Candy Cookies oh my!!

Why can I not get on track & stay there? I get on track for a few days, in some cases a few weeks then boom I go way off. Sometimes I can resist the hardest temptations & other times I make temptations for myself. I have been off track since Friday night. I have eaten everything in sight. I have not worked out since Saturday. I will be going to the gym tonight but I feel like such a failure. I wish I could just get back on track & stay on track. I think I will make some sort of calendar to count down the days I stay on track. Maybe if I have a visual I will be less likely to go off the wagon. Today is a new day & at least I am not waiting till weigh in day to get back on track ( that is what I would have done in the past). They are getting us pizza today for lunch at work (my favorite) but I don't even want it. I have a stomach ach from all the candy/cookies I have been eating. You would think I would not even want them seeing how they make me feel. I guess it is like a bad relationship, it makes you feel bad but you continue to go back for more.

A beautiful day

Today is such a beautiful day & I am stuck at work. At least I have a nice window to look out & see the clear blue sky. It is suppose to be about 66 degrees out today & I won't have any time to enjoy it. I might be able to sneak in a quick walk tonight after the gym if I get home at a decent time, but with my luck it will already be getting cold by then. I would have gone walking at lunch but I forgot my sneakers & I am wearing a cute new pair of shoes that are wrecking havoc on my toes. Why do cute shoes always hurt & the ugly ones feel great?

Yesterday I finally got back on the treadmill for 45 minutes. I jogged for 35 of the 45 minutes. Today I am going to the personal training class for a good butt kicking. Tomorrow I am off from work if it is nice out were are going to go for a hike if not I will either do the treadmill or go to a spinning class. The spinning class is at 6:45 am & I would like to sleep in but if I am up I will go. I will try to take some progress pictures this weekend.

Not so bad

Weigh in today was not as bad as I thought it would be. I would have thought with all the bad eating I did Saturday thru Monday I would have gained weight but somehow I managed to lose .4. I will take it & be happy. Yesterday I felt ill almost all day. I finally felt better at about 2pm. I ended up eating grapes, a slim fast, cereal & bagel yesterday. I feel so much better today mentally & physically. Tonight I will be hitting the treadmill for a much needed workout.

What did I do????

I have such a stomach ache, I am so bloated my fingers feel like they are going to pop & I know why. I did not do the treadmill yesterday I went home & pigged out. Now I am paying for it. I feel like crap and it is all my own fault. The food I pigged out on was not even that good, so why did I continue? The good thing was my husband ended up throwing out the rest of the Lindt so I did not eat any of that but I made up for it with peanut butter chips mixed with peanuts & some chocolate chips. They went in the garbage this morning. My weigh in tomorrow will not be good, I went on the scale yesterday before my episode & I had gained over a pound so with this I am sure it will be more. Today I am going to drink 1 cup of coffee then water all day. I am going to try to clean out my system with fruit, vegetables & protein shakes. I don't even feel like eating at this point. Here is to a better day.

Failed

I failed at my goal not to eat out for a month. Not only did I fail but I did it with a bang. Yesterday started off fine I was on track trying to make up for some of the bad eating I did on Saturday night. My husband, Ben (the dog) and our friends Mike & Pablo went for a hike. I thought it was a way to hang out & get some exercise, (that was the only smart decision I made). So we went for a nice hour long hike then Someone said lets go out for pizza on the way home. Now I should have said no but I did not. You know I love pizza & my guard was down so I went. Not only did I have 5 pieces of a small pizza but I also had a roll & 4 pieces of garlic bread. I could not just stop at that I also went home & had about 6 or 8 Lindt chocolates. (soooo Yummy). I hope my husband remembered to bring them to work today so I don't eat anymore. I have been back on track today with my eating & I am going to try to squeeze in at least 20 min on the treadmill tonight. I am going to try to do another month with out going out to eat starting today.

New ring size

For the past year I have not really been wearing my wedding rings because they are just to big. I did get a ring guard about 5 months ago but that was not comfortable. So I finally went & got my rings sized. They went from a 8 to a 6 1/2. The only bad thing is when the re sized my wedding ring they had to take away some of the engraving. The engraving use to say BLB & CMV 11/01/03 now it just says BLB.

Today the personal training class was canceled due to they were doing a fund raiser for Parkinson's disease. They had different classes on the hour from 9-2. I got to they gym for 11 & took a spinning class. It felt so good to go back to spinning. I really should make it a part of my weekly exercise plan. I think I might wright up a weekly exercise schedule. Anyway back to the gym. After the spinning class I was a bit worn out but I thought I can keep going. If this was the personal training class I would be here for 2 hours. So I took a Hip Hop class. I am way to old for that. I can not do half those moves. I did try & I did keep up but I felt like a goober. After hip hop I did the elliptical for 10 minutes & did abs. I had a great workout today burning a little over 1000 calories.

This evening some friends came over to watch the Uconn game, they lost but it was a good time. I did not do so well with my eating. Actually I did horrible. I had the mentality that I burnt 1000 calories & I usually do better on the scale when I have one bad meal so I went for it. Now I feel of bad. I should have controlled my self, I fell as though all the work I did at the gym today was a waste. I probably ate the 1000 calories in about 5 minutes. Tomorrow is a new day & will be a better day. Actually I did not wait till tomorrow I stopped the bad eating about an hour ago.

A better day

I feel so much better today. I know I should be happy that I lost yesterday and I am, I just felt let down. I have decided I can not go into a weigh in with expectations, every time I do I get let down. I am just going to stick to my healthy eating & exercising & go with the flow. Even if the scale is not nice I know I am bettering my life & feeling so much better.


I went to input my weight into the weight tracker on Weight Watchers yesterday & when I put my weight in 200.2 it popped up saying I lost 2.4, I was like what I lost .4. So I look at the book & sure enough last week I was at 202.6 & this week she wrote 200.2 which is 2.4 lost. Not sure if she subtracted wrong or wrote down the wrong weight this week but I would like to think it is the weight. I weighted in for the Biggest Loser At work last night & the scale said 199.2 so I am thinking she subtracted wrong. We will defiantly find out next week.

When I got home from work last night I was so tired. I so did not feel like going on the treadmill. So what did I do? I sat my but on the couch had a snack & watched Law & Order SVU (taped from Tuesday night)., After the show I did get my butt in gear & got on the treadmill for 45 minutes. I ran 25 of the 45 minutes & it felt great. I don't know why but for me thinking about exercising & getting ready is so much harder then doing the exercising itself. I always am so glad I did the exercising & I have to think of that when I am tired & not wanting to exercise. I did not get to take any pictures last night but I will try to this weekend.

I could just cry

I feel like crying, I don't understand why I am not losing more weight. I weighted in today & lost .4 not even half a pound. I thought working out with a trainer & not going out to eat would help me lose weight faster not slower. I think I lost weight faster when I was going out to eat & just doing cardio. I am just so upset. But I will not let this get me down. I think I will try to do a bit more cardio (I have kind of slacked a bit on that) & I am going to eat all my exercise points. So if say on Monday I earn 4 exercise points I will eat them on Monday & so on. I am going to see how that works for me. I am also go to throw in a morning snack. I have kind of stopped having a morning snack unless I am really hungry.


