Yoga!

This weekend was really great! On Saturday, my friend and I went to a free yoga class and it was wonderful. I used to be really into yoga a couple of years ago, but I always felt a little intimidated by it. This time, however, I've registered for a 6 week beginner series that I'm super excited about! It starts in about two weeks and is once a week for six weeks.

Yay!

My core is still a little sore from some of the poses we did, but it was definitely worth it and it has made me realize that it's okay to not be a gym person as long as I get some sort of exercise and movement elsewhere. For me that is walking and yoga.

I did eat quite a bit this weekend, but happily I tracked every bite of it and am still 100% on program. That is definitely a success. I want to keep that scale going down, down, down!!

Anyway, today is Monday -- ugh! I didn't really want to get up this morning, but I did and I'm at work and making my "to do" list for the day. Hopefully, I'll get a big project wrapped up this week, so that would be nice.

What else? Not much. I've got a half day on Wednesday to take the doggie to the dermatologist. People aren't the only ones being affected by the high pollen count. My poor baby is miserable. I hope they can help. Then, I have my regular Friday off this week, so it's only 3.5 days of work! Yay for short weeks!

Happy Monday everyone!

Weigh In

Eating Clean

It is soooo weird about how one off day can turn into two or three before you can even blink. I don't get it.

However, whenever I am finding that I have slipped up a lot (either by grazing and not counting or just having an all out binge) the thing that helps me get back on track the fastest is a sort of detox.

Now, I'm on not talking about one of those "kits" or crazy maple-syrup lemon juice cleanses. I'm talking a back to mother nature type of cleanse. Only eating whole, clean foods, and the like.

I'm going on a three day cleanse, starting today. I can feel my period coming on and I know this will help me stave off the bloat and cramps that I'm sure are on my way.

It's really easy to do and it's how I aspire to eat all the time. You simply focus on whole fruits and veggies and whole grains and cut out dairy and other processed foods. It's pretty much a vegan lifestyle for a few days.

Today I've got:

• 1 c. coffee
• 2 apples
• 1 banana
• 1/2 c. grapes
• 2 c. minestrone soup
• brown rice cakes w/ tree of life peanut butter (the unsweetened stuff you have to stir!)

That's a lot of good stuff and I know it will help me get back on track and feel good. Because, I feel just as good when I eat healthy as I do when I pig out. Better even, because then I don't feel guilty afterward. So? It's win-win!

Yay!

P.S. Two people brought in donuts today and I haven't even gone in the break room!! NSV!!

Sick

Weekend Recap

I had Friday off of work and it was very nice. Unfortunately, when I'm off work, I tend to stay away from the computer and the internet. It's just a way for me to decompress after staring at a monitor 5 days a week for 8 hours a day. As a result, I haven't blogged in a few days. I have, however, been tracking my food! Yay!

My doggie has the beginning stages of cataracts, so on Friday we visited the doggie ophthalmologist to get his eyes checked out. I am happy to report that they are looking good and we don't have to go back for another 6 months! Yay!

Then, on Saturday, I had to go to a bridal shower. I was dreading it because, let's face it, bridal showers are only ever fun for the bride in question. However, this was at a place where the food was most delicious. And I still managed to track everything and not pig out! Gold Star!

Sunday, I was up early and at Walmart by 8am. I love going to Walmart early on Sunday mornings because there is no one there and I can shop in peace. Then, I did some laundry and spent the rainy day vegging out with the boyfriend and the doggie. It was really nice.

And now it's Monday and I don't wanna do work.

I have a few things to do, so I'll get those started and I'm sure I'll get into my groove shortly. I'm also going to run to the produce store at lunch (since I didn't get there yesterday) and then I won't have to go after work.

Anyway, that's about it for now. Happy Monday!

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Monday 4/26

Daily Goals

• drink 64 oz of water (8 oz so far)
  
• eat 5 servings fruit & veggies (2 so far...)
• track food  (Yes!)
• walk for 20-30 minutes (Yes!)
• take vitamins (Yes!)
  

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Food Log
Breakfast

Oatmeal w/ milk and raisins (4)

Lunch

Subway (7)
Pretzels w/ Cheese (2)

Dinner

Soup (1)
Cereal (10)

Snacks

Apple (1)
String Cheese (1)
Cookies (6)
Pretzels (3)

TOTAL: 33 (UGH!)
TOTAL: 5 Fruit/Veg

Weigh-In

NSV!!

I did it!! I stayed perfectly in my points yesterday! I still have that one little AP leftover! Woo-hoo!!! I am sooooo excited, you wouldn't believe it!



It is very hard for me to stay within my 21 points perfectly. I almost always eat some flex or some APs. I don't know why. Maybe it's a mental thing and I feel like 21 points is so few. Who knows? But, yesterday I did it!

Score!

Anyway, I posted my checklist a little earlier. I'm liking doing these little checks, but I think I'm going to start putting them at the end of my regular posts instead of in their own posts. We will see.

Happy Hump Day everyone!

Wednesday Checklist

Tuesday Checklist

On Track

I've been doing really well, tracking my daily goals this week and I don't want to blow it, since weigh-in for Raspberry's challenge is in two days!!

Last night I packed my lunch again! Yay me! It's not the best lunch since it includes a lean cuisine and two of those Green Giant frozen veggie things -- it's just the sodium that's bad. So, I will be pounding water today.

I did make my overnight oatmeal again. This time I added chopped up strawberries and a splenda! Sooooo good!!

I just have today and tomorrow that I really have to stay on track. Then the points re-set. I can stay on my points for two days. Right? I have used all my flex points -- but I do have one lonely little activity point I could eat, should I choose too, LOL.

I'll post my daily checklist in a little while. Right now, I'm debating on what I want to do first at work. Bleh. I was soooo productive yesterday and now I just don't want to do anything. Whoops!

Happy Tuesday, folks!