235.8 (better)
Ok, so one day down back on the wagon and it feels good. I logged everything yesterday, for the first time in, oh, say 6 months! And i went over a bit. I'm supposed to eat like 1770 max calories and I had 1880. But I burned more than double my target calories so I call it a wash. Not bad for day one. Need to still get things lower, but it's a start and the scale rewarded me with a marginally less depressing number this morning. (Still absurd, however).
So yesterday I hit our firm gym at lunch - a first. I've never done a lunch work out here, but I really liked it. It's a small but really well equiped gym with a great locker room - meaning they have lockers with keys they provide you (don't have to bring your own lock), they provide towel service, the showers have shampoo, conditioner and soap already in them, and the provide hair dryers, flat irons, curling irons, hairspray, lotion, mouthwash, etc. Very nice. I got in and out, with a shower yesterday in just over an hour including 35 mins on the treadmill. I plan to do a little bit more today. If I could get this into a habit, I'd really see some results I think. And, it keeps me from spending too much on going out to lunch with Holly every day.
So, things are back on track. The only negative in my life right now is work. I have a lot of things to do but simply cannot get motivated to do them. I spend way too much time on facebook and myspace and blogs at work. REally bad. Particularly in this market when I'm lucky to have such a great job. Need to improve on that.
Otherwise, doing well! Amazing how a day on track can really make you feel better about life.
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Thursday, October 9, 2008
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Frustration
237.2 Yes. that is not a typo.
I didn't want to write it. I didn't want to see it and I don't want to admit it. After about 4 days off the scales I braved it this morning and the above was my reward. Or punishment rather. Really? Really? I'm in awe and amazement. I cannot believe how absurdly easy it is to gain weight. And no, I haven't been exactly counting calories, but I have been concious of my eating. You know how some days/weeks/ months you just don't care so don't worry about it and don't think about it. I'm not even there, yet the scale keeps climbing higher and higher.
Today a funny situation has brought it all into perspective. I was updating my quicken this morning, looking at recent charges on my amex and found a shockingly wrong charge. Earlier this week, in a moment of weakness, I was craving Taco Bell. So I went there and spent $7.27. If you know taco bell at all you know $7.27 buys a ridiculous amount of food. So yes, I binged. But I paid for it. Multiple times it seems. Today when I saw that charge, I was like - yes, that's right. But the very next charge was for Taco Bell, same day for $72.27. Um. NO. I binged, but I did not eat $72 dollars worth of tacos and chalupas. Now if Amex were to put me on a scale they may beg to differ.
So anyway, I called and disputed the charge and thankfully had the receipt for the proper charge, which they said would make things easier. The woman laughed when I told her there was no way I was eating $72 dollars worth of taco bell. But in reality - this is a good crazy sign. I mean no, I didn't go that overboard, but yes I have gone overboard. And it's time to get it in check.
I've not been quite as bad in the exercise department. I hit the gym on Friday and my own treadmill on Saturday and WILL be going today. But none of the exercises have been as long as I used to be able to go, so not burning as many calories. I know - it will take time. But at least I'm going. That's the first step.
Next is to be HONEST with what I'm putting in my mouth. I said I've been conscious of what I'm eating, but we all know that when we 'guesstimate' we often get it wrong - very wrong. So, starting today I'm back on sparkpeople, logging my calories. I had hoped to be under 220 by Oct. 1. Obviously that failed. New goal - back to 225 by Sept. 1. Ambitious goal, but there it is.
The other thing I've been thinking about (in a self pitious way) is how easy it is for some people to simply maintain their weight. I cannot. If I'm not trying I'm gaining. My husband has been a perfectly healthy 165 since the day I met him. He goes up or down a few pounds depending on the time of year (holidays vs. summertime) but generally there he is. he fits in the jeans he wore 15 years ago. Absurd. Why is it so easy for him?
I know genetics has a lot to do with it along with habits and cravings. But DAMN it sucks.
Oh well, I am who I am and have to deal with my body, my habits, and my cravings. It's just so hard sometimes.
I didn't want to write it. I didn't want to see it and I don't want to admit it. After about 4 days off the scales I braved it this morning and the above was my reward. Or punishment rather. Really? Really? I'm in awe and amazement. I cannot believe how absurdly easy it is to gain weight. And no, I haven't been exactly counting calories, but I have been concious of my eating. You know how some days/weeks/ months you just don't care so don't worry about it and don't think about it. I'm not even there, yet the scale keeps climbing higher and higher.
Today a funny situation has brought it all into perspective. I was updating my quicken this morning, looking at recent charges on my amex and found a shockingly wrong charge. Earlier this week, in a moment of weakness, I was craving Taco Bell. So I went there and spent $7.27. If you know taco bell at all you know $7.27 buys a ridiculous amount of food. So yes, I binged. But I paid for it. Multiple times it seems. Today when I saw that charge, I was like - yes, that's right. But the very next charge was for Taco Bell, same day for $72.27. Um. NO. I binged, but I did not eat $72 dollars worth of tacos and chalupas. Now if Amex were to put me on a scale they may beg to differ.
So anyway, I called and disputed the charge and thankfully had the receipt for the proper charge, which they said would make things easier. The woman laughed when I told her there was no way I was eating $72 dollars worth of taco bell. But in reality - this is a good crazy sign. I mean no, I didn't go that overboard, but yes I have gone overboard. And it's time to get it in check.
I've not been quite as bad in the exercise department. I hit the gym on Friday and my own treadmill on Saturday and WILL be going today. But none of the exercises have been as long as I used to be able to go, so not burning as many calories. I know - it will take time. But at least I'm going. That's the first step.
Next is to be HONEST with what I'm putting in my mouth. I said I've been conscious of what I'm eating, but we all know that when we 'guesstimate' we often get it wrong - very wrong. So, starting today I'm back on sparkpeople, logging my calories. I had hoped to be under 220 by Oct. 1. Obviously that failed. New goal - back to 225 by Sept. 1. Ambitious goal, but there it is.
The other thing I've been thinking about (in a self pitious way) is how easy it is for some people to simply maintain their weight. I cannot. If I'm not trying I'm gaining. My husband has been a perfectly healthy 165 since the day I met him. He goes up or down a few pounds depending on the time of year (holidays vs. summertime) but generally there he is. he fits in the jeans he wore 15 years ago. Absurd. Why is it so easy for him?
I know genetics has a lot to do with it along with habits and cravings. But DAMN it sucks.
Oh well, I am who I am and have to deal with my body, my habits, and my cravings. It's just so hard sometimes.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Ear Infection, and Vegas!
233.2
Yesterday morning sucked. Monday night as I was going to bed, my right ear was feeling clogged a bit. I have this problem occasionally with wax build up (gross I know) mostly because I sleep with ear plugs every night. So anyway, I decided to do the "ear wax removal" treatment. It's basically these drops you put in your ear that break up the wax. You keep your head tilted for a couple minutes then let it drain out. It worked fine, and then I went to bed feeling better.
Until 6:00 am.
When I woke up with that ear KILLING me. Serious sharp pains. Really odd. I tried to go back to bed and couldn't. Finally I got up and headed to my doctor sure that I had an ear infection. I got a prescription for antibiotics then went back to bed. I took an old Tylenol w/codine I had from my Lasik surgery and slept it off. When I woke up a few hours later, my ear didn't hurt anymore, but I'd already called in sick, so decided to work the rest of the day from home. It was nice, I got a good bit done, and also caught up on my TiVo'd shows.
So I didn't get a workout in yesterday despite not having a good excuse to avoid it. But today I WILL. I have my gym bag, including socks! I'm heading there right after work. Which is pretty crucial since I fly out to Vegas tomorrow and won't have another opportunity to hit the gym.
Yes, I could use the gym at the hotel, but in Vegas they actually charge you to use their gym, and lets be honest, am I going to work out in Vegas? Nope. The best I can hope for is to minimize the over-indulgence food/alcohol wise. So that will be my goal. Try to avoid the buffets, if I do go to a buffet (hey - that's usually what they're willing to comp you on) I'll load up on lots of veggies, and I'll limit my alcohol. That's the plan.
The exciting thing is that Erik is already out there and played a poker tournament last night that he won, to the tune of $1400 profit. Very nice. So we have some gambling money now and might, shocker of shockers, come home up, or at least not down. That would be a first. :-)
So my moderation thing is going ok. No, I've not seen a loss on the scale yet, but I've stopped the gaining. I made good choices yesterday and I'm going to the gym today. Ideally when I get back from Vegas I'll be right where I am now. That would be a success, for sure.
