There's a little too much to to say in order catch up everything that has happened since the last post on this blog. But a lot has stayed the same too. So we might as well just jump right back into the deep end. It's like seeing a long-lost best friend after years or riding a bike right? You just pick back and up and it feels natural.
Today was my first weight watchers meeting in probably 3 years. At least that's the last time I can remember having it as part of my life. In the past 3 years I haven't been completely off the health wagon - just trying different things such as a juice cleanse, 10k trainer, lots of zumba, yoga, some vegan eating, a month of non-processed foods and a lot of months without doing anything healthy for myself as well. I think my brain got to the point where I thought I was too good for weight watchers. How does one become too good for weight watchers? Maybe one just doesn't want to do weight watchers anymore and instead of saying that starts to pick apart its process. But let's be honest. The only thing that has consistently worked for me in the past has been this program. I'm held accountable, I can watch the numbers go down and I forgot how satisfying that feels. I am truly excited to start this journey again and excited to see how this will positively impact my life.
What goes hand in hand with eating well? Well, moving your body of course. That is also something that I was very dedicated to a very long time and have slowly let slip. I can feel how weak my body has gotten and I think that is part of the reason I haven't wanted to jump back into it. It's so hard to start all over but if you don't start how will things ever change? So today I went to the gym in the first time in 2015. I only did the elliptical for 30 minutes but it was a start. I'm excited to get back into zumba which I miss tremendously and to start my running training again. I will run a 10k before I turn 30. I will be able to do 10 manly push-ups before 30. And I will run a mile under 10 minutes before I turn 30.
For the last couple months I haven't been happy with the person I have become. I feel lazy, listless and not worthy of a lot of things. But that stops today. I want to love the person I see in the morning and a lot of that has to do with how I treat my body. I'm turning the rest of 2015 around. Starting right now.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Blogger Retreat-Blend
Lauren is the one that I follow but I want to start reading the other blogs too. She is really inspiring because she teaches spin & body pump classes in addition to her full time job. The instructor training for zumba is June 23rd so I've been trying to attend all sorts of different classes so I can be ready for it. The retreat looks awesome because those people seem like they could all be our friends.
Lauren is the one that I follow but I want to start reading the other blogs too. She is really inspiring because she teaches spin & body pump classes in addition to her full time job. The instructor training for zumba is June 23rd so I've been trying to attend all sorts of different classes so I can be ready for it. The retreat looks awesome because those people seem like they could all be our friends.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Sunday April 22nd
That breakfast sounds delicious! It sounds similar to some of the oatmeals over at this blog that I read every day. I feel as though we are friends now after reading her posts. She does the overnight oats. Have you tried them yet? I really really want to. Now I just need an almost-empty nut butter jar, which shouldn't be that hard, haha.
My house is finally clean. I feel like that's all I've accomplished all weekend but hey, that's a huge jump from where I was at this time last week. I even rearranged the living room and now am feeling so much better about being in my home.
It has been a really busy weekend though with cleaning and the concert and then today with more cleaning and the ostrich and camel races, which were hilarious by the way. Melissa should be pulling in any minute and we will go to dinner and probably chat it up until we pass out. I have to take her to the airport in the morning super early so it'll be a long Monday but it's totally worth it. My plan for tomorrow is to sit down and get goals down on paper. My first timeline is what I want to accomplish before we go on the cruise so it will be a 4-week phase. Nothing crazy...just back into healthy habits. Cooking at home, working out 4-5 times a week, just get back to normal.
If I get some free time tonight I might update more. I'm just trying to figure out which direction to go in this time around.
Hope you're having an amazing Sunday!
My house is finally clean. I feel like that's all I've accomplished all weekend but hey, that's a huge jump from where I was at this time last week. I even rearranged the living room and now am feeling so much better about being in my home.
It has been a really busy weekend though with cleaning and the concert and then today with more cleaning and the ostrich and camel races, which were hilarious by the way. Melissa should be pulling in any minute and we will go to dinner and probably chat it up until we pass out. I have to take her to the airport in the morning super early so it'll be a long Monday but it's totally worth it. My plan for tomorrow is to sit down and get goals down on paper. My first timeline is what I want to accomplish before we go on the cruise so it will be a 4-week phase. Nothing crazy...just back into healthy habits. Cooking at home, working out 4-5 times a week, just get back to normal.
If I get some free time tonight I might update more. I'm just trying to figure out which direction to go in this time around.
