Inspired by several people who have downloaded the C25K podcast, I downloaded and walked it once and then actually did it today. I went to the gym thinking it would be the typical lazy quiet saturday in there but it was more crowded than usual. Anyway I brought my MP3 player and was going to do the C25K thing right away but the treadmills were full of big ole men.. so I got up on one and turned my MP3 player on to music and just did hills for 20 minutes because I was a bit embarrassed and intimidated to run with the athletic people..... but I got off the treadmill and went to the bathroom to relieve myself and then said dammit this is about ME not them I don't care what they think and truthfully they probably didn't notice I was in there anyway. I got back on the treadmill, tuned up the podcast and did it. I DID IT!!!! All the way through... whewwwww.. it felt good to sweat like that and I feel energized. I'm very very very thankful for technolody today.. it's easier to run with the podcast going on a treadmill. And I'm thankful espeically for the technology of my sports bra that kept my boobs from slapping me in the face and knees while I ran... it's an engineering miracle...
Today I got up and cleaned out the fridge and salvaged what veggies I could and cut them up and put them in a dutch oven and baked them with some dill and other spices. I got some chicken and salmon for some good protein. I have been toying with a recent few poundweight gain that I haven't posted hoping it was temporary. I hope to see it gone forever by getting totally back on track.. no sodas, no bread, no sugar... just very low carbs for a while....and really watching my portion sizes.
I have nothing stellar to report I'm just pluggin along on plan..... which actually could be thought of as stellar after the past few weeks. I'm eating well and exercising every day. Mostly with dog walks and doing some eliptical and weights. I went back tonight to start my eliptical log to track the time, distance, calories burned etc.
I loved the makeover show on BL last night I thought everyone looked so good. I especially thought Kelly looked good with the straightened hair. I do like Tim Gunn I think he is so classy stylish.
I've got some more exercising to do tonight but haven't blogged in a couple of days and need to stay in the habit to keep me accountable.
I've been absent from blogging and absent from staying on plan...that's usually why I don't blog......hmmmpfff. Anyway after a business conference and basic rebellion I'm ready to get back at this seriously.. I mean it! Seriously!!!!!
I went to Atlanta last week and one of the best things I did was stop by Intimacy in the Phipps Plaza. I have never had a professional bra fitting... I just would get what felt comfy... didn't seem to matter that the girls were hangin saggin south. But you know I watch Oprah some, what not to wear and Tim Gunn's guide to style.... and they all emphasize the importance of a good foundation. Boy were they correct. They don't measure you at intimacy just look at you and have you try on bra. My consultant was excellent and she was pretty much on the money from the get go. The difference in how my close looked was amazing.. I truly looked like I had lost 15 pounds and I had a nice shape to my body not just a blob. I ended up buying 3 bras two regular and a sports bra and spent a good bit but I am very pleased with them and I will do it again. The good thing is WHEN I lose weight they will alter them free. Oh I went from a 42B to a 40DDD or F YIKES.
I'm planning a container garden - I'll have tomatoes and peppers and maybe a few other things. Tomatoes are so expensive here and when I get good ones I can eat them at every meal....
So the plan is to get the junk out of my system and go back to the no sugar, low fat, no soda, no vending food like I did at the beginning of the year. I've consumed massive amounts of calories and fat and sodas over the past few weeks. Today I feel good and have been eating on my spinach tomato and mushroom salad, I have a grapefruit and some strawberries for later and tonight I'll be grilling a chicken breast and having fresh asparagus. And I'm working on my third large cup of water and of course running to the bathroom every 20 minutes. I will make friends again with my eliptical, my bike and the gym. I'm on a mission.
I have returned from a short vacation to Daytona Beach/Orlando. I ate alot, I exercised little except for a few walks on the beach. Getting back on track now...and getting the fried seafood, creamy she-crab soup and a billion calorie Southern Baptist glutfest dinner on the grounds out of my system.. the past is the past and the future is healthy and bright.
I've fallen off the wagon and the wagon has left me
I don't know what has happened to me the last few days... but it's not good.
