http://sandy.buddyslim.com Diet, weight loss, fitness blog from BuddysSlim.com Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:22:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en That really ticked me off. (to put it nicely)  Went for my checkup last Tuesday.  Started out great.  Got weighed,  the scale was good to me.  Got my BP meds lowered again, due to weight loss.   And doctor said he was proud of my weight loss.  Well, beg your pardon, ... http://sandy.buddyslim.com/2008/09/23/my-doctor-says-ive-reached-a-certain-age-wtf-is-that-supposed-to-mean/ I have incorporated weight training into my exercise regimen. ....  15 minutes, 3 days a week.  I can already see a difference after only two weeks.  My clothes are fitting better and I am even developing a bicep!  (actually two)  lol   But I only maintained last week and think I ... http://sandy.buddyslim.com/2008/09/12/i-think-ive-gained-and-i-dont-mind-at-all/ If you know me then you know I do water aerobics three morning a week.  I love it!  BUT.......We share the pool and locker room with the high school swim teams.  When I hear those skinny little girls in the locker room complaining about the rolls of fat on ... http://sandy.buddyslim.com/2008/09/10/another-shower-blog-you-must-think-im-obsessed-with-water-sports-lol-but-i-do-spend-a-lot-of-time-at-the-pool/ Have you ever noticed that your clothes change from day to day..... like, one day I put on an outfit and think 'I look pretty good in this.  I love the color and the pants fit great.' and I go out the door feeling like a million bucks.  Same outfit ... http://sandy.buddyslim.com/2008/09/09/how-can-the-same-outfit-look-so-different-its-the-same-me-same-weight-what-happened/ All I want to do is sing His praises!  I love being in the choir.  I feel so pure and good in my choir robe, and so close to Heaven in the choir loft.  So why am I put to the test with a church potluck on the first day ... http://sandy.buddyslim.com/2008/09/07/oh-lord-deliver-me-from-temptation-deliver-me-from-the-church-potluck/ Just trying to see if I can put a picture in my blog....  I love dancing granny, that's how I want to look by 2009. That's my motto for the Christmas Challenge.  It's going to be my Christmas present to myself,only without the gray hair,  mine is blond and I intend ... http://sandy.buddyslim.com/2008/09/05/dancing-granny-will-she-make-it-149-in-2009/ It was really 4 miles instead of 3.1 because the start/finish was 1/2 mile from the parking area.  AND it only took us 55 minutes.    We even passed two people.  My daughter walked with me, I know she really wanted to run, but she is so sweet, she wanted to ... http://sandy.buddyslim.com/2008/08/30/i-did-it-my-first-5k/ Didn't your mom ever tell you that?  Mine did.  Sometimes I forget and send a negative comment to someone.  I did that last week, and I apologized .... it wasn't meant to be unkind, but it was.  It hurt someone's feelings and that was not what I intended at all!  ... http://sandy.buddyslim.com/2008/08/29/if-you-cant-say-something-nice-dont-say-anything-at-all/ I'm not sure what I was thinking when I wrote that title, but I saved it and put it away for a later blog so I must have had something in mind.  Maybe if I just keep writing I'll remember what it was.  lol   It's not been a particularly interesting ... http://sandy.buddyslim.com/2008/08/28/judge-not-lest-ye-be-well-you-know-the-rest/ It happened while I was sitting here reading blogs. I was right here in 'Buddyslim Land' and absently told my husband, "bye, have fun Honey...drive safe." All the things I normally say when he's off to play golf with our son and a friend. And out of ... http://sandy.buddyslim.com/2008/08/24/i-just-barely-avoided-the-dreaded-snack-attack/