As you can read in my header, I made it to the gym this morning. But I think that next time I am going alone. My husband woke me up at 6 am to get ready to go to the gym. We got up, I started my coffee & I typically eat breakfast right away in the morning.
In the past, I would skip breakfast completely (except for the coffee). I have been consciously making breakfast every morning and eating breakfast in the morning so I don't go back into my old ways. So, my husband was planning on us leaving for the gym around 6:30-6:45 am. But everyone started waking up and eating breakfast, we didn't get done until 7:15 am. Well, let's just say that he started to freak out. "If I don't get to the gym by 7 am, then I don't go at all," and on and on and on. So, I hurried up, gathered my things and bolted out the door with him.
In the car ride to the gym, he would not let it stop. We got to the gym by 7:45 am & I told him that I would do 20 mins on the treadmill, get in the shower, and we would go to the office (with me having wet hair). So I did my 20 mins, (1 min of speed walking, 1 min of jogging), got in the shower and got dressed and came out of the locker room. He expected us to be completely done and in the car by 7:30 am. We didn't get into the car until 7:38 am. And here we go again with more complaining about why we didn't leave by 7:30 am, how if he didn't get to the gym by 7 am, this is why he doesn't go and work out. I felt like a whipped puppy!!! Of course, we got into an argument in the car, and I pretty much told him that from now on I won't ask him to go to the gym with me and that I am going on my own. And that is what I am going to do!!!
With all of that said, he did apologize, he didn't want me to feel like he doesn't want to workout with me and he doesn't want me to succeed. He also spent the rest of the day making it up to me. But hey, at least I got my workout in, in the morning, and I felt great the rest of the day!!
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Egg & Hashbrown Skillet
Coffee
Lunch
Crispy Orange Chicken Bowl (ate only 1/2)
Chips & Dip
Water (3)
Dinner
1/2 bowl of Mac & Cheese
Water (3)
Clearing out the fridge of leftovers!!!
Tomorrow is my free day!!! Also, I am excited to see what's in store for me in 2010. I am looking forward to continue on my journey and seeing all the changes that I am going to go through!! Happy New Year everyone & I will talk to you all next year!!!!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Day Forty-Five- Almost Didn't Workout!! Yikes!!!
Hi everyone!! So, as you can see in the title, I almost didn't workout today. In yesterday's blog, I said that I had to work a full day, but I still got a workout in. Today, was real tough.
I was the only person working today (besides my husband of course). This morning, we had planned on going to get up early and go to the gym. Well that did not happen. We overslept!! So, I said, after work (we had patients through lunch) that we would go to the gym. By the end of the day, we had to work later than what was scheduled, and by the time we got done, we had to go home to let the babysitter off.
In my mind, I was feeling the same routine was going to happen all over again. Say that I am going to go workout, but it doesn't happen. My husband and I came home, made dinner and had dinner with the kids & my aunt, and got them into bed. By this time, I am feeling completely exhausted from the busy day, and I just want to take a shower and go to bed. But I couldn't do that. I didn't want today to count as my Free Day (You know, with New Years Eve tomorrow- That is my Free Day!!)
I decided (& did) go into our bedroom, put on my workout clothes, go down to the basement, get on the internet and pull up Exercise TV, and pick out a workout and do it. I picked this workout called, "Rock Hard Arms" by Marco Reed. About 10 minutes into this, I was cussing the screen out. My arms are still shaking even as I am typing this blog entry!!! This guy was ridiculous. He had me doing exercises that I have never done! Now granted, there were some things that I had to modify (I can't do regular push-ups- I had to do the girlie way), and some that I couldn't do (Triceps pushups with your hands on the chair and you are pulling yourself up and down- I did try to do as much as I could, but it got to the point that I just couldn't do them anymore!!)
Looking back at the past couple of days, I am glad that I still pushed myself to keep doing my workouts even if I was tired or forgot to do them earlier. But the one thing that has been tough is getting my husband to do them with me. We have been driving to and from work together (to save on gas), and I have been telling him that he was going to have to come with me to workout. I was hoping to get a "Heck ya!" or "Sure." But it has been somewhat resistant. He needs to workout as much as I do, and at the same time, I need him to really support me through this. But it feels like he is okay with me not working out at the same time. Don't get me wrong- he really wants to see me succeed. He constantly compliments me on the body changes that I have been make, making sure that I take my supplements and so on. But I don't know if he thinks that I am trying to get him to workout, almost forcing him or what. It is really starting to drag me down.
With all of that said, here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Corn Flakes
Orange
Coffee
Lunch
Hamburger Steak w/ grilled onions & green peppers
Green Beans
Baked Fries
Texas Toast
Water (2)
Afternoon Snack
Broastered Chicken Wing & part of thigh
Water
Dinner
Taco Salad
Water
Tomorrow, is going to be cardio day & my husband is going with me to the gym in the morning. Wish me luck that I make it in the morning before work!! Talk to you tomorrow!
I was the only person working today (besides my husband of course). This morning, we had planned on going to get up early and go to the gym. Well that did not happen. We overslept!! So, I said, after work (we had patients through lunch) that we would go to the gym. By the end of the day, we had to work later than what was scheduled, and by the time we got done, we had to go home to let the babysitter off.
In my mind, I was feeling the same routine was going to happen all over again. Say that I am going to go workout, but it doesn't happen. My husband and I came home, made dinner and had dinner with the kids & my aunt, and got them into bed. By this time, I am feeling completely exhausted from the busy day, and I just want to take a shower and go to bed. But I couldn't do that. I didn't want today to count as my Free Day (You know, with New Years Eve tomorrow- That is my Free Day!!)
I decided (& did) go into our bedroom, put on my workout clothes, go down to the basement, get on the internet and pull up Exercise TV, and pick out a workout and do it. I picked this workout called, "Rock Hard Arms" by Marco Reed. About 10 minutes into this, I was cussing the screen out. My arms are still shaking even as I am typing this blog entry!!! This guy was ridiculous. He had me doing exercises that I have never done! Now granted, there were some things that I had to modify (I can't do regular push-ups- I had to do the girlie way), and some that I couldn't do (Triceps pushups with your hands on the chair and you are pulling yourself up and down- I did try to do as much as I could, but it got to the point that I just couldn't do them anymore!!)
Looking back at the past couple of days, I am glad that I still pushed myself to keep doing my workouts even if I was tired or forgot to do them earlier. But the one thing that has been tough is getting my husband to do them with me. We have been driving to and from work together (to save on gas), and I have been telling him that he was going to have to come with me to workout. I was hoping to get a "Heck ya!" or "Sure." But it has been somewhat resistant. He needs to workout as much as I do, and at the same time, I need him to really support me through this. But it feels like he is okay with me not working out at the same time. Don't get me wrong- he really wants to see me succeed. He constantly compliments me on the body changes that I have been make, making sure that I take my supplements and so on. But I don't know if he thinks that I am trying to get him to workout, almost forcing him or what. It is really starting to drag me down.
With all of that said, here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Corn Flakes
Orange
Coffee
Lunch
Hamburger Steak w/ grilled onions & green peppers
Green Beans
Baked Fries
Texas Toast
Water (2)
Afternoon Snack
Broastered Chicken Wing & part of thigh
Water
Dinner
Taco Salad
Water
Tomorrow, is going to be cardio day & my husband is going with me to the gym in the morning. Wish me luck that I make it in the morning before work!! Talk to you tomorrow!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Day Forty-Four- Working 9 to 5 (or More Like 8 to 6:30)
Good day everyone!!
So, today I had to work a full day today. All of our staff is on vacation this week so I have to fill in and cover all of their shifts. It was a very busy day at the office and we were booked full of patients, so it was real busy.
I planned on waking up early to go to the gym, but my bed was calling me to stay in the bed. So, I got ready for work, had breakfast and headed into work. But I made sure that my gym bag was still packed and I planned on going to the gym at lunch. Now my past habits, I would say that I was going to the gym at lunch, but never make it. But this time, I made sure that I held up to that promise. And you know what....I made it to the gym at lunch!!!!!!! I did about 15 minutes on the treadmill though because I didn't get to the gym until later than what I planned, & I needed to get in the shower and get a bite to eat before my lunch break was over. And I also ran 1:15 on the treadmill as well.
Looking back on today, I realized that I can still work a full time day and still make it to the gym. The only thing that I would change is the gym I went to today. I went to the Express Y here in town, and it was really drab. One of the rooms that the treadmills were in, when I got on there, it felt like if I tried to raise my hands, I would smack the ceiling. So, I am going back to the main YMCA- I like it better there. It is brighter and a lot better there, I think.
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
breakfast Burrito
Coffee
Lunch
Penne Vodka
Fresca Salad
Focaccia Bread
Diet Coke
Dinner
Roast Beef Gyro
Side Caesar Salad
Pepsi
I see now, I had too much caffeine today- Need more water!!!!
Tomorrow is upper body day, and tomorrow my husband & I have to drive together to work and I am making him get up early tomorrow and go to the gym together (he needs to get in there as well!!!). Talk to everyone tomorrow!!!
So, today I had to work a full day today. All of our staff is on vacation this week so I have to fill in and cover all of their shifts. It was a very busy day at the office and we were booked full of patients, so it was real busy.
I planned on waking up early to go to the gym, but my bed was calling me to stay in the bed. So, I got ready for work, had breakfast and headed into work. But I made sure that my gym bag was still packed and I planned on going to the gym at lunch. Now my past habits, I would say that I was going to the gym at lunch, but never make it. But this time, I made sure that I held up to that promise. And you know what....I made it to the gym at lunch!!!!!!! I did about 15 minutes on the treadmill though because I didn't get to the gym until later than what I planned, & I needed to get in the shower and get a bite to eat before my lunch break was over. And I also ran 1:15 on the treadmill as well.
Looking back on today, I realized that I can still work a full time day and still make it to the gym. The only thing that I would change is the gym I went to today. I went to the Express Y here in town, and it was really drab. One of the rooms that the treadmills were in, when I got on there, it felt like if I tried to raise my hands, I would smack the ceiling. So, I am going back to the main YMCA- I like it better there. It is brighter and a lot better there, I think.
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
breakfast Burrito
Coffee
Lunch
Penne Vodka
Fresca Salad
Focaccia Bread
Diet Coke
Dinner
Roast Beef Gyro
Side Caesar Salad
Pepsi
I see now, I had too much caffeine today- Need more water!!!!
Tomorrow is upper body day, and tomorrow my husband & I have to drive together to work and I am making him get up early tomorrow and go to the gym together (he needs to get in there as well!!!). Talk to everyone tomorrow!!!
Monday, December 28, 2009
Day Forty-Three- Movie Day!!!
Today was a busy day for me. My oldest, daughter had a friend stay the night and it was kind of crazy in our house last night and this morning. Last night, I didn't slow down and get sleepy until around 2 am. Even then, I couldn't fall asleep. But when I finally did, I was out like a truck.
I wanted to get up around 5:30 am so that I could get to the gym before the kids got up, but because I went to bed so late, I couldn't get up that early. But I did wake up around 7:30 am & all the kids were awake, but they were actually real quiet, playing with their Christmas toys. So, I woke up, had breakfast, and watched the news to see what is going on in the world.
My aunt decided to watch the kids while I went to the gym & I worked on lower body. Because of the holiday break, there was a lot of people in the gym so a lot of the equipment was getting occupied when I needed to use them. So I ended up using free weights on squats (Man, a lot of people were working on squats). I really worked on pushing the weights on lower body. The abductors & adductors were really feeling it, and when I did the free weights on the squats, I was feeling it more than the machines that they had me set up on. It felt good.
As soon as I got done, I got home and took the kids out to lunch and to see Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, which was a pretty good movie, then we came home, our daughter's friend was picked up by her dad, and my husband took us out to dinner. By the time we got to the restaurant, I started to feel tired for the lack of sleep from last night.