I wonder if because I am doing more weight training I am retaining water & that is why the scale is not being friendly. I will try to take some progress pictures tonight & post them later this week. That way you can tell me if you are seeing any difference. I was going to post new pictures every month but seeing it has taken me 2 months to lose 10 pounds I have not . I think instead of every month posting pictures I will every 10 pounds.

Not so bad

Happy Monday!! It is a nasty rainy Monday here in CT, It is days like this I don't mind coming to work. So the weekend was mostly good. Friday after work I decided to go hiking with my friend Pablo & Ben (my dog). Ben just loves to go hiking. We went to Sleeping Giant park, I had never been before, It was a steep climb up but it felt great. It was a nice hike, next time I will bring my camera so I can post some pictures. We thought we would burn about 300 calories on the hike but to my amazement we burnt over 400 (according to my heart rate monitor).


Saturday I went to the 2 hour personal training class, it was great we did a lot of leg & arm work then 45 minutes of high impact aerobics then abs. A great workout all around. When I got home I started my spring cleaning for about 4 hours then I was pooped, my back was hurting so bad I had to put a heating pad on it. Sunday I did more cleaning, I was a bit sore on Sunday morning from Saturday's workout but the more the day went on the better I felt. Some friends came over for dinner last night & I made a pork roast out of the Biggest Loser Family cookbook, it was sooooo yummy. I would recommend it.


I did great with my eating all weekend until last night. I was not very hungry yesterday so I did not eat much, then when the friends came over I went overboard. I ate peanuts, chips, dip, then dinner. I made a low fat peanut butter pie for desert & I had that & some fat free ice cream. The pie was 330 calories with being low fat so I defiantly went over my daily points but I am still good with my extra weekly & all the exercise points I earned.

Ready for the weekend

I am so ready for the weekend. I get out of work at 11am this morning & it is going to be around 66 degrees out today. I am torn do I go bike riding or do I take Ben (my dog ) hiking? I am not sure which I will do yet. I will probably go hiking so I can take Ben. I could take him bike riding with me, last year I bought one of those carts for the back of your bike to put a kid in & I put Ben in that, however I don't think he likes it very much. This weekend I am going to do some much needed spring cleaning. The good thing about that is it keeps your mind off food & you are getting some activity in.


Last night in my personal training class he had a bunch of different stations set up & we went Through them all 2 times. Boy was it hard, but I did burn 700 calories. I really like that class, it is something different almost every class & it is such a great workout. I wish it was longer then 3 months. I could buy another 3 months but it is so expensive I will have to see where I am at money wise when the time comes. Hope you all have a great weekend. ( my computer at home is broken so I probably won't be writing this weekend).

I will not let this bring me down!!

Last night I said to my husband, I think I am going to have a big lose tomorrow at weight in. My clothes are feeling looser, I ate healthy all week, I did not go out to eat once & I still have my exercise & most of my weekly points left. I was feeling so confidant this morning, looking forward to seeing a number under 200. I step on the scale & the leader is like good job, I got all excited then she says you lost .8 almost a pound. Well that just totally burst my bubble. I know I should be happy it was a lose, but when you do everything right & see such a low number it is upsetting. Especially seeing the week before I went out to eat 3 times & lost 1.6 pounds. I just don't get it. I will not let this get me down however. It will just push me to work harder so next week I have a bigger lose. I just went & weighed in for the Biggest loser competition & that scale said I lost 2 pounds, that is more of what I expected. I don't know why the 2 scales are so different. I wonder if the Weight Watchers scale could be off. The leader does cart it in & out of the office every week, It could make the calibration off. I don't know. I do know I am feeling lighter & better & that is what I should focus on & not the number. (but I just can't help it).

Not a bad weekend

I think this is the first weekend in months that has gone by that I still have 19 flex points & 15 activity points left. I feel that I had a great weekend food wise, I also got in over 10 activity points on Saturday. Saturday I went to the 2 hour personal training class. It was great! I sweated so much it was pouring down my face. We stated off with the warm up then on to a lot of butt work ( I am feeling it) and arms/shoulders. The 2nd hour was all cardio & I actually kept up through the whole class. Saturday afternoon I convinced my husband to go hiking with me & Ben (my dog). We went on a nice hike to Southford Falls, It was so nice to get out & go hiking. Ben & I really enjoyed it, I don't think Chris (my husband) enjoyed it that much. On the way down I took him on a steep trail that he did not enjoy. I am defiantly going to make hiking part of my life. Sunday was ok, I did go over my daily points but stayed with in the flex/activity. I did not get in any real exercise but I did clean for like 6 hours. I made the most amazing lunch. I made a Panini out of an Arnold sandwich thin, cheese, turkey, & little barbecue sauce & a bit of I can't believe it's not butter & grilled it on the George Foreman grill. It was so yummy, I would highly recommend it.

I made my goal last week of exercising 5 days out of 7, this week I will exercise 4 out of 7 which is still within my goal (4-5 days a week) but I should have done 5. Oh I almost forgot, I had a huge Non scale victory last night. Our friends called to see if we wanted to go out for pizza. Now pizza is my weakness, I love love love pizza. But we declined, it did help that we are not going out to eat for a month, but usually when we try that we give up with in a week. We are now one week into our month.

Only a week

Do you think you can actually feel a difference in your body in only a week? I have been working out with the personal training group for only a week & I swear my body feels different. The scale said I lost 1.6 pounds this week but I must say my pants are feeling loser & I feel thinner. I think this class is really working. I have also been eating really healthy this week which I think is also helping. I think not going out to eat for a month is really going to help me.


I have been reading a lot of blogs this week that talk about binge eating. Not that I am glad other people go thru binge eating like I do but it is nice to see I am not the only one who struggles. I have been binge free for I think 3 weeks now & I feel great. I hesitate to say it but I don't even have the binge cravings. I look forward to my snacks of fruit & yogurt, & seeing how healthy I can eat. I think when I am in binge mode I just zone out, I don't even pay attention to what I am eating as long as it is getting shoveled in. I remember times when I would go to the store not sure If I wanted cookies or chocolate or both. I would not even wait till I got home most of the time & just scarf it down on the ride home. I hope I never go back to that way of binging. I am working hard to control it & I will succeed at it.

Wednesday Weigh in!

Isn't weird how you can weigh one amount on one scale & over a pound more on another. I went to my meeting today & I lost 1.6 pounds. I am happy with that, I went out to eat 3 times this weekend so I will take it. I then weighed in for the biggest loser contest at work & according to that scale I lost 1.8 pounds. I know not much difference in the actual pounds lost but one has me at 203.4 & one has me at 202.2 which is over a pound different.


I went to the personal training class yesterday, it went well. I need that butt kicking workout he gives. I didn't' burn as many calories in this class as last week but I think that is because we did a lot of lunges & stationary weight training. I have to remember you burn more calories after a weight training session. Tonight I might take off or I might do the treadmill. I want to do the treadmill but I don't want to over due it & then crash. So I will make up my mind when I get home.

