So they are starting to recognize me at the gym again. Yesterday I went to Khai Bo and FitBall Classes as well as doing a ten minute circuit workout and 30 mins on the bike. So many lunges! Ow!
The only problem is I was so proud of my hard work, I went out for two glasses of wine and a yummy eggplant-based appatiser. It looked healthy on the menu, but was made with oil and served with these yummy little toasted slices of baguette. I hope it doesn't cancel out my hard work. I need to start writing down what I eat again. I stopped for barcelona cause I didn't want to be paranoid there, and haven't gotten back in the habit yet. I'll do it when I get back to office.
Today I have my last pilates class during lunch. (I can't decide if I will sign up for another). Tonight I will do 30 mins bike (interval level 3/5) and Pump 'n Sculpt. If I can stand it, I will stay on for Bums and Tums as well, but my bum is already pretty sore! haha
Five days till weigh in. 3.5 pounds to go!! I will weigh myself Friday to see how this is going. As long as I can stay away from the vino, I should be down to 11 st 1.5 by fri. I need to drink more water as well. Three big bottles a day sounds good.
Have a nice day all!!
UPDATE: I really enjoyed my pilates class and realize it is doing wonders for my figure, even if that change isn't manifested on my scale. I will continue to go.
The WW weigh in confirmed that I am now 11/3. I guess it's not the end of the world. But I feel the need to balance a great week with the shitty one I just had.
Exercise plans:
Monday Pump 'n Tone (done)
Tuesday Spin/ Khai Bo (both Beg level)/ and Fit Ball
more to follow on that.
I have been in WW for six weeks now, and have lost 3.5 lbs which means I am averaging 0.6 lbs a week loss. It's not great, but it's something.
I want to set a big goal for myself this week.
I will lose 3.5 this week. I know it seems big, but I lost big last time I had a gain (lost four pounds in one week after gaining 2.5), and I know I can do it again.
If I did that, I will have lost 7 lbs in 7 weeks and will be back to a pound a week weight loss. I will also fianlly break out of 11 stone land and will be 10 st 13.5 lbs!
So I weighed myself at the gym today... 11 st 3, or 157 lbs. I am two pounds heavier than when I left for Spain. Looking back on my habits for the last two weekd though, it was really not exercising at all that let me down. (And drinking quite heavily over the weekend!) Oh well. At least I know now and can move forward. I am going to my real weigh in today at lunch and I suppose there is always a chance my butt kicking pump 'n sculpt class took a pound off the bum. People are starting to comment that I look like I have lost weight though, so although I am only down 3.5 lbs now over all (how sad!) at least I know my body is changing shape. I am going to Spin and Khai Bo tonight.
I will lose 17 pounds before I go home to Boston to visit June 23rd!!! We have a concert here at work on Thursday, but I will go to the gym every other day until next Tuesday. It is exercise that helps me lose weight more than dieting, and I need to respect that. If I want to lose weight, I need to sweat.
I didn't weigh in last week cause I wanted to be good for a week before I saw the scale. Now I am skipping my regular meeting because I had to work two jobs all last week and haven't been to the gym in 12 days! Ah!!! Ok, I am going everyday this week. It's my own fault. If I had gone 3x last week, I would have been fine. I will weigh in tomorrow at a different meeting.
To top it off my boyfriend won a free pizza on the radio and wants to order it this week. Ek! I will be good......
So.. My need to snack continues, but I still have tons of healthy options around me, so hopefully the damage is minimal. I have been in ww for five weeks now. I have lost five pounds. Its not quite as much as I hoped, but I have to remember I was away for three of those weekends, and of course weight loss is harder when you don't have control over your own menu. I also gained 2.5 lbs over one of those weekends, so I have actually lost 7.5.
I am really curious if my weight is up on my pre-Spain weight, but think I am doing ok. I will go running tomorrow and gym Sunday or vice versa. ANd then monday evening I'll go to weigh in. I really want to be 153.5. But that is 1.5 down on my pre-spian weight. I hope I can do it!!!
