Well worked out friday night and it was a good work out. Worked with heavier weights and all was good. Saturday woke up and my back hurt. Hurt bad.
It's been hurting ever since so I haven't returned to the work outs. And I can feel it.
So the weight is up, mobility is down. Haven't been drinking my water and I've eaten a lot of junk lately.
Oh well.... still being accountable. Back to tracking today and drinking water. Let's see where this takes me.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
30DS Day 7 Still on Level 1
ok - Day 7 done. I kicked it up a slight notch last night as I wasn't finding that I was sore enough the next day. What a strange concept - I want to feel pain!?
So I did all my push ups (still girlie style) and then made it through almost all my forward lunges and side lunges. I felt a slight tweak in my knee during the side lunges so I'm going to have to watch that.
Measuring on the 10th day. Let's see how that goes.
Day 8 tonight and i'm working from home tomorrow so I should be completely finished LEvel 1 by sunday! Would actually like to start level 2 on Sunday but we'll see.
i have to check out what else is happening on the calendar.
off to guzzle water.
So I did all my push ups (still girlie style) and then made it through almost all my forward lunges and side lunges. I felt a slight tweak in my knee during the side lunges so I'm going to have to watch that.
Measuring on the 10th day. Let's see how that goes.
Day 8 tonight and i'm working from home tomorrow so I should be completely finished LEvel 1 by sunday! Would actually like to start level 2 on Sunday but we'll see.
i have to check out what else is happening on the calendar.
off to guzzle water.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Day 6 and financial shitakes
ok - first off. I did day 6 of 30DS. I suck at push ups and squats but I'm doing it. Moving onto Day 7 tonight! Squeee.. now if the bloody scale would move life would be fantabulous.
Financial stuff -
Paid some bills today to chip away at that wall of debt.
Paid 80 amex and 145 on BMO.
next amount on Oct 31St
Financial stuff -
Paid some bills today to chip away at that wall of debt.
Paid 80 amex and 145 on BMO.
next amount on Oct 31St
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Day 5 30DS
Well I made it through Day 5. 1/2 way through level 1. If I get every day in this week, I'll be done by th end of the weekend. That would make me very happy. And then I can do measurements and weight for monday morning when I get up.
I also need to get track of my finances for Oct. Need to stay on track with my spending and paying off those stinkin cards!
So...it's going to be a good day today! Finishing my coffee and then grabbing a glass of water.
WHOOP!
I also need to get track of my finances for Oct. Need to stay on track with my spending and paying off those stinkin cards!
So...it's going to be a good day today! Finishing my coffee and then grabbing a glass of water.
WHOOP!
Monday, October 17, 2011
30DS Day 4
Day 4 for 30DS was Saturday. I got up nice and early and got er done.
Was proud of myself for limiting my alcohol and sweet intake on friday night at party too.
Had friends for dinner on saturday night. Drank too much and ate cake.
Did not work out yesterday. Ate more cake.
Did not weigh in this morning. Was not going to be pretty.
Back at it tonight!
Was proud of myself for limiting my alcohol and sweet intake on friday night at party too.
Had friends for dinner on saturday night. Drank too much and ate cake.
Did not work out yesterday. Ate more cake.
Did not weigh in this morning. Was not going to be pretty.
Back at it tonight!
Friday, October 14, 2011
30DS Day 3
Hard... my arms are killing me and I could not get through all the push ups. The cardio is getting easier though.
I guess that's a good thing. Going to take a break tonight as it's game night and then I have a party to go to afterward. Gonna be good though.
Tomorrow I'll get back on it in the morning cause the rest of the day is BUSY!!! And S and S are coming over for dinner. But at least S is doing the diet thing with me so we won't be tempted to drink...
Happy friday
I guess that's a good thing. Going to take a break tonight as it's game night and then I have a party to go to afterward. Gonna be good though.
Tomorrow I'll get back on it in the morning cause the rest of the day is BUSY!!! And S and S are coming over for dinner. But at least S is doing the diet thing with me so we won't be tempted to drink...
Happy friday
Thursday, October 13, 2011
30DS Day 2
And I didn't die!
Not really much pain either. I'm probably doing it wrong.
Day 2 last night. I think after 5 days I'll up my weights from 3# to 5#. At least on some of the activities and then on day 10 I'll switch to the other level. EEK!
took measurements and pictures. Gah.. horrible but hopefully it will work and one day I can look back at them and say - yeah - that was me... crazy huh?!
Not really much pain either. I'm probably doing it wrong.
Day 2 last night. I think after 5 days I'll up my weights from 3# to 5#. At least on some of the activities and then on day 10 I'll switch to the other level. EEK!
took measurements and pictures. Gah.. horrible but hopefully it will work and one day I can look back at them and say - yeah - that was me... crazy huh?!
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
30DS Day 1
Ok - so I bumped up Day 1 of 30DS to yesterday rather than friday and I survived... it wasn't as bad as I thought it was. Arms were a little sore this morning but not crazy. I have a feeling tomorrow will be baaaad. Arms were sore in the shower right after working out.
I did the modified exercises and I did not wear shoes.
Day 2 tonight!
oh and TOM started today too....
I did the modified exercises and I did not wear shoes.
Day 2 tonight!
oh and TOM started today too....
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
A new me?
So I wanted to see what would happen to me if I didn't post about food/diet last week when I started my new plan?? And guess what? I lost 4.5 lbs!!! Yay me!
So, what am I doing? cutting down on my eating. Following myfitnesspal to keep track of calories etc and so far it's working.
I also bought JM 30Day shred and I'm looking forward to doing it. Kinda... I figure I'll start on friday cause I'm deathly scared of being out of shape and dying when I'm doing the workout, so I'm going to run Nick to game on friday and then work out and then go watch him... that gives me an hour enough time to embarrass myself right!
I don't want to work out and then not be able to walk to work etc. That would not be good.
So wish me luck...
oh and it's TOM week as well - if it would ever show up ! Show up already!!!
:)
So, what am I doing? cutting down on my eating. Following myfitnesspal to keep track of calories etc and so far it's working.
I also bought JM 30Day shred and I'm looking forward to doing it. Kinda... I figure I'll start on friday cause I'm deathly scared of being out of shape and dying when I'm doing the workout, so I'm going to run Nick to game on friday and then work out and then go watch him... that gives me an hour enough time to embarrass myself right!
I don't want to work out and then not be able to walk to work etc. That would not be good.
So wish me luck...
oh and it's TOM week as well - if it would ever show up ! Show up already!!!
:)
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
October Financial goals....
Ok - my goal for 2012 is to get control of my money! But no sense in waiting until January to start, I'd like to get a head start now.
I have two major credit cards that I want to pay off - asap.
Amex - 1727.70 (has higher percentage)
BMO - 12270.00
I'm going to try to do the pay more on the high percentage one to pay it off first and then switch all my payment to the other one. Must still pay off the minimum on the lower percentage bill.
We do have some extra expenses this month with the boys' hockey but will try to make it work. also want to start planning some christmas gifts
for October I'm going to allocate $450 to paying off my bills ($225 Oct 15, $225 Oct 31)
Amex - 80 and 75
BMO - 145 and150
let's see how this goes!!!
I have two major credit cards that I want to pay off - asap.
Amex - 1727.70 (has higher percentage)
BMO - 12270.00
I'm going to try to do the pay more on the high percentage one to pay it off first and then switch all my payment to the other one. Must still pay off the minimum on the lower percentage bill.
We do have some extra expenses this month with the boys' hockey but will try to make it work. also want to start planning some christmas gifts
for October I'm going to allocate $450 to paying off my bills ($225 Oct 15, $225 Oct 31)
Amex - 80 and 75
BMO - 145 and150
let's see how this goes!!!
Friday, September 23, 2011
Setting new goals
Ok - new season, new goals. Well not really new goals but new goals for Fall '11
Actually stepping back just a bit and going to set a weekend goal.
For Friday - today - Going to drink a shit load of water... and I mean a shit load!!!
tonight is game night so I don't need to eat dinner but I'll plan for something small.
Saturday - lots of running around to do tomorrow but I have to make a point of doing a fruit and veggie shop and cutting, prepping.
Sunday - Make a decent meal for us all.
Monday I have off.
Want to exercise a bit this weekend as well. Need to start getting something going. Going to talk to S about this too cause he's fat too and we both need to lose weight. Maybe we can do this together!
AND SOON!
Actually stepping back just a bit and going to set a weekend goal.
For Friday - today - Going to drink a shit load of water... and I mean a shit load!!!
tonight is game night so I don't need to eat dinner but I'll plan for something small.
Saturday - lots of running around to do tomorrow but I have to make a point of doing a fruit and veggie shop and cutting, prepping.
Sunday - Make a decent meal for us all.
Monday I have off.
Want to exercise a bit this weekend as well. Need to start getting something going. Going to talk to S about this too cause he's fat too and we both need to lose weight. Maybe we can do this together!
AND SOON!
Thursday, September 22, 2011
MERDE MERDE MERDE!!!
Ok - it's a new school year which means that I can start fresh, put the past behind me and move on.
On the school front - R is now in grade 4, ended up with a good teacher and more importantly, friends in his class this year. Last year, it was a disaster when there were no friends with him.
He's playing football and hockey! So adding to our already busy lives. R made the A1 rep team for hockey and we are so proud of him.
N is in grade 7. It's going to be a good year for him although I'm sure he would wish it would just hurry up and be june already. Can't believe he's in highschool next year. It's so sad that my boys are getting older!
N is playing soccer and hockey this fall. Add this to R's already busy schedule and I'm not sure when/if we will ever see a family dinner table full until christmas. N is playing for the A1 team again this year and is showing some serious promise of doing something with hockey in his future. 2 more years until the draft so we need to start thinking about the next steps!
Ok - enough about the kids. It's time to talk about me. I'm good. This september was better than most in the past where I've been stuck in a funk. I do need to start exercising and eating better. I'm back up to 209 lbs which is disgusting and my clothes are tight again. Oh well... gotta start somewhere.
Still have my WW account and I'm going to give it a whirl on Monday. Get through the weekend and then start fresh on monday. Or maybe tomorrow?? Whaddya think?
Until tomorrow.. :)
On the school front - R is now in grade 4, ended up with a good teacher and more importantly, friends in his class this year. Last year, it was a disaster when there were no friends with him.
He's playing football and hockey! So adding to our already busy lives. R made the A1 rep team for hockey and we are so proud of him.
N is in grade 7. It's going to be a good year for him although I'm sure he would wish it would just hurry up and be june already. Can't believe he's in highschool next year. It's so sad that my boys are getting older!
N is playing soccer and hockey this fall. Add this to R's already busy schedule and I'm not sure when/if we will ever see a family dinner table full until christmas. N is playing for the A1 team again this year and is showing some serious promise of doing something with hockey in his future. 2 more years until the draft so we need to start thinking about the next steps!
Ok - enough about the kids. It's time to talk about me. I'm good. This september was better than most in the past where I've been stuck in a funk. I do need to start exercising and eating better. I'm back up to 209 lbs which is disgusting and my clothes are tight again. Oh well... gotta start somewhere.
Still have my WW account and I'm going to give it a whirl on Monday. Get through the weekend and then start fresh on monday. Or maybe tomorrow?? Whaddya think?
Until tomorrow.. :)
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Take 3
Actually yesterday was better than the previous days have been and I've now discovered it's TOM week (a leetle early) so that does explain some of the chowing down. Well a lot of the chowing down actually.
Had more water yesterday than normal.
Had a decent (smaller) lunch
Had a small dinner
Very few snackie type stuff before dinner
Did have a Haagan Das ice cream bar after dinner but .... otherwise I was good.
Goals for today are the water thing, the fruit & veggie thing and well that's it... baby steps.
Had more water yesterday than normal.
Had a decent (smaller) lunch
Had a small dinner
Very few snackie type stuff before dinner
Did have a Haagan Das ice cream bar after dinner but .... otherwise I was good.
Goals for today are the water thing, the fruit & veggie thing and well that's it... baby steps.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Take 2.
So I realize when I have this bloody blog open I tend to be more concerned about what I put in my mouth. I did not do very well this week. Did go camping on the weekend and apart from the margaritas, managed to do quite well with food. it's the snacking at night that is killing me.
