OK so I posted on a website this morning

Check out Craig Harper's blog today. Interesting stuff and agrees with what I've been thinking through lately. We all look for agreement don't we?

His blog basically says, don't always believe the science and don't think that rules - the one size fits all rules, apply equally to everyone.

The other side of the coin though, is you need to be careful to make sure you don't use the disbelieving of science as an excuse to be unhealthy.
e.g. BMI is a load of crap - I'm ok (even though I'm fat and get out of breath walking up one flight of stairs and have to wear a size 16). You're ok, but if you're in a size 16 girls, unless you're a giant, you're overweight. If you're in a size 16 and it used to be a size 24, good for you and keep going.

Love

Miss Jojo

I'm taking a break from some of my web activities (but not my blog :))

I have realised that I consciously spend at least 1/2 hour a day on various websites reading & participating in discussions on forums. I read the age, I normally post in the weight watchers site and answer people's questions, I post on craig harper's motivational site, I check my ebay (stupid polar heart rate monitor seller who sold me the broken watch for $70 bucks and won't answer my messages), I'm looking for a weekend away / yoga retreat online, I do my internet banking, I've just discovered some tap dance blogs that are pretty cool and I'm going to link to them.

I would much rather read a book, but if I read a book at my desk for 10 minutes people would think I wasn't working, but if I am online and typing and reading, then I can pretend that I'm working even when I'm blogging.

These activities typically occur for 5 minutes at a time and are like a break for me before I go onto the next meeting, write the next status report, etc.

Thing is, I'm over it. I think part of the reason my head is so full as that I'm doing TOO MUCH self development. I'm analysing my thoughts, behaviour, eating patterns, exercise. It's consuming and actually not so much fun.

So I'm taking a break from self development activities for at least a week and am just going to "be". And if it means I have to sneak a read from my book or get up and walk a lap of the office to have a break, so be it. I'll also utilise my break session to tidy up my desk which has become a little messy again.

Love,

Miss Jojo xxx

No wonder we sedate ourselves

Here's my thoughts of today.
My head goes a million miles a minute most of the time. Thoughts and chatter. Some of it positive, some not. My mood impacts my chatter in my head.

To manage it, I do yoga, exercise, listen to music and meditate most nights. That's a lot of work to control my crazy brain and I feel like when I am doing this, I am treading water or swimming, but I have to do so much just to keep my head above water.

My moods swing from grumpy, tired, unmotivated through to buzzing and happy. Today I am great. Yesterday I was not. There is no difference except that I inexplicably felt better this morning. I ate the same kind of food, did the same kind of thing and got the same kind of sleep. There is no external factor at work here. It is all internal. Not even hormonal because I control them now.

I think I might be a bit crazy. No wonder we sedate ourselves with alcohol to quiet the mind.

love

Miss Jojo xx

Strong Fit Healthy Slim

Try this as you walk:
(insert your own substitute words that work for you)

Strong fit healthy slim

it's like a march with a beat of 1-2-3and4
say it to yourself as you walk / run / ride the bike.

it makes me feel good and makes me run further and faster.

love

Miss Jojo xxx

I don't have much to say at the moment

My mind is a complete blank - my forehead feels fuzzy. I could go to sleep a lot of the time - I feel dopey. I haven't done any formal exercise since last Wednesday (3 hours) which is too long - even sanding walls on the weekend still didn't feel like much. There's a physiological reason too - I have had a nasty cold which makes my chest feel like someone scrubbed it with steel wool. Yoga tonight, here I come, and back to weights and cardio combo tomorrow.
cheerio
Miss Jojo

What is a healthy weight anyway?

I didn't report last week's weigh in because it was crap. I don't really understand why last week didn't show a loss but it didn't.

This week, back to 66.0 and 25% body fat and a flat tummy. I ate well for most of the week and have been doing weight training as well as cardio. I have some good definition going in my arms and back and I keep getting narrower even though my weight is not shifting past 65.7.

I have revised my goal weight to 65kg, and will confirm this when I go an see an expert in health and fitness matters in the next month or so. My goal has been 64kg because that puts me into the healthy weight range on the Body Mass Index (BMI). Thing is, right now, I am completely happy with my figure. My waist and chest have shrunk and I don't want to lose any more off my chest. Now my stomach is flat I'm happy. One more kilo is ok to aim for but I don't want to lose two. I just need my skin to shrink a bit as I have loose skin on my tummy and legs. I look and feel completely comfortable in my jojo version of a bikini which is a size 10 sports bra style top and little boy leg shorts. When I go to Bali in September I will have no problem buying an itsy witsy style bikini.

I talked to my doctor about it, and he advised me to just not worry about it (like, stay eating healthy and stay exercising, but don't get caught up in worrying about 1 or 2kgs). I read lots of things that say don't use the BMI as the only measure, especially if you are weight training. But, I've been hanging onto getting to 64kg because that's the healthy weight range for my height.

65 it is. So only one to go. Will do over next two weeks so I can get to goal by June 30. Then I'll have to work out how to maintain for real.

cheerio

Miss Jojo

Another week another kilo?

We shall see.

Exercise - pretty good, even with the glut. I'm back into cardio thank the godesses. I'm stepping up the exercise today to make up for food (see below). Will pack in an extra hour cardio which should help.

Food - fine, until yesterday. Blew out in a grumpy mood at work and ate junk food - a packet of chips, a chocolate bar, AND a lemon slice. Phew that's a lot of food. The rest of the time, have been fairly good.

Anyway I nipped that overeating in the bud and am now concentrating on eating well for the remainder of the week.

We shall see. Sunday am weigh in.

Love Miss Jojo xx

Careful of too much buzz

Since the buzz, I went out on wednesday night and taught two tap classes. I decided to get my students to lift their game, and basically taught 2 very high impact, sweaty tap classes.

Thursday - glut muscles seized and am now on no impact exercise, NO LEGS WHATSOEVER, and need to go back to the Osteo sometime soon to get treated. Bloody hell. I overdid it. It felt good though while I was overdoing it!

love,

Miss Jojo