Archery

I love archery. I love the apparent contradictions that are actually enhancements, because form without power and visa versa would be nothing in this sport. But holding so much kinetic energy in your hands, and relaxing into good posture in order to release that energy accurately enough to propel your arrow into the center of the target, well, its exhilarating.

Lunch today was so yummy; sauteed red onion and yellow squash. Onions and squash just go together, becoming sweeter as they soften together in the pan, and complimenting each other to become something better. I did use a little olive oil so the onions would slowly caramelize and get super sweet - an important element of this dish - but it's okay because I had my Cheat to sprinkle on once it was all in my bowl. I think that of all the cool things I've heard about Cheat, to me the most important aspect is that it targets macro nutrients to pass calories through and out of the body and not the micro nutrients. So I'm not so worried about the olive oil in lunch today, I figure that's what the Cheat is targeting and leaving all the wonderful nutrition for the fuel my body needs.

I'm planning on another salad this afternoon before going to walk and then a Lean shake for dinner after walking; that worked really well yesterday. And I think that's when the Lean works most efficiently, right after you exercise and your body is looking for those amino acids to repair muscles and build lean tissue after you've broken some down. No temptation to snack last night either - hoo rah!

Back to shooting and blogging

It felt so good to get my bow back in my hands and shoot ten ends for a total of 30 arrows yesterday. Amazing how much shooting incorporates muscles from legs, back, arms and even my feet! Doing something we love for exercise is so important. When I go treadmill walking it's with a friend and we chatter away for the 50 minutes we are walking, and when I shoot it's just me and the target - very zen and a great way to practice internal focus. Speaking of which, I am back to keeping my food & exercise journal updated on PEERtrainer so check out that link over on the right if you want to see today's thoughts on "mind set" and how that helps me.

I realized last night that walking so late in the day (6:30) really revs up my appetite at night, so today I will have a snack before walking instead of dinner and a Lean shake after I get home so I'm not tempted to snack. I mean how sad is that to want to snack while watching Biggest Loser??? Crazy.

It feels good to get some focus back after the Holidays, and I realize now how much I missed both shooting and blogging. It's scary how quickly I succumbed to the pity pool and gave up the very things that make me feel good.

Time to go shoot!

Happy New Year

It's a new year and I'm glad to be back posting and ready to track my progress again. Those of you who know me personally realize I still struggle through the holiday season, but I am done with that and ready to make another weight loss dent. I plan to be in Vegas competing at the NFAA archery tournament over the weekend of 2/19-2/20 and I want to show up leaner and more fit than I have in recent years. So for the next six weeks I will be here chronicling that challenge to myself, posting as much as possible, and arriving lighter and leaner at the end of that short time.

My plan of attack is ... to just use the Core4 products consistently, including using one Lean shake a day for a meal replacement Monday thru Friday. I am lucky to have a gym buddy and we will walk 2 treadmill miles several times a week, and at home I will practice shooting my bow in the driveway each day. I'll throw in some push ups too because I think that really helped at the National Senior Games this past summer, building my upper body strength. Okay, and I love that my 'old lady' arms are toning up nicely. And that's about it. Eating for nutrition most of the time, using the Core4 products, and listening in to the CNI calls each Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday since they are announcing something new.

6:00pm PST each Mon, Tues & Weds at 212-990-8000, enter pin 2644# - Call & listen in on the announcements for the new product and the excitement of the new year.


A quick recap of the last two months since posting. I used the products through the holiday season and haven't gained any weight despite my efforts to consume mass quantities of chips, chocolate and cookies. I did walk several times each week, and most days had a green smoothie with a scoop of Lean. Last week we stopped at Chevy's for an early dinner in the bar on our way home from the movies (and buttered popcorn sprinkled with Cheat)and I noticed I could feel bones between me and the barstool. Bones, through my deluxe padding, so funny! So the products continue to work, and I am ready to work too, cutting out the extraneous comfort food I indulged in over the holidays and working my way back towards "normal" so I can reap their best benefits.

I would love for you to join me. If nothing else, please visit my website and sign up for free (big orange link at top of page) and browse around. Then click on the Learn More link under that to see the quick product reviews. CNI will be the Facebook of health and weight loss as they continue to add to their website, including work outs, recipes and testimonials.

Thanks for checking in with me, give me a call with questions or just to chat.

Happy New Year!