I got my behind out of bed this morning and went to the gym before work....WHOOOOHOOOOO....I am so proud of myself. I feel alot better already. Tomorrow I am off so it is off to due the strength training. Today I did 1 yes 1 hour on the treadmill I went 3.6 miles in one hour....after the first 30 minutes I thought I would fall over...but I took a swig of water..turned up the tunes a little more and off I went. I was even early for work that includes a shower and a stop to get a strawberry smoothie which was very yucky and I will probably never buy another one again. Anyway I am just happy that I went to the gym like I told myself last week that I would. The only way I am going to make the pounds disappear is to eat better and to exercise. So my goal for this week is to exercise 5 times which I already have 2 down..and try not to eat things I shouldn't. Last night for supper I tried these meatballs and a spagehtti sauce from the biggest loser cookbook and I have to admit they were actually kind of yummy....well I had better get back to work...I love my job...and I got a dollar raise that I wasn't expecting....YIPPEEE...I thought I was only going to get a .50 cent raise but when I opened my stub I seen that I got a whole dollar....WOW...I must be doing something right...well anyway...good luck to all on your weight loss journey and we can do this....
Well this is the start of week two for me. I went to the gym 3 days last week, this weeks goal is to add one more day to the routine. I feel really good this week. I had a little slip up this weekend. Yesterday to be exact. I had 1 mini bag of natural cracked pepper and salt popcorn, about a cup and a half of ice cream and about 20 milk duds...not the worst downhill slide I have ever had. But I felt guilty this morning that I amped up the incline and speed on the treadmill hoping that I could erase yesterdays oops....I am trying a new recipe tonight. I purchased the biggest loser cookbook awhile back and last night I was looking through it and I found a recipe for a some yummy sounding meatballs....so we will see how it goes....I am planning on going to the gym in the morning to do my cardio..I didnt do it last week....my gym is sponsoring a version of the biggest loser. I am thinking about joining. It is a 8 week class where the intstructor talks about how to eat in the "normal world"... and gives you exercise for "homework".....I havent quite decided if I want to do it. It will cost me 65 dollars with my membership....so we will see it starts April and goes until june...I would reallly like to but I would miss everyother week because I work late every other thursday....but I have some time to think about it. Good luck to everyone in your weight loss....
to the gym this morning but I did go yesterday and had a really good workout. I did 30 minutes on the treadmill to warm myself up and then I did my full strength training circuit....yeah for me...but I did not go this morning..next week I will have to make sure I go every other day to do my cardio...I just didn't want to get out of bed this morning again. I know I need to go...I just can't get myself out of bed...I was awake but I just didn't want to get up. So next week when I weigh in and I don't have much of a loss to post I can't blame anyone but myself..I knew I should have got up and went on my way...but I will go tomorrow....
out on going to the gym this morning for my cardio workout. I AM AND WILL go tomorrow to do my strength training. Do you think it would hurt if I were to do my cardio tomorrow on top of my strength training?...I am hoping not I am planning on doing my normal routine for the strength and then add in some extra time either on the elliptical machine or on the treadmill...I am thinking I will do a random program on the treadmill tomorrow, that way I make up for today...but I have got to get myself motivated to get to the gym in the mornings before work. I really want to make this program stick so I am going to make myself go tomorrow and then Thursday and Friday with the weekend off....I am a little sore today from yesterday but I will get over that...August is coming and I don't want to look horrible in the dress for the wedding.....YIKES....they have been together for 5 years you think that they could just wait ONE more year to get married...LOL....well I had better get back to work..it has been snowing here all day..makes me want to go home and curl up with a good book and a cup of hot chocolate with extra mashmellows.........
Well I went to meet with a personal trainer today...I was kinda nervous when I went but to tell you the truth it was great...she set me up on a program that definetly worked me out and then she told me two days a week to do cardio....so I am excited. Tomorrow is my cardio day so before I go to work I am going to make myself get up and I am going to go to the gym do my cardio and then shower and go to work...I really hope this works.....I also went to the library and stocked up on books. That way on my days off when I am sitting home I can read and not eat...I got this book called "Skinny Bitch" it was in the health and nutrition area, looked interesting so we will see I am going to start reading after I go get the kiddies from school.....If anyone actually reads this good luck to you in your weight loss goals.....thanks for stopping by....