Tonight is chicken and prawns so I will be a good girl and not snack when I get home. I also need to do my due diligence and slice up my veggies at night so they are always on hand.
So - no change in weight but at least I'm thinking about it again.
Step 1 - keep the blog open.
Step 2 - drink my water
Step 3 - no more ice cream!!!
should be easy, right?
We'll see
Tonight is chicken and prawns so I will be a good girl and not snack when I get home. I also need to do my due diligence and slice up my veggies at night so they are always on hand.
So - no change in weight but at least I'm thinking about it again.
Step 1 - keep the blog open.
Step 2 - drink my water
Step 3 - no more ice cream!!!
should be easy, right?
We'll see
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
A rough start
Well it was a rough start yesterday. I did very well at work, eating roughly 2/3 of my allotted points for the day which would provide me with 12 or so points for dinner. Well that didn't happen. When I got home, dinner was not yet made - I know bratty to say, but when there is no dinner there is no plan. And when there is no plan, there is utter chaos!
I ate a granola bar, nutrigrain bar and 2 chocolate chip cookies while waiting for a decision on dinner. Then when a decision could not be made, I ate a small bowl full of tortilla chips. Do you see where this is going?
Nobody is hungry for dinner so I shared a bowl of pasta salad with R and then had a hamburger bun with a slice of cheese in it. And then another one (although R took 1/2 from me).
Then we went out and got ice cream. A small bowl of cherry ice cream.
And then I had 2 cans of ginger ale.
Fail.
But.... I recorded it - used up most if not all of my weeklies. I think I under estimated some of the items but at least I tried.
Let's hope today goes a bit smoother.
I ate a granola bar, nutrigrain bar and 2 chocolate chip cookies while waiting for a decision on dinner. Then when a decision could not be made, I ate a small bowl full of tortilla chips. Do you see where this is going?
Nobody is hungry for dinner so I shared a bowl of pasta salad with R and then had a hamburger bun with a slice of cheese in it. And then another one (although R took 1/2 from me).
Then we went out and got ice cream. A small bowl of cherry ice cream.
And then I had 2 cans of ginger ale.
Fail.
But.... I recorded it - used up most if not all of my weeklies. I think I under estimated some of the items but at least I tried.
Let's hope today goes a bit smoother.
Monday, July 4, 2011
OMG seriously??? It's July
And I've gained back almost all the weight that I lost....
So I'm here again. Starting WW again officially even though I never really quit, I just stopped tracking completely.
Back at it today.... wanna be down 15 by September.
A
So I'm here again. Starting WW again officially even though I never really quit, I just stopped tracking completely.
Back at it today.... wanna be down 15 by September.
A
Friday, May 6, 2011
Where does the time go???
Well, I'm still alive.
Today is the SLOWEST day EVER!!!
Short recap - had a good weekend away with big N! He had a great tournament and we received a number of interested envelopes from scouts and a few emails upon our return home for other tournaments. Glad to see that he is succeeding and is only 11 years old (well almost 12).
I dread the day when he has to leave me to go play in some god foresaken hick town in Saskatchewan but for now, I'll just be a proud mamma!
I managed to work out one time while I was away. It was soooo hard. Need to get back on the road and start running again. Will start this on the weekend cause our weekend is quiet.
I managed to lose 2 lbs while I was away which brought me to a total of 19 lbs lost! And then I started eating.. EVERYTHING in site I might add. I am now up 4 lbs... gah. I hate the sabotage game I play with myself.
Giving myself the weekend to regroup, get back into exercise and then starting up WW again on Monday. Really want to get down another 10 by summer... We'll see.
That's it for now. I'll try to post more because more means I'm accountable.
Happy Friday!
Today is the SLOWEST day EVER!!!
Short recap - had a good weekend away with big N! He had a great tournament and we received a number of interested envelopes from scouts and a few emails upon our return home for other tournaments. Glad to see that he is succeeding and is only 11 years old (well almost 12).
I dread the day when he has to leave me to go play in some god foresaken hick town in Saskatchewan but for now, I'll just be a proud mamma!
I managed to work out one time while I was away. It was soooo hard. Need to get back on the road and start running again. Will start this on the weekend cause our weekend is quiet.
I managed to lose 2 lbs while I was away which brought me to a total of 19 lbs lost! And then I started eating.. EVERYTHING in site I might add. I am now up 4 lbs... gah. I hate the sabotage game I play with myself.
Giving myself the weekend to regroup, get back into exercise and then starting up WW again on Monday. Really want to get down another 10 by summer... We'll see.
That's it for now. I'll try to post more because more means I'm accountable.
Happy Friday!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Here we go again...
Tom week which means bad choices, pain and suffering. Gawd, sometimes I hate being a girl!!
Yesterday I managed to stuff down my gullet -
Breakfast - oatmeal, blueberries and coffee
snack - banana
lunch - cheese/turkey sandwich, cucumbers
Here is where the day takes a drastic nose dive:
Snack - pack of wine gums, Atkins coconut snack bar
2nd afternoon snack - 5 triscuits
Dinner - 3 slices of chicken/pesto pizza
1st after dinner snack - fried tofu
dessert - skinny cow ice cream
2nd after dinner snack - 2 chocolate cookies.
Nuff said.
Needless to say - need to drink me some water today and rid myself of the shame!
Yesterday I managed to stuff down my gullet -
Breakfast - oatmeal, blueberries and coffee
snack - banana
lunch - cheese/turkey sandwich, cucumbers
Here is where the day takes a drastic nose dive:
Snack - pack of wine gums, Atkins coconut snack bar
2nd afternoon snack - 5 triscuits
Dinner - 3 slices of chicken/pesto pizza
1st after dinner snack - fried tofu
dessert - skinny cow ice cream
2nd after dinner snack - 2 chocolate cookies.
Nuff said.
Needless to say - need to drink me some water today and rid myself of the shame!
Monday, April 18, 2011
Crazy Ass Weekend...
It was a crazy ass weekend... boys both in tournaments, out from Friday morning until sunday late afternoon. I'm tired, I'm hungry and I'm down 1.5 lbs!!
sweet....
Have to go grocery shopping, clean a toilet or two, do some laundry and get back in a regular schedule.
Squeee - I lost 1.5 lbs. Boooooya!
sweet....
Have to go grocery shopping, clean a toilet or two, do some laundry and get back in a regular schedule.
Squeee - I lost 1.5 lbs. Boooooya!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Craving mini eggs...
I hate that empty plate - I'm eating my lunch, viewing some blogs, having a relaxing time and I look down to grab another bite of my food and IT'S ALL GONE!!!
Where did it go? Did I drop it, did someone come and steal it? No... I ate it!
One of those days.. craving mini eggs....
Geez....
Where did it go? Did I drop it, did someone come and steal it? No... I ate it!
One of those days.. craving mini eggs....
Geez....
Monday, April 11, 2011
Weekly Goals Take 2!
So I did pretty well last week with my weekly/daily goals but by the time Friday hit, the goals went out the window and I said "fuck it" yet again!
Sick of it.
I have to make simpler goals I think.
Goal for this week is to TRACK my POINTS!
I gained another .5 lb this week. Should not have gained this amount. I'm mad at myself cause I keep sabotaging myself. I'm not sure why I do this but I do.
So, gonna track and hope that this gives me a decent loss that I can record for next monday.
Boys both have tournaments this weekend so that means eating out but I can be good even if I'm not home. Actually that might help as I seem to open the cupboards and fridge a lot lately out of boredom.
Looking forward to C25K this week.. Week 6 tomorrow!
Happy Monday.
Sick of it.
I have to make simpler goals I think.
Goal for this week is to TRACK my POINTS!
I gained another .5 lb this week. Should not have gained this amount. I'm mad at myself cause I keep sabotaging myself. I'm not sure why I do this but I do.
So, gonna track and hope that this gives me a decent loss that I can record for next monday.
Boys both have tournaments this weekend so that means eating out but I can be good even if I'm not home. Actually that might help as I seem to open the cupboards and fridge a lot lately out of boredom.
Looking forward to C25K this week.. Week 6 tomorrow!
Happy Monday.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Weekend Update
Just a quick update to end out the weekend. Hubby is grocery shopping right now (squeee - I hate grocery shopping!)...
Great weekend - big news is that I completed W5D3 of C25K!!!! That's 20 straight minutes of running and it was really not that bad. When the recorded voice in my app came on after the 20 minutes and said "walk" I burst out crying. I have NEVER run 20 minutes straight in my life. It was incredible.
Eating has been ok this weekend but I haven't tracked. Need to be on top of that next weekend, but at this point, I'm still proud of myself for running, so I am not as worried about Points+ and weight watchers.
Tomorrow when the scale has not moved I will be worried again.
Until Monday.... later!
:)
I RAN 20 MINUTES PEOPLE!!! :)
Great weekend - big news is that I completed W5D3 of C25K!!!! That's 20 straight minutes of running and it was really not that bad. When the recorded voice in my app came on after the 20 minutes and said "walk" I burst out crying. I have NEVER run 20 minutes straight in my life. It was incredible.
Eating has been ok this weekend but I haven't tracked. Need to be on top of that next weekend, but at this point, I'm still proud of myself for running, so I am not as worried about Points+ and weight watchers.
Tomorrow when the scale has not moved I will be worried again.
Until Monday.... later!
:)
I RAN 20 MINUTES PEOPLE!!! :)
Friday, April 8, 2011
F R I D A Y!!!!
Thank God it's FRIDAY! That was a long week.
Survived run W5D2 yesterday and worried about tomorrow but if I don't make it, I don't make it! I will redo day 2 until I feel comfortable.
I did well on lunch yesterday. One slice of pizza, salad and no cake!
Today not so well, but I do like to treat myself on Fridays. Sushi and a small piece of cheesecake! mmmm
Happy friday!
Survived run W5D2 yesterday and worried about tomorrow but if I don't make it, I don't make it! I will redo day 2 until I feel comfortable.
I did well on lunch yesterday. One slice of pizza, salad and no cake!
Today not so well, but I do like to treat myself on Fridays. Sushi and a small piece of cheesecake! mmmm
Happy friday!
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Temptations
The next two days are going to seriously test my will power. We have two staff lunches; one today and one tomorrow. Today's lunch is pizza and salad. I have planned for a low pt breakfast so can do one slice of veggie pizza and a swack of salad. Followed by Tuxedo Mousse Cake... Ugh... my favorite.
Tomorrow is a good bye lunch for the wicked witch of the north. (I'm not a fan of her!). Lunch is sushi and other japanese assortments (edamame, tempura, noodles etc) and cheesecake.
Seriously?? Normally I would skip, just say, thanks but no thanks, but I should attend both of these.
Wednesday Goals:
1. Drink 3 litres of water! CHECK
2. Stay within DP! CHECK
3. Laundry - I know this has nothing to do with losing weight but it will keep me busy :) CHECK
4. cut up fruit and freeze for smoothies CHECK
5. Look up some Arm exercises to do with free weights CHECK and did em too!
Today's Goals:
1. Keep out of the cake!
2. Drink my water
3. C25K - big run tonight!
4. 200 situps
5. Continue to collect info for taxes (ugh)!
I'm excited about the run tonight. Did fret about it a bit last night and couldn't sleep. Stupid I know... trying to decide if I will hit the track or head to the gym. I don't really want to start on the treadmill and then have to take it back outside once the asshats are done with their construction project.
Looks like lots to report back tomorrow - temptations and goals. Wish me luck!
Tomorrow is a good bye lunch for the wicked witch of the north. (I'm not a fan of her!). Lunch is sushi and other japanese assortments (edamame, tempura, noodles etc) and cheesecake.
Seriously?? Normally I would skip, just say, thanks but no thanks, but I should attend both of these.
Wednesday Goals:
1. Drink 3 litres of water! CHECK
2. Stay within DP! CHECK
3. Laundry - I know this has nothing to do with losing weight but it will keep me busy :) CHECK
4. cut up fruit and freeze for smoothies CHECK
5. Look up some Arm exercises to do with free weights CHECK and did em too!
Today's Goals:
1. Keep out of the cake!
2. Drink my water
3. C25K - big run tonight!
4. 200 situps
5. Continue to collect info for taxes (ugh)!
I'm excited about the run tonight. Did fret about it a bit last night and couldn't sleep. Stupid I know... trying to decide if I will hit the track or head to the gym. I don't really want to start on the treadmill and then have to take it back outside once the asshats are done with their construction project.