2 Hour workout

Saturday was my 2 hour work out with the personal training group. The first hour was mostly high intensity cardio. I did OK, I had to modify the jump n jacks a bit but other then that I kept up. After the first hour he asked who was staying for the 2nd hour. I did not know there was an option but it did not even cross my mind I stayed. The 2nd hour was interval training, he had all these different stations set up & we went from one the other after I think a minute. It was hard but again I kept up. After class the trainer came up to me & said I did great & that he was impressed. That made me very happy. Yesterday I woke up to a sore body. Well not the whole body mostly my calves. Must have been from the jump in jacks or the mountain climbers. I did not end up exercising yesterday but tonight I plan on doing the Biggest Loser Yoga DVD & maybe some treadmill. Tomorrow is the personal training class again.


Food wise I did not do so well this weekend. I went out to eat 3 times. Friday night we went out to Outback for my friends birthday. We did not get any appetizers & I did not drink any alcohol which is a plus. I stayed in my points on Friday night. Saturday night we went to On the Boarder & I did not do so well. I had chips & salsa ( I think they have the best). Then I got a Chicken burrito & rice, planning on only eating half, well that did not happen. Then yesterday we went to The Wooden Tap, I did better then I usually would. I would usually get a burger & I got the chicken sandwich instead, however I was so hungry I did eat chips & salsa again. That is it for restaurant eating for a month. My husband & I decided to go one month with out eating out at all.

A Big thank you!!

I would like to thank all the followers of my blog for the support you give me. I remember when I started this blog I thought of it as a way to be accountable for my eating/exercising. You all have made it so much more for me. I was so happy when I had 5 followers then when it went to 10 I was like oh my maybe one day I will get to 25, when that day came I was so excited & proud. Now the count is at 32 can you believe it? I sure can not. Maybe someday I will reach 50! So thank you all so much, I love reading your blogs & thank you for reading mine.


Last night my friend Pablo & I went to meet with a personal trainer at the gym. We ended up taking his class (after I did 15 minutes on the elliptical). The class was an hour long class of weights for the upper body, a bunch load of squats, lunges push ups & the dreaded jump n jacks ( the girls 00 do not like to do jump n jacks). I sweated so much my knees were sweating. I ended up burning over 800 calories between the class & the elliptical. We really enjoyed the class so we signed up for a 3 month session. It is with a group so it is cheaper but the group is people at your level. The classes are Tuesday, Thursdays & Saturdays. The class is an hour on Tuesdays & Thursdays & 2 hours on Saturday. I think it will kick my butt where it needs to be. I am a bit scared for the 2 hour class tomorrow but I will survive.

Personal Trainer

Not sure if I mentioned it or not but I convinced a couple friends to do a 1/2 marathon with me in October. I have bee wanting to do a half marathon for some time and so I mentioned it & they all agreed to join me. I have been wanting to do it for some time & decided this would be the year. I have 7 months to train for it and I will need every last day. Tonight one of my friends & I have a meeting with a personal trainer at the gym to see about hiring him to train us. I am a bit nervous to see what he will have planned for us.

The brownies did me in!!

I think the brownies that I caved in & ate on Sunday did me in. I went to weight in today thinking I did pretty good this week. I still had points left, did not eat any of my exercise points & exercised 5 days, I should lose at least 1-2 pounds. What happened you ask I did not lose, I gained .2. Now I know that is not much but any gain is going in the wrong direction. I knew I should not have had the brownies & that is probably were the gain came from. Another theory I have is maybe I did not eat enough of the good food. I did get 20 exercise points in & I probably should have eaten more to make up for it. Not sure but I am going to try to eat more on the days I exercise this week & see if that helps.


I used my new treadmill last night (even with the hurt hip, had to get in my last chance workout) let me tell you it is so much better then the old one. I can actually hear the TV without turning it up to the max. It is so much quieter & keeps the speed so much better. I got in a good 45 minute work out running about 35 of those minutes. Boy did I sweat, it felt great. I stretched a bit after, my problem is I don't know what stretches to do. Any ideas would be helpful. I am taking today off from exercise, Hoping to get my hip all better, It does feel a bit better today but I think I need a rest.

Almost

I am almost at another week totally on program! Tomorrow is my weight in day & I have been on program all week. I still have 11 weekly points left & 12 exercise points. I don't see me using any of my extra points today, and I should get in a few more exercise points tonight. My hip is feeling a little better I took Doug's advice & tried to stretch last night with my new Yoga DVD. I really enjoyed doing yoga & the DVD was great, I would recommend it. You can choose between 3 different routines depending on how long you want to go for. I am going to try out my new treadmill tonight. I ended up getting the ProForm XP Trainer 580 from Sears. It was not as easy to put together as the reviews say but it got done.

5K

Yesterday I (this is a bad pic but whatever) ran the Shamrock n Roll 5K road race. I started out kind of shaky. I was not sure if I would be able to run. Friday I went to the gym and wanted to see how long it would take me to run the 5k. Somehow I hurt my left hip. I did not end up doing any exercising on Saturday hoping it would be better by Sunday, well it wasn't. I did end up running most of it, the odd think is that when I was running it did not hurt so much, when I walk is when it really hurts. For some reason during the race I was so very thirsty, my mouth was so dry it was hard to run. Running outside feels a lot harder then the treadmill. I finished the race in 39.38 minutes which is not to bad for me. I wanted to finish with in 40 minutes and I made that goal.


Food wise I did not do to bad this weekend. Saturday we ended up getting pizza for lunner (my combination of lunch/dinner) I did end up having 4 pieces but it was both lunch & dinner. My pizza had tomato & onion on it so I could get in a few veggies. Sunday we went to a brunch after the race, I brought fixings for yogurt parfaits so I had some of that & some fruit, I did not have any of the quiche, muffins, Danish or bagels. Last night we went to a fund raiser pasta dinner. Now I did not do good at the dinner with having had 2 brownies, but somehow I managed to still have 11 weekly points & 9 exercise points left after my weekend so all in all it was not too bad of a weekend. The real test will be on Wednesday at weigh in.

Treadmill shopping

Yesterday I had planned to go to the gym with my friend Pablo however at the last minute we decided to skip & go treadmill shopping. We went to Sears to check out a few, they had a couple that we tried but I was not going to buy last night ( my husband would not be happy if I bought with out him checking it out first). The lady at Sears was nice & all but not very knowledgeable. We then went to Sports Authority, At first I was getting kind of frustrated as nobody seemed to be around to help us. After awhile I went & found help. The sales associate was very knowledgeable & was able to answer all our questions. Pablo ended up buying a treadmill, I did not. I wanted to research a bit more & bring my husband. (which is huge for me, I am very impatient & usually impulse buy). So I did some research this morning & I am leaning towards a model at Sears the ProForm XP trainer 580. Does anyone have one?

So the weekend is upon us & that is usually when I do not do so well with my eating. I do have a few obstacles this weekend but I will overcome them. Sunday we are doing a 5K then going to a friends for brunch, then Sunday night we have a pasta dinner fund raiser to go to. I think I will be ok, wait no I know I will be ok.

Updated weight tracker

I updated my weight tracker to include the weight I have lost since I began Weight Watchers back in September of 2005. (boy has it been that long). I originally started the weight tracker about 2 months ago & used my starting weight at that point, but why cheat my self? I have come a long way & want to show it. I would have thought I would be at goal by now but I have not been dedicated. My goal is to reach goal by this September. I am going to set mini goal to keep me on track, each mini goal will lead up to the big goal. My mini goal for this month will be to get in at least 4-5 days of exercise a week.


