Captured by Wights in the Barrow-Downs

Sleep: 21:00 - 06:15
Biking: 6.8 miles @ Level 5 [115 total]
Weights: Toddler-hoists: 5@30#
Water: 32 ounces @ 06:00; 08:30;
Food:
a half dozen treats, 8 ounces of black tea

Cigarettes: 1 @ 07:45

Atop a narrow hill in the Barrow Downs, Day 5

Sleep: midnight-thirty -- 2:00; 3:00-7:00
Water: 16 ounces @ 09:30, 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 14:00
Food:
1 cup pasta with 1/4 c. Italian dressing @ 10:30;
2 cups lettuce with 1/2 pound baby carrots @ 13:30
Cigarettes: 1 @ 14:00

Yes, sports fans, I couldn't bring myself to go to the gym yet again. I think it has something to do with having carried a whole tree around on Saturday morning and then toting thirty pounds of toddler Saturday evening and all day (and night) Sunday. Lack of whole sleep probably wasn't very friendly to the cause, either.

The upside is that we worked and worked at Pilates yesterday. I feel sore-but-good, even if I am about to collapse on the keyboard.

Atop a narrow hill in the Barrow Downs, Day 2

Sleep: 21:30-05:30
Meditation: 30 minutes
Stretching: 15 minutes
Water: 32ounces @ 12:15, 16 ounces @ 05:30,
Food:
08:00 8 ounces coffee with milk
10:30 Apple, 8 ounces Lipton tea
12:15 one head romaine lettuce, ½ pound carrots, ¼ cup lite italian dressing, 2 cups pasta with meat sauce

Cigarettes: 2 @ 06:30, 08:15

Atop a narrow hill in the Barrow Downs

Sleep: 22:00-06:00
Biking: 6.8 miles Level 5 [108.2]
Glute Leg Extension: 3@30#/18
Seated Leg Press: 3@50#/18
Calf Extension: 3@50#/18
Water: 32ounces @ 06:15, 16 ounces @ 09:30,
Food:
08:00 8 ounces Acai +10 Superblend juice
09:30 Everything Bagel with cream cheese

Cigarettes: 1 @ 08:30

Zig-zag path to brow of hill on west side of Barrow-downs, having left Tom Bombadil’s house

Sleep: 22:00-06:00
Biking: 5.6 miles Level 5 [101.4]
Water: 24ounces @ 06:15, 32 ounces @ 07:30,
Food:
08:00 1 cup Kashi Balckcurrant and Walnut Cereal with 1 cup milk; 8 ounces Acai +10 Superblend juice
09:30 ½ pound baby carrots, ¼ cup balsamic vinaigrette, 1 mozarella cheese stick, 1 Kashi Cherry Vanilla Cereal Bar, 8 ounces Lipton Tea

Old Man Williow

Sleep: 22:00- midnight; 00:30-06:00
Biking: 5.2 miles Level 4 [95.8]
Fly 3@15# of 18
Shoulder Press: 2@15# of 18
Should Pull: 3@15# of 18
Ab-X: 25
Water: 16 ounces @ 06:15, 32 ounces @ 06:45, 16 ounces 09:30, 11:30
Food:
08:00 4 eggs, 1 slice cheddar cheese, 2 slices ham mayo and mustard on croissant, 16 ounces coffee
12:30 12 ounces homemade beef and barley soup

The Old Forest, off the path

Sleep: 22:00- 04:00; 04:30-06:00
Biking: 5.2 miles Level 4 [85.6]
Seated Row: 3@15# of 18
Tricep Press: 3@15# of 18
Bicep Curl: 3@15# of 18
Water: 12 ounces @ 06:45, 24 ounces @ 08:00,
Food:
08:00 3 eggs, 1 slice cheddar cheese, mayo and horseradish mustard on Ancient Grains bread
09:45 8 ounces Lipton hot tea
12:30 One can Muir Glen Split Pea soup
Wine: 6 ounces
Cigarettes: 3@ 11:30, 17:30, 19:30

Old Forest

Sleep: 20:30-11:30; 03:30-07:00
Water: 32 ounces @ 08:30; 12:30; 15:00
Coffee: 8 ounces @ 07:30
Food:
10:30 Orange, 1 cup hot tea
11:30 One can tuna, mayonnaise, dill pickles
12:00 three carrots, balsamic vinaigrette dressing
15:30 1/4 c. pumpkin seeds, 1/2 cup almonds, 1/2 c. dill pickles
16:00 1 cup hot tea
Cigarettes: 2 @ midnight-thirty, 08:00

