried to implement walking routines in the past, I did not have a set time. It was "after supper" or "when I have time". Now I walk around 4:30 every day. --And I do mean every day...in the past, I would take the weekends off. WRONG! Why do that? Walking is a great, gentle exercise that can, and should, be done every single day.

When I started, it took me 23 minutes to walk one mile--that was last Friday, the 18th. Just yesterday I walked a mile in 20 minutes, so I'm already cutting time off of my routine. But that's not my goal. I'm not necessarily going for a longer distance, but a longer TIME. I should be walking for at least 30 minutes a day (which in turn will take me a farther distance) while gradually increasing my time on the treadmill. Therefore beginning with today's walk, I will focus on "treading" for 30 minutes.

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Reply #35 - Jan 29^th, 2008 at 1:45pm

Tuesday 29 January 2008
Hair: No-wash day; hair is up in a high ponytail. BSL seems perfect for high ponytails. Waist length? Not so much. Still doing night braids.

Other: Keeping up with the walking routine.

I've decided I want to try living caffeine free. I already limit caffeine intake to 1pm or before. Why not simply give it all up? I also began today drinking water, lots and lots of water. I read that we should drink half our weight in water every day. Wow. Shocked

I certainly haven't been doing that...I don't even drink the expert-recommended 8 8-oz glasses of water daily. Starting today, though, I will do my best. Walk for at least 30 minutes, no caffeine, drink plenty of water, eat healthy. Sounds like a plan. Cool

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Re: Trisha 2008
Reply #36 - Jan 29^th, 2008 at 2:26pm

Uh oh...curious about the goth subculture and now she's turning straight edge. Perhaps I should watch what I put in my hair journal! LOL  
    But really, being physically active makes you more aware of all of the bad things that you're doing to your body. Caffeine, junk food, fast food, etc. It's only natural to readjust.
    Personally, I avoid caffeine wherever possible, so if you need any tips or whatever, just ask.  

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I read that we should drink half our weight in water every day.  

Sacre bleu! Something tells me that this little statistic is slightly off. Granted, water is one of the heaviest substances on earth, but I doubt that a 700 lb. person could put away 350 lbs. of water in a day. That's almost 9 5-gallon bottles!!
    Just stick to the recommended 64-80 oz. a day and you'll be fine. If you're active, you might need more, but most people have trouble getting just that much. And try to drink the highest quality water possible. Home filters really don't cut it.
    This is also something that I know a little bit about because my dad has been a water man for over 30 years. 

All the best in getting yourself healthy.  

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Trisha Stardust Offline Posts: 2318 Missouri Gender:	Re: Trisha 2008 Reply #37 - Jan 30^th, 2008 at 10:16am Thanks sistah!
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Reply #38 - Jan 30^th, 2008 at 10:32am

Wednesday 30 January 2008
Hair: Washed/conditioned today; no vinegar rinse. Wearing hair down.

Other: Last night I walked for 30 minutes on the treadmill, focusing on time instead of distance. Haven't had any caffeine since yesterday morning. So far I feel fine, although I just took 2 aspirins as a just-in-case. And yeah, drinking the equivalent of half of one's weight in water sounds a bit extreme to me, too.

It's pretty cold here this morning, 19 degrees, and our high temperature is only supposed to reach 36. Shocked

Oh, and Angel...I've been what you call straight edge most of my life.

I gave up alcohol a long time ago, don't smoke cigarettes, don't do drugs. Some folks might call that boring, but I just call it healthy common sense. Cool

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Curlgirl64 Stardust Offline Practice Yoga,give and receive Reiki Posts: 2974 Brooklyn,N.Y. Gender:	Re: Trisha 2008 Reply #39 - Jan 30^th, 2008 at 3:31pm Not boring!!! Definately good common sense!
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Re: Trisha 2008
Reply #40 - Jan 30^th, 2008 at 4:44pm

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Oh, and Angel...I've been what you call straight edge most of my life.     I gave up alcohol a long time ago, don't smoke cigarettes, don't do drugs.  Some folks might call that boring, but I just call it healthy common sense.     

And just for the record, 5 gallons of water weighs about 40 lbs. I don't think I even need to tell you that no one can or should drink that much water in a day. Especially an 80 lb. person. That amount of water could kill you. 
    A half gallon per day is recommended.

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Reply #41 - Jan 31^st, 2008 at 12:35pm

Thursday 31 January 2008
Hair: It's a no-wash day; hair is up in a high ponytail.

Other: I came in late to the office this morning so I could help hubby get some firewood to the house from the field. It's about a quarter of a mile walk (one way) from the house to the spot where he's been cutting wood. And of course the wood is down a hill (it always seems to be down a hill, I don't know why!). So my job, as the carrier, is to carry the cut wood up the hill to the waiting trailer. Down the hill, up the hill, down the hill, up the hill. Whew...it's a pretty good workout, let me tell you. Anyway, that chore didn't take as long as I thought it would, so I was at the office by a little after 9:00. Now it's around 11:30 and we're in the middle of a pretty good snow storm. Shocked

I feel some vacation time coming on. Grin

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Re: Trisha 2008
Reply #42 - Feb 4^th, 2008 at 4:12pm

Monday 4 February 2008
Hair: For the past week or so I've been washing/conditioning every other day. I simply prefer the look of clean hair these days. *shrug* I forgot to ask hubby to measure my length for the new month. I have no idea what my new official measurement is since The Trim.

Other: Well, our snow is almost completely gone now, melted away from the onslaught on warm temps. It was pretty, though, while it lasted.
Day 6 of decaf Trisha.

No headaches, no adverse side effects. I must not have been as addicted as I thought. I didn't even feel drowsy.
I did not use my treadmill this weekend and won't even try to offer excuses. I'll simply get back on my routine this evening. Hmm, I wonder if the weather is nice enough for me to walk outside tonight?! Huh

Hubby may be gone to a lodge meeting in a neighboring town when I get home this evening. He said he would let me know for sure if he was going to attend, but I haven't heard from him yet. Maybe that means he decided to stay home. I guess I'll find out in a little while!

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Godyssey Stardust Offline Posts: 2375 Georgia Gender:	Re: Trisha 2008 Reply #43 - Feb 5^th, 2008 at 5:29pm Everyone strays from their workout routine from time to time. As long as you eventually get back to it you're doing fine!
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Reply #44 - Feb 8^th, 2008 at 2:04pm

Friday 8 February 2008
Hair: No wash day...why has my hair been super greasy on my no-wash days of late?? Is it the dryness of winter that's increasing scalp production of natural oil? Angry

Grr...

Other: Tomorrow I'm scheduled to help with a MOCHIP program (Missouri Child Identification). To be honest, I'm simply dreading it. So why am I going? Because hubby asked me a month ago if I would mind helping--his Masonic lodge is one of the co-sponsors and they usually don't have enough active members who volunteer to help. And like an idiot I said yes. I truly don't enjoy being in the middle of big crowds of people (think of a less paranoid version of Monk). But it's too late to bow out now. So I'll just plaster on my academy award winning smile and get through it. Undecided

Maybe it won't be as bad as I think... *fingers crossed*

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