I am in search of a new treadmill. Mine has pretty much kicked the pail. Does anyone have any recommendations on a good, sturdy treadmill that is not too expensive? I am thinking of spending between $500 & $700.

Weigh in results

I am so very happy with my weight in results, can you believe I lost 5.2 pounds this week. I guess sticking to the plan does work. I was a bit worried because I only exercised 2 times this week, on Sunday & Yesterday. I lost more this week then I do when I exercise 6 days a week. That make me think maybe I should cut down my exercise, maybe I am over exercising. I will have to do an experiment.

Feeling better.

I feel so much better this week, I am not hacking up a lung & my nose is no longer stuffy one minute then dripping the next. I finally got back on the treadmill on Sunday for 55 minutes. I did a five minute warm up of walking at 4.1 then jogged at 5.5 for 25 minutes, then walked at 4.0 with an incline then I did sprints. I actually ran at 7.0 for a minute. According to my heart rate monitor I burned 646 calories. I think the interval helped.


I did not get in any exercise yesterday as I am taking Monday's off. We did get snow yesterday & goober me did not call work to see if we were opening at regular time & wouldn't you know I get in at 7am to find out we are not opening till 9am so I was there 2 hours early. I was not happy!! When I got home I had to snow blow the driveway which was so much fun….NOT. The snow kept blowing back into my face. My face & legs hurt so much from the snow it took an hour to warm up.


I am doing good so far this week with my points. I still have 21 points plus my exercise points left for the week, along with my daily points. I did not get in much exercise this week but I am somewhat happy with my food so I am praying to see a loss on the scale at weight in tomorrow. I am still having trouble getting in my fruits & vegetables however. Any suggestions??

Not the best but not the worst

Today I was watching this burger challenge on the food channel & the burgers looked so good I got a craving for a burger. The husband & I had some errands to run today that took a lot longer then they should have. We ended up going to Chili's for dinner. I did get a mushroom Swiss burger for 26 points & I ate about 10 fries for about 6 points. The burger was so worth it & I did have the points so I went for it. Now usually when we go to Chili's we start off with the chips & quaso and I have a beer or 2. Today We did not get the chips & quaso & I did not get the beer. It is the little things that count.

I am feeling so much better then I have been so I am going to get back on the treadmill tomorrow. I bought new sneakers last Friday & have not tried them out yet. I must say I am excited to get back to the exercise. I slept so late this morning (late for me on a Saturday). I went to bed at about 11 last night & did not get out of bed till 10:30 this morning, I did take the prescription cough medicine last night so that must have been what helped me sleep. I did not end up eating breakfast till 12:30 so it was more of a brunch then breakfast. So I only had Steel cut oats & Chili's to eat today. I did not get in any fruits, vegetables (except the mushrooms on the burger) or any dairy (again unless you count the cheese). I am going to focus on getting in my fruits, vegetables,& dairy the rest of the week.

Rude people

Why do people have to be so rude? I just finished reading a blog from 24 steps to go...My diary to a healthy lifestyle! & I can not believe what happened to her. You must check it out, but the jest of it is she was shopping & collided with a guy & he called her a fat cow. How can people be so mean. That is just unacceptable. I was also watching Tyra yesterday & it was about overweight teen girls. I felt so bad for the girls & could totally relate. I was overweight as a teenager and went through the same things they are going through. Being called names, having limited if any friends. I absolutely hated high school. I don't think there was a day that went by that I was not picked on in some way. As I got older the name calling slowed down then eventually stopped, but the hurt is still there.

Undeserved loss

Sorry I have been MIA for the past week, but I have been so sick. I have an upper viral infection & the doc says I probably won't feel better till next Friday. What is up with that? I can not wait that long to feel better. I am feeling about 10% better each day so hopefully I will be back in the swing of things by the weekend.


So last week at weight in I gained one pound. I was not expecting a gain. I thought I would lose about a pound as I had exercised a lot & did well eating except 2 days but I think I was still within my weekly/exercise points. I was a bit disappointed. Well this week with being sick I have not exercised at all (unless you count moving the remote up & down exercise) & I have been eating all kinds of crap. I was actually thinking of skipping the meeting today & having a week to try to lose some of the weight I was expecting to gain. However I said to my self you did this to your self & you have to own up to it. How will you really know how well you do this week if you don't know where you are today. I went to the meeting & I can not believe it I did not gain any weight, instead I lost .2. I am not considering this a success because it was so not deserved. I don't know how I could have lost. So I am back to staying with in my points & counting everything that passes my lips (do I count cough drops?) I might not get back to exercise for a few days as I am still sick as a dog but hope to be back in by the weekend.

Sick & Unmotivated

I am sick!! :( I have a horrible cough, runny nose & now my throat is starting to hurt. The good thing is I have a follow up appointment with the doc today about my leg so maybe she can get me better. One would think with being sick I would not want to eat, well that is far from the truth. I have been eating & eating & eating. I not fruit & vegetables. I weighed in on Wednesday & did not lose any weight I gained a pound. Now I did not think I did that bad last week. I only messed up one day & I exercised a lot. So on Wednesday I had big plans to stay totally on program this week & have a big lose next week. Well that has been shot to hell. I am hoping to get back on track this weekend so I am not so embarrassed on Wednesday. I don't think I will be exercising today because I could barely get out of bed to come to work. Yes I came to work sick, but l only work 4 hours on Friday & I left early yesterday so I had to come in. Hopefully I can get back in the swing of things on Saturday.

Food triggers

Do you know what foods trigger your cravings? I have never really thought about it much but I think I will start. I am begging to think breads, sweets & my most favorite pizza are trigger foods for me. Saturday night we went out to dinner for Valentines day & I had a roll then we had bruchetta and what happened? Sunday I had cravings for more bread, salty food & sweets. I ended up having a few pieces of chocolate, some chips & pizza on Sunday, ( I only had 2 pieces because I made it & it was just not all that good). I thought my cravings would be over, little did I know it would just get worse. I already told you about my pizza catastrophe on Monday, well yesterday I am just sitting here at work working away & a big craving hit me like a ton of bricks. I had my lunch so I was not hungry but all of a sudden I was like I would like some chocolate. The angel & devil on my shoulder start arguing. I am tired maybe I will skip the gym & go home & pig out. This goes back & forth for about an hour. So finally I say no you can not pig out you have to weight in tomorrow, but you really want the food. But did I really want it or is it something else? I am not sure what else it is, maybe boredom. So what did I end up doing you ask? I talked my self out of the fridge & got myself to the gym. I did 50 minutes on the elliptical, when I got in my car after the work out I said out loud to myself I am so happy I came to the gym. So my new theory of exercising to ward off cravings worked for me again yesterday. Today is weight in day & I am not expecting a big loss but I am hoping for at least a loss.

Is 30 better then nothing?

