My week is messed up right from the start!! We are working short-handed today because half of the office is at a seminar. The rest of us go tomorrow. So.......that means 2 days missed at the gym! I did get up this morning and do my 30 minutes on the treadmill and I did an hour both Saturday and Sunday!! My eating was far from good however, resulting in the scale still reading much too high! I'm really going to work on the portion control this week. I just ate my lunch here at my desk and I ate a whole sandwich and I'm sure wishing I would have only eaten half. Calorie wise, the whole thing wasn't bad as I used very lean turkey, lite cheese and high fiber bread, but I just feel much too full. I'm also feeling a bit queasy.....maybe I'm catching a bug?
Anyway, I'm going to do my darndest to really watch my portions this week and see what that gets me. I'm getting nowhere fast with this weight loss and I'm totally sick of it! I keep reading all your blogs and you all are doing so good! I want to be among the "losers"!!
Woohoo! My last day of work this week!! DH & I may play golf tomorrow, but that is yet to be determined. It doesn't really matter what we do....as long as I'm not sitting at this desk! Ugh! A long weekend is really sounding good! Why is it that when you know you have a day off, everyone just starts pissing you off? First thing this morning there were at least 2 people really getting on my nerves! Guess that's an indication that you're ready for a day off, huh?
I had a great workout at the gym at lunchtime today. I almost talked myself out of going, but I know I won't get there Monday or Tuesday(no fault of my own) so I HAD to go today. I walked for 25 minutes & then did 15 min. of weight training. That doesn't sound like much, but I don't rest between exercises & I lifted pretty heavy.......just trying to shock the muscles, you know? I was huffing & puffing till I was finished! I had already done my 30 min on the treadmill at home this morning, so my pedometer is well over 10,000 steps already! I hope I can motivate myself to hit the treadmill at home tomorrow and over the weekend, but its tough. When I'm out of my routine, everything seems to fall apart! Excuses, excuses!
Hope you all have a wonderful Friday & a fabulous weekend!
I could seriously just lay right down on the floor of my office and go to sleep! I am just wiped out! DH was up with a coughing fit once during the night, but I didn't miss that much sleep! Only had time for 20 min. on the treadmill this morning so I'll have to make up that time tonight.....plus 30 more! I won't get any steps in at lunch time since I'm stuck here all day. We have several people out or away at meetings so there are only 2 of us here for the day.
I sure wish the dietician from the insurance company would call me. I really need someone's input! Another week with no loss and I'm still walking my legs off! I don't eat junk.......except once in awhile. I'm beginning to wonder if I'm just not eating enough? I brought my pts counter from WW along today and I'm going to try keeping track of pts and see how I'm doing.
There are only 4 of us left here at work doing the corporate walking challenge(there are more at other offices). Yesterday we got a half-way prize! They sent us each a $5 Subway gift card! Wonder what we'll get at the end of the challenge?
Another gorgeous day here! I have off Friday and its going to be much cooler till then. DH & I were planning to play golf, but I don't think he'll be feeling up to that. He could hardly talk this morning and he just coughs and coughs. I keep waiting for me to start......seems inevitable!
I'm afraid this is going to be one of those days where I'm starving all day! I had a slice of high fiber bread with peanut butter & jelly for breakfast.....I should not be so hungry already! Right now I could eat my mouse pad! It looks like it would be high in fiber!
I did my 30 minutes on the treadmill this morning, but it was more of a struggle than usual. Some days are just like that. I may go out for lunch today...haven't decided yet. I go for a pedicure after work and hubby doesn't get home till 6:30, so dinner will be very late. If I go out for lunch, not sure what I'm really hungry for. I'll wait till 11 or so and then decide......gym or lunch? I used to take Wednesday's off from the gym since I played golf Wednesday night, but the golf is over for the year so my off day from the gym is subject to change.
Where on earth did the weekend go? We went to our 4 year old grandson's soccer game on Saturday.....what a scream. He spent most of the "game" running around with his shirt pulled up over his face! He seems to be the team clown! LOL! After that we went to a 60th birthday party for a friend of DH's. It was a beautiful day and we were able to be out on their deck eating yummy finger foods and having a couple lite beers. Yesterday my sister came for the day and we went out for a cafe mocha and a little treat for lunch(shared a raspberry cream cheese croissant) and then out for an early dinner. We got 2 appetizers to share and then split an entree. We had a nice time but the day went much too quickly. While I was waiting for her to arrive, I did an hour on my treadmill! Got finished just in time to shower and get ready...she was pulling in my driveway when I just started drying my hair...that was cutting it close! I had over 12,000 steps on the old pedometer till I went to bed last night.......not bad!
DH is home sick today. I know he feels bad when he calls in sick. He's worked at this place for 23 years and I think this is only the 3rd sick day he's taken. He's coughing and achey.......etc. Hopefully he'll get over it soon!
I was going to weigh myself this morning but my digital scale seems to be possessed. It would not reset to zero! I turned it on and it said 4.5 lbs. What? I tried turning it off and back on, but then it said ERR. Sigh.......it has a new battery in it, so it can't be that. I didn't have time to fool with it this morning, so I'll have to try it tonight. Maybe get the book out and see how to reset it or something.
