Mandie160's Journal, 11 Oct 07

I think you need to find something to do that isn't exercise. For instance, you are exercising as you are cleaning. Not as many calories burned, but at least you are up and moving. Why don't you find a group to do something with. Or, keep doing what you are doing!! YOU will end up with a SUPER clean house, a gorgeous yard, and you will be burning calories while avoiding exercising!!! :) 

You know, I thought about that. I tried to fool myself in thinking that I was doing some real exercise these last few days with the cleaning, but I know the truth and I also know that if I keep on doing what I am doing I am going to have a clean house and beautiful yard and more time to enjoy it than what I really want because I'll be too ashamed to hangout with friends and family because of me gaining weight from all the pretend exercising. There is no avoiding exercise. I'm going to get my tail in gear! 

I don't want to exercise some mornings, but I make myself do it and it may take up to 30 min. into my session until I start to get into it but usually by the end ... I am so glad that I did it. Try watching a good movie or your favorite show while doing it. I like to watch General Hospital or Kimora or something. Pick an hour long show so that you are exercising longer.... I try not to look down at the treadmill too much b/c then you are just watching the minutes go by, instead ... really focus on a show and put up a mirror so that you can watch yourself. I know it sounds crazy but I like to do the Tae Bo arm movements while I'm on the treadmill and you can really watch your arms and legs start to "form" ... works for me, maybe it would you too. I also get up early and do my workout b/c I HATE to exercise in the evenings. If I had to wait until late afternoon or night, it wouldn't happen at all. This way, I can think "the rest of the day is mine" lol... I get the exercise out of the way so I can feel proud and just knowing that it's over with makes me happy, lol 

I wish that I could get up before work and exercise. I have to be at work between 7:30am and 8:00am. I have a 45 min drive one way and I am not a morning person.... I am just coming up with all kinds of excuses. I figure something out, I really don't have any real excuses, I have several things that I can do for exercise. I have weights,small exercise trampoline, treadmill, tennis rackets and a daughter that loves to play basketball. I am less than 5min from the track and walking distance from the gym! I need to stop making these silly excuses and start making progress.  

You could always get you daughter involved in a workout with you. About those spiders, I know what you mean about all the cob webs. Either your Moms cleaning the porch for them everyday, or she's putting something down to keep them away, find out I have a bunch here. Pat 

Mandie girl, I do that same thing! If I have somethin to do, it's like I purposely fill my time with everything other than what I'm sposed 2 be doing...and just knowing I need to get that 1 thing done kinda hangs over my head all day...I've found it's just so much easier to go ahead and do it and get it over with ya know? Funny that you struggle w the same thing...I was never able to verbalize my problem til just now...thanks! haha!! 

oh and as for the spiders EWWWWW YUCK! You're a good 1 2 go near 'em! 

Girl, I was so scared! I don't know who's going to do the entrance way to the basement because it's closed in and I am not going to be trapped down there with those spiders and crickets and whatever else that may be down there! Whew! Just thinking about it, is making me breakout into a masive sweat! I'm going to finish today, but I just don't know about that section of the house! Maybe, I can throw a bomb in the entrance way or something. Speaking of our problem, I've been told that I show signs of possible ADHD(LOL) 

Hey Pat, I am taking a broom and sweeping the spiders and their webs down, then I am spraying Indoor/Outdoor Home defense bug spray. I am going to check with my mother and grandmother to see if they are doing anything to keep them off of their home, but I can tell you right now, I doubt very seriously that they are. I wish I could get the webs down at the very top of my house, but that's going to be almost impossible! So, I guess the smart spiders live up there!