Not a Bad month

The weather was great again today. I walked after I got off work at 5 so I wouldn't have to walk with all the tricker treaters. It was weird seeing the kids out in the daylight since the time doesn't change for another week this year. I got home in time to give out a few treats. I really wanted to walk for another 3 miles so I would have 100 miles in this month (competing with my brother again) but after working on my feet all day I just wanted to get home.  If I had started at the beginning of the month I would have been well past 100 miles. I had some work to do on my Growing up Monahan site I wanted to get done too! Did you know bananas are great for athletic and fitness activity because they replenish necessary carbohydrates, glycogen and body fluids burned during exercise.

weight 147

temp 67

humidity 60%

11027 steps or 5.56 miles

calories burned 395

Totals for October

steps 192,224

miles 96.98

starting weight 154.2 

ending weight 147

Another weight in

Another weight in and I didn't do as bad as I thought I would. It wasn't a gain so I'm pretty happy about that. But I do have to really watch myself the rest of the way. I did have a meeting at work Sunday night with pizza,Halloween candy and home made baked goods and I resisted all but I knew we were having dinner at the Cheesecake Factory that night.( I only had one bite of fat free cheesecake)  I've been really good since then. I got in another long walk today after work. The air feels great now. I wonder how much longer we can count on this great weather. Did you know you share your birthday with at least nine million other people around the world.

weight 148.6

temp 63

humidity 58%

11,427 steps or 5.77 miles

calories burned 418

Apple store 2 Tax Department 0

Today I  waited for the women from the tax dept to call me back , she didn't. I decided to go back to the Apple store to get my iphone and e-mail working properly.  I couldn't get an appointment for a couple of hours so I parked right in front of the store and started walking around Easton. It's strange how empty the streets around Easton are right now because in just 3 weeks the big shopping rush will begin. I got lucky at the Apple store. The genius I got fixed my e-mail and gave me a new iphone. After changing my out my iphone he realized it was my iphoto causing my problems but let me keep the new iphone anyway. Did you know a 1.5 oz. milk chocolate bar has only 220 calories.

weight 149

temp 59

humidity 50%

10,129 steps or 5.11 miles

calories burned 408

Rough Week

It's been a rough week to lose weight we had a birthday party Friday  night so I had no time to walk and then the party food was great so I went overboard there. Thursday night we went to the Japanese Restaurant where I lost all will power to diet. Today we met our friends at Cheesecake Factory for dinner. I did get a good walk in today. The weather is great right now with the crisp air and it's  not too cold. Friday night at the birthday party I met two wonderful dogs Lucy & Bob. Bob is a 3 year old Boxer & Lucy is 9 year old Weimaraner. Did you know the Weimeraner is not happy when relegated to a kennel. He is accustomed to being a member of the family & accepts the responsibilities which that entails. And the Boxer is one of the first breeds selected in Germany for police training.

 weight 149.6

temp 54                                                      

humidity 77%

9010 steps or 4.55 miles

calories burned 346

                    

Stats

Did you know women burn fat more slowly than men, by a rate of about 50 calories a day.

weight 149

temp 65

humidity 87%

6200 steps or 3.13 miles

calories burned 203

Stats

Did you know a single share of Coca-Cola stock, purchased in 1919, when the company went public, would have been worth $92,500 in 1997.

weight 147.8

temp 57

humidity 64%

4987 steps or 2.51 miles

calories burned 152

Back at the Mall

I got a nice long walk in at the mall today. This will be the last few weeks it will be easy to walk at the mall. All the stores are starting to get geared for the Christmas Holidays. There's a big poster at the mall of how it will look once all the renovation is done. The picture here shows you how the end of the mall will lead to an outdoor mall. I'm anxious to see how it will end up. I did go to the Apple store today for a one on one class and for some trouble shooting. I had 3 problems I needed solved and the genius I got struck out all three times. He told me I had to make another appointment at the genius bar to have it fixed. I would love to have a problem that required one phone call or trip to solve. Maybe someday. Did you know the first suburban shopping mall was opened in 1922 by National Department Stores in Saint Louis.