I did have a pretty good doctors visit on Thursday... my bloodwork came back good - everything was within normal range but she tells me she wants some things a little lower. I had lost 6 pounds since the last visit which is good. My blood pressure was up a little but I'm convinced that the nurse did not take it correctly. Cause she messed it up the first time and then the second time I don't think she was convinced. I have been taking it at different monitors at work and at drug stores for the past few weeks and it has always been around 120/70 consistantly for two weeks. Anyway the doc was nice and wrote that it had been lower when I took it. I'm thinking the doctor didn't trust the nurse either.... so after the visit I go have lunch with my two skinniest, healthiest eating friends.. where did they pick... a mexican restaurant.. and so the bumpy wagon ride began.. actually I was pretty good there but then there was valentines candy, the after the doc visit well it's ok to eat that and drink a soda, etc... then I just got lazy about cooking healthy and planning..... and tonight when I went to get skim milk.... on sale Bryers ice cream got in my basket and eventually in my tummy. So.. time to get on the wagon, get the sugar out of my system and get with it. I'm going to Daytona this weekend....what have I've been thinking when I put the crap in my system.
Well here is a sad realization... Larry the Cable Guy and I now weigh about the same. He was on the Tonight show the last couple of nights. He's been on a diet I can't remember if it was nutrisystem or Jenny Craig and has lost 50 pounds. so now we weigh about the same... I gotta get busy. He actually looks pretty good.
I have not been steller on the diet and exercise but doing ok. The weight is at a stand still but it could be I'm not exercising with the intensity as last week and having a little issue with portion control. The good things are that I'm still strong on the no sodas of any kind and no vending snacks. I talked myself out of having a fast food sandwich or dunkin doniuts last Saturday. I was proud of that and went home and had cereal and fruit. That is a big change in my behavior. My portion control issue came in what would noramlly be a healthy thing... I found a new high fiber cereal... Fiber One Caramel.. well I've been eating it straight from the box it's addictive. I finished the box in a couple of days. I won't be buying it for a very long time.
I am surrounded by flu in my office. I did get a flu shot which I'm thankful for. But my salad catering is cancelled this week because my salad man and his wife both have the flu..and they dont' want to spread it. So today I forgot to bring lunch but made as healthy a choice I think I could at our company canteen. I had a turkey/ham sandwich on wheat, no cheese and loaded with veggies and mustard. It was a good sandwich.
It always makes you feel good when someone notices you've lost a little. One of the ladies outside my office area told one of my coworkers she noticed I had lost some.... my coworker told me..... that's a good feeling
My doctor appt got cancelled today by the doc. They offered me up another PA but I passed and rescheduled. I have a one week reprieve from the doctor scale and I plan to make good use of it to knock off a couple of more pounds. True confession: I had planned to have coffee and a muffin top after the doctor visit because it's on the way back to work. To not have that plan next week I made arrangements to eat lunch with my two skinniest ultra healthy eater friends right after my doctors appointment. This will keep me from doing the "I don't have to officially weigh again for another 6-8 weeks, I can eat donuts" eating. I got lots of practice with that when I did weight watchers years ago with some friends at church.. We'd weigh, we might stay for the meeting, and then we'd go to burger king. No wonder I wasn't successful. I still have that issue in more recent times with WW. My eating now has been good I had fruit at work for breakfast, my normal salad more fruit and I had a small bowl of cereal in the afternoon. Tonight I made brown rice and black beans with some onions. Here's the cool thing.. I usally make 2 servings of brown rice and eat at least 3/4s of it. I had probably not a full serving and some beans. It was good.. ...but i'm feeling the effects of the beans.
today I watched Oprah and Peter Walsh the organizing guru was on and wrote a book how clutter is making you fat. I think he had some good points. I know when my house is in order, my life is more in order and my eating, etc. My eating is more in order than my house lately. But it did make me stand up while it was on and fold laundry and sweep the floors.
