It's Monday!

Hi! How's  your Monday going so far? Well, I reprinted my goal sheet last  night and set an alarm for this morning. Didn't need it though. DH woke up in a snitfit and decided to share it with me. After he left, I grabbed my mp3 and walked 2.7 miles. Figured I could combine a little morning cardio and part of my daily walking goal.

I've  had leftover chicken stirfry and a serving of rice pudding so far today. Hey my dd made the rice pudding out of left over stir fry rice, so how could I say no? Was yummy, too! She  made sure to portion it out, so at least I didn't stuff my face.

Off to finish making a grocery list and to pick up a few essentials. Figure it's best to do it while I still feel full.

Have a great Monday! Best wishes!

time to refocus

ok, time to get back into gear. I'm redoing my goals chart and making a grocery list for this next week. The kids have eaten just about all of the junk food and sweets that were in the  house. With my cupboards nearly bare, it seems like a good time to refocus on my health and eating habits.

I always start my week on Monday because it's so much easier to focus. It's kind of like a job; you already have the mindset that you have to go to work on Monday rather than Sleepy Sunday -which is what I had today.

We attended a surprise 80th birthday party for my children's great grandmother on Saturday. DH had a special gift in mind, but on Friday afternoon, that fell apart. I decided I'd make her a "quick" crochet blanket. Started it about 10pm Friday night. I stayed up all Friday night and worked on it mostly nonstop. I finished tucking in the last bit of yarn as GG walked in the front door of the surprise party -around 1pm Saturday afternoon. That was the quickest blanket I've ever made! Everybody there seemed to like it and GG was really impressed, so I'm happy!

The party was fun. We all left our vehicles at a friend's house down the road and were hiding in my sister-in-law's house. GG thought she was going out to lunch with my s-i-l so she was stopping by the house to pick her up.  Instead, she found a couple dozen family members waiting to shout Happy Birthday.  I overate some at the party, but while that's disappointing, I know that I did much better this time vs. previous partys. I also had a couple of friends and relatives comment on  how great I'm looking, so that's something!

Anyway, tomorrow restarts my commentment to exercise and watching what goes in my mouth. Wish me luck, please.

I hope  you have a great week ahead and lets try to  keep each other motivated!

Best wishes!

Stuck in neutral

My brain says I can do this. I have various exercise options available and I know what I should and shouldn't be eating. I give myself mental peptalks constantly. My  mind is in gear, BUT the rest of me is still stuck in neutral gear apparently. I know I'll get there, but really hope I get it together sooner rather than later.

I  know part of my problem is stress. There's been so much going on the past couple of months that it has had a serious effect on my stress levels. I'm also having problems getting enough sleep and appear to be slightly depressed. Gee, really?

My other problem was that I went on a bit of a baking spree last month. My best friend wanted a cheesecake as a birthday present so I baked FIVE of them before I felt I had it perfected. Yeah, I'm ashamed to admit that my family and I consumed 4 cheesecakes in about a week. Then we decided we had enough cheesecake and expermented with a couple different kinds of cobbler. Ahem, coincidently or not, the scale went up nearly 10 pounds. Darn thing must be broken!

Just keep telling myself: Put down the dessert and pick up the pace! What do you do when you're stuck in neutral?

Best wishes!

Monday

I had honorable intentions & big plans for today. My goals were to drink plenty of water, go to Curves, either ride my bike or do a cardio video with the kids, and of course, eat right!

well.... it didn't happen that way. Spent the day with a friend instead and  had chicken fingers and fries for lunch. Came home in time to make spaghetti for dinner. Oh well, *bleep* happens.

On the up side, I did make it to Curves! That's something! I'll take a positive any time I can find it. How about you? What was your positive(s) for today?

best wishes

been looking

I've been looking at different books and websites on exercise and weightloss for some inspiration. I've promised myself that I'd start working out again tomorrow morning.

I'm going to put down the fork, pitch the cheesecake into the trash and try to watch what goes into my mouth. More importantly, make sure that the junk food DOESN'T go into my mouth.

Best wishes everybody!

Dusting off the Cobwebs

Hello? Anybody there? oh wow, it's all spooky and dark in here. *brushs away some cobwebs and tries to breathe shallowly so as not to inhale too much dust -or a random spider. UGH! I seem to be stuck in a dark tunnel. Way up ahead, I can see a ray of light, but it feels like I'm wading through quicksand because I just don't seem to be getting anywhere. Every step forward is a struggle and self-doubt is my constant companion.

I KNOW I need to make changes. I KNOW I can do it, because I've come this far. I KNOW this... but I just can't seem to move.

It's a struggle but I know I'll find my way again. I KNOW.

Curves over cake

Was feeling frustrated earlier. The children were being rowdy & begging for sweets. I was trying to balance the checkbook & not liking all the red I was seeing. Decided I really needed to get out of the  house & go to Curves before I started mindlessly munching.

When I arrived at Curves, I found it packed! Busier than I've ever seen it. Turns out it's the owner's birthday, so they threw her a party. There were sweets everywhere! People repeatedly offered me treats, but I found my ole buddy, willpower,  hanging around so I smiled & refused.

Was pretty amusing actually. I was the only one working out & people kept walking up saying how proud they were of me -all while they were carrying plates around & snacking. LOL They were even giggling over that fact. I am proud to say that I completed my workout & avoided all of the sweets. Now I'm getting ready to go walking so hopefully I can finish up early tonight.

Having company over this weekend & the house is a disaster zone. I blame the kids. Shhhhhhh really it's them. Can't be that I never finished unpacking when we moved in.

Anyway, hope you are planning a great weekend. Best wishes!

maybe this or that

Been thinking of the reasons why my weight is stalled. Maybe a little of this or a little of that or a whole lotta stuff.

I haven't been eating as carefully as I should. Eating little during the day, then getting the majority of my calories at night. I haven't been sleeping very well. Probably averaging 3 hours uninterrupted sleep at a time. I'm not keeping my activity levels up during the day. Been doing all my exercising in the evenings. I've heard that it's better to do short bursts at different times of the day to increase your metabolism. I'm also very stressed out. Think all these things combined are keeping me in this weight cycle. I'm glad that I haven't started gaining back a lot, but this 3-4 pound cycle is so annoying.

In better news, my oldest dd has her first job! It's fast-food based, which wasn't her 1st choice, but it's a job!!! She's on her way to independence. Yahoo! LOL

Okay, so what about you? Your week off to a good start?

Best wishes!

Frustrated

I weigh myself daily. I know the pros & cons but I do it anyway. For the past month, I've started every week within a pound of the week before. By Friday, I'll be down 3.5 pounds. By Sunday, right back up where I started. I'm so frustrated with myself over this.

I need to get my butt in gear!

hope you had a better start to your week. best wishes!

So sleepy still, what gives?

I just don't get why I'm so sleepy this week. I'm exhausted & my eyes are burning. I don't know if I'm not getting enough quality sleep or maybe I'm napping too much & it's like a bad cycle? I dunno.

I went to Curves earlier while my dd was in her ged class. Was still feeling sore & achy, so I didn't push myself hard. I still worked out enough to feel it, but not so much I was panting for breath & aching more.

Getting ready to go walking for the evening. I'm aiming for 35 miles this week, so trying to average 5 miles a night. This isn't a huge jump because I was averaging 3.2 (minimum) miles a day anyway.

How was your Wednesday? On progress? slightly off? Better than expected? Feeling motivated? Share, please! could always use more motivation!

best wishes!