Thursday - Not feeling well

I'm not feeling all that great today.  Shortly after eating breakfast my stomach started bothering me.  I made it to work anyway, but I think I may head out of here early.

Things are going well on the job hunt though.  I have two phone interviews today, and I meeting with a recruiter tomorrow.  Hopefully, I won't be out of a job for too long once I am done with my temp job.

Here is what I ate yesterday:

Breakfast: Yogurt & blueberries, with a flaxseed muffin

Lunch: Slice of pepperoni pizza from Sbarro (Ick)

Snack: Bag of Frito's (I know, bad)

Dinner: Chili grilled chicken with a side salad. (Kind of bland, but not horrible)

Workout: 35 mins on the stationary bike

I didn't make it to my gym class last night.  I ended up working late and wasn't able to make it their in time.  But, I'm hoping to feel well enough later so that I can make it their tonight.

Wednesday

Things went fairly well yesterday...except for dinner.  Here is what I ate:

Breakfast: Egg sandwich on whole wheat english muffin with arugula and tomato.

Lunch: Ceasar Salad

Dinner: Ground Sirloin Naked Burrito Bowl from Qdoba (Ouch)

I didn't work out yesterday because I decided to stay home and get my resume together and start applying for jobs.  My temp job will be ending in a few weeks so I need to start looking now.

I've already signed up for my class this evening...Video Vixen, a dance class.  So much fun.

I'm also trying a new recipe for dinner tonight.  Chili Grilled Chicken.  I hope it's good.

Happy Wednesday Everyone!

Yesterday

Yesterday went great.  I followed my eating plan exactly, and then we decided to go out to celebrate the last class of the quarter where I ended up having one drink and a whole lot of spinach artichoke dip.  But that's okay, I will get back on track today. 

I don't have class again until the 27th.  I'm so excited to have a week with no distractions so that I can work out as planned and eat well.  Yeah!  This quarter should be a lot better as well when it comes to my workload.

I want to share some of my goals with you.  I need to get ready for the alumni dinner theatre at my high school.  It's on March 15th.  I'm hoping to lose at least 5lbs by then.  And my 30th b-day party is on the 29th, so I'm hoping to hit at least 8lbs lost for that.  And then, I'll be going on vacation in April somewhere warm (We haven't figured the details yet), so i'm hoping to get lose 10-12 lbs for that.  I obviously have to stick to my eating plan and my workout goals in order to do this, and I need to be on here everyday (or almost everyday) telling you how I am doing.  That's the only way I can reach my goals.

A Good Weekend

Things went good for me this weekend.  I ate well and exercised as planned which has been hard for me to do the last few weeks.  This quarter for school was just so hard.  Luckily my last final is tomorrow night, and then I can hopefully get back into my routine.

I was finally able to head to my usual yoga class on Saturday morning.  It felt so good to go.  But, you could tell it has been a while (almost 2 months) since I last went.  I am so sore today, but that's okay.

Well, time to get my beauty sleep.  Have a good night everyone.

Hanging in there

No dramatic change in weight loss.  I've been having a hard time sticking to my diet and exercising.  I've just been really stressed with school.  Luckily, the quarter will be over this week and hopefully next quarter won't be so bad.  My 30th birthday is coming up on April 1st, and my sister and I (we're twins) are having a big party the weekend before.  I'm hoping that this will be a bit of motivation for me to stay on track so I can squeeze into one of my cute little dresses.  I've got six weeks, that should be plenty of time.

Another Monday rolls around

I'm still sticking to the best life diet.  It is going well so far, except I have a lot of food to eat.  When you are sticking to low calorie food, you have to eat a whole lot to reach your daily calories.  I feel like I am constantly eating.  But, I can't complain.  With all the fruit and veggies I've been eating, I don't have any room to eat any of the bad stuff.

Now, I just have to get moving.  Our water leaks from last week, got in the way of a couple of my workout days, so I didn't quite hit my work out goals.  Also, this weekend I will be out of town, so I am hoping I'll have some time to squeeze in a workout between all our running around.