When I exercise I like to do at least 45 minutes. I know in the past I have said I have to do at least 20 minutes of exercise but I hardly ever do only 20. I don't know why I have this mentality that if I only do a little it is not enough, but I know a little is better then nothing. So last night I got home from work to find out we have been invited to a friends to watch the game & get pizza. Now I love, love , love pizza. So I was in (even though I have to weigh in tomorrow & I had not exercised yet other then a 10 min walk with the dog). I went saying to my self I will only have 3 pieces at the most. Well that went to hell. The slices were really small & I ended up eating 6 pieces, some Tostitos chips & a pudding (fat free) parfait. I felt like crap after eating all that, not because I was full, because believe it or not I did not even fell full, but because I eat so much & I had not exercised. I felt bad but not bad enough to have bad thoughts in my head. Well I screwed up I might as well go home & eat more crap. Then the mind starts in on what do I have at home that I can have? Should I stop at the store? So I left, on my way home I had a reality check. No you will not stop at the store you will go home & get your but on the treadmill. So instead of eating more when I got home I did the treadmill for 30 minutes so yes 30 is defiantly better then nothing in more then one way. I think I might try that, when I have bad thoughts to get up & do some exercise & push the thoughts out of my head.

I fell great!!!

I feel so good, This morning I was planning on going to a yoga class. I thought the class was at 8:30, I over slept & did not wake up till 8:20. I decided to check the schedule & noticed it did not start till 9, so I got ready & went. I don't usually do yoga because the class is an hour & a half long & I usually only burn about 250 calories. So my thinking is that it is so not worth it. However at the doctors yesterday they said I should stretch my leg so I figured I would give it a try. Well I did only burn the 250 calories but it was great. I liked doing the yoga, I could not do some of the poses but I am sure I will get better. Best of all my leg feels so much better. Now that could be from taking the anti inflammatory but I like to think it is from yoga. So after yoga I decided to do the elliptical for about 1/2 an hour but I set it for 45. I ended up doing the whole 45 plus the 5 minute cool done then I did another 3 minutes to get me to a total calories burnt of 800. I think tonight I will have a glass of wine at dinner seeing I did so well today. Hop you all have a great romantic Valentines day. My husband sent me an Edible arrangement yesterday with a balloon so I have some yummy fruit to nibble on.

Not much going on

Not much going on today. I did finally go to the doctors today about my leg hurting. They did not do much, gave me a prescription for anti inflammatory & I have to go back next week. I hope this works & the pain will go away. They might send me for physical therapy which I do not want to do. I did go to Spinning last night & had another great workout. No exercise today other then taking the dog for a walk this morning & this evening. I am trying to rest my leg a bit but I need to exercise to lose weight. Tomorrow is Valentines day, I hope you all have a great one. We are going out to dinner with a few friends. I have never been to the restaurant but hear it is good. I hope I can find something healthy to eat that I will like.

Yet another potluck

Today at work we are having another potluck. It seems as though we have one every week. I am usually very good, I will bring something in but not eat anything. Today I did not even bring anything in. I was not to tempted however someone ordered buffalo wings & they are smelling so so good. I will not have any but the smell is overwhelming. I have my lunch in 45 minutes & I am going to go outside for a walk. When I come back I will have my healthy lunch that I brought.

I have a plan ( I know another plan) I am going to take Ben (My dog/baby) for a short walk in the mornings & a longer walk in the evenings (weather permitting of course). Ben & I went for a nice walk last night & I even stuck to the plan & got up 15 minutes early today & took him for a short walk. I think he was shocked, he enjoyed the walk but was happy to get back in bed with daddy when he got home. I did not end up going to zumba or the doing the treadmill last night. I went for a long walk then exercised on the Wii with my fitness trainer for 30 minutes. I then did 30 minutes on the Wii fit. I wore my heart rate monitor for all of it & according to it I burnt 400 calories. Not as many as if I did the elliptical or ran on the treadmill but you have to mix it up so you don't get bored. I have also been doing well with the eating. I have stayed within my daily points & have not had any binging thoughts. Lets hope that stays away.

Weigh In day

So today was my first official weigh in at the Weight Watchers at work program. I was hoping to lose at least 2-3 pounds seeing I was far from perfect this weekend. How much did I lose you ask, 5.2 pounds. Yes I am doing the happy dance. I am so happy to have lost 5.2 pounds in my first week back. I know it will slow down from here but I am hoping to lose at least 2 pounds a week. I went to the gym last night & did 40 minutes on the elliptical then about 10 minutes of weights. I really have to come up with a good weight routine. I am really considering a personal trainer, I will have to inquire about it at the gym. Tonight I might go to the Zumba class however I might do the treadmill at home. I have to start training as I am doing a 5K in March & I wanted to be able to run the whole thing or at least almost all of it. The thing is my leg has been hurting & it really hurts after I walk for a while so I have been holding off. We will have to see how I feel when I get home.

CHA CHING!!

Is not what I heard at the casino, we did have a great day however. We did a little gambling then we went & had lunch. We went to Margaretville, now they did not have any healthy options on the menu except maybe fish but I do not like fish. I ordered a Bacon cheeseburger & onion rings. Such a bad choice but it was so good. I still had almost all my Dailey points & about 1/2 of my weekly points left so I did not go over. After lunch we did some window shopping then back to the slots. Last night we when we got home we were pooped so we ended up ordering calzones for dinner, now that put me into the rest of my weekly points plus all my activity points except 1. I do have today & tomorrow to earn some additional activity points so that the scale will not be up on Wednesday. Wouldn’t that suck to go to my first weigh in at work & to have gained instead of losing.

The good & the bad

The good is we had a great time at dinner last night. We got to see some of our friends that we have not seen in a few months. Our friends John & Stephanie brought the new baby with them, her name is Lainey & she is just 2 weeks old. She is so tiny & cute. I did pretty good at dinner, for appetizers I had mostly carrots, peppers, & cucumbers I did have a little dip with them. I also had a croissant thing with cheese. In the past I probably would have had about 3 or 4 of them, last night I only had 1. I did not drink anything except water. (former Britta would have had at least 5 or 6 beers). Dinner was so good, they made a beef tenderloin, it was so moist it just melted in your mouth. I did go over a bit over on the beef I had 4 pieces, it was just so good. I had some roasted red potato's, corn bread & the vegetables I brought. The vegetables were good, it was green beans, onions, garlic, & summer squash roasted then topped with a reduction of balsamic vinegar.

Now for the bad, They had a birthday cake for me & I had some. I did not eat the whole piece but I did eat all the frosting. I also had one of the low fat cupcakes I brought. I Did mange to stay within my extra weekly points so I don't think it will disrupt the scale to much, but I do wish I had better control. Today we are heading out the the casino & I am sure we are going to be eating out at some point so I just have to remember to make wise decisions.

Girls day

Once a month my 2 girlfriends & my self get together for lunch or breakfast, we do this to keep in touch. We have been friends since high school & started doing this about 2 years ago. Anyway today was the day to go out, I did not really want to go out to eat because we are going out tonight to another friends for dinner & we might be eating out tomorrow also. So I had an idea to get our nails done instead, that way we would still have the social aspect but not the eating out. It worked, we had a lovely morning of being pampered with manicures, pedicures, eyebrow waxing & chatting.

Tonight we are going to our friends house for our monthly dinner club, I am making a vegetable & I also made, low fat cupcakes to bring. Usually I would make some high fat item to bring, then once I was there I would probably not follow the program. Tonight I am going to follow the program & still have a good time. I mean it is a lifestyle change right. Tomorrow is my birthday & I think we are going to spend the day at the casino, (send me wining vibes) I am sure at some point we will have to eat but I will still eat healthy. Well I am off to the gym now to do the elliptical.