I watched the Biggest Loser last night (don't worry no spoilers) and I love that show. I love how it makes me feel motivated. It makes me commiserate with others who are dealing with weight loss and how hard it is. And it makes me realize how hard I'm NOT working - I mean Bob and Jillian KILL those people during their work outs. Makes me want to get out there any try - which is what I will do this evening!
Yesterday morning sucked. Monday night as I was going to bed, my right ear was feeling clogged a bit. I have this problem occasionally with wax build up (gross I know) mostly because I sleep with ear plugs every night. So anyway, I decided to do the "ear wax removal" treatment. It's basically these drops you put in your ear that break up the wax. You keep your head tilted for a couple minutes then let it drain out. It worked fine, and then I went to bed feeling better.
Until 6:00 am.
When I woke up with that ear KILLING me. Serious sharp pains. Really odd. I tried to go back to bed and couldn't. Finally I got up and headed to my doctor sure that I had an ear infection. I got a prescription for antibiotics then went back to bed. I took an old Tylenol w/codine I had from my Lasik surgery and slept it off. When I woke up a few hours later, my ear didn't hurt anymore, but I'd already called in sick, so decided to work the rest of the day from home. It was nice, I got a good bit done, and also caught up on my TiVo'd shows.
So I didn't get a workout in yesterday despite not having a good excuse to avoid it. But today I WILL. I have my gym bag, including socks! I'm heading there right after work. Which is pretty crucial since I fly out to Vegas tomorrow and won't have another opportunity to hit the gym.
Yes, I could use the gym at the hotel, but in Vegas they actually charge you to use their gym, and lets be honest, am I going to work out in Vegas? Nope. The best I can hope for is to minimize the over-indulgence food/alcohol wise. So that will be my goal. Try to avoid the buffets, if I do go to a buffet (hey - that's usually what they're willing to comp you on) I'll load up on lots of veggies, and I'll limit my alcohol. That's the plan.
The exciting thing is that Erik is already out there and played a poker tournament last night that he won, to the tune of $1400 profit. Very nice. So we have some gambling money now and might, shocker of shockers, come home up, or at least not down. That would be a first. :-)
So my moderation thing is going ok. No, I've not seen a loss on the scale yet, but I've stopped the gaining. I made good choices yesterday and I'm going to the gym today. Ideally when I get back from Vegas I'll be right where I am now. That would be a success, for sure.
I watched the Biggest Loser last night (don't worry no spoilers) and I love that show. I love how it makes me feel motivated. It makes me commiserate with others who are dealing with weight loss and how hard it is. And it makes me realize how hard I'm NOT working - I mean Bob and Jillian KILL those people during their work outs. Makes me want to get out there any try - which is what I will do this evening!
Thursday, September 18, 2008
First Run a Success
232.4 (up, but am sore so I'll blame it on that).
I did it. I got back to the gym. I had to do all the stuff you do at a new gym - figure out where the lockers where, how the towel service worked, where everything is located. But, I did all that and then I got on the treadmill. And Ran. I ended up doing week 4 of the C25K program. Essentially I did a 5 minute warm-up walk, ran 1/4 mile, walked 1/8 mile, ran 1/2 mile, walked 1/4 mile, ran 1/4 mile, walked 1/8 mile, ran 1/2 mile, walked 1/2 mile. Ultimately I ended a little over 2.5 miles, in about 33:00 minutes. Not bad. I burned about 400 calories, and am a little sore today but all that was to be expected.
I didn't hit the weights like I'd hoped. I'm always bad about motivation for weight training. But I didn't beat myself up about it because I did the most important thing - started again. So today I'm going back. I packed my gym bag, brought it to my office, and it's sitting in the corner of the room looking at me.
Last night I started thinking about things - I felt good that I'd ran again, but I was beating myself up for not eating right or drinking enough water that day. Then I realized that I can take this one step at a time. Always in my life when I decide to do something I do it 200%. I mean I go overboard and try to do it al at once. And I'm usually sucessful - for a time at least - until I burn out. This time I want to be ok with taking it slow.
I decided last night that today I'd work on eating better and drinking more water, with a goal of doing a little better each day. And sticking to the gym. I am going a little crazy in that department with plans to go every work day. I don't have to go for long, but I want to make myself go every night before I go home. I rarely have evening commitments that require me to be home at a particular time, so it shouldn't be a problem most of the time. Also, part of the reason I haven't been good about exercising on my own treadmill is that by the time I get home, I'm starving, and want to eat dinner. That's usually about 8:00 at night and I by the time I'm "digested" enough to feel comfortable exercising, it's bed time.
So this is a good solution. I work out right after work then I can go home and have dinner without guilt. And go to bed without guilt. I'll use my treadmill on the weekends, so it's not all a waste. That's the plan. Day 1 in the books. I'm going to shoot for getting under 230 by the end of the month. That should be really doable, but I'm going to set small goals this time around, and meet every one of them.
I did it. I got back to the gym. I had to do all the stuff you do at a new gym - figure out where the lockers where, how the towel service worked, where everything is located. But, I did all that and then I got on the treadmill. And Ran. I ended up doing week 4 of the C25K program. Essentially I did a 5 minute warm-up walk, ran 1/4 mile, walked 1/8 mile, ran 1/2 mile, walked 1/4 mile, ran 1/4 mile, walked 1/8 mile, ran 1/2 mile, walked 1/2 mile. Ultimately I ended a little over 2.5 miles, in about 33:00 minutes. Not bad. I burned about 400 calories, and am a little sore today but all that was to be expected.
I didn't hit the weights like I'd hoped. I'm always bad about motivation for weight training. But I didn't beat myself up about it because I did the most important thing - started again. So today I'm going back. I packed my gym bag, brought it to my office, and it's sitting in the corner of the room looking at me.
Last night I started thinking about things - I felt good that I'd ran again, but I was beating myself up for not eating right or drinking enough water that day. Then I realized that I can take this one step at a time. Always in my life when I decide to do something I do it 200%. I mean I go overboard and try to do it al at once. And I'm usually sucessful - for a time at least - until I burn out. This time I want to be ok with taking it slow.
I decided last night that today I'd work on eating better and drinking more water, with a goal of doing a little better each day. And sticking to the gym. I am going a little crazy in that department with plans to go every work day. I don't have to go for long, but I want to make myself go every night before I go home. I rarely have evening commitments that require me to be home at a particular time, so it shouldn't be a problem most of the time. Also, part of the reason I haven't been good about exercising on my own treadmill is that by the time I get home, I'm starving, and want to eat dinner. That's usually about 8:00 at night and I by the time I'm "digested" enough to feel comfortable exercising, it's bed time.
So this is a good solution. I work out right after work then I can go home and have dinner without guilt. And go to bed without guilt. I'll use my treadmill on the weekends, so it's not all a waste. That's the plan. Day 1 in the books. I'm going to shoot for getting under 230 by the end of the month. That should be really doable, but I'm going to set small goals this time around, and meet every one of them.
The Gym
231.6
Well, I did it. I re-signed up for the gym. Gym membership is a funny thing for me. I've always had one up until March of this year. I started being really good about exercise in law school when I first started weight watchers, and have always had a gym membership since. But when Erik and I bought a house and moved a town away from where my current membership was, I just let it lapse. I had gotten a treadmill from my dad and had built up my other exercise equipment for the house (weight bench, yoga stuff, jump rope, weights, balls etc.) such that I felt it was a waste of money to have a gym membership. But now I realize that all the equipment in the world is useless if you don't use it. Duh right?
Somehow paying for a membership is motivation in itself. And I'm fortunate that my firm has a gym in one of our two buildings that we can be a member of for only $42/month with no sign up fee. Not bad at all, so I did it. Yesterday I went in and signed up. And today I brought my gym bag and will be heading out there in a few minutes. I have to do this. I can't let everything go now just because I'm married. That is no excuse. No, I don't have to go "find a man" anymore, but I do have to like myself. And I always like myself better when I'm exercising, feeling healthy, and losing, rather than gaining, weight. So, back at it.
I've printed out the couch to 5K program and I'm going to see how I do tonight to gauge what week to start on. Before the wedding I was comfortably running 2-3 miles, but I know that stamina is gone and I'll have to build it up again. That's ok though. I'm going to set mini-goals, but there's no deadline here. This is my LIFE now. I need to be a healthy person. For myself, for my husband, and for the kids I plan to have not too long from now. Besides, trying to get pregnant after 30 will have it's own challenges, I don't need to add "excessively obese" to the list. I don't believe I'll ever be "skinny" again, but I can keep things status quo - or at least status quo from before the wedding (meaning drop ~10 lbs). I can do that, and I will do that. Starting today!
