I took my initial situp test today, wherein you are supposed to do as many good situps (crunches, really) in a row as you can. I did 36, but I am not convinced the last few can really be considered good... So that puts me firmly in the Poor category for my age. No surprise there! :) In six weeks, though... Sit-Up Fiend!

Somewhat akin to being a dancing queen, I am going to become a Sit-up Fiend. Inspired by trishadiva, I am taking the 200 Situps Challenge. Who else will join us?

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The Rules:

1. Leave me a comment saying you want to do the meme.


2. I'll respond by asking you five personal questions so I can get to know you better.


3. You should update your LJ with the answers to the questions.


4. You should include this explanation and offer to ask someone else in the post.


5. When others comment asking to be asked, you will ask them five questions.

I know I still owe some people questions, and I still owe answers to at least thealiwoman. Do I owe anyone else answers?

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( The Food )

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"It" being the New Beth Initiative. Version 2.0. Version 1.0 lived on a website that no longer exists. Suffice it to say that it was what I called my efforts to live a healthier lifestyle, lose weight, and exercise more. I did pretty well that time (lost 60 pounds and rode in the Bike to the Bay in 2001), until I didn't anymore. I've tried to get back on track a few times since then, but I think neither my head nor my heart were in it. I've regained all that weight twice over, and last week, my doctor told me I have diabetes. And I did that to myself. So now I've got to undo that to myself. I've got three months to get my sugar under control, becasue so help me if I'm going to start taking sugar medicine on top of all the other medicine I have to take, and so help me if I'm going to prick my finger four times a day to test my sugar levels. I say NO!

First day of Fall. New leaf. New Beth Initiative 2.0.