03/03/2009 17:19
Boredom vs. munchies
I head into the kitchen because it's late and I'm bored. I tried to munch on a healthy snack - celery with a little full flavored blue cheese dressing. The FIRST snack doesn't satisfy me...so I try the SECOND snack. The SECOND healthy, bland snack - baked potato chips with a little pineapple salsa - doesn't do the trick because I don't like the pineapple. And the THIRD healthy snack - shredded wheat, honey and ff milk. Nope...not satisfied. So then I move on to the raspberry granola flavored frozen yogurt. But wouldn't that be great in between 2 Girl Scout cookies. :o( Yes it's yummy. So I mindlessly munch on those for awhile. Now I'm bloated and unhappy. Big sigh - off to bed.
And then I repeat the whole stupid behavior the next night. Why do I treat my body like this? Why do I do this to myself? Grrr I aggravate myself.
03/01/2009 23:51
Gym Routine
It's really snowing and I got to the gym before it started. Yeah for me!! My PT set me up with a routine that takes about 1.5 to 2 hours. It goes something like this...
stretch
Treadmill: 1 mile and 100 calories at some kind of incline. Once I get warmed up at about 3 mph, I try sprinting a few times at about 5 mph.
stretch some more
Ball and bands: 15 reps/3 sets; ball against wall, back against wall and squat; sit on ball and do sit ups; bands around ankles and step as far out as possible - 15 in one direction, 15 in the other direction/3 sets.
stretch some more
Life Fitness equipment: 15 reps/3 sets; I go back and forth between legs then arms so I can accomplish 3 sets otherwise I can't finish the arms; then start another set (PT says this keeps my heartbeat up); arm pull downs at 55 lbs; individual leg push at 35 lbs; chest strengthening (can only handle 15 lbs); and the leg kick thing at about 20 lbs. (any ideas how many calories this burns??)
Then I grab a book and ride the stationary bike; level 7-9; 20 minutes; 3 miles; plus 100 cal burn.
stretch a little more...
Then I feel like a wet noodle.
Today I headed to Panera Bread afterwards and ordered the half and half; half Mediterranean Veggie sandwich and half greek salad with an iced tea with sweet and low.
Making up for my weight gain for past couple of days...so if they get the roads cleaned up tomorrow then back to gym. If not, then one of my kids is going to help me figure out the Wii.
Yeah...eat well rest of night and I've had a very successful day!
03/01/2009 15:34
Damage Control
Like I said I weigh myself everyday so I can see what's kind of going on from day to day. And now I have to say that I'm surprised by what I've done. Friday I went out with friends, played pool, drank a little much, but laughed and had a great time. Saturday morning I woke up feeling the affects of too much alcohol the night before. I took the day off and recovered by laying around and grazing. So today I take a look at the damage and just like that, I'm up 2.5 pounds.
Sooo, this is normally where that awful voice starts telling me I'm a loser and I'm never going to be able to do this. But I've been reading about the awful voice. I think Shape magazine mentioned something about give your awful voice a name and don't let that voice be so cruel to yourself. You wouldn't take it from anyone else so don't do it to yourself.
And then the logical part of me takes over and tells me...I had a great time on Friday night. Yes, I may be trying to lose weight but is this a diet or is this a life change? I hardly ever go out so I'm not going to cut out the few times a year that I do go out. I hardly ever drink so I'm not going to say OMG I'm never going to drink again.
And this week the big health report is calorie intake. So I know if I burn more calories than what I take in, then I should have a succesful week. So my goal for the next few days is to burn those calories and the water weight that I'm sure alcohol helps to retain. Drink lots of water. Go to the gym for the next few days and not just every other day. Eat right and track what I eat.
Just a bump in the road...getting adjusted to a life change...learning to not be so hard on myself...enjoying myself...managing my weight and not letting it get out of control.
02/28/2009 17:30
Bad Mood Buster...
If you are not feeling so hot and would like to see something to make you laugh, check out the laughing chain.
http://www.skypelaughterchain.com/ I dare you to watch it and not crack up laughing. You may even want a tissue - I had tears streaming down my face I was laughing so hard.