Boy I feel like a broken record ,and I'm sure it's no fun to read the same entry of 'back at it today, I swear' that I seem to write every month. But, again, this blog is for me. It's really more of a journal. I need to get down how I feel, what I'm thinking, before I have any hope to follow through. I'd love to have a few readers, and a couple comments now and then, but really I need this for me. So unfortunately that appears to mean a lot of repeat material. Sorry bout that.
So tonight at the gym - the plan is to do at least 20, hopefully 30 or more minutes on the treadmill then do some basic weight training. Get things started right, right?
Well, I did it. I re-signed up for the gym. Gym membership is a funny thing for me. I've always had one up until March of this year. I started being really good about exercise in law school when I first started weight watchers, and have always had a gym membership since. But when Erik and I bought a house and moved a town away from where my current membership was, I just let it lapse. I had gotten a treadmill from my dad and had built up my other exercise equipment for the house (weight bench, yoga stuff, jump rope, weights, balls etc.) such that I felt it was a waste of money to have a gym membership. But now I realize that all the equipment in the world is useless if you don't use it. Duh right?
Somehow paying for a membership is motivation in itself. And I'm fortunate that my firm has a gym in one of our two buildings that we can be a member of for only $42/month with no sign up fee. Not bad at all, so I did it. Yesterday I went in and signed up. And today I brought my gym bag and will be heading out there in a few minutes. I have to do this. I can't let everything go now just because I'm married. That is no excuse. No, I don't have to go "find a man" anymore, but I do have to like myself. And I always like myself better when I'm exercising, feeling healthy, and losing, rather than gaining, weight. So, back at it.
I've printed out the couch to 5K program and I'm going to see how I do tonight to gauge what week to start on. Before the wedding I was comfortably running 2-3 miles, but I know that stamina is gone and I'll have to build it up again. That's ok though. I'm going to set mini-goals, but there's no deadline here. This is my LIFE now. I need to be a healthy person. For myself, for my husband, and for the kids I plan to have not too long from now. Besides, trying to get pregnant after 30 will have it's own challenges, I don't need to add "excessively obese" to the list. I don't believe I'll ever be "skinny" again, but I can keep things status quo - or at least status quo from before the wedding (meaning drop ~10 lbs). I can do that, and I will do that. Starting today!
Boy I feel like a broken record ,and I'm sure it's no fun to read the same entry of 'back at it today, I swear' that I seem to write every month. But, again, this blog is for me. It's really more of a journal. I need to get down how I feel, what I'm thinking, before I have any hope to follow through. I'd love to have a few readers, and a couple comments now and then, but really I need this for me. So unfortunately that appears to mean a lot of repeat material. Sorry bout that.
So tonight at the gym - the plan is to do at least 20, hopefully 30 or more minutes on the treadmill then do some basic weight training. Get things started right, right?
Thursday, October 11, 2007
I will WI today!
Last WI: 214.6 (several weeks ago)/At Home WI: 216.0 (ugh).
THURSDAY
Ok, so it's my normal WI day. And I'm GOING. I AM GOING. So that was for my benefit. I said that last week and bailed. But today I've brought WI clothes. I had a big breakfast, and I'm going to face the music. Like so many people I hate to WI when I think I'll see a gain. I know I'll see a gain now since it's been like 3 weeks, but it's time to recommit and the only way to do that is to jump back on the wagon. 100%. So here I go.
I did make it to the gym on Monday, but I haven't since. Boo. I only did 1.5 miles. I was struggling a bit because of asthma - haven't been on top of my medicine lately. I figured I'd start small and come back Tuesday and do a bit more. Well, best laid plans. I totally slacked Tuesday and yesterday. Booo. But, I can only look forward. I will run tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday. That's the plan.
Other than that things are going ok. I'm excited about the new job and am making plans accordingly. Life at home is a little stressful. I'm not sure how much I've written about it, but Erik, my boyfriend, owns 2 houses right now and both are on the market. Well, as most people know the market is struggling a lot lately so he hasn't been able to sell either of them. It's made for some difficult conversations about finances, and our future. He's not willing to propose (understandably) until he's cash-flow positive. I sometimes feel like he's not doing enough to solve the problem, which in turn makes me feel like I'm not a priority since our future is on hold because of this problem. But we've been trying to work through it.
Well, Monday a couple came by that wanted to look at the house we're living in. They really liked it an are talking to Erik about a lease purchase. I don't know if it's going to work out or not, but if it does, we would be moving by the end of the month into the other house. Getting this house under a lease-purchase contract would be great for our future, he would feel comfortable proposing, but it doesn't solve the problem completely, as we still have another house, and the lease purchase could always fall through.
Today I got in touch with an acquaintance that is a financial planner that is willing to look over both our finances to see what we can do to work toward a life together. My salary will increase substantially with this new job and I just want to make sure we're doing the right thing as far as what to pay off - where to invest, etc. Fortunately Erik's willing to participate, so hopefully this will ease some of the tension.
Work is busy too - we have trials starting on Monday and right now I'm preparing to try two different child molestation cases. I had thought they would both plea, but it's not looking good. I've got to be ready for trial.
Anyway - busy busy. But I've got to find time to get back on the wagon health-wise. I can do it, I just have to commit!
THURSDAY
Ok, so it's my normal WI day. And I'm GOING. I AM GOING. So that was for my benefit. I said that last week and bailed. But today I've brought WI clothes. I had a big breakfast, and I'm going to face the music. Like so many people I hate to WI when I think I'll see a gain. I know I'll see a gain now since it's been like 3 weeks, but it's time to recommit and the only way to do that is to jump back on the wagon. 100%. So here I go.
I did make it to the gym on Monday, but I haven't since. Boo. I only did 1.5 miles. I was struggling a bit because of asthma - haven't been on top of my medicine lately. I figured I'd start small and come back Tuesday and do a bit more. Well, best laid plans. I totally slacked Tuesday and yesterday. Booo. But, I can only look forward. I will run tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday. That's the plan.
Other than that things are going ok. I'm excited about the new job and am making plans accordingly. Life at home is a little stressful. I'm not sure how much I've written about it, but Erik, my boyfriend, owns 2 houses right now and both are on the market. Well, as most people know the market is struggling a lot lately so he hasn't been able to sell either of them. It's made for some difficult conversations about finances, and our future. He's not willing to propose (understandably) until he's cash-flow positive. I sometimes feel like he's not doing enough to solve the problem, which in turn makes me feel like I'm not a priority since our future is on hold because of this problem. But we've been trying to work through it.
Well, Monday a couple came by that wanted to look at the house we're living in. They really liked it an are talking to Erik about a lease purchase. I don't know if it's going to work out or not, but if it does, we would be moving by the end of the month into the other house. Getting this house under a lease-purchase contract would be great for our future, he would feel comfortable proposing, but it doesn't solve the problem completely, as we still have another house, and the lease purchase could always fall through.
Today I got in touch with an acquaintance that is a financial planner that is willing to look over both our finances to see what we can do to work toward a life together. My salary will increase substantially with this new job and I just want to make sure we're doing the right thing as far as what to pay off - where to invest, etc. Fortunately Erik's willing to participate, so hopefully this will ease some of the tension.
Work is busy too - we have trials starting on Monday and right now I'm preparing to try two different child molestation cases. I had thought they would both plea, but it's not looking good. I've got to be ready for trial.
Anyway - busy busy. But I've got to find time to get back on the wagon health-wise. I can do it, I just have to commit!
Thursday, September 13, 2007
I'm so not ready to have kids.
Last WI: 215.4/At home WI: 214.6
THURSDAY
Well, it's been a crazy couple days. Tuesday night Erik had Daniel, but he put him down about 9:00 and came to bed and crashed out. I turned the light off about midnight and went to sleep. About 2:00 am I woke up to find that Daniel had come downstairs and crawled into bed with us. Now this is the 3rd time in a week that he's done this and I let the other two slide for various reasons. This time I wasn't going to let it because I don't want this to become a habit. Now, Daniel's mother lets him sleep with her. I know this. She's a single mom and I think she enjoys having him close. That's fine and all for her, but I think it's a bad habit, that 4 year-olds should sleep in their own bed and Erik and I have agreed on this. So about 2:00 am, I got up, picked up Daniel and put him in his own bed. He immediately started crying saying he couldn't sleep by himself. I told him he needs to go to bed or he'd get a spanking. He went. For about 3 minutes. I'd gotten back into bed and just a minute later, he comes down the stairs again. This time I wake up Erik to help - it's his kid after all. So he does. And for the next 3 AND A HALF HOURS we fight with the kid. We put him down, he gets up. We threaten to take away privileges, he gets up. We take away the privileges, he gets up. We spank him, he gets up. Truly from 2:00 am til 5:30 am we fight with this kid. We don't know what else to do. Finally he crashes out, after much crying at 5:30. I'm still expecting him to come back down though so I can't get back to sleep. Finally after Erik gets up at 6:30 to take him to school and go to work, I get back to sleep - till 8:00 when I have to go to work. All in all - 3 1/2 hours sleep. Needless to say Wednesday sucked. And I am SO not ready to have kids.
