10/09/2008 21:14
Roll on the weekend!
I made it through Tuesday and Wednesday AND Thursday! I got my 30+ activity minutes all 3 days!!! THAT is HUGE for me. I do not hate exercise I just have a hard time getting started. Especially because I really wish I had a work out buddy. But I need to learn to do things on my own and then having someone to workout with or walk with or whatever is just a bonus. It is easier to do things in pairs though for now my canine companion will do nicely!
Things have been very hectic these past couple of days. I've got 2 more tests to take. Today is Steven's b-day so I had that to do. I just got in from my walking. Side note * I am LOVING the weather!!!*** Saturday the fun begins Its GIRLS NIGHT OUT! Me and my bff M are going to the Michael Buble concert in Ft. Worth. We are staying at the Embassy Suites Saturday night. Woooohoooo. Then next weekend is the NKOTB WEEKEND! I can't WAIT.
That's all I have for now I. I need to go review for my BIOL mid term....ugh
XO,
A
10/07/2008 19:10
Tuesday's Travels
Almost 2 days under my belt! I was a little discouraged this morning when I weighed but I didn't let it get me down. I am banning weighing during the week. For now on I can only weigh on my weigh-in day (Saturday or Sunday morning).
I am still struggling with the headache. I definitely think it is "food" related. Dinner is usually the biggest meal I eat and after I eat dinner my h-ache is gone. Common sense would tell me to eat a bigger brekkie but I do good just to eat brekkie let alone some huge meal. Today I did have 2 Kashi waffles with a veggie sausage patty and an apple with a tbsp of PB. It seemed to hold me over longer but I still got a headache.
I was smart last night. I made today's lunch and morning and afternoon snack. Again preparation is everything. I made a turkey sandwich and had yellow pepper strips with hummus, yougurt, v-8, and 2 rice cakes with 1tbsp PB. For my morning snack I had a SB Bar. I am in the car a total of 3 hours a day on Tuesdays and Thursdays and I have to eat in my car and those seemed to be a no fuss lunch. It was so nice to sit in my car, roll down the windows and enjoy the breeze. Its been lovely here lately. The university I go to has bells that toll on the hour and at noon they ring a hymn. I can't even remember the name of it at the moment. I just have too much stuff running through my head. Anyway. It was just so nice to take 30 minutes sit there, eat my lunch and enjoy nature and the tolling of the bells.
After I got home from school I did my usual domestic duties. I even manged to cook dinner for my boys...*SHOCKED* Its amazing what taking care of yourself first will do. It wasn't anything spectacular just chicken and roasties. I had salmon and brocoli and carrots. I even had help :) (see picture below)
I am taking 15 minutes to blog and then at 6:30 or so I am going to go for a walk to get my 30 minutes of activity in. Our neighborhood is hosting a "night out" and its tonight. Maybe I will get to meet a few of the neighbors. Anywho. Things are going well it seems. I have found that my attitude and preparation are key players with me.
I had a question in regards to what fit n' fresh was and here is a link to what I was talking about (click here) and here is the blurb they have on the website:
The Fit & Fresh™ System makes it easy to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
Innovative Preparation, Transportation, Dining, and many other unique, inventive products combine to create a system to prepare and enjoy healthy, fresh, portion-controlled snacks and meals.
Use the Smart Portion™ Prep Center to help you begin, the On the Go Tote to help you get there and a range of Dining on the Go products to help you eat healthy and manage your diet everyday.
I am going to go ahead and order a couple of things. I recieved some giftcards for my birthday and I will treat myself to a few. I will let you know how they work out. Hopefully well!
Have a wonderful evening. Thank you to all who welcomed me back! (((((HUGS))))
XO,
A
10/06/2008 16:09
1 day under my sports bra!
It's raining in Big D today. The kids are out of school for fair day and I have a serious headache but you know what??? I made it through Sunday on track. It was tough too. I didn't realize how much of a routine I had got into just eating whatever I wanted. I had to catch myself a couple of time wanting to munch whilst doing my homework. I just swigged down some water and I was good to go. The goals I didn't meet yesterday were finishing my math homework, taking my soc test (by no fault of my own the test isn't available until today) and I didn't get my 30 minutes of activity in. With that said I HAVE been to the gym **gasps** I went after I got off work. I was going to do an hour but did 45 minutes. I just came home changed and didn't even give the negative me a chance to talk the positive me out of it.
It feels so good to be back blogging again. It's a wonderful outlet for my emotions.Writing stuff down and seeing my goals and knowing that I can just say what needs to be said to get it of my chest is a wonderful tool for weight loss. I have even started using the daily plate again. I was going to just use a food journal hand written but I really like TDP.