Hope you're having an amazing Sunday!
New Favorite Breakfast
1/3 c. quick oats
4 tsp. splenda
Some pumpkin pie spice
1/2 an apple, chopped
2 tbs. walnuts broken into small pieces (optional)
2/3 cup liquid (I usually use water and almond milk)
1 dollop of natural peanut butter (I use planters because it is the closest to real PB I've ever had! And it is super low carb)
Microwave for 1:45. Stir and enjoy!
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Adding a little peanut butter to my oatmeal has made me enjoy it a lot more!!I really like this because it is just as quick as a packet of oatmeal (well except for cutting up the apple) but is a lot cheaper and doesn't have the added sugar (unless you decide to add it). The walnuts and PB make it a bit calorie high, but if you want you can just use one or the other....they really keep you full though!
4 tsp. splenda
Some pumpkin pie spice
1/2 an apple, chopped
2 tbs. walnuts broken into small pieces (optional)
2/3 cup liquid (I usually use water and almond milk)
1 dollop of natural peanut butter (I use planters because it is the closest to real PB I've ever had! And it is super low carb)
Microwave for 1:45. Stir and enjoy!
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Adding a little peanut butter to my oatmeal has made me enjoy it a lot more!!I really like this because it is just as quick as a packet of oatmeal (well except for cutting up the apple) but is a lot cheaper and doesn't have the added sugar (unless you decide to add it). The walnuts and PB make it a bit calorie high, but if you want you can just use one or the other....they really keep you full though!
Sunday, March 25, 2012
I'm Back!!!
We made it back from our trip last night! Had a blast!
In other news, I'm definitely staying in Tulsa for the next 4 years!!! I officially have a job starting in July! It is still surreal! I suppose this is what it feels like to finally be a "grown up" ? :)
Hope busy season is treating you OK.
I'm ready to get back into working out--lots of indulgences this past week! :)
In other news, I'm definitely staying in Tulsa for the next 4 years!!! I officially have a job starting in July! It is still surreal! I suppose this is what it feels like to finally be a "grown up" ? :)
Hope busy season is treating you OK.
I'm ready to get back into working out--lots of indulgences this past week! :)
Sunday, March 11, 2012
On Birthdays, Calories Don't Count! :)
Well, it's been a good year. I can only think about how much healthier I am this year compared to the last few years. We really have come a long way! This coming week I am going to focus on doing nice things for myself! I have worked hard to get to this point with finding out about residency, so I'm going to make it a good week!
Here's a itinerary for the next week for me:
Here's a itinerary for the next week for me:
- Monday: Lunch in Tulsa, get the email that says "You Matched" or "You now have to scramble" (not too worried here...). Zumba or Elliptical.
- Tuesday: Zumba or Elliptical. Do some stretching.
- Wednesday:Pack everything! Elliptical. Haircut? Pedicure?
- Thursday: Go to Perkins and drop dogs off with parents. Yoga and stretching to help me relax.
- Friday: Match Day Luncheon--open my envelope at noon! Leave for Disney World around 3.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is your 24th right??? I hope you have a wonderful day! You are such a blessing to me and having you in my life is one of the things I am most thankful for. Someone who inspires me to be a better person! You are so driven and dedicated and deserve only the best things in life.
Also, having your birthday on a Sunday automatically exempts you from weigh-in/measurements. That just wouldn't be right. So I hope you are having cake and celebrating with the family and doing anything you want to do today!
This is your 24th right??? I hope you have a wonderful day! You are such a blessing to me and having you in my life is one of the things I am most thankful for. Someone who inspires me to be a better person! You are so driven and dedicated and deserve only the best things in life.
Also, having your birthday on a Sunday automatically exempts you from weigh-in/measurements. That just wouldn't be right. So I hope you are having cake and celebrating with the family and doing anything you want to do today!
Monday, March 5, 2012
Monday
I worked out today. I will not take another week off because I felt like I was going to die during kickboxing but I got back out there today. And I made quinoa for the first time tonight (butternut squash sage quinoa to be exact).
Just wanted to write this so I can re-motivate myself to get back out there again tomorrow. Day to day. Every day is a choice. And yes, I'm becoming my very own self-help book, haha.
Just wanted to write this so I can re-motivate myself to get back out there again tomorrow. Day to day. Every day is a choice. And yes, I'm becoming my very own self-help book, haha.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Sunday
Warning: I am already dreading this week and am really bummed that it is already Saturday, so this post is sucky and negative and apathetic.