Spinning

Let me just say spinning class tonight kicked my ass. But I loved it & I will definitely make it a part of my exercise week. In about 10-15 minutes of the class I was really struggling, I was out of breath & already starting to sweat but after that 15 minutes I felt a lot better.

I was good with my eating today also. I did go over by 1/2 a point but that is why we get the extra 35 a week & the activity points. I took the before (which are really progress from my highest weight) pictures tonight. Don't look at the hair, after the gym I was freezing so I thought a hot shower was in order, I did not do my hair because I am just going to bed so why bother.

Boy my butt is wide, well actually my whole body. But I am working on it. I think I will post update pictures once a month because a picture is worth a lot.

Zumba

Today I am back on track. Today was a very successful day. I re joined Weight Watchers Through the at work program & I went to the gym. I usually do the treadmill or elliptical at the gym & sometimes weights, however tonight I took a Zumba class. I did take it a couple times before about a year ago, I forgot how much fun it is. I think I will make it my Wednesday night exercise. I am going to try to do the spinning class tomorrow night. I think mixing up my workouts will be good for me.

Now for the bad news, with my unhealthy binge eating last week I managed to gain another 5 pounds. So now I have even more weight to lose before my trip. But you know what I am going to do it. I am going to stick to it. I will stick to my points & exercise at last 5 days a week I am going to aim for 6 but I will do at least 5. I am also going to take some pictures of my progress. I will have to take my starting pictures tomorrow as I have already changed into my PJ's & forgot to take them before.

False start

As you can probably guess from me not blogging that I have not started Weight Watchers yet. I got into work on Thursday to find out they postponed the Weight Watchers at work program to this Wednesday due to the storm. So what did I do you ask? I got it in my mind that I am free for another week. I have eaten so bad all week & right now I am eating a bagel with cream cheese. It is like I know it is coming so I have to eat everything in sight before Wednesday. That is so not a good way of thinking. Not only have I been eating bad but I have not done any exercising since Wednesday. I did paint the bathroom this weekend which could be considered some exercise with going up & down the ladder & the movement of painting, but I don't . I will be back on Wednesday with all good food & an exercise update.

1st day back to Weight Watchers meetings

Not sure If I told you but they are doing a Weight Watchers at work program. I decided to sign up, I seem to follow the plan so much better when I attend meetings & with the meeting being right at work I have no excuses not to go. Today was the first meeting, however I missed it because I did not go to work. We had yet another snow storm today & I do whatever I can not to drive in it so I took the day off. I did still start the plan today on my own & I am looking for a lose next week at weight in. I am excited to be back in the swing. For exercise today I did the Wii Fit for a little over an hour. I am really starting to like it a lot. I don't think I get nearly as good a workout as I do on the Elliptical or treadmill but it is fun & I am moving.

Food for today

Breakfast=Steel cut oats with 1/4cup Fiber One & Orange

Lunch= Salad & Turkey muffin

Snack=Greek Yogurt with 1/4 cup peanut butter puffs & apple, Granola bar & Hot chocolate

Dinner= Turkey, sweet potato & corn (I ate 1/2 then remembered to take a pic)

Weights

I did some weights at the gym today. I am not sure how much I should be lifting & for how many reps. I did the machines & a few free weights, I did 2 sets of 15 reps not sure if that was enough. I want to feel the burn & I don't think I did on most of the exercises. I really want to hire a Personal trainer for a few sessions but it is so expensive. I think I am going to try to save up for it. I also did a warm up on the treadmill for 10 minutes then after the weights I did 50 minutes on the elliptical. I ended up burning 750 calories at the gym today go me. I think Fridays will be my long day at the gym, I get out of work at 11 am so it gives me pretty much all day so no excuses. I also have new motivation, we are going on vacation in August to The Dominican Republic to an all inclusive resort. I don't want to feel so self conscious in a bathing suit so I really need to stick to the workouts & good eating.

Food for today

Breakfast= Steel cut oats & an apple

Lunch= Special K protein bar ( I was out and about all day & had to eat on the run)

Snack= Pineapple & cinnamon raisin bread & Hot chocolate

Dinner= Subway turkey on wheat no cheese with lots of veggies & baked lays ( baked lays & processed turkey so not clean eating I am sure)

Loving it

I am loving the clean eating. Not sure if I am really following clean eating to the T but I do feel so much better. I have not had a headache in 2 days & I feel so much more energized. I am eating a lot more fruit & vegetables, Whole wheat instead of white flour items & lean meats. I do visit the bathroom more often but I guess that is a good thing. I did not make it to the gym today nor did I get any exercise in. We are having a pot luck at work tomorrow & I am making a Death By Chocolate so I had to go to 2 different stores to get the stuff then come home & make it. ( I will not have any). I am not making excuses just saying why also I just did not feel like it. The Death by Chocolate does smell & look yummy but I don't even want any. I actually won't eat anything at the pot luck because I get out at 11am so I think I will be gone before it starts.

Food for today

Breakfast= Steel cut oats with Cinnamon, Orange

Lunch=Egg frittata, Salad & Pineapples

Snack= Fiber one bar, Popcorn & Hot chocolate

Dinner= Grill cheese on whole wheat, Noodle Soup, peppers & tomatoes

Back to the gym

I finally got my ass back to the gym tonight. Just got back. I did the elliptical for 50 minutes. I feel so much better that I went. I am rejuvenated I am planning on going Friday after work to do cardio & weights. I think tomorrow I will do the treadmill or an exercise video or I might just go back to the gym. I am considering hiring a personal trainer for 3 sessions, I might have to wait a bit however because the funds are kind of low. I signed up for the Weight Watchers at work program so I will be weighting in on Wednesdays starting next week. I am excited to get back to the meetings I always do so much better when I go to meetings vs just doing it on line.

Food for today

Breakfast=Oats with cinnamon & 1/4 cup Almond Breeze, Grapes

Lunch= Salad with egg white, Crasins & almonds with light Italian dressing, Pineapple

Dinner= Whole wheat tortilla with lean beef, lettuce, tomato & laughing cow cheese, Sugar snap peas, Tomato & Roasted pepper soup.

Snacks= Special K crackers with Laughing cow cheese & night snack=Tea & Popcorn

So far so good

I have almost made it thru day 2 of my new eating plan. I was able to upload the food pictures yesterday so go check it out. Today was such a memorable day with the inauguration of President Obama. I was able to sneak away from my desk to watch it & it was great.

I do feel a little better today, but again I woke up with a migraine. I am going to have to see the doctor if this keeps happening. I have had a migraine everyday since last Wednesday & it is not fun. Maybe now that I am eating better that will help. I did not go to the gym today because I am still not feeling 100% & I just did not feel like it. I am defiantly going tomorrow.

Food for today

Breakfast= 1 cup grapes, 1/2 cup oats with 2 oz almonds

Lunch= Wheat wrap with 1 3/4oz chicken, 1tb hummus & lettuce, Peppers & an orange

Dinner= 1cup wheat pasta, 18 small shrimp, 1/4 cup sauce & 1 slice lite garlic bread

I did not take a picture of dinner sorry.

Snacks= egg white & V8, apple with low fat cheddar cheese & 100 calorie popcorn.