I think the most challenging thing for me during the week is Tuesday and Thursdays. I am at school from 8:30 to 3:30 and no access to a microwave or fridge. I haven't even been taking my lunch. I just grab a SB bar some string cheese and get a MCD iced coffee and that holds me over until I get home.
A few questions for you:
I am thinking about ordering the fit and fresh lunch pack to carry some veggies and yogurt and stuff in. Has anyone had any experience with these? Just wondering if they really work well. If you haven't had experience with these what would you use?
Any tips on a good lunch to take that doesn't need to be heated and can be eaten on the go?
XO,
A
P.S. Thank you in advance for any tips and advice they are ALL appreciated!
P.S.S Freebies rock. I am a tea lover. Free samples of tea make a tea lover's heart smile. I requested some samples a while back and got them today! Go here to get yours
10/05/2008 10:36
Could be worse
BAN 231.5. Let's see what damage control can do for me this week.
I am doing good so far today. Got up had my cup of coffee, read the newspaper and now I am going to have my brekkie which consists of 2 kashi waffles and a morningstar sausage patty.
I don't have a lot planned for today.
Things I need to do:
- Get my 30 minutes of activity in
- Take BIOL quiz
- Take Soc Test
- Study for SWK Test
- Finish math homework
- Cook chicken for the week
I think that is about it!
Hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday. Here's to a new season of change!
XO,
A
10/04/2008 21:36
Checking in.
It is hard to believe its been over a month now since I have blogged. I am getting into some sort of routine in regards to school and its progressing nicely. Only 10 more weeks of school left!!! The next 2 weeks are going to be a mad house at work. October 15th is just around the corner and it is worse than April 15th.
As far as living well and losing weight there has been NONE of that going on in this house. I have been living on hotdogs and frozen pizzas and a lot of other crap that I shouldn't even let in the house but I had to for convenience sake and for the grocery budget. It cost some extra $$$$ to eat good. Plain and simple and now with having to fill up my ride twice a week with gas the extra money is eating away at my budget and unfortunatley not my waist line.
I haven't weighed in about a month. I know I have gained atleast 20 pounds because my clothes do not fit. I am down to one pair of pants for work and a pair of jeans (sadly I had to buy them since I don't have my bigger clothes anymore). Its depressing. I made up my mind today and today was the last straw. I have got to do something. I have given up on running as well. I may possibly be walking the half marathon in November if I even go. School has me backed up against a wall and I just can't seem to get away.
The consequence of my poorly eating and non existant exercise life has taken a toll on me mentally, emotionally and physically. I am slowly feeling my depression coming back. I have to do something NOW. Now is the time. Right now. So tonight I went to the store and tried to get what "healthy stuff" I could. I really need to get focused on drinking all my water and making better choices and exercising even if its just getting outside for 30 minutes to walk the dog. That's easy right? It's not like I have do deal with the 95+ degree weather anymore. I have no excuse.
With all that said tomorrow I start. The only goal I am setting is to take it day by day. Making sure that I get my water, eat sensibly (this does not include a snicker bar for dinner and I am not eating fast food) I also set a goal for 30 minutes a day of some sort of activity. And the good Lord willing perhaps a trip to that place with all the exercise equipment and lockers and stuff... I think its called a GYM! So there you have it. I will weigh myself in the morning and report in with my BAN weight.
My motivation for today... You only fail if you quit trying and I do not quit!
XO,
A
08/29/2008 22:03
Just so you know
I have decided to take some time off from the blogshpere for a while. I don't want anyone to worry. I have not given up this fight to get these last 70 pounds off but in order for me to do that some things need to change and things need to be put on hold for a while (like blogging and reading/commenting on blogs I am all too guilty of spending way too much time on the internet, among other things). School has already proven to be demanding and its only the first week. I wish everyone the best of luck on this crazy journey I like to call living well.
Until next time...
XO,
A
08/18/2008 17:33
Girlz just want to have fun
We had a wonderful weekend
as usual it went by too fast. I only have to wait until 9/6 before I see her again. We are going to a Maroon 5 concert.
I do feel better after our weekend but I still can't shake this mood I am in. Hopefully with school starting next Tuesday that will help get my bootay in gear. Hope all is well :)
XO,
A
08/14/2008 14:39
Fumbling towards nothing...
Before anyone starts to worry...I am still around. I have had a rough couple weeks. I am not really sure what is going on with me. I am rebelling against what was, what is and what will be. I haven't been up to much of anything. Seriously. I haven't been to the gym. I haven't ran. I haven't been eating well. All that translates to an increase in the numbers on the scale. I did clean out my closet Tuesday in an effort to spark a fire to get these last 70 pounds off; that fire lasted about a day.