weight 148

temp 54

humidity 71%

steps 10,210 or 5.15 miles

calories burned 382

5 1/2 Weeks & Counting

5 1/2 weeks until Dec 1st and Thanksgiving in the path. I can do this! I really think this might be catching I talked with my brother Thom and he said he had lost over 20lbs since September 1st and then my sister Theresa called wanting to know how many steps she should be walking every day. She has been walking 1/2 of her lunch hour every day for the last 2 weeks. I'm not sure what has motivated them but I think it's great! Did you know McDonalds and Burger King sugar-coat their fries so they will turn golden-brown.

weight 148.2

temp 59

humidity 86

6819 steps or 3.44 miles

calories burned 205

Hungry and Rain ugh!

Today I have been really hungry for some reason maybe because tomorrow is the day to weight in. Or it could be I moved a lot of office fixtures today, building up an appetite. I did receive a call from Chase bank today. It only took them three days to get back to me to tell me I need to call the State of Ohio department of taxation. She called at 4:43 pm so naturally when I called the dept of taxation I had to leave a message. At least I didn't waste my whole day off on the phone or in line at the BMV but I'm no where closer to getting the tags. It's raining here today and the forecast for the next three days calls for more rain so I'm going to have to head to the mall again or learn to walk in the rain. Did you know Captain Kirk never said "Beam me up, Scotty," but he did say, "Beam me up, Mr. Scott".

weight 148

temp 76

humidity 90%

4960 steps or 2.50 miles

calories burned 161

Stats

Did you  know that Ben and Jerry's send the waste from making ice cream to local pig farmers to use as feed. Pigs love the stuff, except for one flavor: Mint Oreo.

weight 149

temp 79

humidity 40%

7043 steps or 3.55 miles

calories burned 221

Stats

Did you know if you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.

weight 147.8

temp 68

humidity 46%

8281 steps or 4.18 miles

calories burned 284

Stats

Did you know donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes. 

weight 149

temp 72

humidity 50%

13,555 steps or 6.84 miles

calories burned 504

Stats

Did you know unless food is mixed with saliva you cannot taste it.

weight 148.8

temp 74

humidity 68%

8376 steps or 4.23 miles

calories burned 267

Keeping my cool

Today has been a very busy day again. I spent the morning on the phone with someone who really doesn't give two hoots if I get my $568 or not she just needs to get me off the phone in as few minutes as possible to keep her call time short. After going through my problem with her she told me Chase sent me a letter with instructions have a nice day. Keeping my cool is really becoming very hard. I then asked for a supervisor who tried for 20 minutes to get me some sort of answer to my problem when she couldn't she took my name & number and said she could not promise me anything but she would get back with me. I haven't heard from her since this morning. I think I'm going to have to pay the taxes and take Chase to small claims court. I will give them one last chance Friday to give me back my money before I proceed further. Walking today I had 2 dogs with me Phoebe & Smokey. Were dog sitting Smokey for 10 days while his family is on a cruise. I thought it was going to be hard to walk 2 dogs but they were very well behaved. Did you know every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.

weight 149.6

temp 74

humidity 76%

8739 steps or 4.41 miles

calories burned 324

Back to the BMV

I'm really trying very hard not to go postal against Chase Bank. I'm really not sure how to handle things anymore I think I'll have to have my husband step in because this is just getting more ridiculous every day. Today I went back to the BMV with the letter Chase sent me to claim the sale taxes. I had all the information the letter said to take with me. I waited in line for 1 hour and 11 minutes to find out I had to go to Ohio.gov and enter my name in the unclaimed funds site and it would tell me how to claim my funds. Guess What? There are no unclaimed funds in my name so now I will have to call Chase again tomorrow to find out what hair brained chase there going to send me on now. After waiting at the BMV I went over to the mall to walk it was raining here today. I've been really watching what I'm eating and making sure I get my walking  in since I'm going to win this bet with my brother Pat. Put a little wager on the line and it makes all the difference. I'm working my new job and I'm on my feet moving constantly so I'm sure I'm burning calories there too. Did you know the ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30 times its own weight and always falls over on its right side when intoxicated. 

