Weekend in review
Sep. 13th, 2004 07:26 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
muck_a_luckSaturday was a nasty little day, with the high point being that The Fiance came to visit. She and The Small Boy became affianced , oh, two? years ago now. They were heartlessly separated by parents and school, but still maintain that they will get married when they are 31. This is despite the fact that The Small Boy has, count them, 10 girlfriends from school now, including Julia, to whom he refers to as "my girlfriend." I pointed out this inconsistency to The Small Boy and he replied that of course The Fiance was still his fiance, because wasn't she first? ;) The whole fiance thing was started by the stupid day care people, who I believe egged them on, asking them if they were boyfriend and girlfriend, etc. They are very fond of each other and great friends. I hate that it got forced into the framework of a love relationship so quickly. Stupid adults, trying to sully friendship with love. But they are now adamant about it. And it *is* incredibly cute, one must admit.
When C dropped The Fiance off, she said, "You have now idea how in love she is with your son!" The Fiance is a lovely, sweet little girl, and should she and The Small Boy choose to get married when they are 31, I'm sure I will be thrilled! But again, if The Fiance is little girl serious about this "relationship," I will be very, very sad if she gets upset by it.
Sunday was OK, though marred by the massive hunting and gathering excursion, upon which The Small Boy insisted on coming. Shoppers, Harris Teeter and Whole Foods, with the library and Einstein Bagels thrown in for good measure. And could still stand to go by Safeway this morning, as need dried minced garlic, Luisianne cajun seasoning, and oyster sauce. Weirdly, the spice aisles were being very ornery to me at the other stores.
Baked apple pies and made a pork roast for dinner. I must have been in the mood for both, becuase I can't remember the last time I ate that well.
Didn't bust the diet too badly over the weekend. I looked up my maintenance calories, which are around 2500. Looked up calories per pound=3500. So to lose a pound a week, you need to decrease intake by 500 a day on your maintenance. So my 1800 days are a pretty good diet, and have been managing that consistantly during the week. And certainly didn't have any days this weekend over 2500! Though yesterday might not have been my most restrained day ever. Ahem.
DID NOT exercise this weekend, and kicked off the week with yoga, which, while clearly a good way to stretch and balance and relax, doesn't have the cardiovascular kick of the step routine. Will do that tomorrow, but want to work in both the yoga and the tai chi into the weekly rotation, with an eye to moving that direction almost completely as I get better at both. In particular, I like the idea of doing tai chi rather than aerobics.
But for now, I understand the aerobics better and can get more weight loss benefit out of them. When I'm more fit and nearer my goal weight, I think I will feel less guilty about enjoying the calmer, more meditative forms of exercise. Plus, they will both be easier if I am stronger and weigh less.
And anyone who has read this far and is thinking, of course you can become fit with tai chi and yoga, yes, I know you can. But I'm an American and you have to give me time to adjust my bouncy aerobics attitude toward life.
Actually, what I really want to find is a really good tai chi DVD, with voiceover settings that let me do the whole sequence without pauses, but has an instructor giving voice prompts for the components. My video has an excellent piece by piece instruction section, followed by a section where you can just do the sequence watching the instructor. I need something in between til I really get it down. I'd bet money some smart person has built that into a DVD somewhere.
When looking for my yoga tape at the library, saw a tape called "Fighting Dirty." It's a self-defence tape geared toward women, and I think I'm gonna check it out, just for the fun of it! :)
When C dropped The Fiance off, she said, "You have now idea how in love she is with your son!" The Fiance is a lovely, sweet little girl, and should she and The Small Boy choose to get married when they are 31, I'm sure I will be thrilled! But again, if The Fiance is little girl serious about this "relationship," I will be very, very sad if she gets upset by it.
Sunday was OK, though marred by the massive hunting and gathering excursion, upon which The Small Boy insisted on coming. Shoppers, Harris Teeter and Whole Foods, with the library and Einstein Bagels thrown in for good measure. And could still stand to go by Safeway this morning, as need dried minced garlic, Luisianne cajun seasoning, and oyster sauce. Weirdly, the spice aisles were being very ornery to me at the other stores.
Baked apple pies and made a pork roast for dinner. I must have been in the mood for both, becuase I can't remember the last time I ate that well.
Didn't bust the diet too badly over the weekend. I looked up my maintenance calories, which are around 2500. Looked up calories per pound=3500. So to lose a pound a week, you need to decrease intake by 500 a day on your maintenance. So my 1800 days are a pretty good diet, and have been managing that consistantly during the week. And certainly didn't have any days this weekend over 2500! Though yesterday might not have been my most restrained day ever. Ahem.
DID NOT exercise this weekend, and kicked off the week with yoga, which, while clearly a good way to stretch and balance and relax, doesn't have the cardiovascular kick of the step routine. Will do that tomorrow, but want to work in both the yoga and the tai chi into the weekly rotation, with an eye to moving that direction almost completely as I get better at both. In particular, I like the idea of doing tai chi rather than aerobics.
But for now, I understand the aerobics better and can get more weight loss benefit out of them. When I'm more fit and nearer my goal weight, I think I will feel less guilty about enjoying the calmer, more meditative forms of exercise. Plus, they will both be easier if I am stronger and weigh less.
And anyone who has read this far and is thinking, of course you can become fit with tai chi and yoga, yes, I know you can. But I'm an American and you have to give me time to adjust my bouncy aerobics attitude toward life.
Actually, what I really want to find is a really good tai chi DVD, with voiceover settings that let me do the whole sequence without pauses, but has an instructor giving voice prompts for the components. My video has an excellent piece by piece instruction section, followed by a section where you can just do the sequence watching the instructor. I need something in between til I really get it down. I'd bet money some smart person has built that into a DVD somewhere.
When looking for my yoga tape at the library, saw a tape called "Fighting Dirty." It's a self-defence tape geared toward women, and I think I'm gonna check it out, just for the fun of it! :)
