Good Morning! So far, so good. I haven't exercised today, yet, but that is on my list of things to do today before I get comfortable and veg out.
We got snow again, so I won't be out walking tonight, but I'm going to go through all of my exercised video's and DVD's today and make a pile of the one's I (sort of) enjoy doing and put the rest away. If the good one's are out in the open I may actually do them.
I've been doing good with my water intake. I keep my 32 oz. mug with me all day and I've already filled it twice this morning. I find that if I have a straw in my mug I drink A LOT more.
Well, I'm off to organize my home office/exercise/craft room and get everything set up so that I have enough room to exercise.
Have a great day!
Jenn
LATER: I finished exercising for 21 minutes on my Gazelle. I feel SO MUCH better now. I'm going to try to get in another 20 minutes after dinner.
punkalicious and Calorie Counter: Thank you so much for your comment's. They were the motivation I needed to get my tush moving. You have no idea how you both made my day and lifted my spirits. Thank you again.
IT'S FRIDAY!!!! I love Friday's. My weekend starts at 2:30 and then I'm free until Monday...gotta love that.
I think I'm feeling "off" because I haven't been exercising. I love to go outside and walk, but it's been about 10 degree's after it gets dark and I'm not going out at that temp., plus, the air is so gross that there is an air advisory out telling people not to exercise outdoors. I still haven't joined a gym, I'm waiting for my friend, who belongs to the gym I want to join, to get back from her cruise to Mexico (yeah, rough life) so I can check it out with a 3 day free pass. She'll be back this weekend so I can check it out next week. I'm actually pretty excited about that.
I haven't even been able to go out and walk during my lunch hour because of the air and the temperature. We've been getting a high of 20 degree's during the day. BRRRRRRR.
My first goal for tomorrow is to exercise for at least 20 minutes on my Gazelle. I don't like doing it, but maybe it's the little boost I need to get my energy back up.
My second goal for tomorrow is to drink a lot of water. I've been drinking WAY too much diet Coke to give me a little buzz of energy to get me through the day.
It's been a few days since I've posted. I've been REALLY bad about my eating and exercise. I'm trying to get myself back on track and it's really hard. I'm hoping things get back to normal next week. I just can't seem to get it together. I did buy the book by Bob Greene, "The Best Life Diet" and I love the ideas and I'm still reading it, so I haven't actually started it yet.
My boss is out of town this week so I've been really busy...but I'll admit, it's been REALLY nice being able to do things on my schedule and not someone else's. I'm dreading next week...we have another couple of confrences to get ready for and one or two trainings...UGH!!!!!
I'm hoping I can get rejuvinated during this weekend and do better next week. I just feel so "off" and I'm not sure how to get back on track. We'll see how the weekend goes.
I didn't do too bad today, but I could have done better. I didn't get up early to exercise, I was still too wiped out from yesterday, but I did just finish walking 3x around my block which is equal to 1.5 miles. We have LONG blocks here in Salt Lake City. I can usually do pretty good time around the block, but some idiots didn't shovel their sidewalks and I had to go really slow over the ice.
My eating could have been better. I had a yogurt for breakfast, 2 slices of 100% whole wheat bread with a little bit of BBQ pork on them and 1/2 and apple. I also had 1/4 of a donut at work, I really tried to refuse it, but it just kept calling my name and I caved...at least I only ate a little bit of it. For dinner I had a homemade taco salad and then did my walking, so I'm hoping I don't do too bad on the scales.
I called a local health club today to get some information about joining, but I haven't heard back from them about pricing. I love joining the gym at the beginning of the year, they usually have some good promotions going on, all you have to do is ask. I would be more consistant at walking my own block if the weather was a little more stable. Plus, I like to walk when it's dark out so no one can see me walking and that creates a problem in the winter, once the sun goes down the water puddles turn to ice. So, I'm thinking that joining a health club, where my friends go, would get me to exercise on a regular schedule and if I go with friends, I'll be more likely to actually GO.
And I REFUSE to get up. I am so tired and sore and my feet are threatening to leave my body. I don't think I have EVER worked so hard in my life as I did today. I worked 10 straight hours for a training at work and only once was I able to sit down. I wish I could say I just stood there, but I was up and down stairs ALL DAY LONG. It got to the point that my feet refused to take another step up those stairs, so they convinced to me take the elevator a couple times. However, I LOVED IT. I had so much fun.
I also didn't get much water in today, only 32 oz. in 10 hours and 1 can of diet Coke (I am drinking more water now, so I'm feeling hydrated again). My eating was good, 1/2 a taco (I was so hungry at lunch time that I got nausous at the smell and couldn't eat much) and 2 tiny bites of brownie cheesecake. I'm starting to feel better now and hoping that I can have a good dinner (probably a salad and a little bit of BBQ pork).