I had appointments at 9:00, 9:30, and 1:00 that I had to keep. After that though I bailed out and went home to sleep from 3:00 till 6:00. At 6:30 Erik calls on his way home to say he wants to go out and play poker. The game starts at 8:30 and its 20 minutes from our house. I had planned to go to the gym. (15 minutes away). So I figured I'll do what I can. I changed and jumped in the car. I got to the gym at 7:00 did 15 minutes on the elliptical then headed home, showered and was ready to leave the house by 8:00. Not the best workout but at least I did something.
Yesterday morning (after the night from hell with Daniel) my scale showed 214.2. A shock - I guess I earned some APs going up and down the stairs all night. This morning it was a little up. Not too surprising. Although I was "ok" yesterday I did eat at the bar we went to last night. No alcohol - so that's something - but I did have a prime rib sandwich, small salad, and a cookie from a plate of them my friend ordered (bad girl - tempting me!).
I had thought I might have to settle for a "maintain" this week, but it looks like I might see a loss (finger's crossed). At the beginning of the week the goal was to hit 214.0 or lower, but now I'd just like to see as close to 214 as possible. I'll probably see something in the mid-214's. Not bad. Just have to kick butt this week.
Which shouldn't be hard. No big plans for the weekend. I'm planning on trying to get in 6 miles. We do not have Daniel so at least we'll get some sleep. :-)
THURSDAY
Well, it's been a crazy couple days. Tuesday night Erik had Daniel, but he put him down about 9:00 and came to bed and crashed out. I turned the light off about midnight and went to sleep. About 2:00 am I woke up to find that Daniel had come downstairs and crawled into bed with us. Now this is the 3rd time in a week that he's done this and I let the other two slide for various reasons. This time I wasn't going to let it because I don't want this to become a habit. Now, Daniel's mother lets him sleep with her. I know this. She's a single mom and I think she enjoys having him close. That's fine and all for her, but I think it's a bad habit, that 4 year-olds should sleep in their own bed and Erik and I have agreed on this. So about 2:00 am, I got up, picked up Daniel and put him in his own bed. He immediately started crying saying he couldn't sleep by himself. I told him he needs to go to bed or he'd get a spanking. He went. For about 3 minutes. I'd gotten back into bed and just a minute later, he comes down the stairs again. This time I wake up Erik to help - it's his kid after all. So he does. And for the next 3 AND A HALF HOURS we fight with the kid. We put him down, he gets up. We threaten to take away privileges, he gets up. We take away the privileges, he gets up. We spank him, he gets up. Truly from 2:00 am til 5:30 am we fight with this kid. We don't know what else to do. Finally he crashes out, after much crying at 5:30. I'm still expecting him to come back down though so I can't get back to sleep. Finally after Erik gets up at 6:30 to take him to school and go to work, I get back to sleep - till 8:00 when I have to go to work. All in all - 3 1/2 hours sleep. Needless to say Wednesday sucked. And I am SO not ready to have kids.
I had appointments at 9:00, 9:30, and 1:00 that I had to keep. After that though I bailed out and went home to sleep from 3:00 till 6:00. At 6:30 Erik calls on his way home to say he wants to go out and play poker. The game starts at 8:30 and its 20 minutes from our house. I had planned to go to the gym. (15 minutes away). So I figured I'll do what I can. I changed and jumped in the car. I got to the gym at 7:00 did 15 minutes on the elliptical then headed home, showered and was ready to leave the house by 8:00. Not the best workout but at least I did something.
Yesterday morning (after the night from hell with Daniel) my scale showed 214.2. A shock - I guess I earned some APs going up and down the stairs all night. This morning it was a little up. Not too surprising. Although I was "ok" yesterday I did eat at the bar we went to last night. No alcohol - so that's something - but I did have a prime rib sandwich, small salad, and a cookie from a plate of them my friend ordered (bad girl - tempting me!).
I had thought I might have to settle for a "maintain" this week, but it looks like I might see a loss (finger's crossed). At the beginning of the week the goal was to hit 214.0 or lower, but now I'd just like to see as close to 214 as possible. I'll probably see something in the mid-214's. Not bad. Just have to kick butt this week.
Which shouldn't be hard. No big plans for the weekend. I'm planning on trying to get in 6 miles. We do not have Daniel so at least we'll get some sleep. :-)
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Working Hard at This
Last WI: 216.8/At Home WI: 216.6
SUNDAY
Things are going well!!! Friday night I drove so Erik could drink. We went out to Y-Knots for poker and drinks. It was fun and we got home about 2:00 am. I had a philly cheesesteak for dinner, but I did get 2.5 miles in before going out. I definitely over-ate on Friday but I've been making it up since. Yesterday Erik went with me to the gym and I did 4 miles and felt great. My muscles were a little sore, but cardio-wise, I felt totally wonderful. We didn't get up till around 11:00 so we went right to the gym. We had dinner plans at about 5:00 so we just had some broccoli for a snack after the gym. We went to dinner at Applebee's and I had a WW meal, just substituting some mashed potatoes. The meal was supposed to be 10 pts, but I'm adding 2 for the "upgraded" potatoes. :-) I had some nuts and other snacks in the evening but came in under points for the day. Very good. We ended up staying out till 3:00 am again. :-)
So this morning, we slept late again and hit the gym together about noon. I did 60 minutes on the elliptical then came home to make a tuna sandwich for lunch. So - for today I've earned 9 APs and eaten 7 so far. Not bad. I plan to eat my target points today but no APs. Tomorrow will not be as good - Labor Day party planned! I know I'm going to go over points because I'm going to be drinking and celebrating FSU's kickoff game against Clemson. But I am going to hit the gym in the morning before the festivities kick off. I'll try to get in at least 5 APs to help counter-act the day's indulgences.
So the goal for the week is, ideally, to get my at home weight under 215 before Thursday, though frankly if I get it to 215.4 or lower, I should see my 1.5lb loss.
I CAN DO IT!
SUNDAY
Things are going well!!! Friday night I drove so Erik could drink. We went out to Y-Knots for poker and drinks. It was fun and we got home about 2:00 am. I had a philly cheesesteak for dinner, but I did get 2.5 miles in before going out. I definitely over-ate on Friday but I've been making it up since. Yesterday Erik went with me to the gym and I did 4 miles and felt great. My muscles were a little sore, but cardio-wise, I felt totally wonderful. We didn't get up till around 11:00 so we went right to the gym. We had dinner plans at about 5:00 so we just had some broccoli for a snack after the gym. We went to dinner at Applebee's and I had a WW meal, just substituting some mashed potatoes. The meal was supposed to be 10 pts, but I'm adding 2 for the "upgraded" potatoes. :-) I had some nuts and other snacks in the evening but came in under points for the day. Very good. We ended up staying out till 3:00 am again. :-)
So this morning, we slept late again and hit the gym together about noon. I did 60 minutes on the elliptical then came home to make a tuna sandwich for lunch. So - for today I've earned 9 APs and eaten 7 so far. Not bad. I plan to eat my target points today but no APs. Tomorrow will not be as good - Labor Day party planned! I know I'm going to go over points because I'm going to be drinking and celebrating FSU's kickoff game against Clemson. But I am going to hit the gym in the morning before the festivities kick off. I'll try to get in at least 5 APs to help counter-act the day's indulgences.
So the goal for the week is, ideally, to get my at home weight under 215 before Thursday, though frankly if I get it to 215.4 or lower, I should see my 1.5lb loss.
I CAN DO IT!
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Frustrated At Scale
Last WI: 218.6/At Home WI: 217.6 (BOO!)
THURSDAY
Ok. So I'm mad. I guess I'm usually lucky in that my home scale is usually a pretty accurate reflexion of how I've been eating/exercising etc. I usually go down when I have a good day and up when I have a bad. So when the scale misbehaves I'm pissed. WTF?