On the path in the Old Forest

Sleep: 20:30 - 11:30; 02:30-06:00
Biking: 4.5 miles Level 5 [80.4]
Water: 24 ounces @ 06:45, 09:00,
Food:
08:15 1 banana, I carrot
08:45 8 ounces Lipton hot tea, 3 ounces beef summer sausage

Cigarettes: 2@ 01:30, 07:45

Tunnel under Hedge to reach The Old Forest

Sleep: 10:30 - 05:30
Biking: 4.5 miles Level 5 [75.9]
Weights:

• Seated Row: 3@15# of 15
• Tricep Press: 3@15# of 18
• Bicep Curl: 3@15# of 12
• Abs:10@40#, left, right, and center

Water: 32 ounces @ 06:00; 07:30;
Food:
07:30 1 banana, 3 scrambled eggs on ancient grain bread with mayonnaise and horseradish mustard
08:30 8 ounces Lipton hot tea

The main road north from the Ferry, Buck Hill is on the left and Buckleberry on the right

Sleep: 22:30-midnight-thirty; 2:30-6:00
Biking: 6.5 Miles Level 5 [71.4]
Water: 32 ounces @ 06:00; 08:30;
Food:
08:30 3 scrambled eggs with 1 slice American cheese, mayo and horseradish mustard on Ancient Grains bread
09:00 8 ounces Lipton hot tea
Cigarettes: 1 @ 02:00

Causeway to Buckleberry Ferry

Sleep: midnight - 5:30 am
Biking: 4.1 Miles Level 4 [64.9 total]
Weights: Tricep Press 10#@18x3; Seated Row 10#@18x3; Bicep Curl 10#@18x3; ab-x 25; ab roller 10 center, left and right.
Water: 32 ounces @ 06:00; 07:30;
Food:
07:30 1 peanut butter and jelly sandwich on whole wheat bread
08:30 1 everything bagel with cream cheese, 1 cup Lady Grey Tea
12:00 2 cups lettuce, 1/2 pound carrots, 1/4 c. Italian dressing
18:30 6 ounces black coffee
20:30 6 ounces black coffee

Cigarettes: 2 @19:30, 21:00,

Edge of Farmer Maggot’s fields

Location: Edge of Farmer Maggot’s fields
Biking: 4.1 Miles Level 4 [60.8 total]
Water: 32 ounces @ 06:30, 10:30, 13:30
Food:
07:30 4 baby dill pickles, 1 banana
08:30 1 peanut butter and jelly sandwich on whole wheat bread
10:00 1 handful carrots
11:30 2 cups lettuce, 1/4 cup italian dressing, 1/2 pound carrots
12:30 1 cup tamari pumpkin seeds
14:00 1 cup Lady Grey tea

Cigarette: 1 @ 18:30

Pilates: Week 2

60 Minutes yoga/pilates cross training
25 minute purifying mask.
Cigarettes:
3 @11:30, 17:30, 19:30

Water:
32 ounces 12:30, 4:30, 19:30

Food
08:00 banana
14:30 burger and fries at Wildflour Cafe (totally wonderful and yummy local beef) with iced tea
17:00 6 ounces Snow Money Plum hot tea
19:00 6 ounces Snow Money Plum hot tea

Starting Location:
Among the trees, having crossed over Stock Brook
Biking: 6.25 Miles Level 4 [53.5 total]
Ending Location:
Just in to the Marish, an area with fields, meadows, hedges, gates, and drainage dikes.

Water: 32 ounces @ 05:30, 08:00, 12:00

Food:
07:30 1 banana
09:00 1 c. tea, 1/2 c. raw almonds
12:00 1 kashi steamer (garlic chicken farafelle), 2 oranges
14:00 12 ounces Lipton hot tea
15:45 4 (very stale) twizzlers (perfect for chewing, and chewing, and chewing)

Starting Location:
Just outside Woodhall
Biking: 6.25 Miles Level 4 [53.5 total]
Ending Location:
Amoungst the trees, having crossed over Stock Brook

Water: 24 ounces @ 06:30; 32 ounces @ 09:00, 14:00

Food:
07:30 1.5 cups Kashi Strawberry Fields cereal with whole milk
09:00 1 c. tea
09:30 ½ c. pumpkin seeds
11:00 1 c. tea
1:15 1 can Chicken and Wild Rice soup, 1 c. tea, ½ pound carrots
19:30 1 cup red beans and rice and 1/4 c. smoked cheddar cheese