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Special K cereal
Coffee
Lunch
Salad (iceberg lettuce, banana peppers, olives, tomatoes, italian dressing)
2 slices of pizza
Water
Afternoon Snack- Movie
Popcorn
1/2 cup Soda
Dinner
Salmon w/ fried rice & mixed vegetables
Chicken Broth Sipping Soup w/ sliced fresh mushroom & green onions
Water
1/2 glass of Sweet Tea
Tomorrow is cardio day & I have to work all day at the office. So, I am going to go to bed early tonight and maybe make it to the gym early. Talk to everyone tomorrow!!!
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Day Forty-Two- Cleaning Up After Christmas
So we are two days past Christmas and we finally got everything packed back up in the attic for next year. And we started to clean the house and get it back in order and organized. I didn't make it to the gym because we had to get the house cleaaned and back in order (or to the best that I could today).
So as we started cleaning the kitchen and dining room, we took a break and took the dogs, gathered all of the family, and went for a walk in the subdivision. It is nice to have a very hilly subdivision. It makes me have to work going up and down the hills. What is nice is that the total time that we spent cleaning was about 2 hours on top of 20 minutes walking the subdivision.
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Breakfast Burrito
Coffee
Lunch
Chicken BLT Salad w/ Croutons & Honey Mustard Dressing
Water
Dinner
Chicken Legs (2)
Corn
Macaroni & Cheese
Water (2)
Evening Snack
Pineapple Slices
Water
Tomorrow is lower body & the kids' are still home from school for Christmas Break and my oldest has a friend over for a sleepover and I am taking the kids to the movies & lunch. Hopefully I will survive!!! Talk to everyone tomorrow!
So as we started cleaning the kitchen and dining room, we took a break and took the dogs, gathered all of the family, and went for a walk in the subdivision. It is nice to have a very hilly subdivision. It makes me have to work going up and down the hills. What is nice is that the total time that we spent cleaning was about 2 hours on top of 20 minutes walking the subdivision.
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Breakfast Burrito
Coffee
Lunch
Chicken BLT Salad w/ Croutons & Honey Mustard Dressing
Water
Dinner
Chicken Legs (2)
Corn
Macaroni & Cheese
Water (2)
Evening Snack
Pineapple Slices
Water
Tomorrow is lower body & the kids' are still home from school for Christmas Break and my oldest has a friend over for a sleepover and I am taking the kids to the movies & lunch. Hopefully I will survive!!! Talk to everyone tomorrow!
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Day Forty-One- Tons of Holiday Goodies, How Do I Not Eat Them?
So for the past two to three weeks, we have gotten tons of holiday goodies from neighbors, friends and patients. Homemade fudge, cookies, cakes, pies & my husband decided over Christmas break to bring them all home. Now, normally I would just glance over them, but today, I think that they all had a mind of their own, talking to me and telling me, "Liz, you know you want me...." or "Just one bite wouldn't hurt...." It was tough, but I drank a lot of water, and pushed to urges way down.
Today was upper body, and after all of the cooking that I did yesterday, I was not really motivated to go to the gym. Bad idea!!! Typically, I head to the gym first thing in the morning, but today, I didn't work out until 5 pm. I went downstairs and got on my exercise ball, grabbed some of my free weights (3/5/8 lbs.) and did an upper body workout. I did pretty well until I got to the chest exercise. Man did that hurt. Those chest muscles were really tight and it was sore when I was done, but it felt good to do them.
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Brunch
Sausage/Ham Hashbrown Casserole
Coffee
Dinner
Pork Loin shredded w/ homemade gravy
Toast
Mashed Potatoes
Water (2)
Evening Snack
Popcorn
Water
Tomorrow is cardio day and I am going to walk the hilly subdivision that I live in. Talk to everyone tomorrow!!!
Today was upper body, and after all of the cooking that I did yesterday, I was not really motivated to go to the gym. Bad idea!!! Typically, I head to the gym first thing in the morning, but today, I didn't work out until 5 pm. I went downstairs and got on my exercise ball, grabbed some of my free weights (3/5/8 lbs.) and did an upper body workout. I did pretty well until I got to the chest exercise. Man did that hurt. Those chest muscles were really tight and it was sore when I was done, but it felt good to do them.
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Brunch
Sausage/Ham Hashbrown Casserole
Coffee
Dinner
Pork Loin shredded w/ homemade gravy
Toast
Mashed Potatoes
Water (2)
Evening Snack
Popcorn
Water
Tomorrow is cardio day and I am going to walk the hilly subdivision that I live in. Talk to everyone tomorrow!!!
Day Forty- Merry Christmas!!!
Merry Christmas everyone!! I hope everyone had a great Christmas with their family & friends and everyone got what they wanted (or close to).
Today was my free day, and I have noticed that I really didn't gorge as much as I thought I would. Last night, I made three different kinds of cookies and I think out of all of them, I only had one cookie the whole day. I had my cup of coffee in the morning (because the kids woke us up at 4:45 am to open presents), but had water the rest of the day. I bought wine for dinner, and didn't even feel like opening the bottle.
So here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Breakfast Burritos
Coffee
Lunch
Leftover Beef & Vegetable Stir-fry w/ Rice
Water
Dinner
Ham
Mashed Potatoes (no gravy)
Cheesy Broccoli Casserole
Crescent Roll
Orange Juice
Evening dessert
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Water (2)
Tomorrow is upper body day, and I think I am going to enjoy the sunny day that we are suppose to have and walk our hilly subdivision tomorrow. Talk to everyone then!!!
Today was my free day, and I have noticed that I really didn't gorge as much as I thought I would. Last night, I made three different kinds of cookies and I think out of all of them, I only had one cookie the whole day. I had my cup of coffee in the morning (because the kids woke us up at 4:45 am to open presents), but had water the rest of the day. I bought wine for dinner, and didn't even feel like opening the bottle.
So here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Breakfast Burritos
Coffee
Lunch
Leftover Beef & Vegetable Stir-fry w/ Rice
Water
Dinner
Ham
Mashed Potatoes (no gravy)
Cheesy Broccoli Casserole
Crescent Roll
Orange Juice
Evening dessert
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Water (2)
Tomorrow is upper body day, and I think I am going to enjoy the sunny day that we are suppose to have and walk our hilly subdivision tomorrow. Talk to everyone then!!!
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Day Thirty-Nine- Christmas Eve
It is Christmas Eve, and I am sticking to my word of working out no matter what. So, I got up this morning and headed to the gym and did lower body. Now, I am used to the small group of people that seem to be at the gym at the same time. But today, obviously for the holidays, it was really packed. It was a bit intimidating, but I had to keep going. A lot of young, slimmer guys & girls. I had to keep telling myself that I am going to get there. But it was tough to not do what I would typically do- look in, see the excessive amount of people & turn and leave.
The rest of the day was getting the house ready for tomorrow. Cleaned, especially before pictures for the presents. And I had to make more cookies for our neighbors & for Santa. And for the cookies, I did really good and didn't eat any cookies!!!!!!! Yea me!
Here is my food journal for today:
Breakfast
Special K cereal
Milk
Lunch
Homemade Chicken Salad Sandwich
Chips
Water (2)
Dinner
Minestrone Soup
Crackers
Water (2)
Tomorrow is my Free Day, so I wish everyone a Merry Christmas!!! Talk to everyone tomorrow!!!
The rest of the day was getting the house ready for tomorrow. Cleaned, especially before pictures for the presents. And I had to make more cookies for our neighbors & for Santa. And for the cookies, I did really good and didn't eat any cookies!!!!!!! Yea me!
Here is my food journal for today:
Breakfast
Special K cereal
Milk
Lunch
Homemade Chicken Salad Sandwich
Chips
Water (2)
Dinner
Minestrone Soup
Crackers
Water (2)
Tomorrow is my Free Day, so I wish everyone a Merry Christmas!!! Talk to everyone tomorrow!!!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Day Thirty-Eight- I Can Hardly Move My Right Arm & It Hurts To Stretch!!!
Good day everyone!!! I have been struggling all day to move. I am hurting from yesterday's workout. I really pushed myself yesterday & today I am feeling it. With that said, I have really started to notice that clothes are starting to fit differently, my body feels different from where it was when I started all of this. It is so motivating!!
Today was cardio day, and I was feeling a bit under the weather. But I knew I had to keep with my commitment. So, I went down to the basement and got on the treadmill. But the one thing that I noticed is that if I workout on the treadmill at home, I am easily distracted than if I went to the gym and did the same thing. While I worked out on the treadmill, my boys were coming down wonder what I was doing, I kept thinking of the pile of laundry in my laundry room that needed to be washed and folded. The Christmas cookies that I still needed to make with the kids & getting the house ready for Christmas.
So instead of spending 30 minutes on the treadmill, I only spent 20 mins. I really felt cheated out of it. I really need to make sure to go to the gym everyday and do my workouts there. That way, I can leave, do what I need to do for myself, and come home and focus on that without distractions.
Now, Christmas Day is my free day. I don't know about anyone else, but it seems to be really tough to hold out until then. For example, Christmas cookies that I make with the kids every year. I wanted to dive into the cookie dough!!! So, I had my husband do it with them because I knew I wouldn't have the willpower to hold back. The cookies didn't turn out well at all so I am going to have to do it, but you know what.....It was great that husband knew that I wasn't going to make it & he stepped in so I didn't fold!! Thanks honey!
Here is my food journal for today:
Breakfast
Special K cereal
Coffee
Lunch
Homemade Chicken Salad Sandwich (Shredded Chicken Breast, Diced Apples, Raisins, Diced Celery, Mayonnaise, Whole Wheat Bread)
Chips
Water (2)
Dinner
Country Beef & Rice (Ground Beef w/ Mixed Veggies served over rice)
Water (2)
Tomorrow is lower body, and I am hoping that this sore throat/fever that I have been having all day will go away tonight so I can go and workout. Talk to everyone tomorrow!!!
Today was cardio day, and I was feeling a bit under the weather. But I knew I had to keep with my commitment. So, I went down to the basement and got on the treadmill. But the one thing that I noticed is that if I workout on the treadmill at home, I am easily distracted than if I went to the gym and did the same thing. While I worked out on the treadmill, my boys were coming down wonder what I was doing, I kept thinking of the pile of laundry in my laundry room that needed to be washed and folded. The Christmas cookies that I still needed to make with the kids & getting the house ready for Christmas.
So instead of spending 30 minutes on the treadmill, I only spent 20 mins. I really felt cheated out of it. I really need to make sure to go to the gym everyday and do my workouts there. That way, I can leave, do what I need to do for myself, and come home and focus on that without distractions.
Now, Christmas Day is my free day. I don't know about anyone else, but it seems to be really tough to hold out until then. For example, Christmas cookies that I make with the kids every year. I wanted to dive into the cookie dough!!! So, I had my husband do it with them because I knew I wouldn't have the willpower to hold back. The cookies didn't turn out well at all so I am going to have to do it, but you know what.....It was great that husband knew that I wasn't going to make it & he stepped in so I didn't fold!! Thanks honey!
Here is my food journal for today:
Breakfast
Special K cereal
Coffee
Lunch
Homemade Chicken Salad Sandwich (Shredded Chicken Breast, Diced Apples, Raisins, Diced Celery, Mayonnaise, Whole Wheat Bread)
Chips
Water (2)
Dinner
Country Beef & Rice (Ground Beef w/ Mixed Veggies served over rice)
Water (2)
Tomorrow is lower body, and I am hoping that this sore throat/fever that I have been having all day will go away tonight so I can go and workout. Talk to everyone tomorrow!!!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Day Thirty-Seven- Man, Am I Hurting Today!!!
I'm blogging early tonight, because I am hoping to get to bed early. I am feeling really exhausted!!!