I left work yesterday about 4:30 and got home with 15 points left for the day. I had a small 4 pt sandwich cause I was starving and then settled down to digest before heading to the gym. I headed out about 7:00 and did my scheduled speed work on the treadmill which worked out to be about 1.5 miles in about 20 minutes and approx 300 calories. I thought about the fact that Thursday is my rest day and I'd only earned 3 APs with my speed work, so I decided to hop on the elliptical for a couple more points. Well, through great self-talk and some good music I managed to pump out 60 minutes on the machine for a total of about 900+ calories. So all in all, 80 minutes cardio and over 1200 calories burned. I counted 12 APs. I got home and was starving again so I made some low-fat pasta and a piece of chocolate for dessert. Ended the day right at my points target without eating any of my APs.
I totally expected the scale to be below 217 this morning. What do I get? Up 0.2 lbs. WHAT GIVES!?! I'm so frustrated as today is WI day and to stay on-track for my goal of losing 1.5+lbs per week I need to WI at 217 or lower.
Now all hope is not lost. I've had fluky weeks where my at home scale is higher than the WW scale. But not usually. Usually it's very close. Last week, for instance, at home showed exactly what WW said. So I've got a slim hope but not much. I'm so mad!
Now I know if I only get a 1lb loss that's not bad. I should be happy. But that .5 makes a big difference in the long run. And I totally kicked it up last night for this reason alone. If it doesn't work I don't know if I'll have the motivation again. :-(
I don't know. I guess we'll see what 5:00 brings. I've had my protein rich breakfast and now I'm just chuggin water until 1:00.
Here's hoping for the best.
THURSDAY
Ok. So I'm mad. I guess I'm usually lucky in that my home scale is usually a pretty accurate reflexion of how I've been eating/exercising etc. I usually go down when I have a good day and up when I have a bad. So when the scale misbehaves I'm pissed. WTF?
I left work yesterday about 4:30 and got home with 15 points left for the day. I had a small 4 pt sandwich cause I was starving and then settled down to digest before heading to the gym. I headed out about 7:00 and did my scheduled speed work on the treadmill which worked out to be about 1.5 miles in about 20 minutes and approx 300 calories. I thought about the fact that Thursday is my rest day and I'd only earned 3 APs with my speed work, so I decided to hop on the elliptical for a couple more points. Well, through great self-talk and some good music I managed to pump out 60 minutes on the machine for a total of about 900+ calories. So all in all, 80 minutes cardio and over 1200 calories burned. I counted 12 APs. I got home and was starving again so I made some low-fat pasta and a piece of chocolate for dessert. Ended the day right at my points target without eating any of my APs.
I totally expected the scale to be below 217 this morning. What do I get? Up 0.2 lbs. WHAT GIVES!?! I'm so frustrated as today is WI day and to stay on-track for my goal of losing 1.5+lbs per week I need to WI at 217 or lower.
Now all hope is not lost. I've had fluky weeks where my at home scale is higher than the WW scale. But not usually. Usually it's very close. Last week, for instance, at home showed exactly what WW said. So I've got a slim hope but not much. I'm so mad!
Now I know if I only get a 1lb loss that's not bad. I should be happy. But that .5 makes a big difference in the long run. And I totally kicked it up last night for this reason alone. If it doesn't work I don't know if I'll have the motivation again. :-(
I don't know. I guess we'll see what 5:00 brings. I've had my protein rich breakfast and now I'm just chuggin water until 1:00.
Here's hoping for the best.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Law and Order had Nothing on Me!
Last WI: 218.6/At Home WI: 217.4 (ok.)
WEDNESDAY
So yesterday became a crazy day after work. I left at about 5:00 and was driving home when I was alerted (nextel) by an officer I work with regularly (remember I'm criminal prosecutor). The officer had been in my office earlier that day to tell me about a series of armed robberies they were investigating. They had arrested a girl on them and could link her to 3 robbery's in the last 2 months. Two of them were very solid cases, one was iffy due to identification issues. They also had a lead on a girl they thought was the robber's driver. They had interviewed this driver a couple times and she had never admitted to anything or even admitted she know the girl we've arrested as the robber. Anyway, my officer calls me at about 5:30. I'm minutes from home and about 30 minutes away from work. He says he has the driver girl in the office and she's said she's willing to talk if I can come down and give her immunity so that she won't worry about being prosecuted. After discussing it further with the officer we agreed that we didn't have enough to charge this girl anyway, and she might be able to shore up the primary perp's involvement in our case that is weaker. Well, I give her my immunity speech - which incidentally I had to make up since I've never done this before - and she agrees to talk. She gives us good information on the crime that was a little weaker and actually links the perp to a fourth robbery that had as yet been unsolved. I got to sit in an adjacent room with several officers and watch through closed circuit video while she was interviewed by one of our detectives. Very cool. So all in all it was a fun night. Much cooler than the typical "paperwork" day I have. Court days and out of office days like yesterday are what makes this job fun. I also am building a really good rapport with my officers which is always a really big help.
Anyway, that escapade put me behind schedule for the night. I was going to try to go to the gym after work and then go out to Chaps with Erik for poker and dinner. By the time I got out of the police department, I had to race home so Erik and I could make it to poker on time. No gym. So my solution was that I would try to go after poker and dinner. I already had my gym bag packed and in the car. And the best part about this plan was that it would keep me from drinking any alcohol at the bar. The bad news was that because I had these grand plans, I justified ordering a burger and mac n cheese for dinner. Booo. It was so good though.
Well, I ended up winning the poker tournament and didn't get out of there until about 10:30 pm. BUT - true to my word, I took Erik home, didn't even go into the house, and headed straight for the gym. I did my 2.5 mile run, walked another .5 miles, and headed home for shower/bed. Erik was passed out when I got there, but I was still very proud of myself for following through with my commitment.
It's funny, I didn't know what to expect at the gym at 11:00 at night. Erik and I belong to one of those 24 hour gyms where you can go in at anytime with a swipe card. I got there and was shocked to see lots of cars in the parking lot. Turns out lots of guys like to lift weights late at night? Who knew. I think I was the only woman there, and I certainly had the cardio machines to myself. That reminds me - I definitely need to get on a strength training program soon. I've totally been slacking in that department. Despite all this motivation to get to the gym, I just don't have any desire to lift weights. I'm going to have to drudge up that motivation soon.
So this morning I was hoping to see 217 or lower, but am not totally surprised I didn't. Yesterday's WI seemed too good to be true anyway. I still have hope for an under 217 WI by tomorrow though. Today I will be perfect! There are no plans to go out tonight. I will be eating very good at work today and head straight to the gym for some speed work before making a healthy dinner and getting to bed early. I WILL see a good loss tomorrow!
WEDNESDAY
So yesterday became a crazy day after work. I left at about 5:00 and was driving home when I was alerted (nextel) by an officer I work with regularly (remember I'm criminal prosecutor). The officer had been in my office earlier that day to tell me about a series of armed robberies they were investigating. They had arrested a girl on them and could link her to 3 robbery's in the last 2 months. Two of them were very solid cases, one was iffy due to identification issues. They also had a lead on a girl they thought was the robber's driver. They had interviewed this driver a couple times and she had never admitted to anything or even admitted she know the girl we've arrested as the robber. Anyway, my officer calls me at about 5:30. I'm minutes from home and about 30 minutes away from work. He says he has the driver girl in the office and she's said she's willing to talk if I can come down and give her immunity so that she won't worry about being prosecuted. After discussing it further with the officer we agreed that we didn't have enough to charge this girl anyway, and she might be able to shore up the primary perp's involvement in our case that is weaker. Well, I give her my immunity speech - which incidentally I had to make up since I've never done this before - and she agrees to talk. She gives us good information on the crime that was a little weaker and actually links the perp to a fourth robbery that had as yet been unsolved. I got to sit in an adjacent room with several officers and watch through closed circuit video while she was interviewed by one of our detectives. Very cool. So all in all it was a fun night. Much cooler than the typical "paperwork" day I have. Court days and out of office days like yesterday are what makes this job fun. I also am building a really good rapport with my officers which is always a really big help.
Anyway, that escapade put me behind schedule for the night. I was going to try to go to the gym after work and then go out to Chaps with Erik for poker and dinner. By the time I got out of the police department, I had to race home so Erik and I could make it to poker on time. No gym. So my solution was that I would try to go after poker and dinner. I already had my gym bag packed and in the car. And the best part about this plan was that it would keep me from drinking any alcohol at the bar. The bad news was that because I had these grand plans, I justified ordering a burger and mac n cheese for dinner. Booo. It was so good though.