I have my days eating planned and hopefully I won't deviate from it. The real test is going to be portion control on the leftover spaghetti that I'm having for dinner! Not sure if DH will feel like eating, so my dinner plans may change. We may end up with chicken noodle soup or something.
It's going to be a busy one! Tomorrow we have a 60th birthday party to go to in the afternoon for one of DH's friends and then Sunday, my sister is coming for the day. Both of those events will mean eating and drinking more than I should! Sigh........
Somewhere in between the festivities, I have to get my domestic duties done! Laundry and grocery shopping will have to be worked in at some point!
I'm happy to say that I hit the treadmill EVERY day this week before work! 30 minutes.......no excuses! Also, I hit the gym 3 days this week for 15 minutes of weight lifting and 20 minutes of treadmilling! Its another gorgeous day today and I'm hitting the walking trail at lunch time for 30-45 minutes! I sure have the exercise part of the equation worked out, but the eating? Not so much. I'm STILL waiting for the insurance company dietician to contact me! I'm so anxious to see what type of plan she comes up with for me. I got a letter from her last week and she said she'd be calling. I really thought I'd hear something this week, but nope.
I took a mental health day yesterday, what fun! I spent much of the day in my recliner watching DVD's, but I did manage 1 solid hour on my treadmill! Yep.....a whole non-stop hour! Its a new record folks! Of course, when I was done with that, I headed to Dunkin Donuts for coffee and a peanut butter cup donut! Yikes! See......I was out of regular coffee at home and I think its some kind of a law or something that you can't just get coffee at Dunkin Donut! I didn't want law enforcement knocking on my door, so I was a good citizen and bought the donut! LOL!
No weight loss this week(big surprise) but no gain either! I'm still waiting to hear from the nutrionist from my insurance company. I got a letter from her saying that she'd be calling me, but so far, nothing. She sent me a "plate" that I'm supposed to be using that has markings on it for portion control. I have washed it and put it in the cupboard, but have yet to use it. I know when she calls me, she'll ask me if I've used it.
Back to the grind here at work. Extra paperwork since I was off yesterday, but it was SO worth it! Have a great day everyone!
Well, I have learned something. Saturday we drove over an hour to our grandson's soccer game & had a great time. We got home about 6PM and I convinced myself that I was too tired to get on the treadmill. My pedometer only read 2400 steps which is horrible! Sunday I was in a awful mood all day. Snappy & irritable......you know what I mean. I was SO tired all day and all I did was my usual laundry & getting groceries. Once again, my pedometer(once I replaced the battery) only had a couple thousand steps on it. Shameful. Anyway, here's what I learned.........this morning I was still feeling crabby and irritable. I hopped on my treadmill(even thought I didn't want to) and within 10 minutes...my mood was lifting! I was starting to feel much better!! Who knew?!! Till I was finished with the half hour, I was like a new person! Lots of energy and a sunny outlook! I just have to remember that on the days when I think I'm too tired or just don't feel like walking.......Eureka! What a discovery! You know.....I've often heard that, but until you experience it for yourself you think.........yeah right! Hope you all have a great Monday!
The end of another week......and I'm so glad! I'm ready to stay in bed past 5:15AM!! Tomorrow morning we're driving an hour to our daughter's to watch our 5 year old grandson play soccer. Should be fun! We'll hang around and have lunch with them and spend a bit of time and then head home. Sunday will be spent doing all the fun domestic things we all love......NOT! Laundry and getting groceries! I really don't mind doing laundry, but the getting groceries....ugh!
Have you ever had one of those days when you really wanted candy and had to keep talking yourself out of it?! That's me today! I haven't eaten any, but I looked pretty hard at the Reese's peanut butter cups when I went to Staples to pick something up for the office. I walked on by, but it was a struggle!
So...here we are......the start of yet another month. This also means its the end of another month where I lost NO weight.....zip, zilch, nada. The only positive thing about September is that I nearly walked my legs off!! My legs are definitely more toned and I feel good. The scale, however, is actually up a pound! Sigh.......
I'm waiting for the dietician I signed up with to call me. I have hope that she'll be able to get me going, but at the same time, I'm wondering if there's really anything new she can add? I mean, I know what I'm supposed to do....I've read every book, every nutrition article in every magazine....it just doesn't seem to soak in! I'm hoping that she will require a weekly check in and possibly that will be the kick in the pants that I need?
I guess I'll bite the bullet and update my weight. Might as well start the month with a clean slate and a true picture of where I am in this journey.
I did get up this morning and do my 30 minutes on the treadmill and I did an hour both Saturday and Sunday!! My eating was far from good however, resulting in the scale still reading much too high! I'm really going to work on the portion control this week. I just ate my lunch here at my desk and I ate a whole sandwich and I'm sure wishing I would have only eaten half. Calorie wise, the whole thing wasn't bad as I used very lean turkey, lite cheese and high fiber bread, but I just feel much too full. I'm also feeling a bit queasy.....maybe I'm catching a bug? 