I am going to follow suit and not do measurements this week. I feel like this week was just weird and that I struggled to make to correct decisions too. I don't regret the bad ones I made, but I don't want the numbers to make me upset/feel guilty. Not this time. I feel pretty good about myself right now, so I am ok with the fact that this week stunk. This week is a clean, fresh slate and I hope to make it a better week. I suppose I just haven't been "into it" this week.
Goals for the week:
Today is a major cleaning day for me too.
I am going to follow suit and not do measurements this week. I feel like this week was just weird and that I struggled to make to correct decisions too. I don't regret the bad ones I made, but I don't want the numbers to make me upset/feel guilty. Not this time. I feel pretty good about myself right now, so I am ok with the fact that this week stunk. This week is a clean, fresh slate and I hope to make it a better week. I suppose I just haven't been "into it" this week.
Goals for the week:
- Zumba on Monday and Thursday. Strength training on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.
- (I will have to think about it more....my motivation is seriously lacking right now!!!!)
Today is a major cleaning day for me too.
disheslaundryput boxes up in attic (our Christmas stuff has just been sitting around the garage.)vacuum living room and kitchen- clear off kitchen table
straighten up living roomtidy up fireplacepick up all of my shoes (they're everywhere, they're everywhere!)- fold and put up laundry
- clean stove top
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday
Well this Sunday will be just a little a different because I am choosing to start over today and so I will forego measurements until next weekend. This week was a strange one but the eating got so much better after my Excuses post. I've decided that I just need to consider the food at work off limits. A lot of that has to do with getting super prepared for the week on the weekends. Yesterday I worked and went to celebrate dad's birthday so I didn't get anything accomplished at home so that's exactly what I'm doing today.
Here's my detailed list:
8:20-Get laundry started
8:25-9:00 - Clean Kitchen
9:00-9:30 - Plan weekly meals and grocery list
9:30-9:45 - Fold laundry that's still in dryer from last week. Switch this weeks laundry
9:45-10:15 - Get cleaned up for the day
10:15-11:45 - Grocery shopping
12:00-12:30 - Lunch
12:30-12:45 - Fold & finish laundry
12:45-1:30 Sort mail and file away papers from the last month
1:30-1:45 - Finish picking up study
1:45-2:30 - Wash Car
2:30-3:00 - Bank reconciliation/pay bills for the rest of the month
3:00-5:00 -Cook meals for the week...Well I roasted butternut squash, haha.
5:00-Bedtime - Free time!!!!
Health goals for the week:
1. Workout with my normal schedule (even if works gets busy I will go work out then come back)
2. Do not eat the food at work
3. Limit pops to 2 a day (yes this seems excessive but I'm trying to give up things in moderation and this will be a step back from Diet Coke crazy consumption)
Here's my detailed list:
3:00-5:00 -
5:00-Bedtime - Free time!!!!
Health goals for the week:
1. Workout with my normal schedule (even if works gets busy I will go work out then come back)
2. Do not eat the food at work
3. Limit pops to 2 a day (yes this seems excessive but I'm trying to give up things in moderation and this will be a step back from Diet Coke crazy consumption)
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Excuses
Okay, so I have been not writing this post for a long time but it needs to be written because I need to hear it myself. And being that it's 2:14am this is going to be a very honest post.
I have been being lazy. Do I know how to eat healthy? Yep. Could I eat a gluten free diet? Yep. Could I give up sugar if I wanted to? Yep. Could I get up before work to work out? Yep. The list continues with washing the dishes after I cook a meal, folding the laundry instead of keeping my clothes in the dryer, going to the post office to buy stamps so I can mail my mortgage on time, etc, etc, etc.
This week officially started the long hours of busy season. I have somewhat subconsciously/consciously been using work as a way to get me out of being healthy this week and it has to stop.