Well, I ended up winning the poker tournament and didn't get out of there until about 10:30 pm. BUT - true to my word, I took Erik home, didn't even go into the house, and headed straight for the gym. I did my 2.5 mile run, walked another .5 miles, and headed home for shower/bed. Erik was passed out when I got there, but I was still very proud of myself for following through with my commitment.
It's funny, I didn't know what to expect at the gym at 11:00 at night. Erik and I belong to one of those 24 hour gyms where you can go in at anytime with a swipe card. I got there and was shocked to see lots of cars in the parking lot. Turns out lots of guys like to lift weights late at night? Who knew. I think I was the only woman there, and I certainly had the cardio machines to myself. That reminds me - I definitely need to get on a strength training program soon. I've totally been slacking in that department. Despite all this motivation to get to the gym, I just don't have any desire to lift weights. I'm going to have to drudge up that motivation soon.
So this morning I was hoping to see 217 or lower, but am not totally surprised I didn't. Yesterday's WI seemed too good to be true anyway. I still have hope for an under 217 WI by tomorrow though. Today I will be perfect! There are no plans to go out tonight. I will be eating very good at work today and head straight to the gym for some speed work before making a healthy dinner and getting to bed early. I WILL see a good loss tomorrow!
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Am I Becoming a Gym Rat
Last WI: 218.6/At Home WI: 217.0 (woo hoo!)
TUESDAY
So maybe I'm not actually becoming a gym rat - I think those people actually look forward to going to the gym. I'm not going to delude myself on that issue - I don't hate it, but it's definitely not the highlight of my day. But I am going much more frequently these days.
Yesterday I got off work later than I hoped - like 4:30 (my usual off time) and made it home a little after 5:00 and wanted to go to the gym. I was concerned that I wouldn't make it home in time for people to start showing up for our Monday night poker game that started at 7:00. Generally no one shows up till 6:45 or later, but on occasion as early as 6:30. And of course, after my work out I need to shower and change before I can be seen by civilized friends...
Anyway, I beeped Erik (love Nextel!) and he said he thought he could get out of work on time and be home by 6:00. Score! I headed off to the gym to see what kind of cardio damage I could do.
I did very well! I did a total of 60 minutes on the elliptical machines. My gym has two types of ellipticals, one type there are about 6 machines, one type there is only one machine. Of course the one that has only one machine is a favorite of most people so it's often occupied. So I jumped on the more common type and kicked out 30 minutes. Just as minute 29 was passing, they guy on the popular machine finished. So I finished out my 30 minutes on the first machine then kicked out another 30 on the other one. Woo Hoo - 60 minutes of good heart thumping cardio. The machines said I burned 960 or so calories, so I'm counting 9 APs. Not bad.
So far this month (which is almost over I know) I've done 91 APs worth of exercise. Definitely a banner month for me. That's over 9100 calories burned. Probably more like over 10,000 since I always low ball my APs. Awesome. Amazing how diet and exercise work. lol.
Well, I ended up getting home about 6:20. No one (but Erik) was there yet so I jumped in the shower. By the time I was cleaned up Holly had shown up and others were on their way. I didn't want to make a sandwich or cook dinner in front of guests, so for "dinner" I ended up just munching on the snacks Erik had put out. I did cut up some broccoli, but mostly my dinner consisted of beer, light tostitos, bacon cheddar dip, and broccoli. Very healthy, yes. But hey - it could be worse.
So this morning I had a gorgeous 217 on the scale. I truly hope that wasn't dehydration from the beer... I guess I'll find out tomorrow.
Due to some running around I missed breakfast this morning and ended up having lunch with Holly at Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse. Now I ordered my favorite non-steak item - the twin peaks chicken sandwich. I had a house salad with ranch to start and it came with fries but I only had like 3 or 4 of them. The sandwich is definitely high points though. I just can't figure out how much. It's a Cuban style bread, grilled chicken, Swiss and Monterrey jack cheese and spicy mustard. Probably a total of 8 or 9 inches long. I'm guessing at least 12 pts. Not sure.
Anyway - tonight I'm headed to the gym, probably with Erik, for 2.5 miles. Hopefully it'll go as well as Sunday's run!
Here's hoping!
TUESDAY
So maybe I'm not actually becoming a gym rat - I think those people actually look forward to going to the gym. I'm not going to delude myself on that issue - I don't hate it, but it's definitely not the highlight of my day. But I am going much more frequently these days.
Yesterday I got off work later than I hoped - like 4:30 (my usual off time) and made it home a little after 5:00 and wanted to go to the gym. I was concerned that I wouldn't make it home in time for people to start showing up for our Monday night poker game that started at 7:00. Generally no one shows up till 6:45 or later, but on occasion as early as 6:30. And of course, after my work out I need to shower and change before I can be seen by civilized friends...
Anyway, I beeped Erik (love Nextel!) and he said he thought he could get out of work on time and be home by 6:00. Score! I headed off to the gym to see what kind of cardio damage I could do.
I did very well! I did a total of 60 minutes on the elliptical machines. My gym has two types of ellipticals, one type there are about 6 machines, one type there is only one machine. Of course the one that has only one machine is a favorite of most people so it's often occupied. So I jumped on the more common type and kicked out 30 minutes. Just as minute 29 was passing, they guy on the popular machine finished. So I finished out my 30 minutes on the first machine then kicked out another 30 on the other one. Woo Hoo - 60 minutes of good heart thumping cardio. The machines said I burned 960 or so calories, so I'm counting 9 APs. Not bad.
So far this month (which is almost over I know) I've done 91 APs worth of exercise. Definitely a banner month for me. That's over 9100 calories burned. Probably more like over 10,000 since I always low ball my APs. Awesome. Amazing how diet and exercise work. lol.
Well, I ended up getting home about 6:20. No one (but Erik) was there yet so I jumped in the shower. By the time I was cleaned up Holly had shown up and others were on their way. I didn't want to make a sandwich or cook dinner in front of guests, so for "dinner" I ended up just munching on the snacks Erik had put out. I did cut up some broccoli, but mostly my dinner consisted of beer, light tostitos, bacon cheddar dip, and broccoli. Very healthy, yes. But hey - it could be worse.
So this morning I had a gorgeous 217 on the scale. I truly hope that wasn't dehydration from the beer... I guess I'll find out tomorrow.
Due to some running around I missed breakfast this morning and ended up having lunch with Holly at Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse. Now I ordered my favorite non-steak item - the twin peaks chicken sandwich. I had a house salad with ranch to start and it came with fries but I only had like 3 or 4 of them. The sandwich is definitely high points though. I just can't figure out how much. It's a Cuban style bread, grilled chicken, Swiss and Monterrey jack cheese and spicy mustard. Probably a total of 8 or 9 inches long. I'm guessing at least 12 pts. Not sure.
Anyway - tonight I'm headed to the gym, probably with Erik, for 2.5 miles. Hopefully it'll go as well as Sunday's run!
Here's hoping!
Thursday, August 16, 2007
WI Day and I'm Excited?!?
Last WI: 222.4/At Home WI: 219.4! (YEAH!)
THURSDAY
Well, it's amazing what happens when you do the right thing. Yeah - it's funny - diet and exercise work!
So today is the culmination of my first real week OP. I mean kicking butt. Granted - as you can see below, there were a few days that I went over, slipped, splurged, or otherwise didn't make the perfect choice. But for me, this week rocked. I exercised 5 times, earned 34 APs, stayed within my range or close to it most days. Oh what would happen if I really was perfect? Anyway - the loss isn't official till WI at 5:00 but I'm totally expecting the 2+lb loss I was hoping for. On my way to the bridesmaid dress!
So yesterday I bailed at work about 3:30, headed home and was really tired for some reason so I laid down and rested/read my book until about 5:45. Then I got my booty up and went to the gym. Yesterday was a "speed work" day so I warmed up doing a 1/2 mile run at 5.5 mph, then walked for .2 mile, then ran .25 miles at 6.4, walked .2, ran .25 at 6.5, walked .2, ran .25 at 6.4, walked .2, then finished up with a run of .5 at 5.5, and another short walk after that. Over all I did just over 2.2 miles in 30 minutes, but got some good "speed work" in there. That was my 3 x 400 day on the calendar. Then I did 30 minutes on the bike for a total of about 650 calories burned and 6 APs
When I got home, I discovered that Erik and our house guest had ordered (and ate) pizza, which is fine with me. I had told Erik I needed to eat healthy so he wisely ate without me. It was perfect. And after my good work out, and knowing WI was today, I wasn't even tempted by the leftover pizza. I had a bowl of whole grain pasta with chicken flavoring (Pasta sides by Lipton) and some steamed spinach and a handful of cashews for protein. All in all an 11 pt meal - exactly what I had left for the day, not even dipping into the APs. WOO HOO! So as you can see above, the scale was very friendly this morning.