Even though the kids are on Christmas vacation, I still got up early and headed to the gym. It is nice that my aunt is staying with us for a while, she can watch the kids while I go to the gym. So I headed to the gym and did upper body. And I tell you what, I really pushed myself today. I was in a good groove, jamming to my tunes on my iPod, it felt really good. I even got a nice compliment from a lady at the gym who met me when I first started. She told me that I was starting to tone up and she was seeing changes. That was awesome to hear!!!
After the gym, I headed into work and got insurance claims out, called some insurance companies for patients who weren't getting the chiropractic care covered, & set statements to patients. By the time I got all done, it was time for lunch. Now, I did do something that I use to do and was stupid about it. When I got up in the morning, I typically have breakfast before I go to the gym or grab a Myoplex drink.
But this morning, that wasn't the case. I figured, if I go work out, I will have breakfast at the office (we keep fresh fruit/yogurt in the fridge). Instead, by the time it was lunch time, I completely skipped breakfast!!!! DUMB!!!!!!!!!!!! Now, typically I would run to Bojangles, Taco Bell or somewhere like that, order a combo meal (Super sized from being completely famished), and gorge, then feel like I need to go into a coma & pass out. But this time, we went to a little diner that has a killer salad bar (I would rank it up there with Ruby Tuesday's) and got the soup & salad bar & split a BLT with my husband. After lunch, I still had energy & kept moving & shaking!!!
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Nothing but cup of coffee (DUMB!!!!)
Lunch
Salad (iceberg lettuce w/ a lot of spinach, tomatoes, red onions, cucumbers, shredded carrots, shredded cheese, croutons, thousand island dressing)
Small scoop of pasta salad & potato salad
Bowl of Vegetable Beef Soup
1/2 BLT Sandwich
Water (3)
Dinner
Spaghetti w/ Homemade Sauce
Garlic Bread
Water (2)
Tomorrow, the first thing I am going to have is breakfast before I do anything. It's cardio day so I will talk to everyone tomorrow!!!!
Even though the kids are on Christmas vacation, I still got up early and headed to the gym. It is nice that my aunt is staying with us for a while, she can watch the kids while I go to the gym. So I headed to the gym and did upper body. And I tell you what, I really pushed myself today. I was in a good groove, jamming to my tunes on my iPod, it felt really good. I even got a nice compliment from a lady at the gym who met me when I first started. She told me that I was starting to tone up and she was seeing changes. That was awesome to hear!!!
After the gym, I headed into work and got insurance claims out, called some insurance companies for patients who weren't getting the chiropractic care covered, & set statements to patients. By the time I got all done, it was time for lunch. Now, I did do something that I use to do and was stupid about it. When I got up in the morning, I typically have breakfast before I go to the gym or grab a Myoplex drink.
But this morning, that wasn't the case. I figured, if I go work out, I will have breakfast at the office (we keep fresh fruit/yogurt in the fridge). Instead, by the time it was lunch time, I completely skipped breakfast!!!! DUMB!!!!!!!!!!!! Now, typically I would run to Bojangles, Taco Bell or somewhere like that, order a combo meal (Super sized from being completely famished), and gorge, then feel like I need to go into a coma & pass out. But this time, we went to a little diner that has a killer salad bar (I would rank it up there with Ruby Tuesday's) and got the soup & salad bar & split a BLT with my husband. After lunch, I still had energy & kept moving & shaking!!!
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Nothing but cup of coffee (DUMB!!!!)
Lunch
Salad (iceberg lettuce w/ a lot of spinach, tomatoes, red onions, cucumbers, shredded carrots, shredded cheese, croutons, thousand island dressing)
Small scoop of pasta salad & potato salad
Bowl of Vegetable Beef Soup
1/2 BLT Sandwich
Water (3)
Dinner
Spaghetti w/ Homemade Sauce
Garlic Bread
Water (2)
Tomorrow, the first thing I am going to have is breakfast before I do anything. It's cardio day so I will talk to everyone tomorrow!!!!
Monday, December 21, 2009
Day Thirty-Six- Modifying Workouts
So I started back on my week after my free day, and I had to unfortunately skip the gym. The power company was on our street- blocking my driveway fixing a post that had a transformer on it. The snowstorm that we just had made the post start to lean over and all of the neighbors around us were worried because of it falling completely over. So the power company had two big trucks and then their regular truck on our street, fixing that post. And they were blocking my driveway.
In the past, I would typically say, "Oh, well. Maybe I will go tomorrow," but I knew that if I did that, it would start that downward spiral of missing 1 day to missing 2, then after a while missing weeks & months. This time- no excuses!!! So I decided to go downstairs in our basement and walk on the treadmill, but hearing the kids screaming and laughing outside, I decided that I wanted to join them. So I threw on my snow clothes and went outside.
They were sledding down the hill, so what better way to get a workout in than to push the kids down the hill in our backyard, then truck down the big hill, grab the sled and carry it back up the hill and start all over again. after 45 minutes into climbing the sled up and down, my legs were burning, and when I came up the hill the last time, the kids said that they could see the steam coming off of my shoulders. I was panting- boy did my legs hurt.
Now typically I would go inside, and crash for the rest of the day, but instead, I got in the shower, got dressed and spent the rest of the day having a fun day with my kids, going to the movies, meeting their dad for lunch, and hanging out with one of my sons playing the Wii.
Looking back on the last 36 days and before, I know that my hang up has always been how am I going to stay committed to working out while raising 3 kids, my husband and I owning our own business and running that business. But now being here 36 days I have learned that for me to do the best that I can do for my family and our business, taking 30 mins. to an hour a day for myself is not a huge detriment for my family & business, but has been a great benefit to both of them.
For our business- it has helped keep my focus on the things that I need to do for our business. When I am on the treadmill or lifting weights, I have been able to have a clearer head to think of things to better our business. Also, to be successful with your career, commitment and follow through makes working at career that you do makes you successful. And knowing that I can commit & follow through in working out everyday and making a conscious effort to eat right & be healthy, it only solidifies that any challenge that comes my way, I know I can do it.
For my family- the changes that I have made with what I eat and exercising has carried down to my family. My kids are starting to see a change in my physical appearance as well as emotional. They have noticed that I am more happy, I have more energy to do things with the kids. They are noticing that I am making food changes & they are also being conscious of what they eat and how much. As parents, we set the example of how our children will be as adults. And what is more rewarding than to know that my kids will make conscious choices for food and know the importance of staying healthy through good food choices and exercise. And I am setting that example.
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Myoplex Chocolate Fudge Advantex Carb Control Drink
Lunch
Salad w/ croutons
3 slices of pizza
Water (5)
Cinnamon Roll
Dinner
Chicken Casserole (Chicken Breasts, Peas, Broken Lasagna)
Water (2)
Tomorrow is upper body, so I will talk to everyone tomorrow.
In the past, I would typically say, "Oh, well. Maybe I will go tomorrow," but I knew that if I did that, it would start that downward spiral of missing 1 day to missing 2, then after a while missing weeks & months. This time- no excuses!!! So I decided to go downstairs in our basement and walk on the treadmill, but hearing the kids screaming and laughing outside, I decided that I wanted to join them. So I threw on my snow clothes and went outside.
They were sledding down the hill, so what better way to get a workout in than to push the kids down the hill in our backyard, then truck down the big hill, grab the sled and carry it back up the hill and start all over again. after 45 minutes into climbing the sled up and down, my legs were burning, and when I came up the hill the last time, the kids said that they could see the steam coming off of my shoulders. I was panting- boy did my legs hurt.
Now typically I would go inside, and crash for the rest of the day, but instead, I got in the shower, got dressed and spent the rest of the day having a fun day with my kids, going to the movies, meeting their dad for lunch, and hanging out with one of my sons playing the Wii.
Looking back on the last 36 days and before, I know that my hang up has always been how am I going to stay committed to working out while raising 3 kids, my husband and I owning our own business and running that business. But now being here 36 days I have learned that for me to do the best that I can do for my family and our business, taking 30 mins. to an hour a day for myself is not a huge detriment for my family & business, but has been a great benefit to both of them.
For our business- it has helped keep my focus on the things that I need to do for our business. When I am on the treadmill or lifting weights, I have been able to have a clearer head to think of things to better our business. Also, to be successful with your career, commitment and follow through makes working at career that you do makes you successful. And knowing that I can commit & follow through in working out everyday and making a conscious effort to eat right & be healthy, it only solidifies that any challenge that comes my way, I know I can do it.
For my family- the changes that I have made with what I eat and exercising has carried down to my family. My kids are starting to see a change in my physical appearance as well as emotional. They have noticed that I am more happy, I have more energy to do things with the kids. They are noticing that I am making food changes & they are also being conscious of what they eat and how much. As parents, we set the example of how our children will be as adults. And what is more rewarding than to know that my kids will make conscious choices for food and know the importance of staying healthy through good food choices and exercise. And I am setting that example.
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Myoplex Chocolate Fudge Advantex Carb Control Drink
Lunch
Salad w/ croutons
3 slices of pizza
Water (5)
Cinnamon Roll
Dinner
Chicken Casserole (Chicken Breasts, Peas, Broken Lasagna)
Water (2)
Tomorrow is upper body, so I will talk to everyone tomorrow.
Day Thirty-Five- Free Day!!!
So today was my free day. It was nice to have a day to myself. To be able to just not have to run anywhere, do anything. But super early this morning, after the Christmas Party, my husband & I had to go to the bain of my existance, Wal Mart, to finish our Christmas shopping for our kids. We were there for almost 2 hours. We went there around 12:30 am because it is the best time to shop. I don't like large crowds because I like to take my time shopping and I don't like people hoarding around. When it is like that, I feel rushed and I just go in, get what I need and get out.
We finally got home, got to bed and passed out. I woke up around 10:30 am and got up and made breakfast. As the day went on, I finished wrapping all of the presents, making the tree look pretty and waiting for the kids get home from my husband picking them up from the sitter. It was great when the kids got home and to see their eyes light up from the tree lit up and decorated & some of the Christmas presents placed under the tree. Looking back on the journal of my progress, it makes all of the working out, and pushing through the tough time worth it. And it makes me want to keep pushing on. I want many more Christmases like this. I want to be where I want to be health-wise to see them have many great Christmases and to see their kids have great Christmases. And I am going to get there. I will be there!!
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
2 Eggs (over hard)
2 sausage patties
Hashbrown
Coffee
Lunch
Missed- had breakfast real late
Dinner
Thigh/Wing Fried Chicken
Green Beans
Mashed Potatoes & Gravy
Potato Wedges
Biscuits
Water (2)
Tomorrow is cardio day, so I will talk to everyone tomorrow!!!
We finally got home, got to bed and passed out. I woke up around 10:30 am and got up and made breakfast. As the day went on, I finished wrapping all of the presents, making the tree look pretty and waiting for the kids get home from my husband picking them up from the sitter. It was great when the kids got home and to see their eyes light up from the tree lit up and decorated & some of the Christmas presents placed under the tree. Looking back on the journal of my progress, it makes all of the working out, and pushing through the tough time worth it. And it makes me want to keep pushing on. I want many more Christmases like this. I want to be where I want to be health-wise to see them have many great Christmases and to see their kids have great Christmases. And I am going to get there. I will be there!!
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
2 Eggs (over hard)
2 sausage patties
Hashbrown
Coffee
Lunch
Missed- had breakfast real late
Dinner
Thigh/Wing Fried Chicken
Green Beans
Mashed Potatoes & Gravy
Potato Wedges
Biscuits
Water (2)
Tomorrow is cardio day, so I will talk to everyone tomorrow!!!
Day Thirty-Four- Big Snow Day!!!
Man did we get hit with a huge snow storm Friday night. My husband & I are from IA originally, so we are use to snow from mid-October to March, but people in NC aren't. When my husband went to the store Friday night to get bread, there was hardly anything left for bread, milk & eggs.