Looks like lots to report back tomorrow - temptations and goals. Wish me luck!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Success, I guess...
Well, I'm shocked I was able to get through last night's run cause it was a series of clusterfucks from the start. On my way home on the bus, I continued to struggle with the thought of running: How will I make it through tonight and then thursday and saturday for the big 20 minute run? What if I don't make it, will I have to start the week over or do I go back to week 4? blah blah blah.
The track that I run is right next to the park and ride where I hop on and off the bus at night. I switched to the track a week ago because the ground is softer than the paved road and I don't have to worry about big trucks, cars etc. The track is an old race horse track not your typical running track so it's a bit longer and very rarely used by anyone.
Anyway... I get off the bus and they are working on the track. There are bulldozers, big work trucks and all sorts of other machinery there, the entrance is blocked off with a sign that says "Street reconstruction project - closed 6 weeks starting April 5 Monday to Thursday 7am to 5:30pm"... WTF?
So strike number 1. The City folks are traipsing all over my track with their big tractors and machines and won't let me in until 5:30. Fine.
I get home and start to get ready anyways. Can't find my running capris and sports bra! Anywhere. I look in the laundry room, the folded laundry pile, the closet, the drawer.. Where are they? Oh, wait... they are at the bottom of the dirty hamper... DAMNIT! Pull em out, give them a sniff test... they are ok for one more go around. Strike 2.
Head downstairs to get my iPhone ready, battery is 1/2 dead. COME ON!!! I quickly put the phone on my charger. I have to wait another 15 minutes for the work dudes to move their big machines, so I can wait.
I wait...and wait...
Finally 5:20.. I head out. In my not so fresh running outfit, my water, my phone - all good. On my drive to track I pass the big work trucks, so I know they are gone and I should be free to run and be all on my lonesome !!!
I get there and this is what the entrance to the track looks like..... this is a stretch of about 50 feet of my run...
The rest of the track was ok. It was a bit chilly out and looked like it was going to rain at any moment but I managed to get through it. I did have to tip toe through this shit above, so my times were a bit slower than normal but it was ok.
I think I'll have to change location for thursdays run, especially if it rains... Asshats.. Stay off my track!
With regards to my Tuesday goals:
1. Drink 3 litres of water! CHECK
2. Stay within Daily Points! FAIL - but only went over 2 and I have not dipped into my weeklies yet. Just activity points
3. Run C25K tonight CHECK
4. 200 situps CHECK
5. Cut up fruit and freeze for smoothies FAIL... too tired, but I do have to do this tonight!
Wednesday Goals:
1. Drink 3 litres of water!
2. Stay within DP!
3. Laundry - I know this has nothing to do with losing weight but it will keep me busy :)
4. cut up fruit and freeze for smoothies
5. Look up some Arm exercises to do with free weights
Happy Hump Day!
The track that I run is right next to the park and ride where I hop on and off the bus at night. I switched to the track a week ago because the ground is softer than the paved road and I don't have to worry about big trucks, cars etc. The track is an old race horse track not your typical running track so it's a bit longer and very rarely used by anyone.
Anyway... I get off the bus and they are working on the track. There are bulldozers, big work trucks and all sorts of other machinery there, the entrance is blocked off with a sign that says "Street reconstruction project - closed 6 weeks starting April 5 Monday to Thursday 7am to 5:30pm"... WTF?
So strike number 1. The City folks are traipsing all over my track with their big tractors and machines and won't let me in until 5:30. Fine.
I get home and start to get ready anyways. Can't find my running capris and sports bra! Anywhere. I look in the laundry room, the folded laundry pile, the closet, the drawer.. Where are they? Oh, wait... they are at the bottom of the dirty hamper... DAMNIT! Pull em out, give them a sniff test... they are ok for one more go around. Strike 2.
Head downstairs to get my iPhone ready, battery is 1/2 dead. COME ON!!! I quickly put the phone on my charger. I have to wait another 15 minutes for the work dudes to move their big machines, so I can wait.
I wait...and wait...
Finally 5:20.. I head out. In my not so fresh running outfit, my water, my phone - all good. On my drive to track I pass the big work trucks, so I know they are gone and I should be free to run and be all on my lonesome !!!
I get there and this is what the entrance to the track looks like..... this is a stretch of about 50 feet of my run...
The rest of the track was ok. It was a bit chilly out and looked like it was going to rain at any moment but I managed to get through it. I did have to tip toe through this shit above, so my times were a bit slower than normal but it was ok.
I think I'll have to change location for thursdays run, especially if it rains... Asshats.. Stay off my track!
With regards to my Tuesday goals:
1. Drink 3 litres of water! CHECK
2. Stay within Daily Points! FAIL - but only went over 2 and I have not dipped into my weeklies yet. Just activity points
3. Run C25K tonight CHECK
4. 200 situps CHECK
5. Cut up fruit and freeze for smoothies FAIL... too tired, but I do have to do this tonight!
Wednesday Goals:
1. Drink 3 litres of water!
2. Stay within DP!
3. Laundry - I know this has nothing to do with losing weight but it will keep me busy :)
4. cut up fruit and freeze for smoothies
5. Look up some Arm exercises to do with free weights
Happy Hump Day!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
I'm stressing just a bit
about my run tonight... It's week 5 of C25K, which means 3 5 minute run intervals. I think I'll be ok. Actually I know I will. I think the stress is more in what is come in 2 more runs. The dreaded "20 minute non stop, no running, I think I'll be dying" run.
Baby steps right?
We'll see.
Baby steps right?
We'll see.
A new me.....and yesterday's update
A new fresh blog! I'm excited.. so far from my poking around I like what I see on blogger better than what I had at the old blogging tool. Not going to name names, but blogger gives me more FREE tools than what I had before.
Loving the favorite blogs update list at the side. I found myself peeking at some other blogs to see about new updates etc as my old favs list did not have a "date tracker", now I can just do it on my own blog! :) Squeee!
Ok - yesterday's goals (4/5)
1. Drink 3 litres of water! CHECK
2. Stay within daily points EEK - went over by 3
3. NO COOKIES!! <---- this one is honestly harder than many of the other ones CHECK CHECK!
4. work on 200 Situps CHECK5. Pack healthy lunch for Tuesday. CHECK
Tuesday's Goals:
1. Drink 3 litres of water!
2. Stay within Daily Points!
3. Run C25K tonight
4. 200 situps
5. Cut up fruit and freeze for smoothies
Have a good day! :)
Loving the favorite blogs update list at the side. I found myself peeking at some other blogs to see about new updates etc as my old favs list did not have a "date tracker", now I can just do it on my own blog! :) Squeee!
Ok - yesterday's goals (4/5)
1. Drink 3 litres of water! CHECK
2. Stay within daily points EEK - went over by 3
3. NO COOKIES!! <---- this one is honestly harder than many of the other ones CHECK CHECK!
4. work on 200 Situps CHECK5. Pack healthy lunch for Tuesday. CHECK
Tuesday's Goals:
1. Drink 3 litres of water!
2. Stay within Daily Points!
3. Run C25K tonight
4. 200 situps
5. Cut up fruit and freeze for smoothies
Have a good day! :)
Monday, April 4, 2011
Daily goals?
I started to thinking when I went to bed last night about my monthly goals and then figured, why not set daily goals? I know that would get really old really fast but figured to try and get my butt back into WW mode, maybe I should do it for 1 week, at least 5 days (working days) and see what happens. So here goes:
Monday Goals:
1. Drink 3 litres of water!
2. Stay within daily points
3. NO COOKIES!! <---- this one is honestly harder than many of the other ones
4. work on 200 Situps
5. Pack healthy lunch for Tuesday.
WI showed a .5 lb loss today. Not bad, pretty much what I expected... oh well.
Hopefully this recommitment will give me some good results for next week. I tried on a few pairs of old jeans last night and still no go on the zipping up.. IKE!
Monday Goals:
1. Drink 3 litres of water!
2. Stay within daily points
3. NO COOKIES!! <---- this one is honestly harder than many of the other ones
4. work on 200 Situps
5. Pack healthy lunch for Tuesday.
WI showed a .5 lb loss today. Not bad, pretty much what I expected... oh well.
Hopefully this recommitment will give me some good results for next week. I tried on a few pairs of old jeans last night and still no go on the zipping up.. IKE!
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Weekend, March recap and April "to do list"
This weekend was a busy weekend but it was an overall success eating wise. We did end up going to a dinner party on Saturday night at the local mexican restaurant but I behaved. I only had 2 drinks and chicken fajitas (which was the most healthy thing on the menu). I have not tracked since Wednesday and I do need to be better at that... more on that when I review this month's goals.
Onto March Goals:
1) Lose 8 lbs! FAIL
2) Start one exercise and do it 2 times a week YEAH BABY C25K!
3) Clean out portion of closet and donate clothes that are too big or too ugly! 1/2 accomplished this one. Did more today, but still have more to do.
4) Put aside $300 for N's Calgary trip in April. DONE!
5) Take body measurements by end of month! FAIL = but this was because I did not lose the 8 lbs that I wanted to. Body measurements are at the 20 lb loss mark... have not yet reached that milestone!
6) Buy new BRAS!! DONE - 2 nice new ones in a smaller band size... not cup size though - Doh!
April Goals:
1. Lose 5 lbs - As I only lost 2 lbs in March! That's an epic failure when it is put on paper. A lot of up and down all month. 5 lbs should be doable for April!
2. Continue with C25K and add another activity
3. Track my points!
4. Buy new underwear! :)
5. TAXES... Blech
6. Take measurements - this should fall in line with lose 5 lbs
The first goal is a weekly goal of tracking each and everything thing. I've slacked off the last week or so because of spring break and not always being near a computer etc. But it's back to work and I should be better. I have slacked on my water and my veggie intake. Must get better at that too!
Oh - and I think I'll blog more. I see to be a bit more on track when I blog.. so... Until tomorrow??
CYA!
Onto March Goals:
1) Lose 8 lbs! FAIL
2) Start one exercise and do it 2 times a week YEAH BABY C25K!
3) Clean out portion of closet and donate clothes that are too big or too ugly! 1/2 accomplished this one. Did more today, but still have more to do.
4) Put aside $300 for N's Calgary trip in April. DONE!
5) Take body measurements by end of month! FAIL = but this was because I did not lose the 8 lbs that I wanted to. Body measurements are at the 20 lb loss mark... have not yet reached that milestone!
6) Buy new BRAS!! DONE - 2 nice new ones in a smaller band size... not cup size though - Doh!
April Goals:
1. Lose 5 lbs - As I only lost 2 lbs in March! That's an epic failure when it is put on paper. A lot of up and down all month. 5 lbs should be doable for April!
2. Continue with C25K and add another activity
3. Track my points!
4. Buy new underwear! :)
5. TAXES... Blech
6. Take measurements - this should fall in line with lose 5 lbs
The first goal is a weekly goal of tracking each and everything thing. I've slacked off the last week or so because of spring break and not always being near a computer etc. But it's back to work and I should be better. I have slacked on my water and my veggie intake. Must get better at that too!
Oh - and I think I'll blog more. I see to be a bit more on track when I blog.. so... Until tomorrow??
CYA!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Spring!
Now that we are a week or so into Spring, I figured I'd jot down the reasons that I love spring:
1. warmer weather and typically not as much rain (although this week is putting that comment to the test)
2. flowers - I love spring flowers - tulips are my FAVORITE!
3. Longer days - I love having dinner and it staying light outside longer if we want to go for a walk or if the kids want to hang outside for awhile.
4. cheaper clothes - I like to change up my wardrobe in the spring/summer and feel that I can do so each year . I tend to buy quality pieces in the winter that will last me years, but the spring is for buying this years trend of top, shoe etc.