Here is my week so far:
I brought my clothes to workout with me to work on Monday so I could go to kickboxing and I could have made it but instead I worked late. I used working late as an excuse to not workout. When I got home on Monday it was a little after 8. Instead of cooking something I bought at the grocery store on Sunday that was healthy I ate the rest of the bag of baked cheetos that were sitting in my pantry. The bag of cheetos that I bought at the store knowing that they weren't the best choice but that I just wanted them. Then Tuesday rolled around and I had the best intentions of doing something healthy for myself that day but did I? Nope. I went to Jason's Deli for lunch because I used the excuse that the turkey I bought at the store on Sunday was slimey so instead of looking for another lunch option I just went out to eat. I also have not been eating the chocolate at work because I desperately want that haircut and that was my goal (to not eat that chocolate at work) but instead of I've been eating cookies and I even had a NutterButter bar which I don't think I've eaten since high school. Tuesday I worked til 8 so again no workout. And the eating at night was no better. Still not wanting to cook anything in my fridge I bought a not so stellar frozen meal at wal-mart and heated it up. And then because we are being super honest I ate a bag of mini reeces cups, which are really bad for you. Especially when you eat them right around bedtime.
Tonight I left work and had intentions of going to workout because I still had my workout clothes in my car from Monday. I forgot though that I wore socks to work on Monday and didn't have any in the bag and yesterday I wore heals so no socks to wear to kickboxing. I used this as an excuse to go home and chill and not workout. Could I still have gone home, changed and went to the gym? Yep.
I went to bed at a decent hour tonight but woke up about 30 minutes ago and could not go to sleep. And I think this is the reason why. Why am I sabotaging all that I've done? Every night I haven't worked out or that I eat something processed and sugary I feel good only for like 5 minutes and then I just feel super fat. Clearly, I haven't gained 20 pounds in a week but in my body that's what I feel like. I feel gross and I can't do this to myself again. I've gone up/down so many times in the past and I'm sick of doing this to myself. I don't want to be a fat/lazy person who does things just because they're easy and they feel good at the time.
And to just totally get things out there another thing that has been weighing on me (pun/no pun intended) is this dating thing which yes, will apparently always be an issue for me. I know the last date with the guy didn't go so well but I haven't been feeling that great about me lately and I even thought to msyelf last week that I'm not "thin" enough to be dating because I'm not okay with me yet. I've used this an excuse in the past and it is such crap. I do this to myself so I don't get hurt and I'm tired of this cycle too. I say "Oh, I'm not where I want to be and until I get there I will just be myself and not date." But instead of this pushing me to workout and be healthy I usually just eat and sit around so it has the exact opposite effect.
Yes this post is crazy and when I re-read it again at 8 in the morning I'll probably think what in the world? But here's the deal. We can do anything we want. I can get up at 5am and workout. I can eat a diet with no sugar in it. I can drink a whole bunch of water every day and not 3 Diet Cokes. And just because I haven't been doing it doesn't mean I can't. Excuses. Damn them. I don't want to wait til after April 15th to start being healthy again.
So.....I'm getting up in the morning and I'm going to workout. For an hour. Before work. And I'm giving up eating the snacks at work. I'm going to the post office and getting stamps. And for now that's enough. And this weekend I'm going to cook for the week like I was doing. And I'm going to wash the dishes and fold the laundry and be prepared for the next week. Because I refuse to wait and let these excuses weigh me down any longer.
I have been being lazy. Do I know how to eat healthy? Yep. Could I eat a gluten free diet? Yep. Could I give up sugar if I wanted to? Yep. Could I get up before work to work out? Yep. The list continues with washing the dishes after I cook a meal, folding the laundry instead of keeping my clothes in the dryer, going to the post office to buy stamps so I can mail my mortgage on time, etc, etc, etc.
This week officially started the long hours of busy season. I have somewhat subconsciously/consciously been using work as a way to get me out of being healthy this week and it has to stop.
Here is my week so far:
I brought my clothes to workout with me to work on Monday so I could go to kickboxing and I could have made it but instead I worked late. I used working late as an excuse to not workout. When I got home on Monday it was a little after 8. Instead of cooking something I bought at the grocery store on Sunday that was healthy I ate the rest of the bag of baked cheetos that were sitting in my pantry. The bag of cheetos that I bought at the store knowing that they weren't the best choice but that I just wanted them. Then Tuesday rolled around and I had the best intentions of doing something healthy for myself that day but did I? Nope. I went to Jason's Deli for lunch because I used the excuse that the turkey I bought at the store on Sunday was slimey so instead of looking for another lunch option I just went out to eat. I also have not been eating the chocolate at work because I desperately want that haircut and that was my goal (to not eat that chocolate at work) but instead of I've been eating cookies and I even had a NutterButter bar which I don't think I've eaten since high school. Tuesday I worked til 8 so again no workout. And the eating at night was no better. Still not wanting to cook anything in my fridge I bought a not so stellar frozen meal at wal-mart and heated it up. And then because we are being super honest I ate a bag of mini reeces cups, which are really bad for you. Especially when you eat them right around bedtime.