weight 149.8

temp 70

humidity 78%

10.085 steps or 5.09 miles

calories burned 379

bp 123/78

Stats

Did you know American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class. or 80,000 calories

weight 149.6

temp 76

humidity 62%

8348 steps or 4.21 miles

calories burned 296

Stats

Did you know a newborn baby's head accounts for one-quarter of its weight.

weight 150.08

temp 67

humidity 67%

9405 steps or 4.75 miles

calories burned 334

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Did you know approximately two-thirds of a person's body weight is water. Blood is 92% water. The brain is 75% water and muscles are 75% water.

weight 152

temp 61

humidity 38%

10566 steps or 5.33 miles

calories burned 391

Great Walking Weather

I had a lot of running around to do today post office,bank,groceries, & Target. I'm waiting for a call from the bank. The gentleman who worked on my title is out until Monday go figure. I got back and walked this afternoon the weather is great for walking. Funny Wednesday it was in the 50's and freezing but the last 2 days 50 feels great. I think it might have been because the temperature dropped so fast. Today I used Bob's nike +ipod when I walked its pretty cool the way it works. I can't understand why Apple doesn't have this for the iphone. Well yes I can because they want you to buy more stuff. My readings from my pedometer and the nike+ipod were pretty close. Did you know in a year the average person walks four miles making his or her bed.

weight 154

temp 58

humidity 47%

7491 steps or 3.78 miles

309 calories burned

37 Days & Still No Tags

I started out today by going to buy license plates for my son Robby's car.(the car is suppose to be titled in my name) He purchased his car from his sister Amy who leased the car brand new, then bought it when the lease ran out. She sold him the car she had paid off 2 years earlier. So for the last 5 years we have been receiving the tag renewal by mail. Two days before Robby got the car ( in 2004) Amy was in an accident and damaged the front plate. So Robby has been driving the car for 3 yrs without the front plate. Which didn't seem to be a problem for the last 3 yrs since 19 states do not require a front plate. Except Ohio does. On Sept 4 Robby was stopped by a Westerville City police officer who gave him a warning to get his plates in 4 days or he would receive a ticket. So the next day I went to the BMV to purchase new plates  I called a head of time  to see if I needed to bring the title with me since I could not find it anywhere. They said all I needed was my Drivers License. When I got there they would not let me buy them because the car was still titled in the banks name. So after waiting in line for 35 minutes they told me to go to the title place and request a new title since I had a letter from the bank saying I had paid the loan in full. When I got to the Title place they told me the car was titled to the bank and they would have to sign it over in my name. Well by now it's 5 o'clock so I cannot call the bank until the next day. When I call the bank the following day they said all I needed was to show the title place my letter and that serves as the paperwork they need and they could only send me another copy of my letter. So I head back over and wait in line again at the title place for them to tell me that the bank did not process the correct paper work and gave me a name & number for the bank to contact to get the proper title. After contacting the bank again they told me they had to request a duplicate title since they did not have the original  and when they received that they would sign it over to me. Approximate turn around time 2 weeks. I have 4 days (I have used 2 now) to get the tags. I called the officer at the Westerville police department and he extends the time for 14 more days. I called the bank back and asked them to fax a letter that I can take to the police to let them know this is being taken care of and how long it will take, they said they could not fax the letter but will put it in the mail for me. Before the letter arrives I receive a ticket by mail and a court date for Oct 10th but if I pay the ticket for $85 Robby does not need to show up for court. So I proceed to call the officer again to see if he can do something about the ticket since this is out of my control. He does not call me back after 2 messages and one to his supervisor. I then go to the police station and talk to the person on duty who tells me there is nothing the police officer can do now but I should call the court house first thing Monday morning that they are pretty easy to work with. I talk to the clerk of courts on Monday she says she can extend the court date for Robby(so he has time to get the tags) but once the ticket is written he has to pay the fine or appear in court and plead not guilty. If the judge sees it Robby's way (which he probably won't) he will only have to pay court cost of $65 and miss class to go to court on Wednesdays only.If he doesn't I will have to pay the ticket and court cost. So I just pay the $85 ticket and wait for the title to come. Low and behold the title arrives minutes and I do mean minutes after Robby goes to the court house to pay the ticket and then on to work. He calls me from work to tell me the wonderful Westerville police has stopped him again for the front tag luckily I had made a copy of the letter from the bank for him to carry with him but the officer told him he needed to take care of it quickly or they would tow his car. So that begins my day today driving back to the BMV to get his tags. I feel great I have the title and my check book I walk into the BMV and there is no line (a miracle in itself). The clerk tells me that this is a duplicate title and in order for me to buy tags  I can either take the title to the title place and get a title right away then come back to the BMV to get my tags or they can do it for me by mail for a $10 fee. Well I'm pretty tired of going back and forth from the title place to the BMV so I'm willing to pay another $10 at this point. It has taken me 4 trips to the BMV  and 2 to the title place but I'm so close to getting the tags.  As the clerk process the paper work she tells me she needs a check for an additional $568 for sales tax because the bank put the purchase price on the back of the title. How I kept my composer for the first time in my life is unbelievable.  At this point I'm not sure if this is a nightmare or reality when I realized I had the letter from the bank in my hand stating I paid $8700 + 568 sales tax. The clerk really feels bad for me as she tells me I have 2 choices now. Get the bank to cut me a check for $568 or they need to get another title without the price of the car on the title. That she said could take another 2 to 4 weeks. But the good news is she can sell me 30 day tags for an extra $10. By the time I get home it's too late to call the bank so that is how I will start my day tomorrow. I did get my walking in after I took Robby's 30 day tags to his work. The cool weather felt pretty good tonight. I think I needed it to cool down. Did you know the slogan on New Hampshire license plates is ‘Live Free or Die’. These license plates are manufactured by prisoners in the state prison in Concord.

