I just saw this on Mick Mick's blog and I thought it was great. Putting together a schedule for exercise & challenging yourself to keep to it. Think I'll try it this week:
Monday: Walk Away The Pounds (WATP) 3 Mile video
Tuesday: Gym at lunch OR WATP video
Wednesday: Gym at lunch
Thursday: Gym at Lunch
Friday: Get up early & do Turbo Jam
Saturday: WATP
Sunday: Rest day
I think I will do better doing WATP until I get in better shape but I am going to dig out all my exercise videos (I think I have a ton of good ones).
Well, waking up today with the scale reading 145 was definitely a bit of success. All the exercise I did on Saturday really helped (heavy cleaning for 5 hours) plus trying to eat less than usual of the junk that I always end up with on the weekends!
I feel pretty confident that if I can stay OP today & get a little cardio in tonight (have a lunch obligation so no gym) I can have a 1lb. loss tomorrow. 144 will be so awesome. Only a few more pounds and I can go back to the WW meetings for free (I'm lifetime - 140 is goal). That will be a good feeling too.
I am really wanting this............130 here I come!!!
P.S. I was recommended a book called "Eat Clean Diet" by Tosca Reno. It just came out the 15th. I went to her website and glanced at the sample of the book - looks like the main components are:
Drink more water
Eat lean protein 6x daily
Eat complex carbs in each meal (fruits/veggies)
Avoid sugar & processed food
Exercise
I've got to really read up cuz' #4 gets me every time!
Ok, well I didn't really "journal" per se, but I did "journal" within my head (keeping track of my points) pretty successfully over the weekend. The little calendar book I had started to use was just too small to write everything in. I've got to either get another points tracker book or a bigger pad.
Anyhow, Friday I ended up with 23 total points eaten, 1 AP earned so, -2
Saturday, Breakfast was scrambled eggs w/cheese (1/2 cup), 2 pc reduced cal bread w/lite jam, Lunch was 1/2 cheesteak & small baked potato, Dinner was 1 pc veggie pizza & small salad with balsamic. Total points were 20.5 earned 9 AP's.
Sunday, Breakfast: small bowl mini wheats, a chocolate 1pt muffin, Lunch: chicken breast, baked sweet potato, salad w/red fat ranch, 2 small dinner rolls, 1 oreo & 1 choc truffle. Dinner: 2 more pc veggie pizza. Total points 30 No AP's
Well, yesterday I did good, stayed within my points range & got my exercise in. Again, just like last Friday - the scale read 144 this morning. So - here goes - we've got to do better than last weekend - I got a little pocket calendar I'm going to write everything in & goals for the weekend.
Yesterday:
Breakfast: 3 egg whites w/ 1 pc low fat cheese, veggies & 2 pc lite bread toasted w/ 1 tsp jam, 1/2 cup coffee w/lite creamer = 5 pts
Lunch: Low carb tortilla w/ hummus, cucumbers & leafy greens and a 1/2 cup dry cherrios = 4 points
Snack at 3: Kashi granola = 2 pts
Dinner: (I know, I know, but it was what I was in the mood for) 3 bowls of Lucky Charms cereal w/ 1 cup (for all 3 bowls) 1% milk = 11 pts
Ok, each day that I meditate over my issue with weight loss, I become a little more enlightened. I love getting ideas & suggestions from people, they definitely help in this process.
Today I was thinking of Leanne & her journaling. Leanne's lost an amazing amount of weight (and looks fantastic) but she's not stopped journaling & being accountable just because she's met goals.
I am the worst with the journaling. I do it when I'm here at work but when away I totally forget about it. I think it's probably a big key in getting out of this plateau. I must be eating way above and beyond my points allowance.
Right now I'm committing to journaling (as I go) every morsel I eat for the next week. I will check back in next Thursday and we'll see the impact! I know there will be one.
At WW online, I belong to the 1000 minutes a month Fitness Challenge. It keeps me in check & encourages me to meet my goal (1200/mo). Right now I'm only at 560 and it's the 18th - definitely tells me I need to step it up a notch.
Yesterday afternoon I realized that I was sore from the mere 15 minutes I spent with the Turbo Jam Learn dvd. Amazing. So that definitely is inspiring me to stick with it, not give up and see what happens. I'm going to do it tonight - will let you know how it goes.