The rest of tonight I am going to take it easy and hope that I see a loss on the scale tomorrow. If not, I won't be a happy camper.
I really didn't get mucn accomplished this weekend, but that's OK, I was able to get my grocery shopping done and spend time with my kids and husband. It was very relaxing. Tonight is my favorite time of the week. Our friends come over every Sunday night for dinner and we play card games. It's fun conversations, food, and games, can't beat that.
I drank all my water today...A LOT of water, I think I'm going to float away, but since tomorrow I have a training all day I don't think I'm going to get much, if any, in.
I've decided to start bringing my ipod to work so that I can listen to music and walk around the block at lunch instead of sitting on the couch in the break room reading my book and eating. It'll serve a couple of purposes, one, so that I can get some fresh air and be out of the building and see the great outdoors and two, to add another round of exercise to my day. My friend is also trying to lose weight and maybe I can talk her into walking with me. That way we can talk about our frustrations of work without anyone overhearing us.
I've been debating about joining WW again. I joined last year, but we had some issues here at home that required me to quit and I didn't go back. I just hate that the closest WW meeting is about a 15 minute drive (on the freeway) and when it's snowing and icky out, I don't go. To me, that's just a waste of money. I'm going to have to do some thinking about it.
Overall, I'm happy about how I did with my eating this weekend.
Ahhhhh, thank goodness for Friday!! The week is over and I survived.
I'm committed to getting this weight off and I know that I can do it. I've done it before (way back when I was single and younger, but I did do it) and I can do it again. I just need to get into the right mind set and I think I'm there. I had an "enlightening" moment at work today and I think it took just a little insight to make something finally click in my brain.
I spent all day today getting ready for training my boss and I are holding on Monday morning and after putting together the 22 packets and running all over the building getting things set up and organized it finally dawned on me...I can get so much more done and not be so tired and worn down if I lost more weight. My job woud actually be easier. I could run up and down the stairs quicker instead of waiting for the elevator, I could get up off the floor a little more gracefully (on those days that I have 20 piles of papers all over the floor of my office and I'm sitting on the floor organizing them). There are so many more things I could do and I could be more effective, what an amazing idea.
I guess I just needed that little nudge in the tush to set me straight.
Tomorrow I'm going grocery shopping for good foods and healthy lunches I can take to work instead of eating all the catered food that we're always having because of trainings and conferences. There is no reason I can't eat healthy by bringing my own foods (it'll cost more, but there is a price to being healthy) and staying away from the junk we serve....hmmmmm, maybe I can talk my boss into letting me order healthy food (however, if I do that our attendance might go down. LOL).
Ok, I feel so much better about my ability to lose weight and do what I need to do to get healthy.
I've been doing pretty good with my eating today. I can't say that I've actually done any "exercise" but I kept busy at working walking all over the building and that is a workout in itself. I was so busy today I almost forgot to go to lunch...that's just not normal for me to forget something like that.
I won't go out walking around the block tonight...we got 7 inches of snow today. As soon as I'm done blogging I'm going to hop on my gazelle and try to exercise for 20 minutes. I always feel better after I exercise.
I've gotten in a lot of water today, but my goal is go drink only water and I messed that up today. I was so run down this morning that I had a diet Coke, so I have to drink more water to make up for that. Oh well, at least it was diet and not regular...I don't need the extra calories.
I can't believe I've been so tired lately. I have a sick boy at home and I just can't seem to get control of what i'm eating. I keep grabbing for things that are easy to fix, are already prepared, or just plain unhealthy. I need to eat right so I'll have the energy to do what I need to, but I feel so off kilter and just want the day to end.
It's been cold out at night so I haven't been walking and now we're supposed to get snow today so I'm going to have to put off walking for a few more days. My Gazelle is just sitting here staring at me, but I have to get to work, so I'm going to try to eat well for the day and then workout as soon as I get home.
Hopefully, my son will be feeling better by the time I get home from work and I can start to establish a routine. I do much better on a routine, I know what I have to do and when I have to do it.
I was off to a GREAT start this morning. I got up early and did 20 min. on the Gazelle, had a banana and slim-fast shake for breakfast, went to work (didn't cave into the fresh bagels and cream cheese that my boss brought in), and had a WW frozen lunch and orange for lunch.
Then, I went home.
My son is sick with the stomach flu, so I've been grabbing convenient things to eat when I have a moment and none of it's healthy. I was able to do about 10 more minutes on the Gazelle, but wasn't able to go out and do some walking like I wanted to and now I feel like I've messed up again and my New Years Resolutions are down the drain.
I'm not giving up, tomorrow is a new day and maybe, just maybe, I can get some control. I want to be one of those women who are TOTALLY obsesed with losing weight and obscenely careful about what they eat. I want to be a freak like that. If only!
Ahhhhh, thank goodness for Friday!! The week is over and I survived. 