Well here is to a new month of living healthy! Wow I can't believe that I have been on program for 2 months now!!! Feb. was an ok month... I could have definitly done better! I did do really good on my water intake, kept on track with eating and managed to get in exercise a couple of weeks. I really need to focus on more exercise for the month of March! I now that it will help the pounds melt off a bit faster.
I weighed myself on Thurs. and I lost 2 pounds! Yippee!!! I needed that little boost considering I gained a pound last week. Unfortantly I caught a cold and have been fighting it since Wed. night so I have not worked out since Tues. I just don't feel good and I really do not have the energy to do much. I felt guilty about not working out until I had talked to my friend and she said that she had watched an episode of Ellen and Bob the workout dude for Biggest Loser said that when you are sick your body is telling you to slow down and focus on getting healthy again and that working out when you are sick really does not do much for your body but run it more down. So my guilt is gone and am really looking forward to feeling better again and getting back into my workout routine.
Things I need to work on for the month of March:
1. Cardio 4-5 times a week.
2. Get more serious about doing pilates 2-3 times a week.
3. Make sure I eat at least one fruit or vegetable with each meal. I struggle with the vegetables.
4. Count my calorie intake everyday... not just a couple times a week. I want to make sure that I am not over or under my daily calorie amount.
I hope the month of March is going to be fantastic for everyone. Stay strong and keep focused.....we can do this!!!
I have not blogged for a couple days. I was going to weigh myself last Thurs. but I woke up late and basically forgot to step on the scale. I like to weigh myself in the morning. I did however weigh myself the following day and I was nervous to step on the scale because it was that TOM. I had a feeling I was going to be up because of it, and yes I was. I was up a pound. Not to worried about it since I usually am a bit heavier at that time. It will be interesting to see what the scale says this week.
Saturday I had to teach a class and then after work I had dinner plans at a friends house. I had already let her know that I was going to be late because I was working, so when I got home I quickly jumped on my eliptical and worked out. Dinner was yummy... she made lasagna and caeser salad. They all had dessert but I passed, didn't really want any which is weird for me because I have a huge sweet tooth! I did however have quite a few glasses of red wine. I love sitting around with friends chatting and drinking wine. Wine is my downfall! I probably love it more than the sweets! I need to learn to just have 2 glasses and call it quits! all those empty calories!
Monday I went out for dinner with a friend and we planned what we were going to eat before we got there. I think that is the key to eating out. I have done this a couple times now and it really prevents me from going over my calories.
I have not worked out since Saturday so I will be definitly working out tonight. I feel like I have kinda lost a bit of my motivation for working out. I was planning on really working out hard for the next 4 weeks because I was really hoping to lose 6 pounds. My energy has been kinda down and now I feel like I am getting a sore throat! please let me not get sick! I still have 3 weeks of hard work ahead of me. I really want to do this! It would feel so great!
I had a fantastic sleep last night and felt so full of energy today. I journaled all my food intake and did really good.
I had a client at 4:30 and she brought some wine. It is kinda a ritual we do when she comes to see me. I had a couple glasses of wine and we stayed later chatting. I did not get home until 8:30. I sat on the couch and thought... well I really don't feel like working out now, I will just work out tomorrow. Wrong attitude! I thought too bad, you skipped out on working out yesterday for being tired... how many excuses can I come up with??? So I am proud to say that I jumped on my elliptical and worked out for 20 min! I knew that if I didn't I would just feel so guilty and I would have went to bed tonight thinking "you should have worked out you lazy bum!!!
So tomorrow is weigh-in day for me. I really hope I lost something.... I really don't feel any different so I will not be shocked if I did not lose anything, but boy would it be nice to see the scale go down!
So I was searching the internet today and I found this great list of the 100 Smartest Diet Tips Ever on Prevention.com... thought I would share a few of them that I thought were pretty good... just incase anybody reads this maybe you will find them helpful as well.
Tricks to Help You Cut Calories
1. See what you eat. Plate your food instead of eating out of the jar or bag.
2. Eat the low-cal items on your plate first, then graduate. Start with salads, veggies, and broth soups, and eat meats and starches last. By the time you get to them, you'll be full enough to be content with smaller portions of the high-calorie choices.
3. Use mustard instead of mayo.
How Can I Eat More Veggies
1.Doctor your veggies to make them delicious: Dribble maple syrup over carrots, and sprinkle chopped nuts on green beans.
2. Have a V8 or tomatoe juice instead of Diet Coke at 3 pm.
Mantra's that will Help Me Stick to My Diet
1. "I'll ride the wave. My cravings will disappear after 10 min. if I turn my attention elsewhere".
2. " I am a work in progress".
3. " It's more stressful to continue being fat than to stop overeating". ( I love that one!)
How Can I Conquer My Downfall: Bingeing at Night?
1. Eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The large majority of people who struggle with night eating are those who skip meals or don't eat balanced meals during the day.
2. Put a sign on the kitchen and refrigerator doors: "Closed after Dinner".
3. Brush your teeth right after dinner to remind you: No More Food.
I could not sleep last night, the last time I looked at the clock is was 3:00am! I hate nights when I can't sleep it is so frustrating. I woke up late this morning so therefore I was late for work. The whole day was basically screwed because I was so tired. I think the thing that frustrates me the most about days like this is that you just don't care about anything. I did not do too bad with what I ate but I did not journal my food intake or exercise today because I just do not have the energy to do it.. What a bad way to start my little challenge to lose 6 pounds in the next 4 weeks. I am going to go to bed earlier tonight and hope for a restfull sleep because I have all intentions to workout really hard for the rest of the week. I really need to get into a routine of going to sleep at the same time each night and waking up at the same time too. I am sure that will help alot.