School starts in exactly 11 days and I am trying to enjoy not having any commitments or making any commitments and trying NOT to worry about a thing. Although there is that little smidgen of me that is worrying about my weight but I obviously don't worry about it enough to actually do anything about it. I guess the good news is I didn't gain 40 pounds like I did last summer. I've gained 10 pounds. So all is not lost.
I have this feeling that something is not right. I just don't feel like myself. It's weird. I have just a very unsettled feeling. I can't seem to get focused on anything. I am not interested in losing weight. There are a variety of things that I am stressed about and maybe they are just occupying too much of my thought process? I don't know.
Thankfully my BFF will be here tomorrow for a girl's weekend. We have afternoon tea at 3 and then a concert that evening. Saturday we are going shopping since it is "tax free" weekend. Should be fun.
In other news.. we have booked a family Thanksgiving get-a-way for four days. After the previous years' thanksgiving fiascoes I made an executive decision that from here on out we will rent a cabin somewhere and that will be our "tradition" The cabin for this year is in the Arbuckle Mountains. Its got a wicked hot tub on the porch over looking the mountains.Our own private lake with a boat and loads of fish to be caught (and released) I CAN NOT WAIT!! No phones... no computers....no school. Hopefully I will have my act together by then.
I met one of my SWK buddies from school last Saturday. We will have ALL our classes together starting next semester and will be able to carpool. Which is awesome because that will save A TON of money! We will also graduate at the same time too. It's just nice to have a school buddy that is going through the same thing you are at the same time.
Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and for those of you that are having cooler weather please send some to the Lone Star State!!!
XO,
A
08/04/2008 17:45
Spank me and call me worse than mud.
What a crappy weekend. TOM arrived Saturday. I felt like you know what. I did so good all day Saturday until that evening. I was meant to go grocery shopping and didn't so Peter and I went to the "expensive" grocery store just to get some milk. Well right as we walk in he heads for the BAKERY! Then proceeds to tell me we need to have a movie night which translates into let's just buy a lot of junk food and watch TV. So SIXTY bucks later I had two bags full of crap. Dear me. WHY WHY WHY. Of course the left over junk leads into Sunday's crash and burn and I did fine today until I got home from the gym and had a handful of the peanut M&M's that are still around. DANG IT
In other news. My govt. class is OVER. I got my final grade today...an A!!!! Wooohoooo! My PE class will be over Friday but I have already finished all my work for that one... Let my summer vacation commence (what's left of it anyway)!
I have loads and loads to do this week.
- Post office
- Party City for cards
- Bank
- Grocery Store
- Pick up race packet for Sunday's race & get some of that anti chafe stuff for Peter.
- Laundry
- Order books for fall classes
- Clean out chest-of-drawers
- Buy Birthday presents for 4 peeps
- Pedicure (maybe)
phew... I am sure there is more but that's all I can think of right now... I have another list somewhere.
Ok so tomorrow is another day. Guess I best pick myself up dust my bum off and get ready to have a great ON PLAN TUESDAY!
XO,
A
08/02/2008 09:16
Breakthrough...
I made a significant break through folks. I am talking MAJOR stuff here. First of all let me start out by saying how much better I feel. My neck is about 80 percent better, still has a little "twang" in it but nonetheless it is much better. I do believe I can resume regular activities now.
Yes, a break through. Last night I wasn't in the mood to cook. I had started my LAST govt. paper and was on a roll and really just lost track of time. So Peter asks the usual question, what's for dinner. He wanted Taco Bueno...I thought no not TB! So I looked to see how many calories I had left for the day which ended up being around 800. Ok I thought, I can do this. I don't have to get "my usual" there. Lets check out there menu online. After looking at the nutritional info I decided that 2 chicken soft tacos and a skinny cup of tortilla soup would be the perfect solution. I still managed to have 300 calories left!!! This is such a breakthrough for me. I KNOW I made an awesome decision!!!
TOM just got here and I really hope I am going to see some good numbers on the scale this week when its gone. Seems my body is liking the 214-215 range even though I have been kicking butt and taking names at the gym. But I can rest knowing I am doing what I am supposed to do.
Don't have a lot planned for this weekend. I need to take my govt test then I am DONE!!!! What a load off!!! I need to grocery shop and maybe I will clean out my closet and chest of drawers?!??! I like to clean out things. We didn't run this morningx so I need to get my miles in today, think I will just run on the treadmill though. Its going to be 104 today. ouch.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!! Here's to an on plan weekend!!!
XO,
A