Cigarette: 2 @ 18:00, 19:00

Starting Location:
Camping at Woody End

Activities:
Biking: 2.3 Miles [46.3 total]
Leg Curl: 15#, 12/2
Leg Press: 10# 12/2
Leg Extension: 10# 15/2

Ending Location:
Just outside Woodhall

Water: 32 ounces 06:30, 11:00, 15:00

Food:
08:00 Small slice ham, 1 scrambled egg, 1 biscuit; 8 ounces orange juice
08:30 1 banana
09:00 handful of carrots, 2 ounces beef summer sausage, 1 cup hot tea
10:15 1 watermelon sucker
11:30 1 c. raw almonds
12:15 1 can Muir Glen Chicken Noodle soup
19:30 1 cup taco crumbles with 1/4 c. smoked cheddar cheese
Cigarettes: 2 @ 17:30, 19:00

Beginning location:
Ancient Oaks west of Woodhall

Activities:
Biking: 3.5 miles [43.5 total]

Ending Location:
Near Woodhall, having joined up with the Elves

Water: 96 ounces @ 05:45, 11:00, 13:30, 16:00

Food:
06:45 Panera Bagel with Cream Cheese
07:30 ½ banana and 12 ounces orange juice
08:30 1 cup hot tea
10:30 1 can bumblebee tuna, ½ c. mayonnaise, 8 dill pickle slices, 1 c. hot tea
12:30 2 cups romaine lettuce, 1 c. carrots, 1/2 cup Gingerly Vinaigrette
13:00 3 cheese sticks
14:30 The remainder of the pound of baby carrots
18:00 1.5 cups Kashi Strawberry Fields cereal with 1 cup whole milk

Cigarettes: 2 @ 17:00, 18:30

Beginning location:
A stone's throw left of the road

Activities:
Biking - 3.83 miles
Tricep Press -- 3 sets of 15 reps with 10 pounds
Bicep Curl -- 3 sets of 15 reps with 15 pounds
Seated Rowing -- 3 sets of 15 reps with 15 pounds

Water:
06:30 32 oz
07:15 32 ounces
12:00 32 ounces

Wine: 6 ounces @ 18:30

Cigarettes: 5 @ 05:30, 13:30, 16:30, 18:30, 20:30

Food:
05:00 Coffee with cream
08:00 banana
08:30 1 cup pumpkin seeds
09:00 1 square angel food cake with frosting [Mark's birthday cake]
12:00 one can Muir Glen homemade split pea soup
12:30 8 ounces black tea
19:30 2 slices margarita pizza

Beginning Location:
Rolling Hills on Stock Road
Activity:
Biking
Cigarettes:
.5 @ 06:15,
Miles:
5.5 [24.75 so far]
Ending Location:
Rolling hills on Stock Road
Sleep:
21:30 - 01:00, 01:30 - 06:00
Food:
07:00 4 ounces coffee with cream,
08:30 About 1.5 cups tamari roasted pumpkin seeds, 1 cup Lipton tea with sugar
09:30 two cookies - one oatmeal butterscotch and one dark chocolate with yogurt pretzels - made by a coworker
09:45 two tangerines, 1 cup Lipton tea

Beginning Location:
Rolling Hills on Stock Road
Activity:
None Yet
Weight:
155
Cigarettes:
3 @ 02:15, 17:30, 19:30
Miles:
0.0
Ending Location:
Rolling hills on Stock Road
Sleep:
21:30 - 01:00, 02:30 - 07:00
Food:
07:00 4 ounces coffee with cream, 12 oz. whole milk
09:00 About two cups Kashi Warm Cinnamon cereal with organic whole milk, one cup Lipton Tea with sugar
09:45 Three mozzarella cheese sticks
12:20 One can Muir Glen homestyle split pea soup
4:15 About two cups of romaine lettuce with Creamy Miso dressing.

Beginning Location:
Stock Road
Activity:
Biking
Weight:
155
Cigarettes:
4 @ 06:15, 11:15, 17:15, 19:30
Miles:
4.5
Ending Location:
Rolling hills on Stock Road
Food:
06:00 6 ounces coffee with cream and sugar
07:30 16oz. organic orange juice, 1 banana
08:30 .5 pound carrots, 3 organic mozzarella cheese sticks
9:30 One tangerine, 1 cup Lipton Tea with lemon
10:45 About two cups Kashi Blueberry cereal with organic whole milk, one cup Lipton Tea with lemon wedge
12:30 about 4 cups (loose) of romaine lettuce with 2-3 tablespoons Miso Dressing
13:30 about 4 cups (loose) of romaine lettuce with 2-3 tablespoons Miso Dressing, 1 cup Lipton Tea with lemon slices
15:15 1 cup lipton tea
21:00 About one cup beef lo mein