We got a good amount of snow (11 in.) and our neighbors who have lived here all their lives said that they haven't gotten that much snow in 15 years. With that said, when I woke up Saturday morning around 7 am, I started my coffee pot, got the kids breakfast and watched the local channel to check out any business closings in town. I mainly wanted to see if the YMCA was closed for the day. And of course, CLOSED!
Now, I had two options, consider Saturday as my free day since I can't go to the gym, or figure out another way to get in my upper body workout. Well since we were snowed in, I thought what a better way of getting in my workout then to get out there and shovel some snow. So, I drank my coffee, threw on some sweats, my tennis shoes and a sweatshirt (because to me, it wasn't that cold for the multiple layers), I headed outside and got to work.
For me in the past, I would typically do about 10-15 minutes, get bored and tired, and throw my hands up, go inside and be done. But this time, I got my iPod out, and got to work. I started to shovel our driveway, and 30 minutes into it, I already started to feel the shirt I was wearing underneath my sweatshirt starting to get soaked. During that time, my husband came out to help shovel, and my kids came out and was prepping their fort for the big snowball fight that they were planning with the neighborhood kids. It felt good to have that family outdoor activity versus sitting inside, just staring at the snow. And while we were shoveling the snow, one of our neighbors was walking by with her dog, and I ended up taking a break from shoveling snow, and took our two dogs and walked the subdivision with our neighbor. It felt good to go with a neighbor and talk about random things, and get a great walk in.
Now, since my husband and I are use to this weather and our neighbors are of the older generation, my husband and I decided to shovel out three more of our neighbors and clean off their cars. By the time we finally were all done, it was 10:30 am. We spent 3 hours shoveling snow. My arms, shoulder & back were aching. I came inside and finally made our breakfast, and got all cleaned up from the Sweatfest outside from all of that shoveling.
Since, my husband is a chiropractor, he had me do spinal molding so that my back would not spasm from all of that strenuous work. And as added benefit of it, it helps once the discs cool down from all of that work, I want it to mold in the correct position of the spine. It was nice to just lay down and relax.
Later on that evening, we had a Christmas party that we had to go to. So we took the kids to a sitter for overnight, and I didn't want to gorge on the appetizers that were going to be at the party. So, we stopped at a diner and got some dinner. I ended up ordering from the kids' menu because I didn't want to gorge on the food as well. I have always taught my kids and myself that we should eat until we feel comfortable, not until we cannot take that last bite. So that is why I ordered from that kids' menu.
We got to the party and had a great time. It was nice to get an adult only night. To actually have an adult conversation, not about Sponge Bob Squarepants, or Barbie, etc. I tried to be pretty good about not grabbing a big plate and mounding the food on the plate. I nibbled here and there, but made sure to get up and walk away from the table, and play on the Wii that they had set up and in the pool room.
So, here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Oatmeal
Coffee
Lunch
Tuna Noodle Casserole (I made this from the last time I had Tuna Noodle Casserole- I doubled the recipe and froze a casserole for later)
Water (2)
Dinner
Kid's Cheeseburger w/ lettuce, onions, tomatoes, pickles, ketchup)
Fries
Water (3)
Christmas Party Snacks
Homemade Chex Mix
1/2 c. Puppy Chow/White Trash (Homemade dessert mix)
Water (2)
Beer (2)
Tomorrow is my free day, so I will talk to you all then!!
We got a good amount of snow (11 in.) and our neighbors who have lived here all their lives said that they haven't gotten that much snow in 15 years. With that said, when I woke up Saturday morning around 7 am, I started my coffee pot, got the kids breakfast and watched the local channel to check out any business closings in town. I mainly wanted to see if the YMCA was closed for the day. And of course, CLOSED!
Now, I had two options, consider Saturday as my free day since I can't go to the gym, or figure out another way to get in my upper body workout. Well since we were snowed in, I thought what a better way of getting in my workout then to get out there and shovel some snow. So, I drank my coffee, threw on some sweats, my tennis shoes and a sweatshirt (because to me, it wasn't that cold for the multiple layers), I headed outside and got to work.
For me in the past, I would typically do about 10-15 minutes, get bored and tired, and throw my hands up, go inside and be done. But this time, I got my iPod out, and got to work. I started to shovel our driveway, and 30 minutes into it, I already started to feel the shirt I was wearing underneath my sweatshirt starting to get soaked. During that time, my husband came out to help shovel, and my kids came out and was prepping their fort for the big snowball fight that they were planning with the neighborhood kids. It felt good to have that family outdoor activity versus sitting inside, just staring at the snow. And while we were shoveling the snow, one of our neighbors was walking by with her dog, and I ended up taking a break from shoveling snow, and took our two dogs and walked the subdivision with our neighbor. It felt good to go with a neighbor and talk about random things, and get a great walk in.
Now, since my husband and I are use to this weather and our neighbors are of the older generation, my husband and I decided to shovel out three more of our neighbors and clean off their cars. By the time we finally were all done, it was 10:30 am. We spent 3 hours shoveling snow. My arms, shoulder & back were aching. I came inside and finally made our breakfast, and got all cleaned up from the Sweatfest outside from all of that shoveling.
Since, my husband is a chiropractor, he had me do spinal molding so that my back would not spasm from all of that strenuous work. And as added benefit of it, it helps once the discs cool down from all of that work, I want it to mold in the correct position of the spine. It was nice to just lay down and relax.
Later on that evening, we had a Christmas party that we had to go to. So we took the kids to a sitter for overnight, and I didn't want to gorge on the appetizers that were going to be at the party. So, we stopped at a diner and got some dinner. I ended up ordering from the kids' menu because I didn't want to gorge on the food as well. I have always taught my kids and myself that we should eat until we feel comfortable, not until we cannot take that last bite. So that is why I ordered from that kids' menu.
We got to the party and had a great time. It was nice to get an adult only night. To actually have an adult conversation, not about Sponge Bob Squarepants, or Barbie, etc. I tried to be pretty good about not grabbing a big plate and mounding the food on the plate. I nibbled here and there, but made sure to get up and walk away from the table, and play on the Wii that they had set up and in the pool room.
So, here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Oatmeal
Coffee
Lunch
Tuna Noodle Casserole (I made this from the last time I had Tuna Noodle Casserole- I doubled the recipe and froze a casserole for later)
Water (2)
Dinner
Kid's Cheeseburger w/ lettuce, onions, tomatoes, pickles, ketchup)
Fries
Water (3)
Christmas Party Snacks
Homemade Chex Mix
1/2 c. Puppy Chow/White Trash (Homemade dessert mix)
Water (2)
Beer (2)
Tomorrow is my free day, so I will talk to you all then!!
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Day Thirty-Three- Getting Back Into the Swing of Things
So after the other day of making some bad food choices, I really focused on making good choices today. I know that if it is a forced choice, it is easy to fall of the wagon. So I tried to make a "conscious effort" to make good choices. I went to the gym and did my cardio, running two intervals at 1 minute each, getting my heart rate up at a good rate that I reached my peak high on the treadmill. I am pretty proud of myself that I have been able to real stick to doing the treadmill, not getting bored, even jogging on it. My new goal is to add 10 secs each time I am on the treadmill next week. Let's see how that goes.
We had a snowstorm approaching where we live, so the kids were let out of school at 11 am. I had to run and pick them up, and head to a meeting at a restaurant that I work with as well as a meeting that we had at our office. After the meetings, I headed home with two of my kids (one of my sons went to a friend's house), and the snow was falling so much that going up our street, I had to weave back and forth just to make it up the street. Man, was I glad I got my workout in the morning so I didn't have to worry about it later.
While I was waiting for my husband and son to getting home, I got a fire built in our fireplace, and started prepping the food for dinner. I found that if I prepped a lot of the food ahead of time, it make cooking a lot easier, not feeling like it is a long process. I went a laid down in my room, working on some things when I passed out on our bed. I didn't realize how long I slept until I woke up at 9:30 pm. I slept about 6 hours.
I woke up and had something to eat, and watched some ABC Family movie with one of my kids, then when it was over, and he was passed out on the couch, I put him to bed and went to bed myself. I guess with the snow and the working out, my body needed to take a break and rest up.
So, here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Oatmeal
Milk
Lunch
Fresca Salad w/ Grilled Salmon
4 slices of Focaccia Bread
Diet Coke
Dinner
Beef & Vegetable Stir fry
Rice
Water (2)
Tomorrow is Upper Body unless the snow falls real hard and I can't get out of the gym. Talk to everyone then!!!
We had a snowstorm approaching where we live, so the kids were let out of school at 11 am. I had to run and pick them up, and head to a meeting at a restaurant that I work with as well as a meeting that we had at our office. After the meetings, I headed home with two of my kids (one of my sons went to a friend's house), and the snow was falling so much that going up our street, I had to weave back and forth just to make it up the street. Man, was I glad I got my workout in the morning so I didn't have to worry about it later.
While I was waiting for my husband and son to getting home, I got a fire built in our fireplace, and started prepping the food for dinner. I found that if I prepped a lot of the food ahead of time, it make cooking a lot easier, not feeling like it is a long process. I went a laid down in my room, working on some things when I passed out on our bed. I didn't realize how long I slept until I woke up at 9:30 pm. I slept about 6 hours.
I woke up and had something to eat, and watched some ABC Family movie with one of my kids, then when it was over, and he was passed out on the couch, I put him to bed and went to bed myself. I guess with the snow and the working out, my body needed to take a break and rest up.
So, here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Oatmeal
Milk
Lunch
Fresca Salad w/ Grilled Salmon
4 slices of Focaccia Bread
Diet Coke
Dinner
Beef & Vegetable Stir fry
Rice
Water (2)
Tomorrow is Upper Body unless the snow falls real hard and I can't get out of the gym. Talk to everyone then!!!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Day Thirty-Two- Still Pushing On, But Bad Habits Trying to Creep In
Have you noticed as you are going through your weight loss journey, bad habits try to creep back in. Man, was I feeling it today. Today seemed like the willpower to watch what I eat was very, very low. I wouldn't say that I had a bad day, but it was just a normal day with and air of funk in it.
I wasn't in a bad mood, I was in a pretty good mood, but I was just there. I think what it is, is that I couldn't sleep last night and I stayed up until 2 am, then I had to jump up to get the kids off to school & head to the gym. I went to the gym, did lower body, and man was that a good workout. I felt the burn when I was on the machines. Worked up a sweat!!! And I started making friends at the gym- so it makes it more enjoyable to go to the gym and have people to talk to.
I went to work and it was nice & quiet because we don't see any patients on Thursday, so I got my huge stack of insurance filing & insurance disputes done. I needed that quiet time!!! My husband met me at the office for lunch, and he took me to CiCi's Pizza Grand Opening. I tried to steer clear of the bad choices, going to the salad and soup section of the bar first, so I don't gorge on the bad choices.
But at the salad bar, it was only of iceburg lettuce (I try to stick with dark greens- I eat more of them), and some of the salads on the bar was already covered in dressing. So, I ended up picking through the salad that I loading up on and the soup tasted mainly like salt, so it was hard to finish it. I walked through the pizzas I got 4 slices, but I ended up eating 2 because two of them tasted like it was covered in grease. I then, got to a little greedy and got some dessert. Man, after I ate it, it put me in such a funk and I started kicking myself in the butt!!!!
I had a pretty decent dinner, got the kids off to bed, and lounged on the couch, surfing the web and texting. I don't know if I was having another lapse of judgment, or just being dumb, but my evening snack choice was real dumb!!!! WHAT WAS I THINKING?????? So tomorrow, I need to really try not to beat myself up about the bad choices I made today and get back to it and eating good.
Here is my food journal entry for today
Breakfast
Special K cereal
Milk
Lunch
Salad (iceburg lettuce, banana peppers, croutons, cheese)
Chicken Noodle Soup
2 slices of pizza
2 breadstick w/ sauce
apple pizza slice
cinnamon roll
Water (4)
Dinner
Cheeseburger Casserole
Mixed Vegetables
Water (2)
Evening Snack
Taquitos w/ sour cream & Salsa
Water
Hot Cocoa
Tomorrow is cardio so I will talk to you all tomorrow!!