Tonight I left work and had intentions of going to workout because I still had my workout clothes in my car from Monday. I forgot though that I wore socks to work on Monday and didn't have any in the bag and yesterday I wore heals so no socks to wear to kickboxing. I used this as an excuse to go home and chill and not workout. Could I still have gone home, changed and went to the gym? Yep.
I went to bed at a decent hour tonight but woke up about 30 minutes ago and could not go to sleep. And I think this is the reason why. Why am I sabotaging all that I've done? Every night I haven't worked out or that I eat something processed and sugary I feel good only for like 5 minutes and then I just feel super fat. Clearly, I haven't gained 20 pounds in a week but in my body that's what I feel like. I feel gross and I can't do this to myself again. I've gone up/down so many times in the past and I'm sick of doing this to myself. I don't want to be a fat/lazy person who does things just because they're easy and they feel good at the time.
And to just totally get things out there another thing that has been weighing on me (pun/no pun intended) is this dating thing which yes, will apparently always be an issue for me. I know the last date with the guy didn't go so well but I haven't been feeling that great about me lately and I even thought to msyelf last week that I'm not "thin" enough to be dating because I'm not okay with me yet. I've used this an excuse in the past and it is such crap. I do this to myself so I don't get hurt and I'm tired of this cycle too. I say "Oh, I'm not where I want to be and until I get there I will just be myself and not date." But instead of this pushing me to workout and be healthy I usually just eat and sit around so it has the exact opposite effect.
Yes this post is crazy and when I re-read it again at 8 in the morning I'll probably think what in the world? But here's the deal. We can do anything we want. I can get up at 5am and workout. I can eat a diet with no sugar in it. I can drink a whole bunch of water every day and not 3 Diet Cokes. And just because I haven't been doing it doesn't mean I can't. Excuses. Damn them. I don't want to wait til after April 15th to start being healthy again.
So.....I'm getting up in the morning and I'm going to workout. For an hour. Before work. And I'm giving up eating the snacks at work. I'm going to the post office and getting stamps. And for now that's enough. And this weekend I'm going to cook for the week like I was doing. And I'm going to wash the dishes and fold the laundry and be prepared for the next week. Because I refuse to wait and let these excuses weigh me down any longer.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Sunday Check-in
Good Sunday Morning!!!
Well not much changed this week. I feel like this has been my last several weeks. My weight is at 156 which is 2 pounds less than where I started. My measurements are consistent but my bust is up an inch this week and my thigh measurement looks like it might have increased a little which is disheartening. I was able to get in really cardio this week and yesterday I went to another zumbathon and it was a great workout so I'm not sure what more I can be doing on the workout side which means I need to just suck it up and really attack my food habits and change them. It's so hard to do during busy season. Food is so comforting and I know how bad that is but some days it really does make you feel better. And just to throw a little pity party I had a great date last Friday and I didn't hear from him (which I had a feeling I wouldn't. When I like a guy that seems to be the kiss of death) so everyone said I should text him which I did. We set up a date for Friday but then I felt like I was pressuring the situation and cancelled the date. Yes, I might be truly crazy. Dating really may not be in the cards for me. Looking back on the date I probably shouldn't have said anything about wanting to adopt a little black baby or not wanting to find my husband til I was 87. Yep, crazy. hahaha
I have a busy day today. I need to get some work done, laundry, clean the kitchen, pay bills, grocery shop and then Shanetha and I are having an Oscar watch party so I need to get some stuff done for that.
Sorry for the depressing post. I'm really trying to be positive and I'll get back on the bandwagon. Some days it just needs to be vented and left in the past.
So I've decided to implement a goal/reward into my week. If I don't have any of the chocolates at work (they always have those mini chocolate bars w/all the flavors and after lunch I usually induldge) then I will buy myself a haircut next weekend.
I also decided I think I need a workout goal to focus on. Trying to decide what that should be.