5. spring hockey - I love spring hockey! The kids start this week and this marks the beginning of our social time! All of our closest friends are involved in spring hockey, we travel with them, get together each weekend... a ton of fun! And the hockey is getting much better in my mind as well!
6. No jackets - I love not having to wear a jacket to work in the morning - or maybe a light jacket/shell
7. BBQ! - more food from the BBQ. Love my bbq chicken, veggies etc.
8. NHL Playoffs!!! - I'm a hockey nut!
Spring... I've missed you!
1. warmer weather and typically not as much rain (although this week is putting that comment to the test)
2. flowers - I love spring flowers - tulips are my FAVORITE!
3. Longer days - I love having dinner and it staying light outside longer if we want to go for a walk or if the kids want to hang outside for awhile.
4. cheaper clothes - I like to change up my wardrobe in the spring/summer and feel that I can do so each year . I tend to buy quality pieces in the winter that will last me years, but the spring is for buying this years trend of top, shoe etc.
5. spring hockey - I love spring hockey! The kids start this week and this marks the beginning of our social time! All of our closest friends are involved in spring hockey, we travel with them, get together each weekend... a ton of fun! And the hockey is getting much better in my mind as well!
6. No jackets - I love not having to wear a jacket to work in the morning - or maybe a light jacket/shell
7. BBQ! - more food from the BBQ. Love my bbq chicken, veggies etc.
8. NHL Playoffs!!! - I'm a hockey nut!
Spring... I've missed you!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Quickie update
Just a quickie...
WI yesterday - down another 1.5! Woooo, which gets me to 15 lbs... I know it should be more, but I'm good with it as long as the scale keeps going down down down.
I'm starting to finally see a difference in the size of my clothes but I won't do measurements until 20 lbs, so hopefully in the next 3 weeks.
C25K rocks! Start week 4 tonight. I'm excited and still a little shocked that I get excited about running.
Spring break for the kiddies so I'm in and out all over the place, but keeping track of points along the way!
Need to start thinking of my new goals for April... I have many.
WI yesterday - down another 1.5! Woooo, which gets me to 15 lbs... I know it should be more, but I'm good with it as long as the scale keeps going down down down.
I'm starting to finally see a difference in the size of my clothes but I won't do measurements until 20 lbs, so hopefully in the next 3 weeks.
C25K rocks! Start week 4 tonight. I'm excited and still a little shocked that I get excited about running.
Spring break for the kiddies so I'm in and out all over the place, but keeping track of points along the way!
Need to start thinking of my new goals for April... I have many.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Back...
I've been away for a few days - not physically away, just mentally. I've been on plan the whole time, and not that I needed a break or anything, I just really had nothing to report or write about.
Although I do have to admit that I find I'm more committed when I do update on a regular basis.... keeps me accountable I guess.
Still "running' - will be nice when the day comes that I can remove the " " from that word. I don't think I can count it running until I'm have a warm up a run and a cool down, rather than the interval stuff that I'm doing now.
Started week 3 of C25K. Although the 3 minute runs were tough, the day itself was easier because there were only 4 runs rather than the 6 from last week or the 8 from the week before. The nights have been warmer so I haven't been wearing a jacket when I head out. I think I will need something to hold my ipod, otherwise I will have to lug it around in my hands, and I do prefer my hands to be " free" when I run. There I go with the " " again.
Still loving my path along the farm roads although the farmers are starting to do their spring fertilizing so it's a bit stinkier this week than it has been in the past.
WW is going well. Down a 1.5 from last week - basically just losing and gaining the same 2 lbs. Maybe I'll see a break this week! Let's hope.
Have to also check on my March goals to see how I'm doing. I still have to go bra shopping...
Later..
Although I do have to admit that I find I'm more committed when I do update on a regular basis.... keeps me accountable I guess.
Still "running' - will be nice when the day comes that I can remove the " " from that word. I don't think I can count it running until I'm have a warm up a run and a cool down, rather than the interval stuff that I'm doing now.
Started week 3 of C25K. Although the 3 minute runs were tough, the day itself was easier because there were only 4 runs rather than the 6 from last week or the 8 from the week before. The nights have been warmer so I haven't been wearing a jacket when I head out. I think I will need something to hold my ipod, otherwise I will have to lug it around in my hands, and I do prefer my hands to be " free" when I run. There I go with the " " again.
Still loving my path along the farm roads although the farmers are starting to do their spring fertilizing so it's a bit stinkier this week than it has been in the past.
WW is going well. Down a 1.5 from last week - basically just losing and gaining the same 2 lbs. Maybe I'll see a break this week! Let's hope.
Have to also check on my March goals to see how I'm doing. I still have to go bra shopping...
Later..
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Hope you remembered to wear Green today Mom!
A big shout out to my mom in heaven today. Mom was Irish, through and through. The title of this post is a little funny because I honestly cannot remember too many days when Mom did not wear green. Whether it be a green shirt, scarf, jewellery, what have you... it was green!
St. Pat's day is just another day for me. Growing up in canada we celebrate it (by wearing green) but we don't do the big hoopla that much of the Eastern coast does. There are a number of pubs around town that will serve green beer and have the usual crazy drunkenness but it's not really the norm, or my norm.
Our tradition growing up was to wear Green on a day like today and mom alwaysmade us encouraged us to wear a pin that said 'Kiss me I'm Irish' . I hated wearing that pin because somehow I thought that gave anyone the right to come and kiss me - which never happened by the way!
So in honor of my momma ~ I'm wearing Green today. I'm not wearing the pin cause, well, I just didn't have one on me.
St. Pat's day is just another day for me. Growing up in canada we celebrate it (by wearing green) but we don't do the big hoopla that much of the Eastern coast does. There are a number of pubs around town that will serve green beer and have the usual crazy drunkenness but it's not really the norm, or my norm.
Our tradition growing up was to wear Green on a day like today and mom always
So in honor of my momma ~ I'm wearing Green today. I'm not wearing the pin cause, well, I just didn't have one on me.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Start of week 2
I don't think it's fair for me to say that I love running, because let's be honest - what I'm doing is not really "running". Out of 30 minutes, I'm actually only logging 9 minutes of actual run time! But I have to say I LOVE it.
I'm not particularly good at it or fast at it. Actually I'm downright slow and so happy that I'm doing this on my own because if i were doing it with someone else, I'm pretty sure I would push myself and end up injuring myself.
I started week 2 yesterday. I was a bit hesitant about starting it because the run intervals went from 60 seconds to 90 seconds but honestly, it wasn't that bad. I think the thing that also helped was that there were only 6 rather than the 8 intervals that existed in Week 1.
I still feel pressure when I see a car driving towards me. If I'm in the middle of my run, I don't want to stop, I have a nagging feeling that if I stop running when the driver can see me, somehow I'm a failure. Which is stupid... but that's how I feel. Thankfully, I run in an area where few people drive or live. I sometimes see a person walking their little dog or workers travelling to and from the farms in their big trucks, but otherwise, it's just me.
I've adjusted my running style to a mid-foot land rather than a heel-toe land. This seems to really help prevent shin splints but I think it slows me down a bit.
It's fun though.. I look forward to the day when I can run the full 5K without stopping or thinking I'm going to die, but baby steps.
Weight is the same.... but we won't talk about that today.
:) Peace out!
I'm not particularly good at it or fast at it. Actually I'm downright slow and so happy that I'm doing this on my own because if i were doing it with someone else, I'm pretty sure I would push myself and end up injuring myself.
I started week 2 yesterday. I was a bit hesitant about starting it because the run intervals went from 60 seconds to 90 seconds but honestly, it wasn't that bad. I think the thing that also helped was that there were only 6 rather than the 8 intervals that existed in Week 1.
I still feel pressure when I see a car driving towards me. If I'm in the middle of my run, I don't want to stop, I have a nagging feeling that if I stop running when the driver can see me, somehow I'm a failure. Which is stupid... but that's how I feel. Thankfully, I run in an area where few people drive or live. I sometimes see a person walking their little dog or workers travelling to and from the farms in their big trucks, but otherwise, it's just me.
I've adjusted my running style to a mid-foot land rather than a heel-toe land. This seems to really help prevent shin splints but I think it slows me down a bit.
It's fun though.. I look forward to the day when I can run the full 5K without stopping or thinking I'm going to die, but baby steps.
Weight is the same.... but we won't talk about that today.
:) Peace out!
Monday, March 14, 2011
Gained.
nuff said.
Up 1.5 lbs which is just stupid. I did it to myself. I didn't track this weekend at all. Or very little
Let's hope this week is a better one.
Epic Failure.
Up 1.5 lbs which is just stupid. I did it to myself. I didn't track this weekend at all. Or very little
Let's hope this week is a better one.
Epic Failure.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Finding distractions
It's been a very tough weekend, food wise. Needing to find myself more distractions so I don't always turn to food. It does appear that my reason for eating is purely out of boredom. I don't eat because I'm sad, or mad, or stressed. I eat because I'm bored!
Friday night we went out to visit with friends and dinner was somewhat point friendly and so was the 1 glass of wine that I had planned to have with dinner. We saw friends there and when the boys started to flex their masculinity, it flowed over to shooter competitions and before I knew it I had 2 maybe 3 shooters. Those had not been planned.
Saturday started off ok - as it was another busy saturday, ate well until night time. Then the boredom set in. I had been in the house doing pretty much nothing since about 1pm and by 8, I was sick of sitting in the same spot, doing the same thing.
Today - gobbling up everything it seems. Started ok with a slice of whole wheat toast with peanut butter and sliced bananas and a cup of coffee. Went out to watch Big N's game and when we returned I was starving. Ate a bowl of chili and rice, edamame pods, 4 cookies and a purdy's chocolate bar. And I could eat more.
Part of the reason why I decided to update my blog today. Maybe by writing about it, I will avoid the temptations. I have laundry to do, bathrooms to clean but still I think about food. UGH!
And the scale is not moving. No surprise really as I have been somewhat off plan all week.
I did run though. C25K week 1 complete. Start week 2 on Tuesday.
Friday night we went out to visit with friends and dinner was somewhat point friendly and so was the 1 glass of wine that I had planned to have with dinner. We saw friends there and when the boys started to flex their masculinity, it flowed over to shooter competitions and before I knew it I had 2 maybe 3 shooters. Those had not been planned.
Saturday started off ok - as it was another busy saturday, ate well until night time. Then the boredom set in. I had been in the house doing pretty much nothing since about 1pm and by 8, I was sick of sitting in the same spot, doing the same thing.
Today - gobbling up everything it seems. Started ok with a slice of whole wheat toast with peanut butter and sliced bananas and a cup of coffee. Went out to watch Big N's game and when we returned I was starving. Ate a bowl of chili and rice, edamame pods, 4 cookies and a purdy's chocolate bar. And I could eat more.
Part of the reason why I decided to update my blog today. Maybe by writing about it, I will avoid the temptations. I have laundry to do, bathrooms to clean but still I think about food. UGH!
And the scale is not moving. No surprise really as I have been somewhat off plan all week.
I did run though. C25K week 1 complete. Start week 2 on Tuesday.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Stop looking at me!
Look at those little beadie eyes... staring me down.
Fine, I'll eat you....and your friends too!!
It's gonna be a bad friday.
Fine, I'll eat you....and your friends too!!
It's gonna be a bad friday.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Creamy Chicken SOUP day!
mmmm Creamy Chicken soup day! So excited....
It's also W1D2 of C25K tonight. Hope the rain holds off. I'm still a bit stiff from Tuesday's run so I'll have to do extra stretching before and after I head out. I remember the last 2 times I did C25K, day 2 of each week was hard. So I'm fully expecting tonight to be a challenge.
Weight was static today at 196.5 - I'm pretty sure it's to do with Ovulation time. Read a few snipets on the internet this morning that both Ovulation and TOM cause bloating and water retention. I have noticed that I have not be visiting the bathroom as much the past few days even though my water intake has been the same. We'll see! Better be the case.
Dinner with pals tomorrow night that I'm looking forward to. Haven't seen them since Christmas. Not sure what to have, I'll have to check out the menu later. No nutritional info on the website, so I'll be doing this by guess.
Report coming tomorrow about my "run"!