-Gym today at lunch - 22 min treadmill, 15 minutes strength training
I am tired of being stuck. I figure I really need to pump up the motivation factor to get these last 15 pounds off. I thought about switching over to the core program at WWonline but it really looks too complicated. Plus, my house & office are already stocked with points friendly foods - I guess it just seems easier to stick to what I know.
So....that leaves me with coming up with ideas to motivate me to lose it. Here's what I've come up with so far - tell me if you have ideas!
I'm definitely gonna use donnas' idea of hanging up a smaller size piece of clothing in the closet as incentive.
Setting a couple of "non-food" rewards for small milestones. ***Once I get to 140 I'm going to buy an ipod shuffle to listen to music while I'm on the treadmill****Once I get to 135 I am going to buy a new dress (something really nice)****Once I get to 130 I think I'll throw myself a party! :o) hahahah
So last night after picking up the kids, cooking dinner (fish, rice & veggies), washing all the dishes, giving the kids a bath & checking homework (lovely isn't it?) I put in the Turbo Jam dvd.
Went through the Learn steps again then forward into the Burn part. Well, first of all - it was hard. I don't know if I'm just really uncoordinated and clumsy or if it just takes a while to pick up the steps. I got so frustrated I quit.
I can see how people would like it cuz' it seems you are always switching it up to new movements. This makes the time definitely fly as I was 8 minutes into it before I quit. I'm not going to give up, but plan on asking around about it for help with the movements.
Is freezing here today in Philly - 1st real cold day we've had in quite awhile. Going to go to the gym again today at lunch and burn off the peach cobbler I ate last night! :o)
Picked it up off the WW boards:
EASY PEACH COBBLER
12 SERVINGS @ 3 POINTS EACH (refigure your points to be safe based on your cake mix & peaches)
1 Box of Duncan Hines Yellow Cake Mix 2 Cans of Light Peaches (In Fruit Juice) 1 16 oz. Diet 7-Up OR Diet Mt. Dew Butter Flavor Pam
Spray the sides & bottom of a 9X13 casserole dish with pam. Add I can of peaches and 1/2 the dry cake mix. (Stir) Add the other can of peaches and the other 1/2 of dry cake mix. Pour the 7-Up over it and gently mix. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
I used 2 cans of big peaches and had to cook it for about an hour and 20 minutes, but it was delicious & feeds 12 easy!! (I topped w/fat free cool whip)
So I got in trouble for spending 20 minutes on the phone with my husband trying to plan out our vacation time for the year. Uggh. Everyone else can have tons of personal conversations but the minute I have a longer than usual conversation I'm in trouble. My husband was so sweet when I told him what happened. He said my boss (who sits directly next to me) is just jealous cuz' he doesn't have as good a marital relationship! haha
Anyhow, I'm over it now, but it did make me want to kick it up a notch with the job hunt (I'm trying to find something within my company since it's a big place). We'll see how that goes.
I was motivated going to the gym today! I got in my 25 minutes on the treadmill & some stretching. I still haven't tried the Turbo Jam cuz' by the time I get home my back's really bothering me - I think it's posture-related) but I think I'm going to try again tonight to do it. Will let you know how it goes.
Also seriously considering (though I'm immensely broke) buying a small mp3 player to keep me from losing my mind on the treadmill. Today I talked to someone in the gym, that made the time fly - but usually it's just me in there!
There is nothing like driving all the way to the bank yet to realize that it's a holiday - but you wouldn't know cuz' you've got to work anyhow! Uggh! My kids have school too, so I really have a bunch of excuses! Oh, well, I did get to the eye doc to pic up my new contacts so it wasn't a total waste of a lunch hour though I didn't get to go to the gym.
Ok - I'm here to fess up. I did not stay OP this weekend, did not exercise & weighed in this morning at 146! Uggh. What is wrong with me???
DH wasn't the motivating factor - I realize I've got to definitely depend on myself & take responsibility for myself. Yesterday, I did have an excuse, my back was really bothering me and I felt sick all day, but I could've avoided making the homemade sticky buns. Even cutting the butter, they were a whopping 8 points (my 3 servings!)
Anyhow, it's ok, cuz' I'm not giving up yet. I am contemplating getting rid of payment for the WW online tools (I'm not really using them as I should) and just stick to the threads (they are motivational & keep me in check). Just have to think on it a bit.