weight 152

temp 56

humidity 75%

9756 steps or 4.92 miles

calories burned 363

The Challenge

Talk about going from one extreme to another Ohio weather is so unpredictable one day it's 91 the next 75 then bam 56 at this rate it will be in the 20's next week if not sooner. And the sad part is 56 is pretty good weather for mid October except when you have highs of 91 in the same week 56 seems pretty brutal. I needed a jacket to walk at 6 pm today. But it is easier to walk in 56 than 91. Well this week-end is suppose to be nice so I'll just keep my fingers crossed. The one amazing thing I saw during my walk tonight is people watering their burned up lawns like it's going to help now.My brother Pat who lives in Chandler Arizona has decided to lose 20 lbs by Thanksgiving. He runs everyday in extremely hot weather & burns a lot of calories but consumes a lot of calories. He doesn't gain but he hasn't been losing so he has decided to commit and lose the weight. I have lost 15 lbs since Feb and have been walking almost every day with the exception of the past couple of weeks and my weight has stayed the same since late May. I eat healthier now, watch what I eat, try to get my walking in but have not lost any more weight. So when I saw he was going to lose 20 lbs I decided to challenge him to a weight loss contest 10% of our body weight by Dec 1st. So that gives me 71/2 weeks to lose my 15 lbs. Up for grabs is a $50 gift certificate of the winners choice. Who will win? check in every Tuesday night to see our progress. Did you know you burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.

weight 154.8

temp 56

humidity 61%

7898 steps or 3.98 miles

calories burned 318

Time really does fly

Time goes by so fast when your busy. I hadn't realized how long it had been since I have posted a blog. I knew it was more than a week but 18 days where did they go? I have been walking, not like I usually do but I really wanted to get this scanning done. I was working on a web site for my fathers side of the family too. I have been obsessed with getting everything done. I thought if I kept working on my web site and scanning I could get it done and finished. Well I realized I could work on it for 2 straight years and never have it done to perfection and miss out on all the other things I like doing. I do have most of it scanned but it still needs to be edited,titled and downloaded with over 9000 photos that could take some time, so I will work on it a little at a time. And with all the photos we take now being digital I should be able to keep up with it. The weather here has still been quite warm at this rate I'm not sure about that Indian summer they talk about. I sure hope we don't go straight to the freezing cold. Did you know banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.


weight 154.2
temp 91
humidity 49%
7912 steps or 3.99 miles
calories burned 313