It's also W1D2 of C25K tonight. Hope the rain holds off. I'm still a bit stiff from Tuesday's run so I'll have to do extra stretching before and after I head out. I remember the last 2 times I did C25K, day 2 of each week was hard. So I'm fully expecting tonight to be a challenge.
Weight was static today at 196.5 - I'm pretty sure it's to do with Ovulation time. Read a few snipets on the internet this morning that both Ovulation and TOM cause bloating and water retention. I have noticed that I have not be visiting the bathroom as much the past few days even though my water intake has been the same. We'll see! Better be the case.
Dinner with pals tomorrow night that I'm looking forward to. Haven't seen them since Christmas. Not sure what to have, I'll have to check out the menu later. No nutritional info on the website, so I'll be doing this by guess.
Report coming tomorrow about my "run"!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
W1D1? Cross it off baby!
I did it! I completed C25K W1D1 and then when I got home after doing a few minutes of much needed stretching, I did W3D2 of 200 situps. It had been awhile since I had last done them.
Felt AMAZING! I have to admit, it was the perfect day. It was a bit crisp outside, but not cold and sunny. I went out at 4:30 and was home by 5:15. My iphone app says that I did this:
I have no idea how accurate these numbers are but I'll take them. I figure it's kinda like my scale. Might not be accurate, but as long as I use the same tools to measure my progress and see progress, I'm ok!
I felt exhilarated after my "run" - walk/run. Looking forward to Thursday - actually want to do it tonight but I know it's important to have a day of rest. And my groin is a twee bit sore today.
No movement on the scale, but that's ok cause it's only Wednesday.
(added piece - the miles is wrong it should be 2.3)..still not bad.
Felt AMAZING! I have to admit, it was the perfect day. It was a bit crisp outside, but not cold and sunny. I went out at 4:30 and was home by 5:15. My iphone app says that I did this:
I have no idea how accurate these numbers are but I'll take them. I figure it's kinda like my scale. Might not be accurate, but as long as I use the same tools to measure my progress and see progress, I'm ok!
I felt exhilarated after my "run" - walk/run. Looking forward to Thursday - actually want to do it tonight but I know it's important to have a day of rest. And my groin is a twee bit sore today.
No movement on the scale, but that's ok cause it's only Wednesday.
(added piece - the miles is wrong it should be 2.3)..still not bad.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Patterns
When the boys were in Grade 2, they brought homework home about Patterns. They would walk around the house and study the walls, the floors etc to find patterns. I'm still not sure how this applies to math but I went along with it anyway. Since I started WW I decided to keep track of my weight on a spreadsheet. I usually only update it on my official WI day, but in the last week or so I've been tracking daily and guess what, it seems like I have developed a pattern of sorts.
Last month, approximately 2 weeks following my TOM, I had a gain. My take on this is ovulation time, and I think it's happening again this month. I had a dip in weight on the weekend and now I have slowly started to creep up again. And for no real reason. I'm not eating more, or differently than before, I think it's just a hormonal thing.
I've also noticed that my weight dips on saturdays/sundays and then starts to rise again mondays to wednesdays and then starts to dip again. I actually look forward to plotting my weight fluctuations over the next few months. Maybe, somehow it will help combat the terror I feel when I see the scale notch up one or two lbs. Or maybe not.
On another note - I had a STRONG urge this morning to exercise. I know weird right!? So tonight I will do W1D1 of C25K. It's lighter longer in the days right now and with daylight savings coming this weekend, I will have many hours after work to fit in a light run. I'm excited. Gonna put together my playlist this afternoon and then head out when the kids are home from school. My original thought was to start at W2, but I think that's a little ambitious right now. Figure I'll do W1D1 today and see how it goes.
Wish me luck - I'll report back tomorrow how it turns out.
Last month, approximately 2 weeks following my TOM, I had a gain. My take on this is ovulation time, and I think it's happening again this month. I had a dip in weight on the weekend and now I have slowly started to creep up again. And for no real reason. I'm not eating more, or differently than before, I think it's just a hormonal thing.
I've also noticed that my weight dips on saturdays/sundays and then starts to rise again mondays to wednesdays and then starts to dip again. I actually look forward to plotting my weight fluctuations over the next few months. Maybe, somehow it will help combat the terror I feel when I see the scale notch up one or two lbs. Or maybe not.
On another note - I had a STRONG urge this morning to exercise. I know weird right!? So tonight I will do W1D1 of C25K. It's lighter longer in the days right now and with daylight savings coming this weekend, I will have many hours after work to fit in a light run. I'm excited. Gonna put together my playlist this afternoon and then head out when the kids are home from school. My original thought was to start at W2, but I think that's a little ambitious right now. Figure I'll do W1D1 today and see how it goes.
Wish me luck - I'll report back tomorrow how it turns out.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Way too old for this stuff
This weekend was ok. Big N is still sick (took him to the doc on friday - results tomorrow) but he kept us pretty close to home for the majority of the weekend. Lot's of tv, cleaning, puttering. We had tickets to the annual school dance for saturday night and could not decide whether we would go or not. Didn't feel completely comfortable about leaving the boys at home when Big N was not well, but also looked at the fact that the dance was literally 2 blocks away. Could be home in a jiffy if required.
Decided that we would go for a few hours, have a couple of drinks, say hi to friends, spend some money on things we don't need and go home. 10pm max!
Drink specials of the night were martinis (lemon drop, cozmo, crantini etc), beer , sangria (not going there), or wine. I decided to get a couple of crantini tickets and then decide later if I wanted another drink.
The first one went down too fast. So I jumped in the line up for #2. The line took 25 minutes. Seriously! So they decided to move the beer/wine people to another line as the martini lineup was going to move slower. Finally got my drink and slurped that back quickly too.
We are in trouble now.... There was an option at the cash bar to buy tickets for single drinks or if needed you could use 5 wine tickets to purchase an entire bottle. Sounds like a plan. I'll get the bottle, bring to the table, and all can partake!
So - 2 martinis and 1 bottle of wine (less one glass that a friend had), I was stylin!
We got home about 11:30 and I felt fine for about 20 minutes and then the tummy started churning. Oh gawd, I'm gonna be sick. And Yep.... sick.
and the next morning. Sick and a headache for most of the day. What a waste of a sunday. I'm too old for this stuff.
did not weigh in this morning because I didn't like the number... AGAIN. I think I'm going to officially move my weigh in day to tuesday.
Back to work now... and my celery sticks.
Decided that we would go for a few hours, have a couple of drinks, say hi to friends, spend some money on things we don't need and go home. 10pm max!
Drink specials of the night were martinis (lemon drop, cozmo, crantini etc), beer , sangria (not going there), or wine. I decided to get a couple of crantini tickets and then decide later if I wanted another drink.
The first one went down too fast. So I jumped in the line up for #2. The line took 25 minutes. Seriously! So they decided to move the beer/wine people to another line as the martini lineup was going to move slower. Finally got my drink and slurped that back quickly too.
We are in trouble now.... There was an option at the cash bar to buy tickets for single drinks or if needed you could use 5 wine tickets to purchase an entire bottle. Sounds like a plan. I'll get the bottle, bring to the table, and all can partake!
So - 2 martinis and 1 bottle of wine (less one glass that a friend had), I was stylin!
We got home about 11:30 and I felt fine for about 20 minutes and then the tummy started churning. Oh gawd, I'm gonna be sick. And Yep.... sick.
and the next morning. Sick and a headache for most of the day. What a waste of a sunday. I'm too old for this stuff.
did not weigh in this morning because I didn't like the number... AGAIN. I think I'm going to officially move my weigh in day to tuesday.
Back to work now... and my celery sticks.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Fresh Start Friday
Been a little off plan the last couple of days. Not so much off plan but definitely more tempted than in the last 2 months. And unfortunately, have fallen into those temptations a few times.
Cookies, Atkin's coconut bars.... not good.
So dipped into my weeklies a bit this week and I can tell on the scale. Just finished my lunch which was a japanese box lunch at our favorite Japanese place. It consisted of:
3oz chicken - or there abouts. I ate about 2 oz.
3 pieces of tempura (veggie)
2 pieces of cali roll, 2 pieces of salmon roll, 2 pieces of tuna roll
miso soup
sunomono salad - didn't eat this.
AND A WHACK of SALT/SOY! mmmmm good
Time for water and time to stay on track for the weekend. Wanna be at 194 by monday. We'll see.
:)
Cookies, Atkin's coconut bars.... not good.
So dipped into my weeklies a bit this week and I can tell on the scale. Just finished my lunch which was a japanese box lunch at our favorite Japanese place. It consisted of:
3oz chicken - or there abouts. I ate about 2 oz.
3 pieces of tempura (veggie)
2 pieces of cali roll, 2 pieces of salmon roll, 2 pieces of tuna roll
miso soup
sunomono salad - didn't eat this.
AND A WHACK of SALT/SOY! mmmmm good
Time for water and time to stay on track for the weekend. Wanna be at 194 by monday. We'll see.
:)
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Ta Da....
It's cute right? It's even cuter now that I'm out of the salon and no longer sitting next to Kim Kardashian look alike. The SPITTING IMAGE! I wish I had the guts to take a picture... but I didn't.
Lunchtime - cottage cheese, veggies/dip, wasa crackers and almond butter... MMMMM not.
Crushin' on Oz
I have a secret crush on Dr. Oz. Ok - maybe not so much a secret anymore. A few weeks back when I was sick, I took to watching him and found that each episode I watched, I learned something. I'm all for educational programs ya know!
So I started to PVR his afternoon show. S thinks I'm nuts, but whatever, I'm crushin on him. Leave me alone.
Yesterday's episode was about his quest to help a 31 year old woman that is over 700lbs. She graduated high school at over 500 lbs so this has been her life. She was on the Dr. Oz show because she wants to do something about it. What I loved about this episode was the frank discussion with her that her medical numbers/results from her blood work are astronomical. Death sentence numbers. And he was frank about it. No pussy footing around with her, she needs to do something and do something now. It was a good episode..
We'll see what today's epi brings!
In other news - today is haircut day. Not sure what I'm going to do with it.... but here is my before (god what a bad picture)... but before pictures are always bad...
But I think my hair is worse... flat boring.....blah.
Hair at noon - will take an "after" AFTER.
peace out!
So I started to PVR his afternoon show. S thinks I'm nuts, but whatever, I'm crushin on him. Leave me alone.
Yesterday's episode was about his quest to help a 31 year old woman that is over 700lbs. She graduated high school at over 500 lbs so this has been her life. She was on the Dr. Oz show because she wants to do something about it. What I loved about this episode was the frank discussion with her that her medical numbers/results from her blood work are astronomical. Death sentence numbers. And he was frank about it. No pussy footing around with her, she needs to do something and do something now. It was a good episode..
We'll see what today's epi brings!
In other news - today is haircut day. Not sure what I'm going to do with it.... but here is my before (god what a bad picture)... but before pictures are always bad...
But I think my hair is worse... flat boring.....blah.
Hair at noon - will take an "after" AFTER.
peace out!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Coming clean
So in my last post I mentioned a Sausage McMuffin. Yes, I ate a Sausage McMuffin. It wasn't planned. I didn't go out and buy it with the intention of eating it. Here's the story:
Every Tuesday morning big N has early morning practice. That means he leaves the house at 5:20 with dad. Sugar and I pick him up at 7:00 when the practice is over and as a treat I thought I would pick them up breakfast at McDonalds. Sugar ordered his big breakfast. I ordered Big N gets 2 Egg/Sausage McMuffins, a carrot muffin and a chocolate milk.
Don't bash me because I feed my kids this. They don't eat it that often and seriously, they are more fit than I ever have been or dream to be... I digress.
Well after I picked up big N from practice, I normally drive them home, where they proceed to get ready for the day and head to school. I drop them off and head to work myself. When we got home yesterday big N turned to me and said that he was not feeling well so that meant me switching up my day to work from home.
He had a tummy ache and felt dizzy so he was not hungry, had a shower and went to bed. I dropped Sugar off at school at 8:45. At 9am I stopped in the kitchen to put the coffee pot on and saw the bag sitting there. At first I thought, nah... it's not even going to be warm anymore. But then I thought, well I can heat it up for a few seconds in the microwave. So I did. I threw out the egg, (cause Ew) and proceeded to warm that bad boy up. It was a little soggy when I removed it from the microwave and I remember saying to myself, this is not going to be good. And it really wasn't. I ate it all though. I'm not sure why...