Well not much changed this week. I feel like this has been my last several weeks. My weight is at 156 which is 2 pounds less than where I started. My measurements are consistent but my bust is up an inch this week and my thigh measurement looks like it might have increased a little which is disheartening. I was able to get in really cardio this week and yesterday I went to another zumbathon and it was a great workout so I'm not sure what more I can be doing on the workout side which means I need to just suck it up and really attack my food habits and change them. It's so hard to do during busy season. Food is so comforting and I know how bad that is but some days it really does make you feel better. And just to throw a little pity party I had a great date last Friday and I didn't hear from him (which I had a feeling I wouldn't. When I like a guy that seems to be the kiss of death) so everyone said I should text him which I did. We set up a date for Friday but then I felt like I was pressuring the situation and cancelled the date. Yes, I might be truly crazy. Dating really may not be in the cards for me. Looking back on the date I probably shouldn't have said anything about wanting to adopt a little black baby or not wanting to find my husband til I was 87. Yep, crazy. hahaha
I have a busy day today. I need to get some work done, laundry, clean the kitchen, pay bills, grocery shop and then Shanetha and I are having an Oscar watch party so I need to get some stuff done for that.
Sorry for the depressing post. I'm really trying to be positive and I'll get back on the bandwagon. Some days it just needs to be vented and left in the past.
So I've decided to implement a goal/reward into my week. If I don't have any of the chocolates at work (they always have those mini chocolate bars w/all the flavors and after lunch I usually induldge) then I will buy myself a haircut next weekend.
I also decided I think I need a workout goal to focus on. Trying to decide what that should be.
Weekly Check In
Happy Sunday!
I think I am going to re-evaluate my diet this week. I think that my lack of change is probably due to that. I have been doing low-carb/no sugar, but I give myself a free pass on stuff without carbs....so I am thinking my calories are too high. I'm going to start focusing more on calories while continuing the low carb stuff.I mostly track my carbs and not my total calories (i.e. I don't always enter stuff like meat or oil into my tracker because they have no carbs), so my goal is to track everything this week.
This week I also really ramped up my cardio. My goal was to do three hours total of cardio, and I actually ended up doing 5 hours total. I did skimp a bit on strength training this week just to see how my body would react to resting my muscles. Apparently my body could have cared less, haha. My scale is still stuck around 139 and my measurements are the same as they have been. (I do feel better about how I look in shorts though).
Why is it so hard to produce a change right now? I feel like I haven't moved my numbers in the last month! Maybe my body is happy here. Or maybe it is that I am eating too many calories. Any ideas??
So that's where I'm at this week: stuck.
Goals for the coming week:
1. Track all food and total calories, aiming to maintain an average deficit of 500 calories per day.
2. 3 hours of cardio and 3 strength training sessions.
I think I am going to re-evaluate my diet this week. I think that my lack of change is probably due to that. I have been doing low-carb/no sugar, but I give myself a free pass on stuff without carbs....so I am thinking my calories are too high. I'm going to start focusing more on calories while continuing the low carb stuff.I mostly track my carbs and not my total calories (i.e. I don't always enter stuff like meat or oil into my tracker because they have no carbs), so my goal is to track everything this week.
This week I also really ramped up my cardio. My goal was to do three hours total of cardio, and I actually ended up doing 5 hours total. I did skimp a bit on strength training this week just to see how my body would react to resting my muscles. Apparently my body could have cared less, haha. My scale is still stuck around 139 and my measurements are the same as they have been. (I do feel better about how I look in shorts though).
Why is it so hard to produce a change right now? I feel like I haven't moved my numbers in the last month! Maybe my body is happy here. Or maybe it is that I am eating too many calories. Any ideas??
So that's where I'm at this week: stuck.
Goals for the coming week:
1. Track all food and total calories, aiming to maintain an average deficit of 500 calories per day.
2. 3 hours of cardio and 3 strength training sessions.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Thanks for posting dude! I got out of work late and didn't have time to make it to kickboxing. I went on Monday and then went to zumba yesterday so I had almost talked myself into just chilling tonight but after dinner I checked the blog and saw your post and it motivated me to get out and workout. I just got back from an hour and 6 miles on the elliptical. Feel so much better!
I've been doing pretty well on my eating this week except I ate cashews from work yesterday and today and I think they might be making me sick so I'm done with that. I'm trying to eat less sugar/carbs but not cut them out. I have been having turkey and cheese stick for lunch w/broccoli and greek yogurt dip. It's super protein packed and really makes me full. I really want to do little/no sugar but I think trying this during busy season is just too much. I'd love to make my own bread and try out new recipes but we are getting into the thick of things and cooking period is becoming a struggle.