I wasn't in a bad mood, I was in a pretty good mood, but I was just there. I think what it is, is that I couldn't sleep last night and I stayed up until 2 am, then I had to jump up to get the kids off to school & head to the gym. I went to the gym, did lower body, and man was that a good workout. I felt the burn when I was on the machines. Worked up a sweat!!! And I started making friends at the gym- so it makes it more enjoyable to go to the gym and have people to talk to.
I went to work and it was nice & quiet because we don't see any patients on Thursday, so I got my huge stack of insurance filing & insurance disputes done. I needed that quiet time!!! My husband met me at the office for lunch, and he took me to CiCi's Pizza Grand Opening. I tried to steer clear of the bad choices, going to the salad and soup section of the bar first, so I don't gorge on the bad choices.
But at the salad bar, it was only of iceburg lettuce (I try to stick with dark greens- I eat more of them), and some of the salads on the bar was already covered in dressing. So, I ended up picking through the salad that I loading up on and the soup tasted mainly like salt, so it was hard to finish it. I walked through the pizzas I got 4 slices, but I ended up eating 2 because two of them tasted like it was covered in grease. I then, got to a little greedy and got some dessert. Man, after I ate it, it put me in such a funk and I started kicking myself in the butt!!!!
I had a pretty decent dinner, got the kids off to bed, and lounged on the couch, surfing the web and texting. I don't know if I was having another lapse of judgment, or just being dumb, but my evening snack choice was real dumb!!!! WHAT WAS I THINKING?????? So tomorrow, I need to really try not to beat myself up about the bad choices I made today and get back to it and eating good.
Here is my food journal entry for today
Breakfast
Special K cereal
Milk
Lunch
Salad (iceburg lettuce, banana peppers, croutons, cheese)
Chicken Noodle Soup
2 slices of pizza
2 breadstick w/ sauce
apple pizza slice
cinnamon roll
Water (4)
Dinner
Cheeseburger Casserole
Mixed Vegetables
Water (2)
Evening Snack
Taquitos w/ sour cream & Salsa
Water
Hot Cocoa
Tomorrow is cardio so I will talk to you all tomorrow!!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Day Thirty-One 1 Month Mark!!!!
So ladies & gentlemen, I have made it through my first month. Dropped the kids off at school, went to the gym & did 31 minutes of cardio w/ 2 minutes of running. Man I worked up a sweat!!
And I tell you what, it was a lot easier than I thought it would be. Today at work, I was visited by our massage therapist's son who used to be my personal trainer. I told him what I had been doing and he was so proud of me. It always feels good to get that little pat on the back. I have really noticed that when I first told people what I was doing, it was really tough. It's tough to address my weight & lack of exercise. But now, it has been so easy- I am more proud of what I am doing.
Now, I know that on my first blog I said that I would weigh myself every Monday, but I read on the BFL website not to weigh so often. So I decided to wait until I hit the 1-month mark. With my husband and my old personal trainer in the other room, I decided to get on the scale to see what has happened. Drum roll please.....................318 lbs. LOST 10 LBS!!!!!!! Yea me! So it looks like I am averaging 2.5 lbs per week, which is a good steady weight loss. That is so awesome!! I am so pumped. The past couple of days, I was worried I was going to get burned out, but seeing the loss, I am pumped to keep going!
So here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Special K cereal
Coffee
Lunch
Chicken Noodle Soup
Crackers
Water
Afternoon Snack
2 big slices of pineapples
Coffee
Dinner
Chinese- Rice, egg roll, suateed green beans, chicken & broccoli, General Tso's Chicken (some off my hubby's plate), Sweet & Sour Chicken (some off my hubby's plate)
4 glasses of water w/ lemon
It looks like looking back, I had a lot more coffee than what I planned. I need to work on a cup in the morning & try and not have any the rest of the day.
Tomorrow is lower body, so I hope I can walk after I am done. I am ready to keep going & I will talk to everyone tomorrow!!!
And I tell you what, it was a lot easier than I thought it would be. Today at work, I was visited by our massage therapist's son who used to be my personal trainer. I told him what I had been doing and he was so proud of me. It always feels good to get that little pat on the back. I have really noticed that when I first told people what I was doing, it was really tough. It's tough to address my weight & lack of exercise. But now, it has been so easy- I am more proud of what I am doing.
Now, I know that on my first blog I said that I would weigh myself every Monday, but I read on the BFL website not to weigh so often. So I decided to wait until I hit the 1-month mark. With my husband and my old personal trainer in the other room, I decided to get on the scale to see what has happened. Drum roll please.....................318 lbs. LOST 10 LBS!!!!!!! Yea me! So it looks like I am averaging 2.5 lbs per week, which is a good steady weight loss. That is so awesome!! I am so pumped. The past couple of days, I was worried I was going to get burned out, but seeing the loss, I am pumped to keep going!
So here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Special K cereal
Coffee
Lunch
Chicken Noodle Soup
Crackers
Water
Afternoon Snack
2 big slices of pineapples
Coffee
Dinner
Chinese- Rice, egg roll, suateed green beans, chicken & broccoli, General Tso's Chicken (some off my hubby's plate), Sweet & Sour Chicken (some off my hubby's plate)
4 glasses of water w/ lemon
It looks like looking back, I had a lot more coffee than what I planned. I need to work on a cup in the morning & try and not have any the rest of the day.
Tomorrow is lower body, so I hope I can walk after I am done. I am ready to keep going & I will talk to everyone tomorrow!!!
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Day Thirty- Sick Kid, But No Excuses!!
So last night, my youngest, Andrew was sick with a high fever. He had a terrible cough all day, but it wasn't until he came into your bed last night did he have a burning fever. The fever broke though in the middle of the night. My husband didn't know if we should of sent him to school or not, but I thought keeping him home from school wouldn't hurt him too bad. So it was Mommy & Andrew Day!!
We got up this morning and had breakfast, and while I waited for my food to digest, I checked my emails and he watched Sponge Bob Square Pants. I figured there would of been no way that I could take him to the YMCA with me because I didn't want him to get anyone sick in the babysitting room & I didn't want him to get more sick if anyone in there was. And he wouldn't stay by himself with my aunt. So I decided to try and workout in our basement.
Now before I took this challenge, I tried to workout in our basement. I have a treadmill, 3, 5 & 8-lb dumbbells, a large exercise ball, a small pilates/yoga ball & a exercise band. Not to shabby for us at home. But the tough thing about using them was if my kids got sick, I would get so busy with them that I wouldn't do it. Or if I knew I was behind on laundry or the house was a mess, I would tell myself that I didn't have time to do anything but those household chores.
And man, was I feeling it today. I had to care for my son, and the household chores were filling up, but I also knew that if I just didn't do it today, man, you guys would let me have it!!!
So I changed into my exercise clothes, all the way down to my tennis shoes, went down to the basement with my laptop & I hooked them up to the portable computer speakers, set up the laptop on the bar and went to Exercise TV website (exercisetv.tv) and pulled up a 10-minute stretching video & a 25-minute upper body video. Boy, was I feeling it at the end of both of those videos. I started sweating at the end. (Dang plank exercises!!!) When all was said & done, it was kind of a nice change to do something other than going to the YMCA and getting on the resistance machines. That website is a pretty good website. Instead of buying those DVDs at Wal Mart or some place like that, you can pull them up off of the internet and there you go. And the other nice thing about it is that they change the videos every month. So you don't have to watch the same video over and over again.
The rest of the day, I went to the salon to get my hair done, took my son to lunch, got my chiropractic adjustment (man did I need that!), and picked up the kids from school. The other thing that I noticed was that if I paced myself real well, I didn't feel like crashing at 3-3:30 pm. I had plenty of energy to keep going throughout the day. So it wasn't an anemia/low iron issue, just pushing too much too fast!!
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Egg & Leftover Roasted Potato Skillet
Coffee
Lunch
Ruby Tuesday's Salad Bar (I love their salad bar- all dark green lettuce, spinach, cheese, tomatoes, red onions, green peppers, cucumbers, ham, oil & vinegar, pasta salad, potato salad, grapes, croutons)
Asian Dumplings
Water (2)
Cup o' Coffee
Dinner
Chicken Noodle Soup
Ritz Crackers
Water (3)
Evening Snack
Hot Cocoa
Tomorrow is cardio day, so it depends on how my son is feeling tomorrow if I am going to the Y or if I need to stay home and walk the treadmill. Talk to everyone tomorrow!!!
We got up this morning and had breakfast, and while I waited for my food to digest, I checked my emails and he watched Sponge Bob Square Pants. I figured there would of been no way that I could take him to the YMCA with me because I didn't want him to get anyone sick in the babysitting room & I didn't want him to get more sick if anyone in there was. And he wouldn't stay by himself with my aunt. So I decided to try and workout in our basement.
Now before I took this challenge, I tried to workout in our basement. I have a treadmill, 3, 5 & 8-lb dumbbells, a large exercise ball, a small pilates/yoga ball & a exercise band. Not to shabby for us at home. But the tough thing about using them was if my kids got sick, I would get so busy with them that I wouldn't do it. Or if I knew I was behind on laundry or the house was a mess, I would tell myself that I didn't have time to do anything but those household chores.
And man, was I feeling it today. I had to care for my son, and the household chores were filling up, but I also knew that if I just didn't do it today, man, you guys would let me have it!!!
So I changed into my exercise clothes, all the way down to my tennis shoes, went down to the basement with my laptop & I hooked them up to the portable computer speakers, set up the laptop on the bar and went to Exercise TV website (exercisetv.tv) and pulled up a 10-minute stretching video & a 25-minute upper body video. Boy, was I feeling it at the end of both of those videos. I started sweating at the end. (Dang plank exercises!!!) When all was said & done, it was kind of a nice change to do something other than going to the YMCA and getting on the resistance machines. That website is a pretty good website. Instead of buying those DVDs at Wal Mart or some place like that, you can pull them up off of the internet and there you go. And the other nice thing about it is that they change the videos every month. So you don't have to watch the same video over and over again.
The rest of the day, I went to the salon to get my hair done, took my son to lunch, got my chiropractic adjustment (man did I need that!), and picked up the kids from school. The other thing that I noticed was that if I paced myself real well, I didn't feel like crashing at 3-3:30 pm. I had plenty of energy to keep going throughout the day. So it wasn't an anemia/low iron issue, just pushing too much too fast!!
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Egg & Leftover Roasted Potato Skillet
Coffee
Lunch
Ruby Tuesday's Salad Bar (I love their salad bar- all dark green lettuce, spinach, cheese, tomatoes, red onions, green peppers, cucumbers, ham, oil & vinegar, pasta salad, potato salad, grapes, croutons)
Asian Dumplings
Water (2)
Cup o' Coffee
Dinner
Chicken Noodle Soup
Ritz Crackers
Water (3)
Evening Snack
Hot Cocoa
Tomorrow is cardio day, so it depends on how my son is feeling tomorrow if I am going to the Y or if I need to stay home and walk the treadmill. Talk to everyone tomorrow!!!
Monday, December 14, 2009
Day Twenty-Nine- Needed a Little Bit of Motivation
Today was a tough day to motivate myself to go workout. Last night, I didn't sleep very well. My boys kept me up, my Aunt who was visiting was up moving & talking. Then my husband woke me up, and found out that the kids had a three-hour delay. So with that snafu, I was really trying to motivate myself to go to the gym. I couldn't bring the kids to the Y because their child care room was already filling up because of the school delay.
So after breakfast, I was really lagging behind. But I eventually got up and went downstairs in our basement and got on the treadmill. I hooked up the computer onto the bar in our basement, attached computer speakers, pulled up some shows online & started walking. By the time I got done, jumped in the shower, and by that time, I got the kids off to school & I went to work.
