I am now officially in training for the ski season.
Firstly, I am cutting out all alcohol - that means my lovely evening glass of wine.
Secondly, I will be doing my stretches on a daily basis.
Thirdly, my abdominal exercises are a must.
Fourthly, I am going to begin a running routine... oh help!
Fifthly, there will be more fruit and vegetables included in my diet.
Sixthly, I am going to curb my carbohydrate and protein intake.
Seventhly, I am going to go to bed earlier at night and get up earlier in the morning.
Eighthly, I will remember to practice "everything in moderation, including moderation itself..."
So I have only THIRTY-SIX DAYS in which to practice my new lifestyle!
and ninethly...er..em ..lets see...oh bugger it lets have some cake and wine...
ReplyDeleteOf course - the devil's advocate has to come knocking...
ReplyDelete:)
we want the finest wine known to humanity ..we want it here and we want it now!!..and cake we must have cake...
ReplyDeleteHow about some shampain!
ReplyDeletestop it stop it stop it
ReplyDelete... i'm supposed to be being good
no drink no drink no drink
... well maybe water and milk and gatorade... oh gag me with a plastic spoon - that gator stuff is poo!
lots of water...
no wine (oh yum)
no shampoo... er... shampain - noir - or any other colour for that matter
no gin (oh heavenly)
no beer...
Nothing until December 8th!
Yahoo
lannio, yes shampain for us all..go on dale you know you want to..ooh im that little voice in your subconscience that says..."mmmm noir shampain..you want it, you need it, go on one bottle wont hurt, you can be good tomorrow, you know you want to"....
ReplyDeletebugger off gypo!
ReplyDelete:O
... you're that little red figure sitting upon my right shoulder...
ReplyDeleteI have no idea where the white one on my left shoulder is - he makes very rare appearances these days...
thats because you never pay him any attention..
ReplyDeletehes an acoholic now ...behind the abbatior..couldnt stand the rejection..
ReplyDeleteI never thought to look there...
ReplyDeleteBut of course!
What with all the lost comments, Shakespearean and Val's...
It's that abattoir - a very bad confluence... of ideas, words and drink!
Pete had it when he said "the sea refuses no river..."
Where's that little white guy when I need him?
... right, he's having a dress-up party at Alecia's!
the abbatior is the place to be..it refuses no one..
ReplyDeletewhat party why wasn't I invited..humph!!!
ReplyDeletei need a drink
ReplyDeleteDale,
ReplyDeleteGypsy's got that little white guy tied up and gagged behind the abattoir. Sorry Gypsy, I had to tell. We can't let her suffer this way, can we?
You've got a great plan, Dale!
Running's good, but cross training's better. Ever tried pilates? It's great for abs and flexibility. Also it's much better for your back than situps and much easier on the knees than running (trust me I know!).
If you do both, along with all that other stuff, you'll sure be a lean mean skiing machine in a month! Plus, the kids might enjoy doing the pilates with you....It's good for their abs, knees and backs, too.
There's your unsolicited free professional advice for the day!
Good luck and just flick that little red guy off of that right shoulder.....just for now.....36....
Dale, are you sure it's worth it?????????
ReplyDeleteAh well, never mind about the wine, cake and shampain Gypsy & Lannio - I'll have hers. Oh, I already have.
I agree with rache - pilates is great, although I do yoga too and also ab exercises. Even my woman friends doing astanga (very advanced yoga) find they have to do a certain amount of ab exercises to really get the strong core muscles.
ReplyDeleteGrape juice? Tea? I drink sparkling water - when wine is off the menu.
help help im being repressed!!!..
ReplyDeleterache he pays me shed loads to tie him up and gag him..its his secret fetish...shh!!...
ReplyDeleteWow, I'm impressed.
ReplyDeleteHi Dale,
ReplyDeletesuch a lovely picture. I like it. Today we had the first snow this autumn. But now all it's away. If there will be the snow comming I must go up earlier in the morning and clean the feetway from my an my neighbours house. I hate to go up ealier. (6 o'clock in the morning). But I love the snow.
Hope you feel good.
Love and peace
Stefan
I've already thought about Pilates and I'm going to look into it.