That all being said for lent I have given up fast food again. I wanted to do something hardcore but alas I'm back to my standard fallback. Maybe next year.
I've been doing pretty well on my eating this week except I ate cashews from work yesterday and today and I think they might be making me sick so I'm done with that. I'm trying to eat less sugar/carbs but not cut them out. I have been having turkey and cheese stick for lunch w/broccoli and greek yogurt dip. It's super protein packed and really makes me full. I really want to do little/no sugar but I think trying this during busy season is just too much. I'd love to make my own bread and try out new recipes but we are getting into the thick of things and cooking period is becoming a struggle.
That all being said for lent I have given up fast food again. I wanted to do something hardcore but alas I'm back to my standard fallback. Maybe next year.
Mid Week Check-In
Man, am I struggling today. I can't get enough to eat!! I think that the amount of food I am bringing with me during the day is just not enough. I start to falter in my dedication when I get really hungry that's for sure. All day long, I've thought about food I could get on the way home or from the vending machine....all of it unhealthy. I survived without doing either of those things, but am still having a hard time filling up. I brought snacks, ate lots of protein, and still it was rough. I am wondering if I need to start eating more substantial snacks than a cheese stick and cherry tomatoes (my morning and afternoon snacks). Any snacks that keep you full??
Anyway, I am still doing really well for the week. I worked out twice yesterday (regular workout in the morning and Zumba last night), so today is a rest day. I'm going to try and do some yoga or stretching later so I don't get sore.
Hope your week is going well. Give up anything crazy for Lent??
Anyway, I am still doing really well for the week. I worked out twice yesterday (regular workout in the morning and Zumba last night), so today is a rest day. I'm going to try and do some yoga or stretching later so I don't get sore.
Hope your week is going well. Give up anything crazy for Lent??
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Monday, February 20, 2012
Sugar/Carbs/Wheat
What an article!
Okay so I know you have known this stuff for awhile but the more I read the more and more I realize all the things I'm putting into my body that are just un-doing everything I do while at the gym. I don't know what this means for me yet. I really want to do more reading and understanding and try to decide what will be a way to incorporate this into my life style.
Okay so I know you have known this stuff for awhile but the more I read the more and more I realize all the things I'm putting into my body that are just un-doing everything I do while at the gym. I don't know what this means for me yet. I really want to do more reading and understanding and try to decide what will be a way to incorporate this into my life style.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Sunday - update
Gosh, Sundays have gotten busy these last couple weekends. Geez, Louise. My stats didn't change this week either. When I came home from body pump yesterday the scale was super nice but this morning it was up 4 pounds, haha.
I have been contemplating something new with my diet. I'm going to try and go on a low-glycemic index diet. I also would like to give up sugar for lent but after grocery shopping tonight I'm not sure how I'm going to be able to dedicate that much time to food prep during busy season. I feel like every thing I read right now is telling me to get away from sugar so if I don't completely cut it out I'm going to cut way back. I got some books today but they aren't exactly what I'm looking for so I'm taking them back tomorrow and looking for something else. So much information to process out there.
Anyways sorry for the short update. I'll try and do a longer one tomorrow when I have more time.
Weekly Goals:
1. Water
2. Work out 5 times
3. Bed by 10:30
Have a great week dude! Yay for only one more test, Dr. Miles!
I have been contemplating something new with my diet. I'm going to try and go on a low-glycemic index diet. I also would like to give up sugar for lent but after grocery shopping tonight I'm not sure how I'm going to be able to dedicate that much time to food prep during busy season. I feel like every thing I read right now is telling me to get away from sugar so if I don't completely cut it out I'm going to cut way back. I got some books today but they aren't exactly what I'm looking for so I'm taking them back tomorrow and looking for something else. So much information to process out there.
Anyways sorry for the short update. I'll try and do a longer one tomorrow when I have more time.
Weekly Goals:
1. Water
2. Work out 5 times
3. Bed by 10:30
Have a great week dude! Yay for only one more test, Dr. Miles!
Week 7 stats
Are we really on week 7? I got my workout spreadsheet all messed up (I somehow lost a week....) so now i can't keep things straight.