Later that afternoon, I picked up the kids from school & tooked the dogs for a walk in our subdivision. It is a really hilly subdivision, so I did another 20 minutes of walking up and down hills. It felt real good when I got the dogs home.
Overall, I am glad that I really pushed myself to work out today because I felt awesome by the end of the day. Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Bowl of Cheerios
Coffee
Lunch
Leftover Honey Grilled Salmon
Roasted Potatoes
Mixed Vegetables
Grilled Pineapple
Water
Dinner
Crockpot Chicken Breast
Roasted Potatoes
Corn
Water (2)
Tomorrow is Upper Body and I am really looking forward for it. Talk to everyone tomorrow!!!
So after breakfast, I was really lagging behind. But I eventually got up and went downstairs in our basement and got on the treadmill. I hooked up the computer onto the bar in our basement, attached computer speakers, pulled up some shows online & started walking. By the time I got done, jumped in the shower, and by that time, I got the kids off to school & I went to work.
Later that afternoon, I picked up the kids from school & tooked the dogs for a walk in our subdivision. It is a really hilly subdivision, so I did another 20 minutes of walking up and down hills. It felt real good when I got the dogs home.
Overall, I am glad that I really pushed myself to work out today because I felt awesome by the end of the day. Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Bowl of Cheerios
Coffee
Lunch
Leftover Honey Grilled Salmon
Roasted Potatoes
Mixed Vegetables
Grilled Pineapple
Water
Dinner
Crockpot Chicken Breast
Roasted Potatoes
Corn
Water (2)
Tomorrow is Upper Body and I am really looking forward for it. Talk to everyone tomorrow!!!
Day Twenty-Eight- Not Feeling Much of a Free Day
I am still one day behind, but I will be blogging tonight to get us caught up.
So yesterday was my Free Day. I didn't know what I was going to do that day to treat myself, but I was figuring I would just try and relax. But as the day went on, I never realized that exercise made my days go by pretty good. I was a bit stressed out getting some work finalized for my husband, and the day went by so fast, it felt like I couldn't enjoy it. By the time I could finally relax it was almost 8 pm. WOW!!!! But instead of getting stressed out and eating copious amounts of junk food, I didn't budge until when I could finally relax!!
Here is my food journal entry for Sunday:
Breakfast
Pancakes (2)
Sausage Patties (2)
Coffee
Lunch
BLT
Chips
Water (2)
Dinner
Honey Grilled Salmon
Roasted Potatoes
Mixed Vegetables
Water/Beer
Evening Snack
1 scoop Chocolate Ice Cream
Handful of Popcorn
Beer (2)
Today, is cardio day, so I will talk to everyone tonight!!!
So yesterday was my Free Day. I didn't know what I was going to do that day to treat myself, but I was figuring I would just try and relax. But as the day went on, I never realized that exercise made my days go by pretty good. I was a bit stressed out getting some work finalized for my husband, and the day went by so fast, it felt like I couldn't enjoy it. By the time I could finally relax it was almost 8 pm. WOW!!!! But instead of getting stressed out and eating copious amounts of junk food, I didn't budge until when I could finally relax!!
Here is my food journal entry for Sunday:
Breakfast
Pancakes (2)
Sausage Patties (2)
Coffee
Lunch
BLT
Chips
Water (2)
Dinner
Honey Grilled Salmon
Roasted Potatoes
Mixed Vegetables
Water/Beer
Evening Snack
1 scoop Chocolate Ice Cream
Handful of Popcorn
Beer (2)
Today, is cardio day, so I will talk to everyone tonight!!!
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Day Twenty-Seven- Exercise Going Good, Now Working on the Other Changes
So I am about a day behind and I apologize for that. I have been so exhausted these past two days. So I apologize for my delay.
On Friday, I went to the gym and did cardio. I ran two 1-minute intervals on the treadmill for 31 minutes. I am getting there on the jogging. Sooner, I can add 2-minutes, I hope! I made sure to watch what I ate that day, but it turned out to be a great day. At our office, we our new tenant started. He has his PhD in Nutrition, so I was talking with him about my issue with being more tired then normal. So we recommended adding more B12 as well as keeping an eye on my electrolytes.
That night, it was also "Game Night" at our house, so it was nice to hang out with friends and just relax. I was worried that I was going to crash my good eating habits, but I think I did pretty well!
Here is my food journal entry for Friday:
Breakfast
Egg & Hashbrown Skillet
Coffee/OJ
Lunch
Leftover Spaghetti
Water
Dinner
Baked Chicken
Shredded Squash/Zucchini
Potatoes AuGratin
Foccaccia Bread
Water
Glass of Shiraz
Evening Snack
Hot Cocoa
Tortilla Chips w/ Spinach Dip
On Friday, I went to the gym and did cardio. I ran two 1-minute intervals on the treadmill for 31 minutes. I am getting there on the jogging. Sooner, I can add 2-minutes, I hope! I made sure to watch what I ate that day, but it turned out to be a great day. At our office, we our new tenant started. He has his PhD in Nutrition, so I was talking with him about my issue with being more tired then normal. So we recommended adding more B12 as well as keeping an eye on my electrolytes.
That night, it was also "Game Night" at our house, so it was nice to hang out with friends and just relax. I was worried that I was going to crash my good eating habits, but I think I did pretty well!
Here is my food journal entry for Friday:
Breakfast
Egg & Hashbrown Skillet
Coffee/OJ
Lunch
Leftover Spaghetti
Water
Dinner
Baked Chicken
Shredded Squash/Zucchini
Potatoes AuGratin
Foccaccia Bread
Water
Glass of Shiraz
Evening Snack
Hot Cocoa
Tortilla Chips w/ Spinach Dip
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Day Twenty-Six- Diet/Exercise Going Great, But Have Other Concerns.....
Today was a good workout day today. I got up with pretty good energy, took the kids to school and went to workout. I did lower body and added some additional leg exercises. After my workout I ran errands, and did some cleaning at our office. My aunt came in and got another massage from one of my husband's students at our office.
After her massage, we left the office to go get the kids. After sitting in car line at school, I had my kids and the two kids that I shuttle to a karate school (my way of by-passing the car line and not waiting for almost an hour to pick up my kids) and dropped them off. We got home and got homework done, I made dinner and we hung out and watch movies on Cartoon Network. Took a small nap while watching the movies and got up and finished watching a movies and put the kids to bed. Surfing the web, watching some shows, and checking on the blog/Facebook, I was starting to wonder if something was going on.
For the past week to two weeks, I have noticed that I have been tired around 3 pm. Now I know that they say that sometimes around 3 pm a lot of people get tired, but I feel that I am even more tired then normal. Around 3 pm, I am not sleepy, I just want to crash. For me, if I take a nap, the I end up staying up real late. My husband on the other hand, he can talk a 2 hour nap and still be in bed by 8 pm & sleep another 8-10 hours. I can't do that.
The other thing that I was curious about was I know that in the past, I was told that I was a bit anemic,and my husband read my labwork and said that I had hypothyroid (underactive thyroid which affects the metabolism). I was looking online and hypothyroid can affect the body to absorb iron. I was looking back on my food journal to see what I have been eating that could cause it. I know that red meat is a good source of iron, as well as spinach and so on. Maybe I just need to try and increase it. Also, I am going to talk to my husband tonight or tomorrow about different supplements that might need to be changed to help me not feel like I am going to crash around 3 pm.
So here is my food jounral entry for today:
Breakfast
Bowl Special K Cereal
Milk
Lunch
Slice Spinach Pie
1/2 Martha Vineyards Salad (lettuce, red onions, blue cheese, toasted pinenuts, raspberry maple dressing w/ homemade bread)
Coffee/Water
Afternoon Snack
Bowl of Cheerios
Milk/Water
Dinner
Tuna Noodle Casserole
Water
Snack
Mini Tacos w/ Salsa & Sour Cream
Water x 2
Tomorrow is cardio day & back to the treadmill I go. I will let everyone know what my husband tells me & I will talk to you all tomorrow!!!
After her massage, we left the office to go get the kids. After sitting in car line at school, I had my kids and the two kids that I shuttle to a karate school (my way of by-passing the car line and not waiting for almost an hour to pick up my kids) and dropped them off. We got home and got homework done, I made dinner and we hung out and watch movies on Cartoon Network. Took a small nap while watching the movies and got up and finished watching a movies and put the kids to bed. Surfing the web, watching some shows, and checking on the blog/Facebook, I was starting to wonder if something was going on.
For the past week to two weeks, I have noticed that I have been tired around 3 pm. Now I know that they say that sometimes around 3 pm a lot of people get tired, but I feel that I am even more tired then normal. Around 3 pm, I am not sleepy, I just want to crash. For me, if I take a nap, the I end up staying up real late. My husband on the other hand, he can talk a 2 hour nap and still be in bed by 8 pm & sleep another 8-10 hours. I can't do that.
The other thing that I was curious about was I know that in the past, I was told that I was a bit anemic,and my husband read my labwork and said that I had hypothyroid (underactive thyroid which affects the metabolism). I was looking online and hypothyroid can affect the body to absorb iron. I was looking back on my food journal to see what I have been eating that could cause it. I know that red meat is a good source of iron, as well as spinach and so on. Maybe I just need to try and increase it. Also, I am going to talk to my husband tonight or tomorrow about different supplements that might need to be changed to help me not feel like I am going to crash around 3 pm.
So here is my food jounral entry for today:
Breakfast
Bowl Special K Cereal
Milk
Lunch
Slice Spinach Pie
1/2 Martha Vineyards Salad (lettuce, red onions, blue cheese, toasted pinenuts, raspberry maple dressing w/ homemade bread)
Coffee/Water
Afternoon Snack
Bowl of Cheerios
Milk/Water
Dinner
Tuna Noodle Casserole
Water
Snack
Mini Tacos w/ Salsa & Sour Cream
Water x 2
Tomorrow is cardio day & back to the treadmill I go. I will let everyone know what my husband tells me & I will talk to you all tomorrow!!!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Day Twenty-Five- Quick Bloggin' Today
So, I am going to do a quick blog because I am exhausted tonight. I didn't sleep well last night & I worked at the office all day.
I went to the gym after I dropped the kids off from school and did 31 minutes on the treadmill; doing 1 full minute jogging for a total of 2 minutes. Slowly but surely, I will get up to more time running & less time walking. Yea me!!!
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Special K cereal
Coffee
Lunch
Fresca Salad w/ Grilled Salmon
Water
Dinner
Homemade Taco Salad (taco meat, lettuce, salsa, cheese)
Water
Tomorrow is Lower Body, so I will talk to everyone tomorrow!!!
I went to the gym after I dropped the kids off from school and did 31 minutes on the treadmill; doing 1 full minute jogging for a total of 2 minutes. Slowly but surely, I will get up to more time running & less time walking. Yea me!!!
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Special K cereal
Coffee
Lunch
Fresca Salad w/ Grilled Salmon
Water
Dinner
Homemade Taco Salad (taco meat, lettuce, salsa, cheese)
Water
Tomorrow is Lower Body, so I will talk to everyone tomorrow!!!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Day Twenty-Four- Rainy Day, but Kept Going
Well like my header says, it was a very rainy day today. It was the kind of day where you really just want to eat comfort food, lay on the couch & watch soaps. But, it was real hard to not to do that. I didn't have to work today since my aunt is staying with us, I didn't want her have to stay at home all alone all day.
So I went to the gym (did upper body), got my chiropractic adjustment, went by the restaurant that I help out at to talk to the owners, grabbed lunch, and headed home with my aunt. Brought her by my husband's office and she got a massage, got the kids home from school and had homework done before our daughter's Christmas PTO program tonight.