I had to skip my second job yesterday as I had a bad headache and have one again today, but not as bad. Has anyone else experienced this? After I ate dinner last night, it went away. I wonder if it could be related to my avoiding refined carbs this week (no sugar, wheat pasta, bread). I don't know but it is affecting my mood big time. If anyone has experienced this, let me know if anything helped.
I am sssssooooooo snacky. Minus some peanuts last night, it is all really healthy food, but the quantity is very over the top. Today: two yogurts, four plums, two bowls of special k and a huge salad with cous cous and beans. I haven't even had dinner yet! Why am I eating everythign in front of me? If I was a waitress, I would have consumed 3000 cal plus today already. The only thing saving me is that I only have healthy food here at work with me.
And then I got my period along with back pain and more zits and an extra jiggly belly........ ("bitch, bitch, bitch")
And I want to take a proper picture so I can compare later, but our (NEW) digi camera was pickpocketed in Spain. Oh well.
Well Barcelona was amazing. I could gush for days about the weather, buildings, art, music, drink, food, etc.... But I won't bore you with or depress me with the details. Needless to say, I am back at work in Dublin and at least a few pounds up after denying myself not a thing while I was away , including enough cheese-based tapas to use my points for a month!
I have decided not to weigh myself until next Monday at weight watchers and am hoping to be back to my pre-Barcleona weight (or lower) by then. I don't know how much I need to lose as I have no idea what I gained, but am really behaving myself foodwise. I can't make it to the gym this week as I am working evenings at a theatre this week. But I am walking for about 1 1/2 hours a day and will run a full 10k on sat and go to the gym on sun for the clinic for pump 'n tone.
Only potential problem is dinner at my boyfriend's mom on sunday. She loves her sunday roasts, but knows I don't eat red meat/ chkn and always cooks me too much fish which I feel guilted into eating cause she made it just for me. Oh well, I'll skip the potatos. :)
Ok, I managed to lose one more pound. That means I am only one stupid pound from my Spain goal weight. I am eating very healthy today and having tons of water as I tend to get very dehydrated on planes. Maybe by the time I land I will be at my goal weight! Oh well.
I am antisipating some weight gain while I am gone, but that is half the reason I worked so hard these past two weeks, so I didn't waste my time there counting points and feeling guilty if I didn't squeeze in a run. Entonces... buenos tardes y bueno suerte con tus suenos. Adios!
PS..new short term goal is 10 get to 144.5 (10 st 4.5) by June 7th. I run the 10k the day before that, and this is my offical 10% loss with ww. The more I gain while I'm away, the harder this will be!
I am feeling 100% recovered from my flu which is great! I went to the gym yesterday for my fitness evaluation and was very pleased with the results. The hand-measures bosy fat percentage had be at 26.5% body fat, which is really amazing. It is very different from the results I got last week from the machine, so I wanted to compare results from the same machine side by side.
APRIL 25 MAY 2
Weight: 11 st. 4 11 st. 2
Height: 5’ 7.6” 5' 8.8" (shoes)
BMI:24.2 23.2
Fat Index:29.6% 28.2%
While a lot of that is probable due to my sudden growth spurt (haha) I still see some really positive change there. From now on, once a month I will us eht emachine without shoes so I can get an accurate comparison. I am going to work out like crazy tonight cause it's my last chance before Barcelona. Two classes plus the routine my trainer gave me yesterday. Then a run tomorrow before work. Then 5 days of olives, fish and wine and art and sun and Catalan and music and and and and and ........
Down 2 1/2 from last week. I am going to do my very best until I arrive in Barceona (including just bringing a salad for the plane... no junk) cause I know I don't want to deprive myself of Spanish food. So here's to the next 2 1/2 point free days. I wish I could really hit the gym, but after being sick I think low key is the onlyway I can approach exercise unless I wan to be sick in Spain, which I don't!