I got in a good long walk with one of my dogs and a shorter walk with the other. It is suppose to be beautiful here this weekend . I plan to work a little in the office this weekend but the rest of the time spend working in the yard, trimming branches, cleaning up stuff and sitting on the chaise and reading. Ahhhhhh
It's been so long since I felt like I have consistantly lost any weight that I find myself looking at my weight log to see where I was when. This morning I was down a smidgeon more and I finally feel I'm getting the hang of this weight loss thing. Tonight i did the eliptical for 25 minutes at one time... at about 20 minutes my feet go numb for some reason. When I first got the new toy I could only do 3-4 minutes at a time.. now I'm consistantly over 15 each time I get on it. I'm so glad I got it. My clothes are starting to feel so much looser. I'm going on a mini vacation in a couple of weeks and I should be passing by a couple of outlets. I'm going to Orlando for my old churchs homecoming but my mom said she would like to stay at the beach and just drive to the church from there. Good thinking mom. My brother has some time share points and found us a place. We aren't taking the dogs, they will be disappointed but we will have a lot of freedom to go more places. I have the worlds best pet sitter. Plus imagine how much more I can buy when I don't have a back seat full of dogs. Actually I only plan to purchase some bras and maybe some dress pants.
My golden retriver is resting her head on my leg wanting to go for a walk....she rules my life ya know
I did watch some of the superbowl but I have to admit I watched probably more of the puppy bowl. It was just so cute and I didn't see one Dorito commercial.
Today was pretty good. I did give into a Heath Bar. I thought I bought 10 to put in my missionary friend's birthday goody box. But it turned out I bought 11 of them... so I ate one. 220 calories. I decided purposely tonight to get on my eliptical and burn them off. 27 minutes later those calories were gone. The rest of the eating was good. High fiber cereal and blueberries this morning, fruit for snack after church, a couple of eggs for lunch the dreaded heath bar and about 5 p.m. I had taco soup at my moms. I had stop by her house after I made a lap around the neighborhood on my bike. I rode a whole 10 minutes I think. It was beautiful out in Central Ga. The only other exercise I did was dancing with the mp3 player while cleaning the kitchen. It came preloaded with songs I've never heard of and every once in awhile one gets in the mix. I have some spanish song called Fumaza which I have no idea what it's about but it makes me want to dance.. Maybe I should go take some salsa lessons... maybe I should explore latin music more for my mp3 player.
My goal this week is to be perfectly perfect eating and very active. I have to go to the doc on Thurs for a check up and results of some blood work. I have this little deal with my doc I am gonna see her every couple of months whether I'm sick or not so she can check my blood pressure and weight. My personal goal is to lose 5-10 pounds each time and have my bp normal. I don't want to go on medicine. She threatened that back in november when it was high.. I told her I would change my ways... so far things are going well.
I was bemoaning the fact that I was losing so slow but when I totaled up what I lost the last month... Almost 10 pounds.. I'm happy about that! I feel I'm kinda on a roll now. I looked back at my weight log and I'm lower than I have been since sometime in the fall. My next min goal is to reach 225 where I was in July. I logged 36 minutes on my new eliptical today. Took a couple of sessions but i feel good about that accomplishment. I also walked the dogs so everyone is happy.
Last night I ventured a little too much to the dark side but I came back today. I had gone out and bought a bunch of chocolate poptarts, candy and other chocolate things to send to my friend Jennifer who is a missionary in Russia. Her birthday is coming up. So I decided I would try one of those hot bowl deserts you do in the microwave. One wouldn't hurt me... wrong. But I did purposely take small bites slowly and I was only able to finish half of it because it was too rich and sweet. Normally I could probably have eaten two or three. Anyway, I felt good that I didn't eat the whole thing. Later I had a bit of dark chocolate candy. Well the chocolate did hurt me... about 2 a.m. I woke up with extreme acid reflux. My acid reflux has been pretty much under control because I've been eating so well. Learned my lesson!
Today was a much healthier eating day. I've got to step up my water intake though I have been slacking there.