Today's plan: Big breakfast (done - chick-fil-a burrito and some chips); no lunch; chug water (and my requisite diet coke) until about 1:00 pm; then "fast" until WI at 5:00. I have an appointment at work at 2:00 out of the office so I plan to leave from there after that and hit WalMart before WI. I need a new couple of sports bras. I used to have two that fit, but have somehow lost one. Now that I'm going to the gym 5 days a week, I have the choice of doing laundry every day or wearing a sweaty smelly bra some days. I've done both this week, but want to stop. So - new bra for me, along with some other odds and ends for the house. I should be able to get the WalMart trip in, WI and still get to the gym before Erik gets home. We usually go out on Thursday -it's my night to drink and he drives, so we'll probably leave the house around 7:00 or 7:30.
As for exercise, today is supposed to be a "rest" day on the schedule, but tomorrow I'm planning on giving blood at a local blood drive that runs 9:00-2:00. They usually run an afternoon drive - like 1:00-7:00 but for some reason this time they're doing it early, which really screws me. I had planned on running 2 miles on Friday but obviously cannot do so after giving blood. So my choices are get up early and run (yeah right!) or switch my "rest" day to Friday. I choose the latter. Especially since we're going out tonight and I'll likely be drinking. So - I will be squeezing in a work out today and "resting" tomorrow.
Over all my outlook is really good right now. I keep trying to "forget" that I was at under 213 in April of this year and if I hadn't let it all slip I'd be much closer to goal right now. That's destructive thinking though. All I can work on is today and tomorrow. I can't change last month. I CAN learn from it though, and hopefully I will.
I was reading another blog today by Jessifer, that talked about date related weight loss goals and how she feels they're dangerous. I agree with her logic that people who say "I must lose 40 lbs in 3 months" are likely to fail and thus be more discouraged than encouraged. I think, however, there is a constructive way to use a date related goal as motivation, as I am. I have 107 days until Holly's wedding. I want to be "as low as possible" on that date. I'm not saying I need to be 190lbs, or even 200lbs. but I would like to do as well as I can between now and then. And every lb I lose between now and then is one less lb I have to squeeze into that dress. "IDEALLY" I'll be under 200. That is my "HOPE" and I guess you would say "GOAL" but the over-arching thought is do as much as I can between now and then. Even 10lbs lost will make me look better in that dress. 20lbs? All the better. Etc., etc. So here's to 107 days of doing the best I can.
Here's a secret though - I'm not quitting after December 1st. That's really just an interim goal. I have a long way to go - i.e. my LIFETIME - so that's just the first step.
THURSDAY
Well, it's amazing what happens when you do the right thing. Yeah - it's funny - diet and exercise work!
So today is the culmination of my first real week OP. I mean kicking butt. Granted - as you can see below, there were a few days that I went over, slipped, splurged, or otherwise didn't make the perfect choice. But for me, this week rocked. I exercised 5 times, earned 34 APs, stayed within my range or close to it most days. Oh what would happen if I really was perfect? Anyway - the loss isn't official till WI at 5:00 but I'm totally expecting the 2+lb loss I was hoping for. On my way to the bridesmaid dress!
So yesterday I bailed at work about 3:30, headed home and was really tired for some reason so I laid down and rested/read my book until about 5:45. Then I got my booty up and went to the gym. Yesterday was a "speed work" day so I warmed up doing a 1/2 mile run at 5.5 mph, then walked for .2 mile, then ran .25 miles at 6.4, walked .2, ran .25 at 6.5, walked .2, ran .25 at 6.4, walked .2, then finished up with a run of .5 at 5.5, and another short walk after that. Over all I did just over 2.2 miles in 30 minutes, but got some good "speed work" in there. That was my 3 x 400 day on the calendar. Then I did 30 minutes on the bike for a total of about 650 calories burned and 6 APs
When I got home, I discovered that Erik and our house guest had ordered (and ate) pizza, which is fine with me. I had told Erik I needed to eat healthy so he wisely ate without me. It was perfect. And after my good work out, and knowing WI was today, I wasn't even tempted by the leftover pizza. I had a bowl of whole grain pasta with chicken flavoring (Pasta sides by Lipton) and some steamed spinach and a handful of cashews for protein. All in all an 11 pt meal - exactly what I had left for the day, not even dipping into the APs. WOO HOO! So as you can see above, the scale was very friendly this morning.
Today's plan: Big breakfast (done - chick-fil-a burrito and some chips); no lunch; chug water (and my requisite diet coke) until about 1:00 pm; then "fast" until WI at 5:00. I have an appointment at work at 2:00 out of the office so I plan to leave from there after that and hit WalMart before WI. I need a new couple of sports bras. I used to have two that fit, but have somehow lost one. Now that I'm going to the gym 5 days a week, I have the choice of doing laundry every day or wearing a sweaty smelly bra some days. I've done both this week, but want to stop. So - new bra for me, along with some other odds and ends for the house. I should be able to get the WalMart trip in, WI and still get to the gym before Erik gets home. We usually go out on Thursday -it's my night to drink and he drives, so we'll probably leave the house around 7:00 or 7:30.
As for exercise, today is supposed to be a "rest" day on the schedule, but tomorrow I'm planning on giving blood at a local blood drive that runs 9:00-2:00. They usually run an afternoon drive - like 1:00-7:00 but for some reason this time they're doing it early, which really screws me. I had planned on running 2 miles on Friday but obviously cannot do so after giving blood. So my choices are get up early and run (yeah right!) or switch my "rest" day to Friday. I choose the latter. Especially since we're going out tonight and I'll likely be drinking. So - I will be squeezing in a work out today and "resting" tomorrow.
Over all my outlook is really good right now. I keep trying to "forget" that I was at under 213 in April of this year and if I hadn't let it all slip I'd be much closer to goal right now. That's destructive thinking though. All I can work on is today and tomorrow. I can't change last month. I CAN learn from it though, and hopefully I will.
I was reading another blog today by Jessifer, that talked about date related weight loss goals and how she feels they're dangerous. I agree with her logic that people who say "I must lose 40 lbs in 3 months" are likely to fail and thus be more discouraged than encouraged. I think, however, there is a constructive way to use a date related goal as motivation, as I am. I have 107 days until Holly's wedding. I want to be "as low as possible" on that date. I'm not saying I need to be 190lbs, or even 200lbs. but I would like to do as well as I can between now and then. And every lb I lose between now and then is one less lb I have to squeeze into that dress. "IDEALLY" I'll be under 200. That is my "HOPE" and I guess you would say "GOAL" but the over-arching thought is do as much as I can between now and then. Even 10lbs lost will make me look better in that dress. 20lbs? All the better. Etc., etc. So here's to 107 days of doing the best I can.
Here's a secret though - I'm not quitting after December 1st. That's really just an interim goal. I have a long way to go - i.e. my LIFETIME - so that's just the first step.
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Back Again
WEDNESDAY
Last WI: 222.8 (yep - that bad)/At Home WI: 221.8
Well, I didn't get back into it like I'd hoped in July. So now we're in August, and I'm trying again. I have all new incentive though. Last week Holly, my best friend locally, invited me to be a bridesmaid in her wedding. Catch is - wedding is December 1. This is great news and horrible news. Great news because it will be so fun, and Holly and her DBF Dana are perfect for each other. Horrible because her wedding is on the day my 7 day cruise with Erik was scheduled to begin. I called Holland America, though, and they've fully refunded my money. I won't do so well on the plan tickets, though. We'll have to pay about $50 each to change them, but I'd used sky-miles in the first place, so it could be worse.
So - I've got 16 and 1/2 weeks to be a hot bridesmaid. Ok - so I know that I won't be the "hot" bridesmaid in just that time, but I can make a lot of progress between now and then. I started last Thursday and mapped out 16 weeks of running culminating with a half marathon on Thanksgiving. So far so good. Last week I ran 2 miles on Thursday, 2 miles on Friday, 2.5 miles on Saturday and yesterday I ran 3. :-) Not bad for my first week back on track.