ReplyDeleteSounds like something up my alley, but not behind the abattoir.
Gypsy, can I trade you a little red guy for a little white guy.
The red one likes to be tied up, gagged even more...
... but I'm kind of partial to the red one, so maybe I'll keep him.
Margie, it is!!! :)
These comments should be sent to that place behind the abattoir, though...
String I love tea, juice and sparkling water!
Stefan - the photo is of the snowmaking at the ski hill - just the other day.
THIRTY FIVE !
ReplyDeleteFor me, I have two "count down" days. First one is 32 days and the second one is 50 days!
ReplyDeleteDale,
ReplyDeleteI'll do all the devil's work for you. Honest. It's the least a friend can do.
My kundalini yoga teacher once said ashtange is not a good thing for women to do all the time- it apparently goes against the natural flow of women's bodies and rhythm. No idea if that's true or not, but there you go.
I like hatha myself. Off to tennis tonight, and the mood I'm in, I'm going to hit those green fuzzy balls very hard. *evil grin*
-AM
I hope it's a good countdown, EL!
ReplyDeleteI have only limited time in a day, so whatever is easiest and fits best for me, I will do.
I don't know anything about yoga, but I do have a book on it...
Maybe I'll do a bit of reading this evening.
Right now my stretches are doing the trick and they feel great!
Just send the wine and all those carbs over here, Dale. No worries, Gyppo and I will take care of them...;-D
ReplyDeleteGood for you Dale!
ReplyDeleteI'm addicted to running at the moment- I need to do more stuff like yoga and pilates.
I try to do strength training twice a week (should be 3) lately it's been once a week!
I WISH I could ski. I ski like a downhill racer, which is hazardous when other people are NOT...last time I skiied, I went straight down and screamed :"get out of the way!!!"
I kid you not.
:)
The slopes are much safer without me on them...
we're walking in thee air..we're floating in the midnight sky..the people down below are sleeping as we fly..
ReplyDeleteyes val we will!!!..yay more for us..
ReplyDeleteSue there's an old saying in the ski world...
ReplyDeletePrune juice makes downhill racers!
Val and Gypsy, you can have the wine until I say so - then hand it back!
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to a bottle of wine in the hot tub come the middle of December...
;)
"..and cake we must have cake..." And eat it!
ReplyDeleteKoos, yes I'm sure there is a way to have our cake and eat it, too!
ReplyDeleteJust for the record, astanga is one of the yogas of intense strength and were I training athletically, it would be one I would do. My women friends who do it are very fit, very strong and very healthy. Madonna (who is not my friend btw) but who is very fit, is an example.
ReplyDeleteHatha yoga is a much more gentle stretching type of exercise, which is good for centering and relaxing. I trained in martial arts for many years, and astanga was also originally a warrior fitness training. Many times when people say women shouldn't do something it may have roots in the fact that they are not supposed to be strong. Women are not supposed to do astanga for three days over their periods, or anyone on the full moon.
Astanga and Iyengar yoga developed from the same initial root - I like Iyengar myself as the asana revolves around correct alignment and you hold the pose for a longer period of time which releases my muscles. Astanga is dynamic and fluid as you move from pose to pose at a faster pace, It is very rigorous. Most serious astangi's practice for up to 2 hours a day, sometimes 6 days a week.
I currently manage and run a yoga charity and we offer many different types of yoga classes as well as pilates. I love the way pilates makes my spine feel!
Thanks for the great info, String!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. I talked at some length with my astanga friend, she feels it is good to impart the correct information as she really loves astanga and goes yearly to Mysore to study with the man who started it. He is around 90 and looks about 65. All the varieties of yoga are different, in the end it stimulates a physical and internal change which is quite profound. I am sure Anne-Marie can attest to that.
ReplyDeleteWe use yoga to work with disabled children, the change is profound for them, and the delight on their faces when they come to our centre is amazing and joyful.
Hi String
ReplyDeleteI have a book on yoga, but I think my sixteen year old daughter nicked it...
I will have to quiz her on its whereabouts.
There are regular yoga and pilates classes held at our local rec centre, so I am going to check it all out.
It's nice going into this armed with a bit of information.
Many thanks again!