After I ate it I figured out the points for it. 10 PTS! look see for yourself:
and honestly, about 30 minutes after I ate it my tummy started doing flip flops and I had multiple trips to the bathroom. I will spare you those details.
So it was gross - I counted the points though. I'm pretty sure I won't do this again but kinda felt I needed to come clean with it.
So there ya go. Enjoy this little cartoon I found today - Pretty much sums it up!
Every Tuesday morning big N has early morning practice. That means he leaves the house at 5:20 with dad. Sugar and I pick him up at 7:00 when the practice is over and as a treat I thought I would pick them up breakfast at McDonalds. Sugar ordered his big breakfast. I ordered Big N gets 2 Egg/Sausage McMuffins, a carrot muffin and a chocolate milk.
Don't bash me because I feed my kids this. They don't eat it that often and seriously, they are more fit than I ever have been or dream to be... I digress.
Well after I picked up big N from practice, I normally drive them home, where they proceed to get ready for the day and head to school. I drop them off and head to work myself. When we got home yesterday big N turned to me and said that he was not feeling well so that meant me switching up my day to work from home.
He had a tummy ache and felt dizzy so he was not hungry, had a shower and went to bed. I dropped Sugar off at school at 8:45. At 9am I stopped in the kitchen to put the coffee pot on and saw the bag sitting there. At first I thought, nah... it's not even going to be warm anymore. But then I thought, well I can heat it up for a few seconds in the microwave. So I did. I threw out the egg, (cause Ew) and proceeded to warm that bad boy up. It was a little soggy when I removed it from the microwave and I remember saying to myself, this is not going to be good. And it really wasn't. I ate it all though. I'm not sure why...
After I ate it I figured out the points for it. 10 PTS! look see for yourself:
and honestly, about 30 minutes after I ate it my tummy started doing flip flops and I had multiple trips to the bathroom. I will spare you those details.
So it was gross - I counted the points though. I'm pretty sure I won't do this again but kinda felt I needed to come clean with it.
So there ya go. Enjoy this little cartoon I found today - Pretty much sums it up!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Obsessive Compulsiveness
I worked from home yesterday because big N was sick. I love working from home because I save the 2 hour round trip commuting time, I can throw in a load of laundry and I typically eat a bit healthier when I'm at home.
This was all true for yesterday with the exception of the McDonald's Sausage McMuffin in the morning. We are not going to talk about that though - not now anyway.
One problem when I work from home is my obsession with the scale. I will weigh myself each and every time I go to the bathroom. If I am drinking a lot of water (which I'm trying to do these days), I can be in there every 2 hours sometimes more often. That's a lot of times to stand up and down on the scale. I hate this about me, but it's just something I do.
Am I the only freak out there?
This morning though the scale did move to a brand new value that I have not seen in awhile, it was very exciting. I'm not writing it down on the blog though, but I do have it in my little notebook here as motivation to keep going.
Also need to make a note to myself to buy a new set of batteries for the scale... for backup just in case !!
Squueeeee...
oh and the Sausage McMuff had me in the bathroom for a whole different reason yesterday... not doing that again anytime soon!
This was all true for yesterday with the exception of the McDonald's Sausage McMuffin in the morning. We are not going to talk about that though - not now anyway.
One problem when I work from home is my obsession with the scale. I will weigh myself each and every time I go to the bathroom. If I am drinking a lot of water (which I'm trying to do these days), I can be in there every 2 hours sometimes more often. That's a lot of times to stand up and down on the scale. I hate this about me, but it's just something I do.
Am I the only freak out there?
This morning though the scale did move to a brand new value that I have not seen in awhile, it was very exciting. I'm not writing it down on the blog though, but I do have it in my little notebook here as motivation to keep going.
Also need to make a note to myself to buy a new set of batteries for the scale... for backup just in case !!
Squueeeee...
oh and the Sausage McMuff had me in the bathroom for a whole different reason yesterday... not doing that again anytime soon!
March Goals
I have a few goals for March and figure if I write em down - maybe I'll actually achieve them!
1) Lose 8 lbs!
2) Start one exercise and do it 2 times a week
3) Clean out portion of closet and donate clothes that are too big or too ugly!
4) Put aside $300 for N's Calgary trip in April.
5) Take body measurements by end of month!
6) Buy new BRAS!!
1) Lose 8 lbs!
2) Start one exercise and do it 2 times a week
3) Clean out portion of closet and donate clothes that are too big or too ugly!
4) Put aside $300 for N's Calgary trip in April.
5) Take body measurements by end of month!
6) Buy new BRAS!!
shhh, although it's not really a secret..
That I need new bras!!! It's a good thing I guess that my boobs are shrinking, but not a good thing in that I need to now go to the store and get a better fitting bra. It's one of the things I hate shopping for most, other than a swimsuit, cause that is the absolute worst, isn't it?
Ok - Hair cut on thursday, I'll go bra shopping on friday - or maybe after work tomorrow. I still need to find something to wear to the dance on saturday too. I think it will just be my fall back black pants and a blouse of some sort. I don't really feel like dropping a bunch of money on an outfit that might (hopefully) won't fit me by the start of summer.
Down 1 lb. Which is a bit better from the stalemate of yesterday. So 196. Feels good. Hope to be 194 by next monday... we'll see.
I was 201 on Feb 1st and I'm 196 on March 1st... hmmm gotta kick myself into gear here!
Ok - Hair cut on thursday, I'll go bra shopping on friday - or maybe after work tomorrow. I still need to find something to wear to the dance on saturday too. I think it will just be my fall back black pants and a blouse of some sort. I don't really feel like dropping a bunch of money on an outfit that might (hopefully) won't fit me by the start of summer.
Down 1 lb. Which is a bit better from the stalemate of yesterday. So 196. Feels good. Hope to be 194 by next monday... we'll see.
I was 201 on Feb 1st and I'm 196 on March 1st... hmmm gotta kick myself into gear here!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Oh the games we play...
Today is my official WI day, but I'm not recording the number that I saw on the scale this morning. Why? Because I don't like it. I know it should be lower, because it was lower on sunday morning and saturday morning and I know that it's higher today because of what happened last night....
What happened last night? Nothing terribly interesting, but little guy had a game last night right at the dinner hour. And when the game ended at 6, we had a choice to drive home the hour and then try and decide what to pull together on short notice, hit a drive through on the way home or walk 20 feet to a variety of different restaurants, sit down and pretend to have a "sunday" dinner even if we are not at home.
So we chose door #3. I let the big kid choose because I felt bad about not letting him go to his buddies house for dinner. Instead, I told him he had to come out and watch his little brother's game and he would enjoy doing it. Which he didn't, but that's just brotherly love, right? So he picks East Side Marios. I had been to one of these restaurants when I was back working in WI but never on the west coast. So in we go.
After perusing the menu for sometime I decided on the "Hell's Kitchen Chicken" which I ordered with water/lemon. It was shitty. I still ate half of it, cause I was starving, but it really was not good. Actually none of our meals were very good and the service was slow but the service has nothing to do with my weight gain.
So, after a shitty salty meal, getting home at 8:00, I really had no time to drown my body in water to rid of the salt. I would have been up all night peeing.
That's my reason for not recording my weight. I'm at exactly the same weight as last week 197.
I will weigh myself again in the morning and take whatever that weight says and mark it down. I know it's a head game, but it's my head game.
Today I will drink water to flush out the salt. I will eat like a normal WWer, count my points, eat my veggies and fruit and be happy.
:) Oh and I will NOT eat a piece of the banana bread that was kindly baked for our office this morning by the Baking Queen! Love her, but hate her at the same time.
What happened last night? Nothing terribly interesting, but little guy had a game last night right at the dinner hour. And when the game ended at 6, we had a choice to drive home the hour and then try and decide what to pull together on short notice, hit a drive through on the way home or walk 20 feet to a variety of different restaurants, sit down and pretend to have a "sunday" dinner even if we are not at home.
So we chose door #3. I let the big kid choose because I felt bad about not letting him go to his buddies house for dinner. Instead, I told him he had to come out and watch his little brother's game and he would enjoy doing it. Which he didn't, but that's just brotherly love, right? So he picks East Side Marios. I had been to one of these restaurants when I was back working in WI but never on the west coast. So in we go.
After perusing the menu for sometime I decided on the "Hell's Kitchen Chicken" which I ordered with water/lemon. It was shitty. I still ate half of it, cause I was starving, but it really was not good. Actually none of our meals were very good and the service was slow but the service has nothing to do with my weight gain.
So, after a shitty salty meal, getting home at 8:00, I really had no time to drown my body in water to rid of the salt. I would have been up all night peeing.
That's my reason for not recording my weight. I'm at exactly the same weight as last week 197.
I will weigh myself again in the morning and take whatever that weight says and mark it down. I know it's a head game, but it's my head game.
Today I will drink water to flush out the salt. I will eat like a normal WWer, count my points, eat my veggies and fruit and be happy.
:) Oh and I will NOT eat a piece of the banana bread that was kindly baked for our office this morning by the Baking Queen! Love her, but hate her at the same time.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Back to reality...
It's FRIDAY!!! And I'm working from home today. Sweetness times 2!
Have some work to do today (obviously) and then a few chores and fill up the fridge with fruits and veggies again and then NOTHING!
I need a nothing night tonight. Big boy has hockey and then going to the dance with his buds. Sugar will hang out with Dad at the rink and I will be home doing NOTHING!
I have a week's worth of laundry to do but I love doing laundry. It relaxes me. Strange I know, but I do enjoy it. I don't enjoy putting it away, but the kids are old enough to do that themselves now.
Drinking the water today to try and set back some of the bloatedness that I'm feeling. I's got basketball belly today. Big and fat, and round and hairy (well maybe not hairy)!
No dinner plans yet but it will be on program. Blew it yesterday so figure I need to make yesterday my CRAZY day and bring it all back to reality today. Normally I let Friday be my do anything, eat anything day. But not this week.
I have a school fundraiser next weekend-- spring dance. Hmmm, wonder if I can lose 15 lbs by next saturday? LOL! Hmmm, maybe not.
So instead to make myself feel a little prettier, Ima gonna get the hair cut/colored next week and possibly venture out to get myself a new dress. MAYBE. or new shoes. Yes.
It's sunny and COLD. WTF? I thought I lived on the west coast! Where's my warm rain??
Have some work to do today (obviously) and then a few chores and fill up the fridge with fruits and veggies again and then NOTHING!
I need a nothing night tonight. Big boy has hockey and then going to the dance with his buds. Sugar will hang out with Dad at the rink and I will be home doing NOTHING!
I have a week's worth of laundry to do but I love doing laundry. It relaxes me. Strange I know, but I do enjoy it. I don't enjoy putting it away, but the kids are old enough to do that themselves now.
Drinking the water today to try and set back some of the bloatedness that I'm feeling. I's got basketball belly today. Big and fat, and round and hairy (well maybe not hairy)!
No dinner plans yet but it will be on program. Blew it yesterday so figure I need to make yesterday my CRAZY day and bring it all back to reality today. Normally I let Friday be my do anything, eat anything day. But not this week.
I have a school fundraiser next weekend-- spring dance. Hmmm, wonder if I can lose 15 lbs by next saturday? LOL! Hmmm, maybe not.
So instead to make myself feel a little prettier, Ima gonna get the hair cut/colored next week and possibly venture out to get myself a new dress. MAYBE. or new shoes. Yes.
It's sunny and COLD. WTF? I thought I lived on the west coast! Where's my warm rain??
Thursday, February 24, 2011
She's evil and often brings cake....
Aunt Flo arrived yesterday at my doorstep. A few days earlier than she was supposed to and although I was a bit surprised with her early arrival, I was more surprised that I hadn't received the same warning signs that I normally do just before her arrival.
So I was proud of myself for not wanting to devour a chocolate bar or other treat as I normaly do just prior to her arrival.
