Hi Ladies! Hope you are all having a marvelous Monday power walking. Week three has arrived and I am so impressed that we have made it this far! This week the running times stay the same (with a little less walking) so maybe it won't be too bad. When I am completely over each of our running days I tell myself that running 30 minutes is only like two percent of my day and too suck it up. Speaking of two, I am not sure why (I have been working out like an animal) I have gain two pounds since we started. Yeah for me!

So check this out: mapmyrun.com has an interactive map feature that lets you trace your run along a map of your area. Then you scroll down a little, and poof! There's the mileage. I surprised myself after I learned that my piddly little route is actually almost three miles... Wonder how far you guys are going!

Also - I wish all the stores that carry Halloween candy would agree to sell it at one big store, like somewhere on the outskirts of the county, so that every time I'd go to Target for (healthy, serious, low-cal) food, I wouldn't have to look at that huge display of KitKats. I don't even really LIKE KitKats, but they're RIGHT THERE looking at me, and darned if I didn't have to slap my own hand away from a bag yesterday.

Way to go Mills for joining WW! You sound like you're taking this sucker pretty seriously, girl. You deserve the Filly of the Week award for week one!

Ancient history, anyone? Unearthed by intrepid archaeologist (and head cheerleader) Jannie, here is a photo of the very first stick horse derby. What was up with our hair??

Okay, so the second week of SHD training has begun. I just got back from my walk/run, and I must admit running two minutes was more difficult than one. I pulled through, though, and I'm pretty proud. I just kept looking down at my brand new white SHD t-shirt. . .ya'll really need to order one! Kate-have you sent the stretching material?

So. . .I decided to join Weight Watchers (well, my sister-in-law pretty much forced me into it), and when I weighed in Saturday, I had lost almost 61/2 pounds since last Monday! Yea! My trainer emailed me back and asked for a log of my food intake, activity, and sleep, and he is going to come up with something. . .we shall see. I am feeling VERY good! No caffeine for 8 days, and going strong! I am headed to Alabama this weekend for one of my best friend's 30th b-day parties at her parent's beach house. I know I will be tempted to eat and drink things I should not, but I hope to follow the WW guidelines and the SHD schedule while away. Keep me posted! My cell will be on, as we plan to hang out as we did in Savannah! Hope everyone has had a GREAT Monday!

P.S. I wore my SHD shirt to WW on Saturday! Everyone asked what it was!

Why is it that every pair of athleticish capri pants are made of that windbreaker material right now? I want some cotton capri pants, because shorts tend to ride up between my somewhat less than slender thighs, and pants get all sweaty and bunched around my ankles. I want COTTON. I do not want something that is going to shush me every time I take a step. Shush! Shush! Shush! If I wanted that, I would call Zachary, who shushed me last time I saw him.

So excited about our first merchandise purchase... I checked the report and it's certified, Mills is insane. You just better post some photos of MacDuff in his superhot outfit, though, and you can pick which of your 25 shirts you would look most fabulous in, and post that one.

Today's running was a little harder for me; I'm not sure why, but I'm laying blame on the cool weather. I hardly knew how to dress, let alone focus on my running! Today's assignment, so we can keep track for the future when we look back on this and ask ourselves how we got to be so crazy, was the same as Tuesday's:

Run 1 minute, walk 3 minutes, repeat 6 times

We get tomorrow off, although I will be back with Peyton (again! every day this week! there is no justice in the world) so I'll probably lose five pounds just from the sheer pain of listening to her fuss.

Here's a question for you girlies: should we set some milestones? Like, should I say I want to start this by losing 10 pounds, and if I do, I will get myself new running shoes? A, I need new running shoes like I can't tell you (Kate - I'm still using the pink ones from Hilton Head) and B, maybe a short-term goal is a good idea. What do you think?

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I just got an email that my MANY SHD items have shipped! I am PUMPED! Annie, how was Zumba?

Maybe Britteny Spears should start running...

Last night I did not want to run. I TA a class and got home way later than I anticipated. I wasn't feeling it at all so I messed around until 11:30ish and then figured I could put it off any longer without getting kicked off stick horse. Anyway, I took Max because it was kind of late and I am still kind of afraid of the dark (no slap bracelets) and you know how scary he is. So things were going well at first but then every time that I stopped running he proceeded to bite me in the butt. Like hard. Can't wait to see how he does on the long run days in December...I might bite his butt.

Good Work Ladies!

Um. . .is Britney Spears STILL cool? I'm pretty sure she just got her kids taken away from her. NOT appropriate!

... because we have an active fan base, apparently. I updated the sidebar with our team's very basic info, so that anyone who looks at this site will know who/what/how old/where we are. This will be helpful if we collapse somewhere while wearing team gear, and people have to identify our sweaty, exhausted bodies.

I'm going to the gym tonight for that class, and I'm going to talk to the trainer about getting back on the wagon I fell off when we left for Savannah. Strength training is probably a good idea, although slinging kids all day is making me extremely buff. :)

Annie,

I feel as though having a go to pieces is totally appropriate! I'm sure I will be crying soon enough. We'll keep on ya this week. . .we're in this together! Power walk it out.

Love,
Mills

So I did it too, and then I came home and cried a little because I didn't think I would. I didn't quit, I didn't slow down, and I didn't even feel that bad afterward (aside from the boob sweat. Is there anything worse than that?) I've tried to do stuff like this before, and it's too easy to back out when you're working alone. I am so glad the SHD team is with me!

I'm up to my eyes in work now, though. If I fall off the wagon, it'll be this week, so you guys have to stay on my butt about it. I think evenings are working the best for me - I have a Zumba class tomorrow at 5:30 PM, so that plus a few extra walkies for Astrid ought to make up the 30-minute power walk, right?

Ugh. It's almost 11:30 and I've been doing photo processing for three hours and 45 minutes. Bedtime...

Apparently everyone in my neighborhood believes I have lost my mind. I mean, really, we know this has been occurring for some time, but does everyone else have to know? Of course the same person passed me like 12 times during my training session today. I'm sure he was wondering how on earth this girl could run for 60 seconds. . .jeez. . .she's good! I felt like a total dweeb! I wanted to chase him down (but then I would have gone over my 60 seconds running and we all know we don't want to do that) and explain to him that I was training, quite seriously, for a mini-marathon. . .so BACK UP OFF ME! Look out neighborhood. . .you're going to see a lot more of me in the months to come. . .AND I will be running for longer than 60 seconds at a time. . .sigh!

Rob is getting a man thong?

Hey, also: I made us a CafePress store, so we can get t-shirts whenever. The shirts are between $18 and $24, depending on what kind of sleeves you want, and I also added very important things like mugs, stickers, hats, and these:



Guess what Rob's gettin' for Christmas...

PS, the maternity shirt is on there for my friend Jasmine, who said she wants one.

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