Exercise Guild - Week 7

This goes from Monday, July 13-Sunday July19

Dellitt
Exercise 5 minutes a day M T W / Th F Sa Su
Eat vegetables at lunch M T/ W / Th / F / Sa Su
Drink 1 pop or less a day M / T W Th F / Sa Su

Andy
Swim 200 meters this week M T W Th F Sa Su
Get 100% on my finance final M T W Th F Sa Su

Beth
Eat fruits and veggies as snacks

Concerts I wish I could go to

Well, of course I wish I could go to one of Coldplay's concerts here in North America, but since they aren't playing close by, I can't.

But even with all of the great concerts here in Utah, I don't think I can really afford any of them. But maybe you can! Here they are:

Depeche Mode Aug 25
Snow Patrol Oct 10
The Killers Sep 26
Chicago Aug 4
Death Cab for Cutie Jul 13
Secondhand Serenade Jul 25
Air Supply (yep, I'm a fan) Jul 31
Wallflowers Jul 19
Chris Isaak Aug 14

Exercise Guild - Week 6

Hmm. It's been a while since anyone posted their progress in this guild. So if no one responds this week, I will just not do an exercise guild post in the future.

For me
Exercise 5 minutes a day M T W / Th F Sa Su
Eat vegetables at lunch M / T / W / Th / F Sa / Su /
Drink one pop or less a day M T / W / Th F / Sa Su
Andy
Swim 200 meters M T W Th F Sa Su
Get 100% on Finance final

Tom Dooley

Well, if you do not know the beginning words of this song, then you must not have grown up in the Wilson household. My mom and dad would sing the words to this sad song when I was growing up. So tonight I started to sing it. Of course, I only could remember the part that starts out "Hang down your head Tom Dooley! Hang down your head and cry! Hang down your head Tom Dooley ..." then I forget the rest, but remembered that he's going to die. Dad didn't remember who was famous for singing this song and when I suggested that it was from the time when Grandpa was young he said no, that it came from the 50s. Well, he's right that the most famous version of the song comes from the 50s. It was a hit for the Kingston Trio in 1958 and is credited with starting the folk music movement. It's also considered one of the Songs of the Century. It's actually fairly short and simple, but did you know this -- it is based on actual man named Tom Dula (in Appalachia Dula is prn. Dooley) who lived in North Carolina in the mid 1800s. He was convicted of murdering Laura Foster with a large knife, but just before he was hanged he said he had never harmed her. Some people think he took the rap for his other lover, Anne Melton, who was the one that made it possible to find Laura (Anne died insane a few years after Tom was hanged). Anyhow, he really did go to Tennessee to get away and there was a man named Grayson that was instrumental in him getting caught and sent back to North Carolina. But there was a 1929 recording of Tom Dooley and folk songs about him started to circulate after his hanging. His trial and execution were famous at the time and people in North Carolina still sing about him. Just thought you might want to know. And for fond memories, here is the Kingston Trio singing Tom Dooley. The gray-haired guy has an awesome quality to his voice, so that makes this version very cool. But I got to tell you, Dad sang this tonight and he sounded every bit as good. So ask him to sing it for you sometime.

Exercise Guild - Week 5

Wow! This week begins our second month of this guild. I'm proud of everyone for sticking with their goals.

Dellitt
Exercise for 5 min a day M T W / Th / F Sa Su
Drink 1 pop or less a day M / T W / Th F Sa Su
Eat vegetables at lunch M T / W / Th / F Sa Su
Mom
Take all my pills M T W Th F Sa Su
Go to the gym M T W Th F Sa Su
Get up early M T W Th / F Sa Su
Andy
Eat greens M T W Th F Sa Su
Swim 100 meters this week /
Beth
Go to the gym 4 times a week /
Angela
Exercise 6 days this week M / T / W Th / F / Sa Su
Eat 1 sugar treat a day M T W Th F Sa Su

Progress

Well, I just wanted to brag about myself to everyone (everyone being 4 or 5 of my family members). I am so proud that this week I have been really good about my exercise and diet goals. I didn't exercise yesterday (but I didn't get home from work till 9:30 pm) and I'm probably not going to today and I did drink two pops today, but otherwise, I've done really well. I also feel like I have really integrated this habit of eating vegetables at lunch into my routine. I was happy to snack on a plum and celery stick today instead of candybars. I also am now noticing how many calories are in the food choices I'm making and have a list of foods I frequently eat on my desk at home and also at my desk at work. The goal is to try to consume around 1500 calories a day, because I guess you're supposed to eat between 1200 and 1500 a day to lose weight (though someone pointed out if I'm just eating less calories, even if it's more than 1500, I'll probably start to lose weight). I'm hopeful that as I keep with it, I'll also be able to gradually exercise longer. Right now my walks can be more than 5 minutes, but I've had trouble doing yoga for more than 5. The other progress I've made is that my desk at work is clean. Hopefully I can keep it that way from now on.

Anyway, if you would like to brag about yourself in some way, please post a reply!

Exercise Guild - Week 4

Yay! This will make it one month that we have had our Exercise Guild. I'm very proud of everyone (even if you aren't telling me how you've been doing). Keep going and if you want to change a goal or add one, feel free to tell me.

Dellitt
Exercise for 5 min a day M / T / W Th / F Sa / Su
Eat vegetables at lunch M / T / W / Th / F Sa Su
Drink 1 pop or less a day M / T / W / Th F / Sa / Su /
Angela
Exercise 6 days a week M T / W Th F Sa / Su
Eat only 1 sugar treat a day M T W Th F Sa Su
Mom
Take all my pills M T W Th F / Sa Su
Go to the gym M T W Th F Sa Su
Get up early M T W Th F Sa Su
Andy
Swim 100 meters this week M T W Th / F Sa Su
Eat greens M T W Th F Sa Su
Beth
Go to the gym 4 times a week M T W Th F Sa Su