Beside it being a dreary day, I still had energy to make it through the day very easy. Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Egg & Hashbrown Skillet
Coffee
Lunch
Fresca Salad (Feta Cheese, Dark Green Mix Lettuce, Walnuts, Pears)
Penne Vodka w/ Smoked Salmon
2 Glasses of Water
Dinner
Leftover Salmon w/ Fried Rice & Mixed Vegetables
2 Glasses of Water
Evening Snack
Sliced Baked Potatoes w/ Onions & Garlic (Hubby's side dish)
Tomorrow is cardio day, and I am hitting the treadmill. Talk to everyone tomorrow!!!
So I went to the gym (did upper body), got my chiropractic adjustment, went by the restaurant that I help out at to talk to the owners, grabbed lunch, and headed home with my aunt. Brought her by my husband's office and she got a massage, got the kids home from school and had homework done before our daughter's Christmas PTO program tonight.
Beside it being a dreary day, I still had energy to make it through the day very easy. Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Egg & Hashbrown Skillet
Coffee
Lunch
Fresca Salad (Feta Cheese, Dark Green Mix Lettuce, Walnuts, Pears)
Penne Vodka w/ Smoked Salmon
2 Glasses of Water
Dinner
Leftover Salmon w/ Fried Rice & Mixed Vegetables
2 Glasses of Water
Evening Snack
Sliced Baked Potatoes w/ Onions & Garlic (Hubby's side dish)
Tomorrow is cardio day, and I am hitting the treadmill. Talk to everyone tomorrow!!!
Monday, December 7, 2009
Day Twenty-Three- Didn't Miss A Beat
Today we got started off real rocky. But I am pretty proud of myself that I didn't let it interfere with me getting my exercise in for today. This morning, I woke up at 7:27 am.........Wow!! I was so late!! Everyone (except my husband) was still sleeping, and the kids had to be at school by 7:45 am. So I woke up and started getting everyone up for the morning. I didn't get hysterical like I normally would. It was beyond my control- I couldn't turn back time. So I had everyone get ready and have breakfast while I got my swimsuit on. I didn't get the last kid dropped off until 8:00 am, but hey, at least they got to school.
Once, everyone was at school, I headed to the gym and swam. I did about 4 more laps then what I did last week- yea me!!! Then, after I showered up and got ready for the day, I was off to work.
I am pretty proud of myself about this morning. Typically, I would of yelled through the house like a windstorm, stressing out and getting everyone off to school, and saying "Screw today," and skipped working out, and eating crap.
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Special K cereal
Lunch
Progresso Chicken Gumbo Soup
Chips & Salsa
2 glasses of water
Dinner
Homemade Spaghetti
Water
OJ
Evening Snack
Hot Cocoa
Tomorrow is upper body day. I think I am starting to really get the hang of this working out thing after all!! Now let's master the diet & I am set. Talk to everyone then!
Once, everyone was at school, I headed to the gym and swam. I did about 4 more laps then what I did last week- yea me!!! Then, after I showered up and got ready for the day, I was off to work.
I am pretty proud of myself about this morning. Typically, I would of yelled through the house like a windstorm, stressing out and getting everyone off to school, and saying "Screw today," and skipped working out, and eating crap.
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Special K cereal
Lunch
Progresso Chicken Gumbo Soup
Chips & Salsa
2 glasses of water
Dinner
Homemade Spaghetti
Water
OJ
Evening Snack
Hot Cocoa
Tomorrow is upper body day. I think I am starting to really get the hang of this working out thing after all!! Now let's master the diet & I am set. Talk to everyone then!
Day Twenty-Two- Not so "Free" Free Day!
Good Morning everyone!! Sorry that I didn't blog last night, I was so exhausted!!! So that is why I am blogging first thing this morning.
So yesterday, was my Free Day and I don't think that it was such a free day to sing about. I didn't get much rest the night before because my husband went over to his buddies' house & didn't get home late. And, we are big UFC fans, so I also stayed up to watch the fight that night.
We got up and got dressed to meet our friends for breakfast, and we went to Fire Mountain (a.k.a Ryan's Steakhouse) and usually that is a free for all, but a lot of the heavy stuff didn't look to appealing. We then went to church, and I dropped my husband, aunt and the kids off at the house and went shopping for a family that we sponsor at church. It always feels good to give, especially during this Christmas season. When I got home, I wrapped the presents & took them to the youth group at church and came home. I had dinner with my family & then took my oldest daughter to her friend's Christmas dance recital (Way to go Henna!!). Then we got home and I just wanted to crash- I was so exhausted and didn't stop.
Looking back, I noticed that I did not once stop saying that I was too tired to do anything. I didn't get exhausted and just go home and sleep. Even though I didn't get enough sleep, I still had energy to do all the things that I did that day. But the one thing that I kept wanting to do, that I didn't do was jump on the treadmill and do a 30-minute walk/jog. But I didn't really crave sweets until maybe at the end of the day.
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
1/2 Omelette (Sausage, Eggs, Greene Peppers, Onions, Mushrooms, Cheese, Salsa)
Hashbrowns
Canteloupe & Pineapple
Bacon
Coffee
OJ
Lunch/Dinner
Vietnamese Pho
Water
Evening Snack
Lorna Doones (My favorite cookie)
1/2 Brownie
Water
So Monday is cardio day and I will talk to everyone tonight!
So yesterday, was my Free Day and I don't think that it was such a free day to sing about. I didn't get much rest the night before because my husband went over to his buddies' house & didn't get home late. And, we are big UFC fans, so I also stayed up to watch the fight that night.
We got up and got dressed to meet our friends for breakfast, and we went to Fire Mountain (a.k.a Ryan's Steakhouse) and usually that is a free for all, but a lot of the heavy stuff didn't look to appealing. We then went to church, and I dropped my husband, aunt and the kids off at the house and went shopping for a family that we sponsor at church. It always feels good to give, especially during this Christmas season. When I got home, I wrapped the presents & took them to the youth group at church and came home. I had dinner with my family & then took my oldest daughter to her friend's Christmas dance recital (Way to go Henna!!). Then we got home and I just wanted to crash- I was so exhausted and didn't stop.
Looking back, I noticed that I did not once stop saying that I was too tired to do anything. I didn't get exhausted and just go home and sleep. Even though I didn't get enough sleep, I still had energy to do all the things that I did that day. But the one thing that I kept wanting to do, that I didn't do was jump on the treadmill and do a 30-minute walk/jog. But I didn't really crave sweets until maybe at the end of the day.
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
1/2 Omelette (Sausage, Eggs, Greene Peppers, Onions, Mushrooms, Cheese, Salsa)
Hashbrowns
Canteloupe & Pineapple
Bacon
Coffee
OJ
Lunch/Dinner
Vietnamese Pho
Water
Evening Snack
Lorna Doones (My favorite cookie)
1/2 Brownie
Water
So Monday is cardio day and I will talk to everyone tonight!
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Day Twenty-One- Rockin' Out
Today for me was a rockin' day!! I got plenty of sleep, had a great breakfast, my husband took the kids for the morning, went to the gym and worked out, met my family for lunch, and took my aunt & daughter shopping today. It was a great and relaxing day. I felt awesome. I had a small snafu, but I think I recovered real well.
So since today was a great day, I felt so comfortable with the changes I have made with eating & working out. At the gym, there were all these thin & fit people & then me, but you know what- I didn't feel uncomfortable or timid about being the fat kid. It felt good. When I met my family for lunch, I ordered my lunch and only ate 1/2 of it. But before I ate it, I put 1/2 of it in a box, so I wouldn't over eat.
We brought the kids home and put them down for a nap, and I worked on some things that I had been putting off, and when my aunt woke up, we took my oldest daughter clothes shopping & grocery shopping. When we got home, we unpacked the car and started making dinner. After dinner, my husband went over to a friend's house for cards & I am sitting on the couch, typing this blog. I feel awesome!!!
So, here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Egg & Hashbrown Skillet
Coffee
Lunch
Grilled Salmon w/ fried rice & mixed veggies
Water/Sweet Tea
Afternoon Snack
Coffee/Water
1/2 donut (Complete lapse of judgement- I don't know how that happened- I think I just enjoyed this day so much!!)
Dunner
Tacos (beef, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, salsa
Water
Evening Snack
Pretzels
Water
Tomorrow is going to be my free day. Since my aunt is in town, tomorrow, we are making authentic Vietnamese food (my aunt is Vietnamese & I am half Vietnamese/Half Native American). Vietnamese is not like Chinese food, we cook with a really good balance of veggies & proteins & minimize the carbohydrates (rice). I love it, and I miss it since my mom passed away two years ago. We moved to NC over 6 years ago & I grew up with my mom owning a Vietnamese restaurant since I was born & that was majority of my meals everyday. So when I moved, it was real tough to find good Vietnamese food, but before my mom died, she taught me all of her secret recipes. So I cannot wait until tomorrow. Talk to you all then!!
So since today was a great day, I felt so comfortable with the changes I have made with eating & working out. At the gym, there were all these thin & fit people & then me, but you know what- I didn't feel uncomfortable or timid about being the fat kid. It felt good. When I met my family for lunch, I ordered my lunch and only ate 1/2 of it. But before I ate it, I put 1/2 of it in a box, so I wouldn't over eat.
We brought the kids home and put them down for a nap, and I worked on some things that I had been putting off, and when my aunt woke up, we took my oldest daughter clothes shopping & grocery shopping. When we got home, we unpacked the car and started making dinner. After dinner, my husband went over to a friend's house for cards & I am sitting on the couch, typing this blog. I feel awesome!!!
So, here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Egg & Hashbrown Skillet
Coffee
Lunch
Grilled Salmon w/ fried rice & mixed veggies
Water/Sweet Tea
Afternoon Snack
Coffee/Water
1/2 donut (Complete lapse of judgement- I don't know how that happened- I think I just enjoyed this day so much!!)
Dunner
Tacos (beef, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, salsa
Water
Evening Snack
Pretzels
Water
Tomorrow is going to be my free day. Since my aunt is in town, tomorrow, we are making authentic Vietnamese food (my aunt is Vietnamese & I am half Vietnamese/Half Native American). Vietnamese is not like Chinese food, we cook with a really good balance of veggies & proteins & minimize the carbohydrates (rice). I love it, and I miss it since my mom passed away two years ago. We moved to NC over 6 years ago & I grew up with my mom owning a Vietnamese restaurant since I was born & that was majority of my meals everyday. So when I moved, it was real tough to find good Vietnamese food, but before my mom died, she taught me all of her secret recipes. So I cannot wait until tomorrow. Talk to you all then!!
Friday, December 4, 2009
Day Twenty- Still Pushing Forward!
I have been trying to not force changing my eating & excercising and make trying to make it more of a conscious effort. If I act as if it is normal for me to excercise every morning, and making conscious decision about eating, it seems to make it much more easier to do it everyday.
But, today, I wasn't able to do the cardio. Today, I had to pick up my aunt from the airport. My husband took the kids this morning & I made myself breakfast, and waited a bit for my food to digest before I got on the treadmill at home. By the time I got ready to get on the treadmill, I wouldn't of gotten a good workout in & still pick up my aunt on time. I knew I would be super late picking up my aunt. We live 1 1/2 hours from the airport, so time management today was huge. I had to get down to pick up my aunt on time and by the time we got back, it was time to pick up the kids. Then, I was so exhausted when I got back, I took a nap. By the time I woke up, I had to get ready for a holiday party with a business group that my husband belongs to.
So today, I focused completely on my diet choices. And I think that I did great at that! Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Egg & Hashbrown Skillet
Coffee/Water
Lunch
Pho Tai (Vietnamese Soup- thinly sliced beef, beef broth, rice noodles, onions, green onion, basil)
Water/Cafe Su Da
Afternoon Snack
Peanut Butter Crackers
Water
Dinner
Leftover Pho Tai
2 glasses of Water
Evening Snack/Party
4 Chicken legs
Carrot Sticks
Small servings of Chicken Salad
A lot of pineapple, grapes, strawberries
Wheat Thins
At the business group party, it was so hard to pass up the mini cheesecakes, all the chocolate, etc. That is why I stuck to all the fruit that they had. And, you know what....I didn't miss the chocolate/desserts. Don't get me wrong, I am a huge Chocoholic- but tonight, I didn't crave it at all!!!