First Day

OK so today was my first day of trying to eat clean. Well my mix of eating clean & Weight Watchers. Not sure how I did but I feel good about it. I took pictures of my meals & I will post them at the bottom. I ended up not going to work today. I woke up & showered to go but then I just did not feel good, I ended up watching TV all day long. I did manage to get off my but at 5:30 to snow blow the drive way then make dinner. I will get back to the gym tomorrow. I do feel so much better when I exercise so I don't know why I get in these moods where I just don't feel like going. I think once you get in the groove of going it gets much easier to go.

It seems my computer does not want to upload my pictures so I will try later.


OK I think it is working now

Breakfast= Pineapple, Ezekiel Cinnamon raisin toast & Egg Frittata






















Lunch=Steel Cut Oats with 1/2 an apple & Cinnamon, side=1/2 an apple with low fat cheese
































Dinner= Salad, Pork Chop, Sweet Potato baked fries, Asparagus & Peppers

Pound For Pound Challenge Widget

Getting ready

I have spent the day getting ready to start clean eating. I will be combing the clean eating with the Weight Watchers plan. I did buy the clean eating cookbook yesterday, I also picked up the Biggest Loser Family cookbook. I spent today looking over the books & preparing food for the week. I think I like the Biggest Loser cookbook better. Well for me it is better because it has a lot more recipes I will actually like. I made the Tex-Mex-Frittatas (pg 20 in BL cookbook) this morning ( I have not tried them yet ) they look good. I thought it would be a good quick breakfast. They are made in a cupcake pan so it is a good size to have in the morning. I made sauce, chicken soup & the frittatas today. I also cut up a pineapple & some kiwi. I put almonds in snack size baggies at 2oz each & packaged grapes in snack baggies. Everything is all set to just grab & go so no excuses.

Getting ready

Clean Eating

I started reading a book called the Eat Clean Diet I must say it is very good. (was recommended by Ron) I am going to try to eat as clean as I can this coming week. It looked like I would even enjoy some of the recipes that are in the book. I noticed they also have a Eat Clean cook book I am thinking of getting, Who am I kidding I am so inpatient I will go out & get it today. I will let you know what I think of it. Yesterday after work ( I only work till 11am on Fridays & love it) I went to Whole Foods, I had never been but have heard great things about it. I did not think that greatly of it. I thought it was a bit over priced. I do think they have a lot of great things but why expensive. I did get some fruits & vegetables & some of this almond milk I have read so much about, I have not tried it yet. I then went to Trader Joe's & spent another $70 but I did get a lot of healthy stuff. I am getting excited to start my Clean Eating lifestyle,

On a happy note my friends Kathleen & JT had a baby boy last night Daniel John, I am so happy for them it is their first baby. I am so excited to go visit today.

Clean Eating

All talk no action

All talk no action that is what I am!! I say I am going to eat healthy & exercise & what do I do just the opposite. Why can't I get control over my life? I just want to be normal. I don't want to obsess over food. I don’t want to be lazy, but I find my self doing those things. I am going to take the weekend to do some research & come up with a plan that I hope I will stick to. I have heard that if you cut out white flour & sugar from your diet it helps with cravings of sweets. I think I am going to try to do that. I am going to try to eat only fruits, vegetables, whole grains & lean meats.

Addicted to Food

Do you think one can be a food addict? I believe you can be addicted to food. I feel as though I am. I get these food cravings and all I can think about is food & getting it & eating it just like an addict would be with a drug. Not just any food ( I wish it was healthy food) but food like cookies, chocolate, nachos & quesadillas to name a few. I am sitting here thinking of cookies right now. I was just working along & for some reason cookies popped in my head. So I start thinking who am I kidding I can not defeat this I should just go to the vending machine & buy the cookies or go to the store on the way home & buy a bag. My mouth starts to water & it is all I can think about. I have not gone to the vending machine & I have decided not to. I am writing about it instead and hoping this will make me feel better. I just read a blog by FiTCETERA (katschisfitcetera.blogspot.com/) her post has hit a spot with me, I had some crackers yesterday & ever since then I have been wanting to eat. Could that be what triggered my brain? I am going to try to start eating more clean. I did read the clean eating book & thought I would love to eat clean however I am not a big vegetable person. I have been trying more vegetables lately. I am going to try to start out slow by substituting one clean food for a processed food a day. I will let you know how it is going. I know this post is all over the place but I must say I am already feeling so much better.

Now on to yesterdays mess. I started the day off good with my eating. Then lunch came around I was going to just have a snack & then have lunner at around 4 (lunner is my combination of lunch & dinner). I was cold so instead I decided to have soup. Well I ate the whole can of Cream of Broccoli soup & about 30 crackers along with it. I didn't feel like exercising but after I ate that I felt so bad I did the treadmill. Now here is the good part I jogged for a record breaking 45 minutes in a row. Go me!! But the bad eating did not stop I ate more crackers then dinner. I need to get control. I will let you know tomorrow how today ended up.

WHY!!!

Why is it I work my but off exercising everyday & eat healthy & lose 4 pounds, while my husband did not do one lick of exercise, did not watch what he eats & loses 8 pounds? It just is not right. Granted I am very happy I lost 4 pounds but it is so upsetting that I have to do so much to lose it and my husband doesn't have to do anything. I am not going to let this deter me however, I will use it to motivate me.

We went out to dinner on Friday night to Outback. I went online prior to going & figured out how many points I had left for the day & planned on what I was going to eat. I did not have any bread ( I could have had a piece but I probably would not stopped at 1 so why bother). I had a salad without cheese & croutons with fat free tangy tomato dressing. I had a 6oz sirloin with 5 shrimp no butter & a plain sweet potato. It was a very good meal & I did not feel as though I was missing out on anything. I was very happy I stuck to my plan.

I went to the gym on Friday & did legs, the cybex for 20 min then the elliptical for 45 minutes, it was a great workout. Yesterday I did a step aerobics tape. Yesterday we got more snow so I think today is a stay at home all day kind of day. I am planning on doing the treadmill later this afternoon .

Should I take a day off???

Should I take a day off? That is what I was trying to convince my self yesterday.(from exercise). I almost convinced my self but then I realized that is how I end up getting off track. I committed to exercise at least 20 minutes everyday & I am going to stick to it. I ended up doing an hour of exercise. I started of with 25 minutes of Turbo sculpt then went on the Wii fit for the rest of the time. I was so glad I did it & did not decide to skip. You know you never regret exercising but you almost always regret not exercising. I am taking a new attitude, when I don't feel like exercising I have to remember how good it makes me feel. Usually I just decide I don't want to exercise & I don't, I don't even think about it. If I think about how good exercise is for me I think I would be more likely to do it. That can go the same for food. I get into these funks where I get obsessed with food, all I can think about is getting a fix. I think if I think of the consequences before I binge that might deter me from binging. I must say I have not had the bad food funk since the new year, I am hoping it will stay away.