Last night the boys were out and I had a meeting to attend so dinner wasn't really on plan. I managed to throw together a few items (didn't track) and off to my meeting. I had a few crackers, a hot dog bun with some left over tuna salad on it and a granola bar. Hmmm. Bit of a carb fest now that I actually write it down.
but i hadn't had the chocolate craving yet.... I had passed the temptation of that awful woman's visit.
Until today. The bitch brought cake and wouldn't you know she waits until day 2 of her visit to tempt me with it. Hate her.
Went out at lunch - had a bowl of CREAMY CHICKEN SOUP... mmm my favorite. Slice of bread (toasted) and a COOKIE by George himself. Cookie alone was 6pts. DAMNIT!
I hate that bitch.... she'd better be packin her bags to leave soon cause otherwise Ima gonna be hitting the bakery!
So I was proud of myself for not wanting to devour a chocolate bar or other treat as I normaly do just prior to her arrival.
Last night the boys were out and I had a meeting to attend so dinner wasn't really on plan. I managed to throw together a few items (didn't track) and off to my meeting. I had a few crackers, a hot dog bun with some left over tuna salad on it and a granola bar. Hmmm. Bit of a carb fest now that I actually write it down.
but i hadn't had the chocolate craving yet.... I had passed the temptation of that awful woman's visit.
Until today. The bitch brought cake and wouldn't you know she waits until day 2 of her visit to tempt me with it. Hate her.
Went out at lunch - had a bowl of CREAMY CHICKEN SOUP... mmm my favorite. Slice of bread (toasted) and a COOKIE by George himself. Cookie alone was 6pts. DAMNIT!
I hate that bitch.... she'd better be packin her bags to leave soon cause otherwise Ima gonna be hitting the bakery!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
It's Anti Bullying Day
This day actually means a lot to me. Not because I was bullied as a child but because I was a bully. Not the type of bully that calls kids names and throws them in a heap of dog crap, but the type of bully that would whisper about a person behind their back, spread rumors and excludes. Remember the movie Mean Girls? Well I wasn't really that mean, but I know I did some things that I did in elementary and high school that I would not do today if given the chance.
I have two boys. Both of my boys are popular, outgoing and seem to be well liked by their peers. One of the most important things to me when I had kids was that they be accepted by their peers, for the main reason that I didn't want anyone to treat my kids like I treated kids.
I've always tried to encircle the boys around different types of people or at least give them the opportunities to meet kids that are challenged either mentally or physically and ensure that they treat these kids as they themselves would want to be treated. So far so good...
So today - wear your pink and encourage your kids to love one another. When my kids complain about others I tell them that they don't have to like everyone in the world, but they do need to respect everyone.
Love one another and wear PINK!
BMI
It's been awhile since I looked at my BMI - or rather, used a calculator to actually calculate it. Seeing as I've shrunk.. yes, I'm only 5'7" now instead of 5'8" my BMI is worse than it used to be.
Here is what they say a healthy BMI should be: 18.5 - 24.9
Here is an overweight BMI - 25-29.9
Anything over 30 is OBESE!
Here's me - 30.9...FUCK. <- excuse my language.
At least that's down from the BMI of my starting weight of 32.7 but still FUCK!
Here is what they say a healthy BMI should be: 18.5 - 24.9
Here is an overweight BMI - 25-29.9
Anything over 30 is OBESE!
Here's me - 30.9...FUCK. <- excuse my language.
At least that's down from the BMI of my starting weight of 32.7 but still FUCK!
Monday, February 21, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Smells a bit like spring to me
It's a nice bright (NON WET) day again in Vancouver. I'm sure this won't last but it is so nice to see. Makes it so much easier to get up and get moving in the morning. But still with the bright non wet morning, I have to say "God I hate Mondays!"
I especially hate mondays when I spend most of sunday night staring at my ceiling. Why is that? I fall asleep any other day at any time, but come sunday night and I'm awake. Staring at the ceiling until 3am awake! Argh. Makes for a crappy monday afternoon cause I'll be beat whenI get home.
My weekend was boring, but it was just what the doctor ordered. I stayed indoors for most of the weekend only venturing out late yesterday to watch "Sugar's" game. I watched a lot of tv. Made a ton of lists of things to do in the house, did a buttload of laundry and baked. So all in all it was a productive weekend (minus the tv).
I vowed on Friday to drink 15 L of water this weekend and I think I did that. Especially on Saturday when I knew I was not leaving the house all day. I think I was still visiting the bathroom last night from the water intake on saturday. But it was good. My body needed it after missing a lot of water the 3 days of sniffles and naps.
As much as I hate Mondays, this monday I hate a little less than other Mondays. Why? Cause I was down 3 lbs this morning peeps! And that puts me at 197!!! Which is out of those bloody 200s and hopefully far enough out that when I hit TOM this week, I won't creep back up into them again.
I need to go set a new goal and fill up my water bottle!
I especially hate mondays when I spend most of sunday night staring at my ceiling. Why is that? I fall asleep any other day at any time, but come sunday night and I'm awake. Staring at the ceiling until 3am awake! Argh. Makes for a crappy monday afternoon cause I'll be beat whenI get home.
My weekend was boring, but it was just what the doctor ordered. I stayed indoors for most of the weekend only venturing out late yesterday to watch "Sugar's" game. I watched a lot of tv. Made a ton of lists of things to do in the house, did a buttload of laundry and baked. So all in all it was a productive weekend (minus the tv).
I vowed on Friday to drink 15 L of water this weekend and I think I did that. Especially on Saturday when I knew I was not leaving the house all day. I think I was still visiting the bathroom last night from the water intake on saturday. But it was good. My body needed it after missing a lot of water the 3 days of sniffles and naps.
As much as I hate Mondays, this monday I hate a little less than other Mondays. Why? Cause I was down 3 lbs this morning peeps! And that puts me at 197!!! Which is out of those bloody 200s and hopefully far enough out that when I hit TOM this week, I won't creep back up into them again.
I need to go set a new goal and fill up my water bottle!
Friday, February 18, 2011
No SOUP FOR YOU!!!
Yep, you guessed it. Out of it again! I asked him to promise me that they will have it next week. They said any day but Friday.. well duh, if you had told me that last friday...
But I will return, because damns, that's some good soup! He knows it too....
So now lunch is Fruit salad, yogurt, wasa crackers and water. Yippee.
Peace out.
Wait - one last thing. I've committed to myself (along side a fellow WWer) that I will drink 15L of water this weekend. Oh my... bottoms up!
But I will return, because damns, that's some good soup! He knows it too....
So now lunch is Fruit salad, yogurt, wasa crackers and water. Yippee.
Peace out.
Wait - one last thing. I've committed to myself (along side a fellow WWer) that I will drink 15L of water this weekend. Oh my... bottoms up!
Somehow Friday always seems to make it better
It's friday today and I feel human again. I considered working from home again today but after being home for the last 3 days I figured it was time to peel myself away from the couch and bust my ass into work.
It's a sunny day in Vancouver today which just makes everything so much better. Check out the pic from my office..
It's a bit bright but that is because the sun is shining! And check it, snow on the mountains today! Squeee.
The kids have a pro-D day from school so hubby is going to stay home and spend the day with them. Nice. Hopefully they will do the grocery shopping and prep some food for the weekend and oh maybe clean my bathrooms for me today. Ok, maybe not but a girl can dream...
I've decided to clean out my closet this weekend. Throw away anything that is too ugly or too big. There are actually a few things in there that are too big, believe it or not! I looked at my stack of jeans in the upper right hand of one of my shelves and thought, I'm going to get into each one of those pairs of jeans by summer! I think there is even a size 10 in there somewhere! I'm not even sure I could fathom trying on a size 10 right now but I know they are in there somewhere.
I also have a favorite pair of board shorts that I have not fit into since 2004. I know, that's a long time ago but I love them and they are still in Style (board shorts for goodness sakes) so I want to get back into those as wells. Those are my goal clothes!
Funny thing - I went into my underwear drawer this morning and could not find any of my favorite pairs. I guess after being sick for a few days, nobody has done the laundry. That's my job!! So I had a few pairs of "new" underwear that have always been too small for me. I figured I'd give them a try this morning - they FIT!!! They didn't cut off circulation in my thighs and make me look like I have sausage links under my pelvis, they actually fit! All of a sudden, I have a whole whack of new undies to wear! :)
Weight was still down this morning and I did eat like a regular human yesterday. Did not get in my fruit or veggies like I wanted but did manage to pack down a whole bunch of comfort carbs so the scale might be somewhat realistic.
I'm going for soup today. That's my plan. He'd better have it this time. No plans tonight so eating should be under control. I look forward to posting my weight on Monday, gonna be conquering that first goal! At least I hope.
It's a sunny day in Vancouver today which just makes everything so much better. Check out the pic from my office..
It's a bit bright but that is because the sun is shining! And check it, snow on the mountains today! Squeee.
The kids have a pro-D day from school so hubby is going to stay home and spend the day with them. Nice. Hopefully they will do the grocery shopping and prep some food for the weekend and oh maybe clean my bathrooms for me today. Ok, maybe not but a girl can dream...
I've decided to clean out my closet this weekend. Throw away anything that is too ugly or too big. There are actually a few things in there that are too big, believe it or not! I looked at my stack of jeans in the upper right hand of one of my shelves and thought, I'm going to get into each one of those pairs of jeans by summer! I think there is even a size 10 in there somewhere! I'm not even sure I could fathom trying on a size 10 right now but I know they are in there somewhere.
I also have a favorite pair of board shorts that I have not fit into since 2004. I know, that's a long time ago but I love them and they are still in Style (board shorts for goodness sakes) so I want to get back into those as wells. Those are my goal clothes!
Funny thing - I went into my underwear drawer this morning and could not find any of my favorite pairs. I guess after being sick for a few days, nobody has done the laundry. That's my job!! So I had a few pairs of "new" underwear that have always been too small for me. I figured I'd give them a try this morning - they FIT!!! They didn't cut off circulation in my thighs and make me look like I have sausage links under my pelvis, they actually fit! All of a sudden, I have a whole whack of new undies to wear! :)
Weight was still down this morning and I did eat like a regular human yesterday. Did not get in my fruit or veggies like I wanted but did manage to pack down a whole bunch of comfort carbs so the scale might be somewhat realistic.
I'm going for soup today. That's my plan. He'd better have it this time. No plans tonight so eating should be under control. I look forward to posting my weight on Monday, gonna be conquering that first goal! At least I hope.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Where exactly does it come from?
I've been sick for 2 days now. Snotty, congestion, stuffy sick. I'm amazed at how much phlegm and snot the body can produce. It's kinda gross actually.
I'm feeling more human today - will even have a cup of coffee this morning.
Weighed myself this morning and I'm going to completely ignore that weight cause it's a direct reflection of me not eating for 2 days. So I'll start eating my veggies and fruit again today and not weight myself until Saturday. By then my body hopefully will have caught up with the big loss.
I feel like I've been sick a lot more this year than past years. After hubby's dad died in November he got sick and then it passed through the 4 of us since then. I have had it 3 times!!! I'm sick of it (no pun intended)!
Not sure what I need to do to build up my immune system more. I would have thought that by eating better for the last month that I would be stronger. Maybe not. I guess I might have to add that exercise component into my life sooner than later.
Thinking about attempting C25K again. I did it 2 years ago - well got to week 8! And then had a knee injury so had to stop. And then attempted it again last summer which was a bad idea. Couldn't get into the rhythm as we were away so often during the summer.
But I do want to try again. I wish I had a treadmill at home. I have a hard time paying $6 to use the one at the community center and the weather is still fairly undesirable for running.
So I'll keep up with my 200 sit ups and then maybe move onto 100 push ups and then C25K. I'll hope to start this in March for spring break!
In the meantime I just need to get rid of this cold and all the snot... :)
I'm feeling more human today - will even have a cup of coffee this morning.
Weighed myself this morning and I'm going to completely ignore that weight cause it's a direct reflection of me not eating for 2 days. So I'll start eating my veggies and fruit again today and not weight myself until Saturday. By then my body hopefully will have caught up with the big loss.
I feel like I've been sick a lot more this year than past years. After hubby's dad died in November he got sick and then it passed through the 4 of us since then. I have had it 3 times!!! I'm sick of it (no pun intended)!