Well....for the last two weeks I have done exactly nothing to help my situation....so I made a decision last night and made an appointment at my gym today to work with a personal trainer. It comes free with my membership. So today at 11:30 I am meeting with her. I stepped on the scale this morning and I am right back where I was before. My time is running low..I now have 6 yes 6 months to lose a reasonable amount of weight to get ready for a wedding. My cousin is getting married in August and she asked me to be a bridesmaid...YIKES....6 months to at least get my self under 190 pounds is my goal....I was going to reset my tracker but I think I will leave it for my ultimate goal...well I will post agian after my meeting with the trainer today. See how many times a week she thinks I should work out...I am thinking about getting my lazy butt up at 5 am and be to the gym by 6 and workout for my routine and then shower and change at the gym and get ready for work..we will see..I might start slow and do it on my days off which is 3 one week and then 4 days the next week. I work 3 13 hour shifts a week to get my full time hours..it is kinda nice but sometimes the 13 hours get kinda long....well I had better finish getting myself ready for the gym....I am kinda nervous....she sounded little standoffish on the phone so hopefully things will be better when I get there...thanks so much....
Well...I have not made much progress since my last post, I have not gained nor lost anything....but then I didn't go to water aerobics for 2 weeks....I was sick for a week with some yucky upper respiratory problem and then the other two nights it was way to cold to go out...when the weather people say DO NOT GO UNLESS YOU HAVE TO OR GET FROSTBITE I tend to listen..and stayed home...boy I can't wait until spring time comes....I am so tired of being cold...I am going to water aerobics tonight...it is cold but I need to get in gear....i have less than a year to drop all this weight i have...my insurance bennies kick in on the 23rd and then I am going in for a full physical...including a fertility work up...I want to know if everything is working so we can try to have a baby next year.....I really hope that everything is ok with me and that when I have my tubal reversal next spring we can get pregnant right away....well enough babbling i had better get my salad finished for suppper tonight....take care everyone and good luck on the weightloss.......
Well, here it is one month into the new lifestyle...even though I didn't lose as much as I wanted to I did lose that is all that matters. I was hoping for 10 pounds but I will take what I got. This next month I am going to try harder. I could have tried harder this last month. But I did go to water aerobics and did drink all the water I was suppose to.
So for this month I plan on adding weight watchers to my plan continue my water aerobics and we will see how it goes for March 1 weigh in. But it feels so good to see that my graph line has gone down and not up....I can do this and I WILL do this....11 months to go till D-Day...and lots of pounds to go till goal.....BUT I CAN AND I WILL....thanks for those of you who have stop to say kinds things and give me encouragement....
Well...I am not doing so well this week on my diet...it started this weekend I didn't do so well..I had M&M's and popcorn...and I had more last night. YUCK..I don't feel so good. But I am back on the saddle today. I wasn't able to go to water aerobics last night. I went to see my friend and her new baby that was born yesterday. On the way home thinking about holding that tiny precious baby made me want one more. So I am determined to get back on track before I get to far off....I am going to do this. I want to lose the weight. I got my books for school yesterday. I am going to do classes online and work and then maybe I will be to busy to even think about eating bad stuff. I just found some awesome ww recipes online and they are made with ordinary things I would have in my fridge and cupboard. I wish I could just have someone plan the menu for me and then I would cook it. I just don't know what to make. We have been eating alot of chicken breast and veggies. But I would like to change it up every once in awhile. I have been drinking all my water...except for yesterday I only drank half of what I was suppose too. So today I am going to try to drink all that I am. Does anyone know exactly how much water a person is suppose to drink in a day. I have been drinking about a half a gallon. So anyway...I had better finish getting ready for work. I am hoping in a couple of weeks to go shopping I need some new clothes for work and it would be so wonderful to buy just a regular xl not a 2 or 3x....I will get there I just can't give up.....I WILL DO THIS....thanks to those of you who have dropped supporting comments. Sometimes I think that I just blog to hear myself....lol....have a good day....
...I weighed myself this morning....and I proudly say I got to post a loss...not a huge loss like I was hoping but it falls in the 1-2 pound a week category...I have to be honest though..there were a few days when I did not stick to my eating plan as closely as I wanted...I had a slice of banana cake three nights in a row...but I have been drinking my water and going to water aerobics twice a week and then one extra day of "swimming" with my family..more like horsing around playing water basketball...my goal for the next two weeks is to eat better and stick to what I know I can eat and what I should avoid...so hopefully when I weigh in on the 31st of this month I can post another loss....I am just glad I got to post a loss anyway....my exercise goals are to keep going to water aerobics twice a week then in March when they start a morning cycling class I plan on joining that...that is 2 days a week from 6 am to 7 am...leaves me enough time to shower and get ready for work...then on my normal water aerobics nights I will go to that...I am so glad that we purchased this membership to the gym...I am going to take full advantage of every single class that they have....I just feel so good about posting a loss....YIPPPEEE...well I had better get my behind in gear and finish getting ready for work...have a great weekend....
