Collwen- Woman of varied worlds

I'd been hearing around that exercises helps with stress. I've also not been to the gym in too long, so after work I met up with Marnen and went to the gym (guests are free this month).

I went to the Group Power class that I used to go to. I recognized a number of the people, and one of them said to me afterwards that she had wondered what happened to me. I was smart and went with minimum weights, but gods, I'm sore right now.

But on a better keel emotionally. It feels like some of the stress as been drawn off.

Afterwards, Marnen took me out to dinner at an Italian place we haven't gone to before (Cosimo's) and everything was excellent. The food, the service, the decor, the wine...

I'm more relaxed then I've been in a while.

So, last night I had a lovely talk with a "wellness coach"- the result of the health screening I did back in April. I have 6 sessions total with the coach/mentor. It was a nice talk, and I set a goal of going to the gym Thursday morning before work for the next three weeks (the gym now opens at 5am, making this possible).

I then met Marnen at Umami for dinner. And we talked and ate. It was good, up until the end. I noticed that it was late, and got hit with "oh my gods, look at the time, I have this to do, and that to do, and something else to do..."

Turning me into a little stress kitten.

I got home, and used the new printer/scanner combo to scan the model bylaws for my Rebekahs Lodge, and got all the text right (some words like financial got mangled), and got our Lodge's modifications to the model done. Then I tried to turn in early, because my body was sore from my workout on Sunday, and my brain was crispy.

Today I've split the list of places to call and inquire about venues between Marnen and me (probably something I should have done a while ago).

I'm also in the process of emailing the people for the Meet & Greet lunch to begin the food coordination process.

I need to get a list together of the other stuff (including Roses prep) and *not* freak out about the list.

( Friday- Aeon Flux and shopping at a store boing out of business )

( Saturday- Intro To Thriller dance, chores, and X-Rated drinks )

( Sunday- Missed Movies, Shopping, and Long Dinners )

And now I'm at work

My Last Weigh In was a cause of some emotional concern for me (although I knew where it came from...), because I let the numbers get me down...

but "This too shall pass"

my WI this past Thursday gave me other news... I had made up the 4.4 I gained and added another pound for a 5.4 loss and put me back over the 60 pound loss mark (60.2 lb to be exact).

I hit the gym last night, and tonight my plan is to go to both a Cardio-Kickboxing class and the Group Power weight training class.

Start weight 272.8 Current 212.5 Net change -60.2
Start 6/9/04, 10% on 9/15/04 next goal - the next 10 lbs
Descending the decades: 270-6/23/04, 260-7/8, 250-8/15, 240-10/13, 230-4/13/05, 220-8/3

I got the fencing equipment on Friday. Basically, a "I'm not using this any more and am not likely to use it again" email went out on the Concordia list and I snagged it- a fencing bag, a mask, and a jacket. The mask has a drape that matches the jacket. The jacket needs some work on it (it's too large for me), and needs at least a couple more more layers to make it puncture resistant (otherwise I'd have to wear it over the jacket I have from sunatrya.

Saturday I went to see the production of Pirates of Penzance that marnen was the musical director for at Mt. St. Vincent's College. It was interesting... the kids apparently came a *long* way and it was an ok performance. The audience was small and apparently I was the only one that could be heard laughing at the jokes (as opposed to the physical humor). Afterwards I had dinner with some of the orchestra (not Marnen though, he had to go to NJ for a contra dance).

Yesterday I joined All-Sport Poughkeepsie/Ulster and spent a while in the gym. I'm more sore today than when I went with ciaranmacleod, but that's partially because some of the weights on the circuit were increased and I was on the elliptical machine for longer beforehand.

I also started going through and doing laundry. Basically washing so I can sort out the stuff I don't fit into (because it's too small) to distribute appropriately and pack away the summer clothes. Man I have a lot of black clothes and blue/green clothes (about 4 loads each).