I got a comment on yesterday's blog, & it was a nice comment that I received for encouragement. He/She said that I needed to figure out my goal. And looking back, it looks like that I have a goal, but not a specific goal. So I guess that the specific goal for me is to be at 175 lbs. & down to a size 12-14. I know that I have met my confidence peak meeting that goal, but I will still have confidence reached if I reach 200 lbs., then I know that I am almost to my peak. My husband teaches at the college part time, but we also have a chiropractic clinic full time. He is a chiropractor with his diplomate in Internal Disorder. So he is tracking my overall health throughout all of this. I am very thankful for the encouragement, and I am still pushing forward!!
Tomorrow is upper arms, so I am heading to the gym in the morning. Talk to everyone then!!!
But, today, I wasn't able to do the cardio. Today, I had to pick up my aunt from the airport. My husband took the kids this morning & I made myself breakfast, and waited a bit for my food to digest before I got on the treadmill at home. By the time I got ready to get on the treadmill, I wouldn't of gotten a good workout in & still pick up my aunt on time. I knew I would be super late picking up my aunt. We live 1 1/2 hours from the airport, so time management today was huge. I had to get down to pick up my aunt on time and by the time we got back, it was time to pick up the kids. Then, I was so exhausted when I got back, I took a nap. By the time I woke up, I had to get ready for a holiday party with a business group that my husband belongs to.
So today, I focused completely on my diet choices. And I think that I did great at that! Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Egg & Hashbrown Skillet
Coffee/Water
Lunch
Pho Tai (Vietnamese Soup- thinly sliced beef, beef broth, rice noodles, onions, green onion, basil)
Water/Cafe Su Da
Afternoon Snack
Peanut Butter Crackers
Water
Dinner
Leftover Pho Tai
2 glasses of Water
Evening Snack/Party
4 Chicken legs
Carrot Sticks
Small servings of Chicken Salad
A lot of pineapple, grapes, strawberries
Wheat Thins
At the business group party, it was so hard to pass up the mini cheesecakes, all the chocolate, etc. That is why I stuck to all the fruit that they had. And, you know what....I didn't miss the chocolate/desserts. Don't get me wrong, I am a huge Chocoholic- but tonight, I didn't crave it at all!!!
I got a comment on yesterday's blog, & it was a nice comment that I received for encouragement. He/She said that I needed to figure out my goal. And looking back, it looks like that I have a goal, but not a specific goal. So I guess that the specific goal for me is to be at 175 lbs. & down to a size 12-14. I know that I have met my confidence peak meeting that goal, but I will still have confidence reached if I reach 200 lbs., then I know that I am almost to my peak. My husband teaches at the college part time, but we also have a chiropractic clinic full time. He is a chiropractor with his diplomate in Internal Disorder. So he is tracking my overall health throughout all of this. I am very thankful for the encouragement, and I am still pushing forward!!
Tomorrow is upper arms, so I am heading to the gym in the morning. Talk to everyone then!!!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Day Nineteen- Keeping It Going!!
Another day has gone by and I feel that I have done really well. I again, tried to make sure that I watched what I ate, making good choices. And again, today I think I made the right choices. I even went the whole day without having coffee. That was real tough, but I did it.
And today, I went to the gym & did lower body. When I finally got done, my legs were wobbly!!! And my hubby was so sweet- he is an instructor in the massage program at our local college & he got one of his students to do a 1-hour massage on me. I felt awesome!!!!!
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast:
Whole Wheat Toast w/ butter & strawberry jam
Water
Morning Snack
Peanut Butter Crackers
Water
Lunch
Leftover Healthy Garlic Chicken Stir-fry w/ Rice
Water
Afternoon Snack
Peanut Butter Crackers
Water
Dinner
Baked Chicken Breasts
Peas
Cheddar & Broccoli Spiral Pasta
Water
Evening Snack
Peppermint Tea
Tomorrow is going to be a tough day- I have to drive to Charlotte & pick up my 80+ year old aunt from the airport. I am going to try and get up early and go to the gym before I leave, or maybe jump on our treadmill in the basement and do my cardio. I am going to get it in one way or the other. Talk to you all tomorrow!!
And today, I went to the gym & did lower body. When I finally got done, my legs were wobbly!!! And my hubby was so sweet- he is an instructor in the massage program at our local college & he got one of his students to do a 1-hour massage on me. I felt awesome!!!!!
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast:
Whole Wheat Toast w/ butter & strawberry jam
Water
Morning Snack
Peanut Butter Crackers
Water
Lunch
Leftover Healthy Garlic Chicken Stir-fry w/ Rice
Water
Afternoon Snack
Peanut Butter Crackers
Water
Dinner
Baked Chicken Breasts
Peas
Cheddar & Broccoli Spiral Pasta
Water
Evening Snack
Peppermint Tea
Tomorrow is going to be a tough day- I have to drive to Charlotte & pick up my 80+ year old aunt from the airport. I am going to try and get up early and go to the gym before I leave, or maybe jump on our treadmill in the basement and do my cardio. I am going to get it in one way or the other. Talk to you all tomorrow!!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Day Eighteen- I Think I Am Going In The Right Direction
Today, I feel was a more productive day. I have a tendency to skip breakfast, but I have made sure to have breakfast each morning. Lunch, I made a pretty good choice, and dinner, I made at home & it was delicious!! And I have leftovers for lunches!!! And I went to the gym, did 30 minutes on the treadmill & spent 2 minutes of it running. I was so proud of myself. When I got done though, I wanted to fall on the floor, but I am so glad that I pushed myself!!!!
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Two slices of toast w/ butter & strawberry jam
Water
Lunch
Grilled Chicken Salad w/ Dijon Honey Mustad Dressing
Coke
Afternoon Snack
Grapes
Water/Coffee
Dinner
Healthy Garlic Chicken Stir fry (cubed Chicken breast, carrots, onions, celery, green peppers, garlic)
White Rice
Water
Evening Snack
Hot Cocoa
So today, I feel great!! Yea me!!! I did really well on making sure that I didn't make bad choices, and made sure that I had water & snack throughout the day. Man, what a world of difference!!!
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Two slices of toast w/ butter & strawberry jam
Water
Lunch
Grilled Chicken Salad w/ Dijon Honey Mustad Dressing
Coke
Afternoon Snack
Grapes
Water/Coffee
Dinner
Healthy Garlic Chicken Stir fry (cubed Chicken breast, carrots, onions, celery, green peppers, garlic)
White Rice
Water
Evening Snack
Hot Cocoa
So today, I feel great!! Yea me!!! I did really well on making sure that I didn't make bad choices, and made sure that I had water & snack throughout the day. Man, what a world of difference!!!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Day Seventeen- Man....Are My Muscles Weak!!!
Today was the final orientation on the workout equipment that the YMCA has. I was very grateful that the trainer took me back through all the equipment that I had already used, but also all the equipment that I needed to learn.
The YMCA has FitLinxx, and the great thing about it, it will track all the equipments that I have been on, how many reps, amount of weights used, etc. The other great thing about it is that it will also track any other type of exercises (cardio) that I did. So if I swim, I can record the time & meters, if I walk on the treadmill/elliptical, I can record the time and intensity. Even if I play basketball, I can track that as well.
So, looking back on this day, there was a lot of things that I have already started to notice that is effecting how I function throughout the day.
Fact #1: Snack time is very important!!!
Yesterday, I made sure that I had a mid-morning snack. Man, did that make me not want to gorge on my lunch. Today, I forgot to bring my snack with me, and didn't have an afternoon snack that for dinner, I felt like I made some really bad choices this evening.
Fact #2: Hydration, Hydration, Hydration
All day yesterday I carried around one of those large bottles of Smart Water. I like the taste of it, and it also helps me visualize how much water I needed to be drinking. Today, I forgot my water bottle, and I realized I maybe drank one small cup of water the whole day, and multiple cups of coffee. And now, my skin feels like it is so dry, it is going to fall off & my lips are feeling really chapped.
Fact #3: If you don't prepare & plan for the meals for that day, then man, I am going to be in big trouble!!!
Yesterday, I was making sure that the meals that I was going to eat was planned pretty well. But today, I was so exhausted and not hydrated, that at the end of the day, I was more concerned about just getting something in my stomach instead of making a wise choice. So please don't chastise me too bad- after I ate what I ate, I felt like garbage.
Then, at the end of the day, I was so exhausted, but I had enough energy to go to my youngest son's scrapbooking school function. But after than, I was so hungry, I didn't care where my husband took us for dinner. Man, bad idea..... I wasn't thinking that he makes fast food his #1 spot.
So tomorrow, again, is a new day, new choices, better choices. Tomorrow is cardio day- more than likely, I will either do the treadmill or maybe the elliptical. We will see which one I pick tomorrow.
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Bowl of Cheerios
Coffee
Lunch
Fresca Salad w/ Grilled Salmon
4 small slices of Foccaccia Bread
Sweet Tea
Dinner (This was the bad choice)
Quarter Pounder Meal
Fries
Coke
So, tomorrow is cardio day- and I am really going to make sure to have mid-morning & afternoon snacks. Fingers crossed & wish me luck!!!! Talk to you all tomorrow!
The YMCA has FitLinxx, and the great thing about it, it will track all the equipments that I have been on, how many reps, amount of weights used, etc. The other great thing about it is that it will also track any other type of exercises (cardio) that I did. So if I swim, I can record the time & meters, if I walk on the treadmill/elliptical, I can record the time and intensity. Even if I play basketball, I can track that as well.
So, looking back on this day, there was a lot of things that I have already started to notice that is effecting how I function throughout the day.
Fact #1: Snack time is very important!!!
Yesterday, I made sure that I had a mid-morning snack. Man, did that make me not want to gorge on my lunch. Today, I forgot to bring my snack with me, and didn't have an afternoon snack that for dinner, I felt like I made some really bad choices this evening.
Fact #2: Hydration, Hydration, Hydration
All day yesterday I carried around one of those large bottles of Smart Water. I like the taste of it, and it also helps me visualize how much water I needed to be drinking. Today, I forgot my water bottle, and I realized I maybe drank one small cup of water the whole day, and multiple cups of coffee. And now, my skin feels like it is so dry, it is going to fall off & my lips are feeling really chapped.
Fact #3: If you don't prepare & plan for the meals for that day, then man, I am going to be in big trouble!!!
Yesterday, I was making sure that the meals that I was going to eat was planned pretty well. But today, I was so exhausted and not hydrated, that at the end of the day, I was more concerned about just getting something in my stomach instead of making a wise choice. So please don't chastise me too bad- after I ate what I ate, I felt like garbage.
Then, at the end of the day, I was so exhausted, but I had enough energy to go to my youngest son's scrapbooking school function. But after than, I was so hungry, I didn't care where my husband took us for dinner. Man, bad idea..... I wasn't thinking that he makes fast food his #1 spot.
So tomorrow, again, is a new day, new choices, better choices. Tomorrow is cardio day- more than likely, I will either do the treadmill or maybe the elliptical. We will see which one I pick tomorrow.
Here is my food journal entry for today:
Breakfast
Bowl of Cheerios
Coffee
Lunch
Fresca Salad w/ Grilled Salmon
4 small slices of Foccaccia Bread
Sweet Tea
Dinner (This was the bad choice)
Quarter Pounder Meal
Fries
Coke
So, tomorrow is cardio day- and I am really going to make sure to have mid-morning & afternoon snacks. Fingers crossed & wish me luck!!!! Talk to you all tomorrow!
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