Not sure what I need to do to build up my immune system more. I would have thought that by eating better for the last month that I would be stronger. Maybe not. I guess I might have to add that exercise component into my life sooner than later.
Thinking about attempting C25K again. I did it 2 years ago - well got to week 8! And then had a knee injury so had to stop. And then attempted it again last summer which was a bad idea. Couldn't get into the rhythm as we were away so often during the summer.
But I do want to try again. I wish I had a treadmill at home. I have a hard time paying $6 to use the one at the community center and the weather is still fairly undesirable for running.
So I'll keep up with my 200 sit ups and then maybe move onto 100 push ups and then C25K. I'll hope to start this in March for spring break!
In the meantime I just need to get rid of this cold and all the snot... :)
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
A bit blah today...
Feeling a little "under the weather" today. My nose is all stuffy and I feel like I have daggers in my throat. Will have soup at lunch to soothe the pain.
Didn't do anything special for V-Day last night. Not that we have done anything special in the last oh 13 or so years. Once the kidlets came, v-day has been more about them. I bought the kids some jelly bellys and a special cookie and got the hubster a few chocolates but that's it.
We were out last night anyway as the big kiddo had a game in town. They won ~ which moves them onto the next round in the playoffs! That was a good enough valentines day gift for me. I don't need no stinkin flowers!
As a result of going to the game right after work, eating was a bit of a disaster yesterday. Ate 40 pts.... cause I was snacking all day. Oh well, back at it today.
I've added a "goals" tab to the page so that I can keep track of my goals. Not going to do any crazy goals just yet. But figure after I reach a goal, I can set a reward and then set my next goal!
Let's hope this sickness setback moves on soon, cause it's making me feel a little blah.
Hot water and soup today...
Didn't do anything special for V-Day last night. Not that we have done anything special in the last oh 13 or so years. Once the kidlets came, v-day has been more about them. I bought the kids some jelly bellys and a special cookie and got the hubster a few chocolates but that's it.
We were out last night anyway as the big kiddo had a game in town. They won ~ which moves them onto the next round in the playoffs! That was a good enough valentines day gift for me. I don't need no stinkin flowers!
As a result of going to the game right after work, eating was a bit of a disaster yesterday. Ate 40 pts.... cause I was snacking all day. Oh well, back at it today.
I've added a "goals" tab to the page so that I can keep track of my goals. Not going to do any crazy goals just yet. But figure after I reach a goal, I can set a reward and then set my next goal!
Let's hope this sickness setback moves on soon, cause it's making me feel a little blah.
Hot water and soup today...
Monday, February 14, 2011
Down down down ...
The scale moved and on the right day! Well after going off plan so to speak on friday and then having a "normal" eating weekend I am happy to report that I am down 2.5 lbs from last monday. That is really only down 1 lb as I was up last week but who cares!!!
whooooeeeee
Bought some new tops yesterday - not wanting to buy new pants until I'm down 20... but I was in dire need of new tops. YAY ME!
:)
whooooeeeee
Bought some new tops yesterday - not wanting to buy new pants until I'm down 20... but I was in dire need of new tops. YAY ME!
:)
Saturday, February 12, 2011
ahh the weekend...
I love Saturdays. We sleep in, we get to spend time with the kids and watch their games and we get to veg. Ahhhh saturday!
It was another busy day today which usually means that I don't eat much all day, but that tends to balance out my friday over indulgences! After 2 soccer games and a hockey game, I'm frozen. Had a hot shower, jammies are on and so is the fire! Going to have a quiet night at home. Which suits me just fine.
Scale moved this morning. Phew.... not as much as I would have liked, but it MOVED and in the right direction for once!
It was another busy day today which usually means that I don't eat much all day, but that tends to balance out my friday over indulgences! After 2 soccer games and a hockey game, I'm frozen. Had a hot shower, jammies are on and so is the fire! Going to have a quiet night at home. Which suits me just fine.
Scale moved this morning. Phew.... not as much as I would have liked, but it MOVED and in the right direction for once!
Friday, February 11, 2011
It's friday...
TGIF! And I seriously mean it. It's been a busy week and although weekends are crazy stupid sometimes, it's better than doing the work thing.
So the stupid scale was stuck again this morning. No movement, I know it does move however, because when I weighed myself last night it was down. Well down in terms of down from my usual 6pm weigh in but still up for the day. Confusing huh?
Getting quite frustrated with the whole thing. Decided today is the day I splurge. Maybe I need to shake things up a bit. So I planned to go with my work pal for lunch and have CREAMY CHICKEN SOUP. This soup is awesome and it comes with some toasted bread that is amazing. I'm going to have my chicken soup, my bread, drink my water and later drink my wine and be done with friday.
Would you believe that today of all days, they don't have CREAMY CHICKEN SOUP. They have that soup every single day. I was mad. Poor guy behind the counter didn't know what to say. SO I had a chicken sammich. On Focaccia. With mayo. no cheese though. And it was good.
That's all I had. I will now drown the goodness with some water.
Tonight is wine night! whoooooeeeeee.
So the stupid scale was stuck again this morning. No movement, I know it does move however, because when I weighed myself last night it was down. Well down in terms of down from my usual 6pm weigh in but still up for the day. Confusing huh?
Getting quite frustrated with the whole thing. Decided today is the day I splurge. Maybe I need to shake things up a bit. So I planned to go with my work pal for lunch and have CREAMY CHICKEN SOUP. This soup is awesome and it comes with some toasted bread that is amazing. I'm going to have my chicken soup, my bread, drink my water and later drink my wine and be done with friday.
Would you believe that today of all days, they don't have CREAMY CHICKEN SOUP. They have that soup every single day. I was mad. Poor guy behind the counter didn't know what to say. SO I had a chicken sammich. On Focaccia. With mayo. no cheese though. And it was good.
That's all I had. I will now drown the goodness with some water.
Tonight is wine night! whoooooeeeeee.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Cramp and frustrations...
Ok - so I took the 1.5 gain alright on monday morning. After all, this was after 2 days of salty food consumption. However, I'm now sitting at thursday and not only has the 1.5 gain not disappeared but another .5 has added itself to that catastrophe!
I also have a cramp. On my left side. For 2 days now. What's that all about?
I've eaten really well this week, getting in all my veggies and fruits. Maybe not so good on my dairy so I'll pump that up a bit today but otherwise nothing is different. I should be losing!
This is frustrating for me. That word made me laugh a bit as I typed it cause the kids always laugh when their dad says he's "frustrated with them!" ~ it' such a Sylvester the cat word..ssssss. I digress.
So I'm frus...no mad. Just mad. I want this weight to start dropping or I feel like I might as well have a panini with chicken and CHEESE for lunch, and maybe a few oreos when I get home from work and a bowl of ice cream while I watch the biggest loser.
Anyone else do that? I feel hungry when I watch biggest loser - actually not hungry but I usually try and find something to eat. Ha! Hubby says I should stop watching the show if I get the munchies but honestly he just wants me to stop watching it cause he hates it!
Ok - new day. Today I'm going to get more than my normal amounts of water in and I need to up my fibre a bit (maybe that might help the cramping) .
On a positive note - I did 14 flights of stairs yesterday (up from my 10 last week) and did W2D2 of 200 situps. Might start 100 push ups next week!
- gotta go fill up my water bottle.
I also have a cramp. On my left side. For 2 days now. What's that all about?
I've eaten really well this week, getting in all my veggies and fruits. Maybe not so good on my dairy so I'll pump that up a bit today but otherwise nothing is different. I should be losing!
This is frustrating for me. That word made me laugh a bit as I typed it cause the kids always laugh when their dad says he's "frustrated with them!" ~ it' such a Sylvester the cat word..ssssss. I digress.
So I'm frus...no mad. Just mad. I want this weight to start dropping or I feel like I might as well have a panini with chicken and CHEESE for lunch, and maybe a few oreos when I get home from work and a bowl of ice cream while I watch the biggest loser.
Anyone else do that? I feel hungry when I watch biggest loser - actually not hungry but I usually try and find something to eat. Ha! Hubby says I should stop watching the show if I get the munchies but honestly he just wants me to stop watching it cause he hates it!
Ok - new day. Today I'm going to get more than my normal amounts of water in and I need to up my fibre a bit (maybe that might help the cramping) .
On a positive note - I did 14 flights of stairs yesterday (up from my 10 last week) and did W2D2 of 200 situps. Might start 100 push ups next week!
- gotta go fill up my water bottle.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Goals...
Each and every morning I walk up the same two flights of stairs to the train upper deck and then when we arrive in town I walk up the same two flights of stairs to street level. I don't stand on the escalator, I walk - on the left hand side cause that's where people walk (unless you get a bonehead that won't move and doesn't know the rules!) ... well this morning the escalator was not working. Why does that walk up the stairs seem SO MUCH HARDER? And why do I get this herculean feeling over me when I get to the top like I've climbed mount Everest! It's a frickin set of stairs!
I still get winded when I walk up that flight of stairs. Granted I'm carrying my 10lb sac of lunch and other work day goodies, but still, winded. It's ridiculous.
My goal, once I get to a decent weight and more importantly a decent fitness level is to "do the grind". The Grouse Grind. I haven't told Shawn yet that this is what I want to do but damnit I'm going to do it. I have to.
Here's a picture of it:
Here's another one:
I'm pretty sure people die trying to climb this thing! I will be ready for it. I will do it. But first I have to lose some of this flubber.
As a side note - my scale did not move again this morning so I'm pizzed at that. It might take me a little longer to get to those stairs!
I still get winded when I walk up that flight of stairs. Granted I'm carrying my 10lb sac of lunch and other work day goodies, but still, winded. It's ridiculous.
My goal, once I get to a decent weight and more importantly a decent fitness level is to "do the grind". The Grouse Grind. I haven't told Shawn yet that this is what I want to do but damnit I'm going to do it. I have to.
Here's a picture of it:
Here's another one:
I'm pretty sure people die trying to climb this thing! I will be ready for it. I will do it. But first I have to lose some of this flubber.
As a side note - my scale did not move again this morning so I'm pizzed at that. It might take me a little longer to get to those stairs!
Here we go AGAIN.....
Well so much for that. I created this blog on October 6th and as of February 10th I had lost 0. Actually might have put on a few lbs in the meantime!
loser.
So I figured the one thing that actually worked for me was WW. That was the thing I did 8 years ago and it did work. It takes work but I think, no I know it's worth it.
Been lurking the ww boards again like I did last time. The folks are different now but you still get the same types of people. The ones that know how to work it right, the ones that know NOTHING and the ones that spend their days helping people try to lose weight and more importantly KEEP it off. I'm not quite feeling a connection to the peeps on the board, but that might be because unlike last time I'm working full time now. I can't sit at home and just "creep" all day! Plust this time I feel like I don't quite need the "help" I did last time.
Ok - so I'm 4 weeks into it and I've lost 6.5 lbs. That sucks!!! I was actually up to 8 but manage to gain back 1.5 lbs this week.
I pulled out my card from 8 years ago to see what my losing patterns were back then and I lost... lost big actually. 4.6, 3.2, 2.4.etc.... oh well. Maybe this time will be different? Maybe this time the slow losses will keep the weight off?
Maybe?
loser.
So I figured the one thing that actually worked for me was WW. That was the thing I did 8 years ago and it did work. It takes work but I think, no I know it's worth it.
Been lurking the ww boards again like I did last time. The folks are different now but you still get the same types of people. The ones that know how to work it right, the ones that know NOTHING and the ones that spend their days helping people try to lose weight and more importantly KEEP it off. I'm not quite feeling a connection to the peeps on the board, but that might be because unlike last time I'm working full time now. I can't sit at home and just "creep" all day! Plust this time I feel like I don't quite need the "help" I did last time.
Ok - so I'm 4 weeks into it and I've lost 6.5 lbs. That sucks!!! I was actually up to 8 but manage to gain back 1.5 lbs this week.
I pulled out my card from 8 years ago to see what my losing patterns were back then and I lost... lost big actually. 4.6, 3.2, 2.4.etc.... oh well. Maybe this time will be different? Maybe this time the slow losses will keep the weight off?
Maybe?
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