Feeling pretty discouraged about this right now. For the past two weeks I have tracked my food carefully, stayed on plan (Weight Watchers) and yet… I weight more now than I did two weeks ago. How is that possible? It feels like I’ll NEVER lose the rest of the weight…
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1. Be a better friend
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2. Keep a food log for a month
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3. Plan my Thanksgiving dinner menu
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4. Eat more fruits and vegetables
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5. declutter 15 minutes a day
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6. Lose weight
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7. Re-do my resume for teaching positions.
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8. Figure out my career
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9. Volunteer in my community
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10. use up all my lotions and bath salts
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11. Do 50 push-ups
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12. Organize all of my papers
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13. Do a pull-up
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14. see the northern lights
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15. Scan in all of my negatives
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16. Organize my photos
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17. Put together (and do) an aerial routine
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18. Run a 5k in under 40 minutes
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19. Bike a century
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20. Run a 10k
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21. Learn the basics of fencing
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22. Walk from Santiago de Compostela to Finisterra
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How I did it: I decided I wanted to get into shape, so I convinced a friend to a sprint triathlon with me. We looked for a triathlon that was well enough in the future that we'd have plenty of time to train. Because I was starting out from total couch potato, I decided to focus on the swim and the bike, because you can walk the run,but you sure can't walk the swim or the bike! I also looked for a triathlon that had a friendly reputation, because I was … Read how I did it…
How I did it: During my last year of university I mentioned to a friend that hey, wouldn't it be fun if we did a cross-country road trip after graduation? Somehow, despite our best efforts, we actually managed to get our act together and took a trip! There were three of us and we drove from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco and then back. We went via Chicago and Wyoming on the way out, and came back via Las Vegas, New Mexico, Memphis, and A… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I've been working on this for a while--I followed coolrunning.com's couch-5k plan. I got together with a friend and we picked a 5k race we were going to do, and then I followed the plan and actually ran a whole 5k without stopping or walking! Read how I did it…
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We’ve made a list of everything we’re making:
-Turkey
-Stuffing (caramelized onions, apple, chestnut, and sage stuffing)
-Brussels sprouts (Trying a new recipe-sprouts, shallots, in a lemony dressing)
-Sauteed spinach (very simple-my mom can’t eat garlic, alas.)
-Baked sweet potatoes
-Baked potatoes
-cranberry-apricot sauce (super awesome recipe, I’ve been making it for years)
-cranberry chutney (I like cranberry sauces a lot, so I usually try one new one a year)
-Gravy (Cook’s Illustrated make-ahead gravy. Best gravy recipe ever!)
-rolls
-pies (We buy them from a local non-profit. It´s their yearly fundraiser.)
The ingredient list is done, now we need to translate that into a shopping list, separated out by store and day.
Plan the menu. I want to make sure we have lots of vegetables and healthy food. I also want to make sure we have plenty of snacks and nibbles for beforehand. Once I’ve planned the menu, I want to make a timeline so I know what will be done when.
