blood pressure

Hey Heather,

I think maybe you found your long-term goal: lower your blood pressure by 2009.  Good job on going for early morning walks.

I haven't done a very good job with exercise, partly because I've had a cold the last week.  But I'm starting to come out of it, so there goes that excuse.  I've also decided to try keeping a food journal, since I think that my snacking is my biggest hindrance to getting healthy.  I'll let you know if I find the practice helpful or not.  I'm not really restricting myself from any foods, but trying to hold myself more accountable to eating them.

I'm off to work.  I'll try to get a run in after class this afternoon!

good and bad

hey all,
so good news - i had a very successful early morning walk. it was great and i was energized all day. bad news - i have high cholesterol. we had our blood work done for life insurance and it turns out - i have the family blood too.

which leads me to some questions, nurse mamawebsterjames. what do i do about it? let me know.

love you guys!

gonna need your support :)

becky and i are going to walk 3 times a week. i'm feeling very optimistic about this - but we're planning on going mon and wed at 6:15am and saturdays whenever we can. the thing is - i get up with evey around 5:45 anyways, so actually getting up at that time isn't that freaky. but i am a little nervous. it's early, but i really need to make a plan and have a partner. so, becky's on it. i'll keep you posted.

wish me lucky tomorrow...

also - ben webster's show rocked tonight. he was amazing!

Tammy

I think we should include Tammy in this blog. She is clearly in better shape than any of the rest of us. I think she would be a good balance for the rest of us. Caleb, would you send it to her?

I agree with Caleb

Little goals are great. I've got the goal to workout tonight. Hmmm...that doesn't seem quite big enough for the little goal. I'm not really sure yet. I guess I'm looking for ideas. I'd kind of like to lose some weight too, but I'm so hesitant to set a goal. I think I'm afraid of failure. Plus, I've never operated by weight. So then I was thinking pant size. But then I think I'm afraid of failing on that too. Sigh...not too sure. Guess we'll focus on tonight. I'll take ideas, anyone.

Love you!

And, go Caleb - I know you can lose that weight. Our visit focused more on pastries than on workouts, but we sure did walk a lot. That was good, right?

New mini-goal

Hey all,

I've noticed that we seem to all be losing steam and running out of things to say on the post.  I'm still brainstorming ways to keep this thing active and helpful.

One idea I have had is to do some mini-goals.  A year's resolution can be a big chunk to take on at once, so maybe setting weekly or monthly goals would be helpful.  I think it will for me, so here goes.  My goal for March, which I am getting a head start on now is to hit 260 lbs.  I've gained small numbers the past three weeks instead of losing, so I'm going to set that number as a six week goal.  I'm at about 274 right now, so it will take some significant work.  But I know it is reachable - realistic enough to accomplish but not so extreme as to be unrealistic.

I'll let you all know how it is going in the coming weeks.

STRONGER

Kanye West once said....Work it, make it, do it, Makes us harder, better, faster, STRONGER! Us Webster kids can become stronger. It'll be tough, but it will happen.
Ben W