Mid-Week Check In 1/19/12

Well, I have been having a little setback this week. I went and kickboxed on Monday and had a great time and then I ate all really healthy, good food. Tuesday my breakfast and lunch were great because I made them but then I ate out with Sarah and we had a cupcake after dinner and then went to the movies so I had dessert and didn't exercise. Yesterday I did well on breakfast & lunch and then I had to grab something fast and head to Stillwater for the OSU Women's game. I could have made a smarter decision but I grabbed a grilled cheese from Sonic which usually fills me up but yesterday it just didn't so then I ate peanut m&m's at the game. And I didn't get to exercise again so today I just feel ginormous. I think what is frustrating me is that I know how to well even when having busy, hectic days and for the last 2 days I just didn't do it.

I'm getting back at it today though. I've been doing really well with packing my breakfast and lunch the night before and my healthy meals have been doing a great job at keeping me full throughout the workday. On days when I don't have anything and can actually go home I have a healthy dinner waiting on me (this week was sweet potato stew w/whole wheat biscuits from neverhomemaker's blog) and everything seems great. But on other nights I need to learn to stay in control because it makes all the difference in the world how I feel the next day. Also, I'm in a conundrum with exercising. I love it and when I workout all 6 days I feel so much better but I don't want to limit my interactions with people just because of zumba class interference. Should I just suck it up on days that I know I can't make it to the gym and just get up early and workout that morning? I need a plan to combat these things.

I've felt so busy since starting my new job (which is a great thing!) but I just feel like I'm a little out of sorts and really want to get everything organized and back on track. I feel so much better when I feel I have control over things. I get to go home tonight and eat a normal dinner and then go to zumba class so my goal is to sit down and decide what I want the rest of January to be like and plan it out.

Hope you're having a great week! You seem to be doing so awesome and are really motivating me! It almost makes me feel like I've been a slacker but it's good that you're there doing so well and making me want to do better.

Hump Day

So I wanted to try out a new way to post spreadsheets and stuff.  I saw someone else use a screen shot that had been cropped in Paint, so I figured I would give it a shot.  If you open the file you want and press "Alt" and "Prt sc sysrq" at the same time, it takes the screen shot, and then you just paste it into Paint to crop it.  From there you can just save it and upload it like a regular pic!

My week is going pretty well so far, except the big blister I now have at the base of my big toe.  Lesson learned: don't wear socks that are loose around the toes to do Zumba/workout in; stick with the "cling-to-your-whole-foot" type of socks.
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Here's the calculator so we can find it again:

http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/calculators/calories-burned-calculator-based-on-average-heart-rate/

End of Week 2

So, here are my stats for the week:

• Weight 132.6/134.8 --So yesterday the scale was really nice, and reflected the first number, but today it was back up to 134.8.  I know my water flux has been crazy this week, as there have been days I can't get my rings off, so I am not too worried about it.  
• Arms: 11.0/11.0 (-0.5 on each side)
• Bust: 35.0 (-1.0 inch)---It really is sad that this is the first to go...
• Waist: 26.5 (-1.5)
• Hips: 35.5 (-1.0)
• Thighs: 22.0/22.5 (+0.5/+0.5)--they don't look/feel bigger, but I think the muscles are holding onto water... I really worked my legs this week.
• Calves 14.0/14.0 (+0.5/+0.5) Same thing here.  
• The parentheses are total losses from the beginning stats.

My thoughts:

• I'm really not concerned with weight at this point, especially since both James and I have noticed a visible difference in my body, and my clothes fit a lot better already. I know I am really retaining water (I don't think I gained 1/2 an inch of muscle in my thighs/calves--they are hoarding water!)
• I can definitely feel more muscle/firmness....  does the protein work that quickly?  
• My bikini for our vacation came in earlier this week, and man, it is some real motivation!  Visualizing myself wearing it what keeps me going strong and staying positive because I'm determined to get there and know I can do it! I think it is like signing up for a 5k--it pushes you to reach that goal when you have a definite end point/deadline.  In my head, it is "just 8 more weeks to get where you need to be."  I was worried it would be a negative thing that would disappoint me and drag me down, but it has actually been a really positive thing for me!
• So I went to another Zumba class on Thursday night (much better and more intense than the first one) and I didn't have enough energy for it--I was very sluggish and just tired from the beginning.  So this week, I am going to work on making sure I have enough fuel to do my workouts.  I'm also going to keep up the 100g of protein per day.  I feel full when I do and the shakes/smoothies are great for a dessert/sweet tooth!
• Also, I forgot to mention, we went ahead and signed up for a membership at our little gym!  I'm pretty excited to plan my workouts for the week!

Week 2 Check-in

Good morning!!! I was a little worried about how things would go this week. Eating out with work/friends and family didn't make me feel like I had done that great but I did manage to get my workouts in and when I got home last night I decided to do a "last chance" workout. I went outside and walked for 5 minutes then ran for 2 walked 1 and repeated that for 30 minutes. Then I came in and did Ripped in 30 with Jillian. I was wiped afterwards but I felt really good. My body is a little sore this morning but not something that won't work itself out when I go to the gym later today.

Week 2 Stats
Weight: 155.5 (down .5)
Arms: 12" (no change, although I think my left arm is little less this week so I'm happy about that!)
Bust: 33" (down .5)
Waist: 28.5"(down .5)
Hips: 35" (down .5)
Thighs: 24"/24" (down 1", down .5")
Calves: 15"/15" (down .5/no change)

Everything is going down pretty much so I'm really excited about that!

Today I'm going to meal plan for the week. Last week I made mini mexican casseroles on Sunday and they lasted me til Thursday so that was great. No thinking when I came home. I could just reheat and go. I think I will try that again but with zucchini/turkey burgers this week. My lunch consisted of turkey wraps w/hummus and greek yogurt. I liked that but I will try and get a fruit/veggie in too. My breakfast was oatmeal w/cranberries and a skim chai. I liked it but again I need fruit/veggies. I'll be menu hunting this morning. I'm trying to get my workout/grocery shopping in so I can be home and ready to chill by the time the Golden Globes come on tonight.