Thank goodness tomorrow is a new day and a new start.
I worked out yesterday and decided to try one of the programs on my elliptical. I pushed myself to finish and when I got off I was so light-headed, even after half an hour of my workout I had some yogurt and my hands were still shaky. I don't know if I pushed it to hard or if that is normal after a hard workout???
I did not work out today, I stayed up late last night watching movies and I woke up late. I cleaned my whole apartment and then went over to a friends place for dinner. It is kinda hard eating at other people's places. You really don't know how bad the food is your eating and you do not want to be rude and say that you can't eat that. So I just took a small serving and hoped for the best. What do you do in that situation? I mean you still want to have somewhat of a social life but I can't help from feeling a bit bad for eating certain foods. I guess it is all about portion control in that kind of situation.
Yesterday I woke up with a terrible migrane. I spent most of the morning on my couch feeling terrible. I thought that there was no way that I was going to be able to exercise today. My migrane finally faded at about 2:00 in the afternoon. I started feeling back to normal again. I sat there thinking... well there is really no reason why I cannot exercise now! I did try to come up with excuses of why I didn't want to. But then I realized I had promised myself to workout today so I got my butt on the elliptical and had a great workout. I felt fantastic when I was done, the best I had felt all day! No more excuses I just got to do it!
Last night I went over to my friend NIkki's place to watch the hockey game. We started talking about our weekend trip to Kalispell on March 17th. We want to go shopping and just get away for a weekend. I did not realize that it is only 4 weeks away! I can't believe how time flys! I was really hoping to have lost 20 pounds before we went because we are going shopping and I wanted to be able to fit into a smaller size! I am really going to try to lose 6 pounds before then. I think that is a pretty realistic goal. I would have to lose 1.5 pounds each week. If I did lose 6 pounds I would be at a total loss of 18 pounds... that is pretty close to 20. Looks like for the next 4 weeks I am really going to have to work harder to acheive that goal. I can do this I just need to stay focused. To be honest I kinda like setting short term goals for myself... it really inspires me to work my butt off!
So yesterday after work I went grocery shopping and when I got home my friend asked me if I would like to come out with her and some of the nurses she works with at the hospital, I thought since I have not been out for quite some time, it would be nice to go out. I did not end up working out on the elliptical like I had said I was going to do, thank god I did pilates that morning! I did have a couple drinks but I chose drinks that were lower in calories.... sure I would have loved to have had a margarita or a paralizer but I know they are high in calories so I stuck with Vodka, Soda with a splash of Cranberry. All the girls ordered appetizers, they had dry ribs, calamari and a goat cheese spread with pita's... oh it looked good but I really was ok with not having any. When I got home I made myself some edamames... much better choice!
Today when I got up for work I was so happy it was Friday and the starting of the weekend! and Monday is a holiday so I have 3 days off which is great! I went out for dinner with my friend, her mom and her aunt. We went to Tony Romas and had a great time. I tried searching on the internet today at work for the calorie amounts on Tony Romas food but I could not find any. So when it came time to order I tried to pick the most healthy meal on the menu. I ended up ordering the salmon, veggies and a baked potatoe with salsa. Hopefully I made the right choice! It sure was yummy! I enjoyed every bite.
Well I am going to have a nice sleep-in tomorrow and then I will workout on my elliptical and maybe even try to sneak in some pilates!
So yesterday I did awsome! After having a horrible night before I was back on track. I wrote down everything I ate and kept within my calorie range. I worked out on my Elliptical while watching Ellen. I love that show!
This morning I woke up at 7:00am on my own. Since I was wide awake I thought I might as well get up and do some Pilates so I did Pilates for 30 min. I am still going to workout on the Elliptical when I get home tonight, after going grocery shopping of course! I feel like I am at the grocery store constantly but hey that is the only way that I can stay on course if I have the proper foods in my apartment.
Today was weigh in day for me, and I am so happy because I lost another 1.5 pounds! After feeling so terrible for the other night it was a really nice surprize and pick me up! I am not going to quit, this is so worth it!
Sometimes I get a little overwhelmed when I realize how much weight I still have to lose, so I have decided to set little goals for myself instead of looking at the whole picture. I have lost 11.5 pounds and my next goal is to hit 15 pounds then 20 pounds and so on. It is a little less freaky that way.
So last night I crashed! After working out, I became a bottomless pit. I ate so much that I felt terrible. As I lied in my bed I wondered... Why did I do that? What made me binge? It is one of those questions I wish I could answer. I don't know why I did it. I had a terrible sleep because my stomach was so upset and when I woke up this morning I thought... that is it! I am not going to let one bad night bring me down. I am going to remember how guilty I felt and how shitty my body feels today from stuffing it full. It made me realize how good it feels to eat healthy and how important portion control is. I hate that stuffed feeling! I think one of the reasons I was so out of control is because I have not been calculating my daily intake of calories.... so today is a NEW day and I started it off with a healthy breakfast and I wrote it down in my food journal. It really does make a difference by writing down what you eat. When I see the foods I have eaten it makes me realize that I do not need anymore food, that I have enough food in my body for the day. It may have been a bad night but I have already learned my lesson from it and I am more focused than ever right know. I am not going to go back to my old ways... I am just going to keep going forward.
I managed to workout 4 times this week, like I had promised myself at the beginning of the week. I even did some pilates as well. Feels good to know that I did it! Didn't do to much this weekend, it is so cold outside so I have been staying home watching movies and just hanging out. Even though I have been extremely lazy since I got home Friday night, I felt better knowing that I worked out on the elliptical Saturday and Sunday. I did really good with the eating plan. For some unknown reason I have not really had a huge appetite this weekend, which is weird because I find the weekends are when I am a bottomless pit! Wish every weekend could be this easy!