Today I'm in recovery mode. Went out with friends last night and had a wee too much to drink. I'm sure it probably added up to a zillion sugar calories. And I ain't feeling so hot this morning. Ugh...but I was laughing my butt off watching the laughing video. Does that effectively count for burning calories?? :o)
02/28/2009 16:27
The Biggest Loser Challenge...
The Biggest Loser has a pound for pound challenge going on right now. For every pound you lose a pound of groceries will be delivered to your local food bank. And something about 10 cents donated to Feeding America. So I was thinking that since we are all losing a few pounds anyhow, then why not sign up?? Here's the web site in case you are interested:
02/26/2009 13:56
I've got my act together...
Every day I hop on the scale...with no emotional investment...then I write the number down and keep going. I KNOW that day to day my weight swings a few points (.2, .4, up or down) so I don't get wrapped up in that. But somehow it keeps me aware of what's going on with me. It motivates me to go to the gym (I almost always see a down swing the day after the gym). It gives me an idea how my body reacts to what I did the day before. And I can tell how that TOM affects me. I wonder how do others feel about weighing in daily.
For the purpose of my weight chart, I'm not logging my daily weight but instead only my WW weight. At this point my weight is being monitored by my personal trainer, WW and me...there's a slight difference between each scale and I don't get worked up about that either.
Before I started this weight loss attempt, I was so out of control. I didn't even make dinner for my family - and I stay home all day. Right now I've got my act together and each day I plan dinner. I have a bunch of WW cookbooks and my family enjoys most of the meals I make. My daughter has taken a liking to zucchini. My son is thrilled to run in after college classes, grab a plate and head off to his room. And my husband gives me many compliments about each meal AND I can see he is obviously losing weight too. (It always happens that way - men lose so much quicker than women - ugh!) Last night for dinner we had baked "fried" chicken tenders, baked "fried" zucchini and cole slaw (coleslaw mix with FF/SF/no calorie cole slaw dressing).
Finally, yesterday I was so hungry. Everytime I turned around I felt like I was starving. But I used restraint. First at the beauty shop, I was getting my hair done and I knew I was going to be there for at least 2 hours. Luckily she has a box of snacks that I was able to scrounge through and find FF pretzels. I ate only 1/2 of the snack bag. Afterwards I went to the grocery store. And again I found myself so hungry. I added baked potato chips and FF/LC raspberry chipotle salsa to my cart. As soon as I got to the truck, I counted out a serving of chips and enjoyed my chips and salsa. After that I felt great until dinner.
All in all, I'm still very motivated and I'm happy with what I've manage to accomplish so far. It's not just affecting me but it's doing great things for my familiy's attitude as well.
Today...I'm going to the gym and for dinner making pork kabobs with sweet potato fries.
02/25/2009 17:42
Week 2 WW Weigh-In
Last week I did great losing 8.6 pounds the first 9 days on program. That's 5% of my total weight! So I wasn't expecting a huge weight loss this week. I am very happy with a 1.6 weight loss as that puts me over 10 pounds for a 2 week period. I think I'll take Tracy's Shamrock challenge. My next goal is to lose another 6 pounds...that will put me at a 10% total loss and from there, I'll set a new goal.
I was successful this week because:
- I journaled.
- I planned my dinner meals.
- I met with my personal trainer and put on my calendar 'Gym' every other day - and went!
One night I was cooking dinner and an old friend called. We were on the phone for quite some time and by then dinner was done. Next thing I know I am mindlessly eating dinner out of the pots and pans on the stove. I told my friend I've joined WW, dinner is ready and I have to go. Then I made my plate, minus what I already ate (less pasta, less meat sauce but not eliminated), sat down and enjoyed the rest of my meal.
I am motivated. I want to know what thin feels like.
02/24/2009 22:10
Here we go again...
I've done Weight Watchers before and I've been active on extrapounds before...now (years later) I think I'm REALLY ready. I took a couple of weeks to get everything lined up...Quit some bad habits, got a gym membership, hired a personal trainer, joined WW and now I'm blogging. I even pulled out some pics of a long time ago when I had knees. So...it's been almost 2 weeks...last week I lost 8.6 pounds. Next weigh in tomorrow. Wish me luck!