I had a bit of a slip from the wagon yesterday when I gave into a craving for Taco Bell for dinner. Very bad. But I recovered and went to the gym with Erik when he got home and did the 3 miles mentioned above. I was rewarded this morning on the scale - it'd been showing higher numbers since the weekend.
Ideally I can lose 2 lbs at WI tomorrow, but, as usual, any loss will be greatly appreciated. I lost a lot of ground the last few months, and its frustrating, but the only thing to do is to get back on the wagon and keep plugging. This is a life long journey and I've gotta take it just one day at a time.
Here's to a good day!
Last WI: 222.8 (yep - that bad)/At Home WI: 221.8
Well, I didn't get back into it like I'd hoped in July. So now we're in August, and I'm trying again. I have all new incentive though. Last week Holly, my best friend locally, invited me to be a bridesmaid in her wedding. Catch is - wedding is December 1. This is great news and horrible news. Great news because it will be so fun, and Holly and her DBF Dana are perfect for each other. Horrible because her wedding is on the day my 7 day cruise with Erik was scheduled to begin. I called Holland America, though, and they've fully refunded my money. I won't do so well on the plan tickets, though. We'll have to pay about $50 each to change them, but I'd used sky-miles in the first place, so it could be worse.
So - I've got 16 and 1/2 weeks to be a hot bridesmaid. Ok - so I know that I won't be the "hot" bridesmaid in just that time, but I can make a lot of progress between now and then. I started last Thursday and mapped out 16 weeks of running culminating with a half marathon on Thanksgiving. So far so good. Last week I ran 2 miles on Thursday, 2 miles on Friday, 2.5 miles on Saturday and yesterday I ran 3. :-) Not bad for my first week back on track.
I had a bit of a slip from the wagon yesterday when I gave into a craving for Taco Bell for dinner. Very bad. But I recovered and went to the gym with Erik when he got home and did the 3 miles mentioned above. I was rewarded this morning on the scale - it'd been showing higher numbers since the weekend.
Ideally I can lose 2 lbs at WI tomorrow, but, as usual, any loss will be greatly appreciated. I lost a lot of ground the last few months, and its frustrating, but the only thing to do is to get back on the wagon and keep plugging. This is a life long journey and I've gotta take it just one day at a time.
Here's to a good day!
Thursday, May 17, 2007
The Gym Rejected Me!
Last WI: 212.4/At Home WI: 212.8
THURSDAY
Weigh in day again. Funny how it comes every week like that. I'm not sure what to expect. I've blogged before about how unpredictable my scale is so I could see a 1.4lb gain or a 1.2lb loss. Who knows. I'm a little disappointed in the scale this week because I have been pretty good. I do have to say it was one of my most consistent weeks. After seeing 215.4 on Friday (normal after WI day increase) I was within 1.5 lbs every day this week- right around 213. That's good, as I think I'm getting the "binging/alcohol consumption" under control. But I had hoped to see around 211 this week. I've been religious about points and counting the AP's I earned last night (more on that soon) I was under 2 points this week from WPA, AP's and Target Points. So - hoped for a big loss, but not to be...at least I don't think. Course a did deserve a gain last week, so who knows.
So yesterday I FINALLY got my booty to the gym. It's been over 2 weeks. I know this because I've not earned a single AP this month (had made a goal of 60 for the month). So, I left out the house at about 8:30 with "hopes" to run 4 miles, but "goals" to run as much as I could, then get some elliptical time in. I got the gym, which is one of those 24 hour deals where you swipe your card to get in the front door, and swiped. Nothing.... Swipe.... Nothing.... SWIPE SWIPE SWIPE... Nothing. The door supposed to pop open after a green light on the swiper. What the hell? Did they decide since I haven't been in 2 1/2 weeks that I wasn't worthy anymore? Did they revoke my gym license?
At this point another girl came up on the phone and looked at me strange. I said "I need to follow you in, my card won't work". I totally felt like a freeloader. You're not supposed to let other people in. There's even a huge sign that says your priviledges will be revoked if you do. Fortunately, this girl didn't have such stringent morals and just swiped her card, and held the door for me.
Now, you might be thinking.. uh.. did you pay the bill? Well, the thing is, Erik signed us up for this gym about 6 months ago and got a deal for two people by telling them we lived together (we do). He signed it up to charge to his credit card every month, so I was pretty sure we were paid.
Well, I get inside and the manager guy was just locking up the office and watching our little exchange at the door, suspiciously. I went straight to him and explained my card didn't work. After initially implying that I probably didn't pay, he checked his records, confirmed we'd paid and fixed my card. Phew. They didn't decide that I was too much of a slacker to be a member of their gym.
Workout here I come. I started on the treadmill and set it for 6 miles, knowing I wouldn't be able to do that much but planning to go as far as I could. I brought a towel - something I usually forget - and put it over the screen. I decided to measure my workout from my ipod. I hit shuffle and figured each song was on average between 3 and 4 minutes long. It usually takes me a little over 10 minutes to run a mile so I figured every 3-4 songs was a mile. I manged to not look until after song 6 when I started getting tired. I was just over 2 miles, and pushed to complete 2.5 before doing a short cool down. Finished the night with 15 mins on the elliptical. Not my most stellar workout but the first of the month, so I was happy. 6AP's down (54 to go for the month...hmm, not likely).
I think I'm leaving early today from work to meet up with a friend, and then off to WI around 5:00. I'm hoping for the best. Tonight is probably poker and drinks at Y-knots. I'm going to try not to go overboard. :-)
THURSDAY
Weigh in day again. Funny how it comes every week like that. I'm not sure what to expect. I've blogged before about how unpredictable my scale is so I could see a 1.4lb gain or a 1.2lb loss. Who knows. I'm a little disappointed in the scale this week because I have been pretty good. I do have to say it was one of my most consistent weeks. After seeing 215.4 on Friday (normal after WI day increase) I was within 1.5 lbs every day this week- right around 213. That's good, as I think I'm getting the "binging/alcohol consumption" under control. But I had hoped to see around 211 this week. I've been religious about points and counting the AP's I earned last night (more on that soon) I was under 2 points this week from WPA, AP's and Target Points. So - hoped for a big loss, but not to be...at least I don't think. Course a did deserve a gain last week, so who knows.
So yesterday I FINALLY got my booty to the gym. It's been over 2 weeks. I know this because I've not earned a single AP this month (had made a goal of 60 for the month). So, I left out the house at about 8:30 with "hopes" to run 4 miles, but "goals" to run as much as I could, then get some elliptical time in. I got the gym, which is one of those 24 hour deals where you swipe your card to get in the front door, and swiped. Nothing.... Swipe.... Nothing.... SWIPE SWIPE SWIPE... Nothing. The door supposed to pop open after a green light on the swiper. What the hell? Did they decide since I haven't been in 2 1/2 weeks that I wasn't worthy anymore? Did they revoke my gym license?
At this point another girl came up on the phone and looked at me strange. I said "I need to follow you in, my card won't work". I totally felt like a freeloader. You're not supposed to let other people in. There's even a huge sign that says your priviledges will be revoked if you do. Fortunately, this girl didn't have such stringent morals and just swiped her card, and held the door for me.
Now, you might be thinking.. uh.. did you pay the bill? Well, the thing is, Erik signed us up for this gym about 6 months ago and got a deal for two people by telling them we lived together (we do). He signed it up to charge to his credit card every month, so I was pretty sure we were paid.
Well, I get inside and the manager guy was just locking up the office and watching our little exchange at the door, suspiciously. I went straight to him and explained my card didn't work. After initially implying that I probably didn't pay, he checked his records, confirmed we'd paid and fixed my card. Phew. They didn't decide that I was too much of a slacker to be a member of their gym.
Workout here I come. I started on the treadmill and set it for 6 miles, knowing I wouldn't be able to do that much but planning to go as far as I could. I brought a towel - something I usually forget - and put it over the screen. I decided to measure my workout from my ipod. I hit shuffle and figured each song was on average between 3 and 4 minutes long. It usually takes me a little over 10 minutes to run a mile so I figured every 3-4 songs was a mile. I manged to not look until after song 6 when I started getting tired. I was just over 2 miles, and pushed to complete 2.5 before doing a short cool down. Finished the night with 15 mins on the elliptical. Not my most stellar workout but the first of the month, so I was happy. 6AP's down (54 to go for the month...hmm, not likely).
I think I'm leaving early today from work to meet up with a friend, and then off to WI around 5:00. I'm hoping for the best. Tonight is probably poker and drinks at Y-knots. I'm going to try not to go overboard. :-)
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