Beginning Location:
Stock Road
Activity: None yet
Weight:
Cigarettes: 6 @ 05:15, 07:15, 09:45, 12:30, 17:15, 20:00
Miles: None yet
Ending Location:
Stock Road
Food:
05:30 8oz. whole milk
08:45 One bite of Banana, Almond butter on whole wheat bread
10:30 two slices sourdough bread with Heart Promise spread, .5 pound baby carrots, 1 cup Lipton Tea
11:30 Muir Glen Organic Reduced Sodium Chicken Noodle Soup (14.5 ounces)
12:00 About 3/4 cup raw almonds
18:00 About 4 ounces white wine
20:00 About 4 ounces white wine
Sleep:
20:30 - 23:30, 01:30 - 02:30, 3:00 - 6:00

Beginning Location:
Birch Grove
Activity: Biking @ 6:30 a.m.
Weight:
156 @ 06:30
Cigarettes: 6 @ 06:15, 08:15, 11:15, 16:30, 19:30, 21:00
Miles:
4.25 @ 06:30
Ending Location:
Stock Road
Food:
07:15 Banana, 8oz. whole milk, Almond butter on whole wheat bread
08:00 12oz. coffee with cream
08:30 - 09:00 .5 pound baby carrots, 1 cup Lady Grey Tea with sugar

Honestly, I have no idea how I managed to eat a half pound at a sitting, but I did.

09:30 .5 pound baby carrots

Honestly, I have no idea how I managed to eat a half pound at a sitting, but I did. Twice.

10:30 6 ounces work coffee with sugar and artificial creamer (and it was awful)
13:30 Muir Glen Organic Reduced Sodium Chicken Noodle Soup (14.5 ounces) and about 6 dill pickle slices
14:30 8oz. Lady Grey Tea (no sugar)
15:45 .5 pound baby carrots with about .25cup Cindy's Roasted Garlic Caesar Dressing.

Yeah, I'm totally over it. I have moved on to the acceptance phase now.

16:00 about .25cup raw almonds (I love these things) 12 ounces hot lipton tea with sugar
20:00 About 6 ounces white wine

Beginning Location:
The Shire
Physical Activities:
Biking
Massage
Weight:
155 @ 10:30
Cigarettes:
About 10
Miles:
10.5
Ending Location:
Birch Grove
Food:
Banana, Pumpkin Soup, About 1 bottle of red wine, 1/5 Boston Creme Donut, Almond Nut butter on a slice of whole wheat bread, 3-4 cups of coffee, approx. 1 quart of water

The Plan: Bag End to Bree

I'm looking forward to making fitness, nutrition and exercise a regular part of my life, something I really haven't ever done before.

My goal:
Cardio and stamina are tops on my list. I simply have to improve my heart. I would also like to tone up my arms and legs, and reduce and tone my core. I would like to drop 20-35 pounds, but I realize all that might not happen in a mere seven weeks. I am looking to create better habits instead of berating myself for bad ones. Eventually, the better I live, the better I'll feel, and the bonus is that I'll look better too.

My exercise plan:
Ride a stationary bike 3-5 days during the week (at 6:30 in the morning)
60 Minutes of Yoga-Pilates on Sunday.

My nutrition plan:
Increase the good carbs while minimizing the junk food. This is pretty easy, as long as I have the good food around. When I get into starvation mode, I will eat anything I can get my hands on. So I'm trying to make certain I have plenty of pumpkin seeds and tea and water at my cubicle. If I skip, I'll be pounding potato chips on the ride home. Also limit the wine to five or fewer glasses a week. I know this sounds crazy, but the truth is that I love wine, and after a long day of work and kids and house chores, I love watching crime drama, knitting, and having a glass of wine. Unfortunately, that can so easily become two glasses, and then I'm going to bed with alcohol in my system, which has to be a terrible thing nutritionally. So I have bottles of water all over the house. I mean, everywhere. I even have a carafe of water next to my bed, since I frequently have to get up in the middle of the night with my toddler.

An additional wellness goal:
Keep track of how much I smoke.
Ultimately, I would like to quit altogether, and I think that just having to be accountable for each and every cigarette during the day will go a long way toward that. So please feel free to check in and ask how I am doing!

Current Measurements:
Waist: 35"
Abdomen: 38"
Hips: 40"
Weight: 155

Yep, sports fans, I need some help in my lower core in a big, big way.