Plus, I've been stressing out over getting things done for school.  I have two group projects right now that I have been behind on, so when I go workout I sort of feel bad that I'm not doing homework instead.  But, I'm hoping to turn that around over the next couple of days.  My boss is on vacay this week, so I'm hoping to squeeze some homework time in during the day.  I know that's bad, but oh well.  Sometimes, that just has to happen.

Have a great week everyone!

I have to work today

I know, I know. It's been too long since I posted. 

Things have just been busy at work and grad school the last few weeks.  The position I have now is only temporary so I've been working my but off to prove that they need me.  It will probably be another month or so, until I know for sure.  I really like working here, it's such a fun place to come to everyday.  If I don't get picked up full time though, I will at least be here until mid March, so I plan on enjoying every minute of it.

As for my diet, things have been going nowhere.  I've been at the same weight for almost four weeks now.  I tried Sparkpeople for about a month.  I liked the recipes, etc. but it just didn't help me at all. 

Today, though, I am starting the Best Life diet.  I like that it holds you accountable for your activity level, and that it doesn't just focus on what you are eating.  During the first phase, the only thing you have to follow what they eat is breakfast, which I have no problem doing.  I have always been a healthy breakfast person.  But, I am also trying the other meals too.  I mean, why not?

I'm feeling good about this.  I think it is going to work well for me.  I need to be held accountable for my activity, which has definitely been less then it used to be.  I'll let you know how it goes.

Well, I can't end this post without telling you what happened to me yesterday.  It's been quite cold here in Chicago the last couple of days; single digit temperatures.  Because of that, some of the heating pipes broke, and we had a small flood in our condo.    It ended up not being so bad.  The carpet along the walls that lign the hallway got soaked about four feet out.  So, we have industrial fans and de-humidifiers all over the place for the next day or two until it is completely dry.  Luckily, we were home, and we're able to get everything off the floor.  The carpet is stained, and a little smelly, but the good news is, we were planning on getting new carpet anyway.  So now insurance is going to pay for it, instead of us.  You got to look on the bright side of things.

Have a good day everyone!  I promise to keep better in touch.

The gym is open!!!

Yeah...I was able to work out last night!  And I had a great workout.  I took the Video Vixen class.  So much fun...just dancing away.

I've decided on how I am going to keep myself motivated.  I've made up a calendar with my workout schedule for the month.  I've also added in events, etc. that I know are going to get in the way of my workouts.  But most importantly, I think, once a week I added a spot to put my weight and measurements.  That way I have to see it all the time, as well as my hubby too.  So, that way he can help keep me motivated.  When I am just tracking it online, I don't pay attention to it, so I don't have to own up to when I'm slacking off.

On days that I stick to my plan, I am going to give myself a gold star.  The visual motivation is sure to help.  I can't wait to let you know my results.

Happy New Year!!!

I finally decided to check my weight this morning to see how things went over the holidays.  I did have a gain of 2lbs, but that should be easy to overcome.  (I hope) 

I've been really good with eating the last few days, staying within my calorie range.  But, I haven't worked out at all.  I've had a bit of a cold, and just didn't feel like it.  I wanted to work out today, but my gym is closed.  So frustrating.  Plus, they haven't bothered updating the class schedule online for January yet, so I don't know if I'll be able to go the next couple of days or not.  They were closed the 23rd - 26th last week too.  Which obviously makes it hard to work out.

I hope everyone has a great new year, full of success!  Have fun tonight and be safe!

I'm still here

It's been a while since I posted, but I'm still around.  You all know how the holidays can be sometimes, with all the running around.

I did okay during the holidays.  I splurged a little and enjoyed myself.  I may have gained a lb or 2, but I keep forgetting to weigh myself each morning.  My clothes still fit, so I guess that is a good sign.  Ha.

I've been kind of bummed though, because my weight isn't really going anywhere.  I just got to keep on trying though, and hopefully I can get rid of these last 15lbs.

I need to find something to motivate me.  I don't really have anything in particular right now that does.  Anybody have any good ideas?