I'm about to head to my parents, so I will update this post later with measurements and such. I just wanted to get on here and say that I didn't have a very good week. I only worked out 3 times and had a emotional eating "binge" on a pack of pop tarts that I bought at Quick Trip. I only ate one pack, but did it in such a way that I would consider it an unhealthy thing.... I did it and then hid it because I was ashamed of it. Like I said, that is not a healthy way to deal with things, but I told James a few days later and he was confused as to why it was that big of deal....so it made me feel better that he didn't care. It feels silly to talk about now, but the guilt at the time was real. So anyway, this is something I'm going to be working on: my relationship with my "emotional" food.
Also, I have joined the bandwagon and got a tumblr. I dislike pinning all the fitness stuff where my family can see it, but I really like looking at it. So I got a tumblr for just fitness stuff. It really motivates me to look at the fitspo stuff, and I needed some motivation this week to get back on the bandwagon (I worked out yesterday, woohoo!). Let me know if you want the link.
Anyway, I am off to celebrate my Papaw's 80th birthday! I'm eating cake damnit--it's not everyday he turns 80! :)
Be back later! Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!
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I'm back! All the measurements are the same for me, so no news there. We just got back home after a full day of visiting with the family, which is always great. And the cake was good too. :)
Goals for the week:
1. 3 hours of cardio total this week.
2. Plan out meals for the week.
3. Study for your last test of medical school (on Friday) !! <--this just hit me with some shock! :)
It's going to be a great week--I can feel it!
I'm about to head to my parents, so I will update this post later with measurements and such. I just wanted to get on here and say that I didn't have a very good week. I only worked out 3 times and had a emotional eating "binge" on a pack of pop tarts that I bought at Quick Trip. I only ate one pack, but did it in such a way that I would consider it an unhealthy thing.... I did it and then hid it because I was ashamed of it. Like I said, that is not a healthy way to deal with things, but I told James a few days later and he was confused as to why it was that big of deal....so it made me feel better that he didn't care. It feels silly to talk about now, but the guilt at the time was real. So anyway, this is something I'm going to be working on: my relationship with my "emotional" food.
Also, I have joined the bandwagon and got a tumblr. I dislike pinning all the fitness stuff where my family can see it, but I really like looking at it. So I got a tumblr for just fitness stuff. It really motivates me to look at the fitspo stuff, and I needed some motivation this week to get back on the bandwagon (I worked out yesterday, woohoo!). Let me know if you want the link.
Anyway, I am off to celebrate my Papaw's 80th birthday! I'm eating cake damnit--it's not everyday he turns 80! :)
Be back later! Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!
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I'm back! All the measurements are the same for me, so no news there. We just got back home after a full day of visiting with the family, which is always great. And the cake was good too. :)
Goals for the week:
1. 3 hours of cardio total this week.
2. Plan out meals for the week.
3. Study for your last test of medical school (on Friday) !! <--this just hit me with some shock! :)
It's going to be a great week--I can feel it!
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Checking In - Week 6
Happy Valentines week!!! (This is me fully embracing the holiday of love this year)
So workouts weren't very often this last week which is probably why my weight is down. I'm convinced that's what happens. Ready to get back to 5 days a week at the gym this week.
Stats:
Weight: 155
Arms: 12"/12" (same)
Bust: 33" (same)
Waist: 28" (same)
Hips: 34.5" (down)
Thighs: 24"/24" (so close to half an inch down. maybe next week)
Calves: 15"/15" (same)
Sorry I was so late in posting. We didn't get home from PBR til late last night then I had to be in Perkins this morning because Jane was retiring from choir directoring and then I went to see the Vow this afternoon and had to get everything ready for the week. If you have time please go watch the Vow. I loved it!
Weekly goals:
1. workout 5 times
2. Water intake
3. Nightly stretching and gratitude journal
So workouts weren't very often this last week which is probably why my weight is down. I'm convinced that's what happens. Ready to get back to 5 days a week at the gym this week.
Stats:
Weight: 155
Arms: 12"/12" (same)
Bust: 33" (same)
Waist: 28" (same)
Hips: 34.5" (down)
Thighs: 24"/24" (so close to half an inch down. maybe next week)
Calves: 15"/15" (same)
Sorry I was so late in posting. We didn't get home from PBR til late last night then I had to be in Perkins this morning because Jane was retiring from choir directoring and then I went to see the Vow this afternoon and had to get everything ready for the week. If you have time please go watch the Vow. I loved it!
Weekly goals:
1. workout 5 times
2. Water intake
3. Nightly stretching and gratitude journal
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