Motivation

What is your motivation?? What made you say it is time to lose weight & get healthy. I would love to hear your answers. My ah moment, well I can't say there was a specific moment probably a life time of moments that built up. Not being able to fit on a ride at 6 flags after waiting in line for an hour, not being able to fit in nice clothes, being squashed in a plane seat & being depressed are all just some of the things that have lead me to a healthier life. I started on this journey on September 20, 2005 at 254.5 pounds. I am starting 2009 at 208.7 pounds, yes I have lost 46.3 pounds but I should be so much further. I was down to 177.6 pounds in August of 2007. What happened that I got off track, I don't know. I would do good for a week then do bad for 2 weeks this has been my life for the past year. Well no more I have been so motivated by all your blogs & I feel so much better about my self. I know I can do this & I will, I am looking forward to 2009 & how much better my life will from eating healthy & exercising. No excuses.

Yesterdays menu ( I did go over my daily points by 1.5 but I have 32 of my weekly points left)

Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Morning
1 serving(s) 100 cal English muffin
1
1 serving(s) jelly
0
1 cup(s) pineapple
1
1 tsp olive oil
1
1 coffee 2 cup w/skim/ff cream
1
1 omelet
3
Subtotal
7
Midday
1 salad
5
Subtotal
5
Evening
1 1/2 serving(s) stuffed shells
9.5
roll - Quick-added food
2
Subtotal
11.5
Anytime
1 small apple(s)
1
5 cup(s) reduced-fat microwave-popped popcorn, 94% fat-free
1
100 cal snack - Quick-added food
2
TEA W/ FF MILK
0
Subtotal
4
Food POINTS values total used
27.5
Food POINTS values remaining
0
Activity
treadmill wii - Activity I created
7
Activity POINTS values earned
7

7 Days!!

7Days, that is how long I have been eating healthy & exercising for at least 20 minutes a day. I love it, I feel great.

The month prior I was not eating well, OK I was eating everything & anything in sight. I did not exercise much either. I felt awful, I had bad heartburn, no energy & was not sleeping well. Since I have been on track I am sleep better, no more heart burn & I have way more energy. The pictures are from today's workout. Showing off my sweat.

Yesterday I went to the gym & did the elliptical for 50 minutes, boy did I work up a sweat. I stayed within my points for the day also.

Food for yesterday

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Morning
1 tbsp reduced-calorie pancake syrup
0.5
1 steel cut oats
3
egg white/v8
0
Subtotal
3.5
Midday
1 item(s) Chocolate
1
lc flat bread - Quick-added food
7
1 cup(s) grapes
1
Subtotal
9
Evening
1 cup(s) mixed greens
0
dressing light ranch - Quick-added food
2
5 oz cooked chicken fillet
4.5
1 medium cooked sweet potato
2
Subtotal
8.5
Anytime
1 large orange(s)
1
almonds - Quick-added food
2
ww brownie - Quick-added food
2
TEA W/ FF MILK
0
Subtotal
5
Food POINTS values total used
26
Food POINTS values remaining
0
Activity
elliptical - Activity I created
5
Activity POINTS values earned
5

7

New Year new gym schedule

So with the New Year comes new people at the gym, a lot of new people. I have changed my gym schedule to try to dodge the rush. I was going after work however it has become so crowded at that time I have decided to go later at night. I don't like to feel rushed with my exercise & when there are people waiting I feel rushed. I also don't want to go all the way to the gym & not be able to use the machines I want because they are all full. I went last night at 7:30 & it was nice. Not a lot of people & I felt relaxed. I did 50 minutes on the elliptical. I guess I have to get use to it again, I only took about 1 week off from the gym but boy did I feel it. My feet kept going numb & I was a bit short winded, but I did they whole 50 minutes. I was going to exercise at home tonight but we are in for yet another storm tomorrow so I think I will go to they gym tonight & exercise at home tomorrow.


I did good with my eating yesterday, I defiantly got in more fruits & vegetables & even an oil. I am going to start posting my food again it helps keep me from the food I should not eat.

Monday, January 05, 2009

Morning
1 1/2 serving(s) coffee creamer
1
1 steel cut oats
3
egg white/v8
0
Midday

1 item(s) Chocolate pudding
1
1 salad
4
Subtotal
5
Evening
4 1/2 oz cooked extra lean ground beef
5
ENGLISH MUFFIN - Quick-added food
1
FRENCH FIRES - Quick-added food
3
1 packet(s) Lemonade mix
0
1 cup(s) fat-free skim milk
2
1 cup(s) cooked green beans
0
1 tsp olive oil
1
Subtotal
12
Anytime
1 medium pear(s)
1
1 medium orange(s)
1
NIGHT SNACK - Quick-added food
2
TEA W/ FF MILK
0
Subtotal
4
Food POINTS values total used
25
Food POINTS values remaining
1

A successful weekend!!!

I had a very successful weekend in VT. I was able to control my food & my alchole. I actually wasn't even tempted by the chips & Ice cream my friends had. On the way up we stopped at the grocery store & bought mostly healthy food. My friends did by some unhealthy food that I did not eat. We cooked all our meals so that helped a lot. Friday night we made grilled barbeque chicken, Sweet potato fries (baked in the oven) & salad. For breakfast on Saturday & on Sunday we made omelets with 1 egg & egg white, ham & peppers, Turkey bacon, pineapple & light English muffin with jelly. We ate kind of late so we did not have lunch we had some snacks instead. I did have to pieces of cheese & crackers but I did not have any of the pepperoni or potato chips. For dinner we had Grilled pork chops, grilled peppers, some more sweet potato fires (they were so yummy) & I had a bud light. So all in all I only went over my points all weekend by 5. I also got some exercise in, we went walking in the snow on Saturday morning for 40 minutes then had to shovel. Yesterday morning we went walking for 50 minutes. So all in all it was a great healthy weekend. I will post some pictures once I have time to download them.

Off & Running

I am off to a great start, New Years day was a success. I stayed with in my points & got some exercise in. I did 50 minutes on the treadmill. I did not do any running but I did walk at a 4.0. I started off saying I wanted to do at least 20 minutes & then after the 20 minutes I said I can do 10 more & so on. I find that works for me when I don't want to work out, If I say I have to do at least 20 minutes it usually turns into more.

So I am off to VT for the weekend with a few of my girlfriends & our dogs. I went to the store this morning & bought some low cal snacks so I will have healthy snacks with me. I think we might go snowshoeing so I will get some exercise in. I have never been but I bet it is hard. I am going to bring a workout DVD just in case we don't go. I went to the gym this morning & did 50 minutes on the elliptical machine. You can defiantly tell it is a new year by all the people at the gym. Well I am off have a great weekend.

2009

stuck to my plan. I know the day is not over but I feel like I can really do it this time. I just have to keep it up & not slack at all. My new matto is I

Happy 2009 to all. I am happy to say I have can do it. ( I have this bracelet as inspiration) Last night we had a party & I ate so much yummy food & drank way to much wine. I actually thought for a moment as I was putting the left overs away, maybe I should start on Friday instead ( so I could continue to eat all the great food today). However a minute later I said to myself "self, no you are going to start tomorrow, the food will taste the same tomorrow as it does today & you had your fill today" so I woke up this morning with a new attitude. We had a few friends stay over so we made our annual breakfast. I ate scrambled eggs (1 egg & 1 egg white with fat free cream & cooked in Pam), Turkey bacon 2 slices, turkey sausage 2 slices & a potato. Then for lunch they all ate the fatty leftovers & I had 2 slices of chicken. I feel great that I said I was going to start Jan 1 & I did. Now I just have to get my exercise in today. Here is to a new life.