I vow to get back on track next week, No if's, and's, or but's about it. I will be working out AND eating right. One week off track and it's like I've lost my fricking mind!! For example: This morning I walked into the kitchen to eat my breakfast (oatmeal) and sitting on the counter was tray of cookies and brownies from yesterday's broker meeting. Can you guess who made a beeline straight to the brownies? LOL I know it 's pathetic and I can't even come up with a valid excuse as to why I ate the brownies.
Weight Watcher no more
I jumped on my scale yesterday and it said I weighed 153.4 !! I knew that wasn't right so I waited and then stepped on it again, this time it read 216.00 (ok who's playing games?) My third weigh in was 222.0"Ha ha Ha" very funny I thought to myself. So this is a digital scale, which I just purchased about 3 months ago. Shouldn't the scale at least last a year? Oh well I will just have to get another one.
Sleepless nights in D.C
So we took my sister to the hospital yesterday. She claimed she couldn't feel her toes!! Poor thing her legs and feet were sooo swollen. She had to stay overnight while they do some testing. She did have pre-eclampsia with her first child and my nephew was born 2 months early. My mom and I didn't get home until 4am so I am operating off of 3 hours of sleep plus I still have this crappy sinus/cold thingy going on. I hope my sister will be able to come home today otherwise we will have to have the shower without her!!!
Have a good weekend everyone. Stay focus & Keep losing!!
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For those of you who want to be a friend and just listen... please continue reading & thanks for caring!
Yesterday....
I took my phen pills and I ate healthy but I was still hungry.
I saw Neal(as I rode past him in the car) I told him I would start back fresh on Monday. He was ok with it.
My sister and I went to the mall to find her an outfit for the babyshower. Everything I tried on didn't fit the chest area & made my waist look fuller or should I say fatter.
Today....
I woke up feeling like crap.. Darn allergies/sinus. I really wish I could of stayed home... Plus we had a big broker meeting today aka I had to (fake) smile & be corporate when I really wanted my throat to stop burning, my eyes to stop itching, and my nose to stop hurting.
My family is driving me crazy!!! I won't go into details but goodness I wish I could hide out somewhere. LOL
The only good thing to come from today was the fact that I stepped on the scale this morning and it read : 232.4 Hmm I wonder how that happened considering I've been eatting nothing but crap while hanging with my sister.
Anywhoo.. the shower is less than two days away. I can't wait then I can go back to my old schedule of work and working out. LOL
Yep that's me.. I have missed a total of 4 days from the gym!! Wow four whole days. This morning I was thinking..." you better go to the gym today, otherwise the fat will start to creep back on you". Everytime I look in the mirror I swear I can see the fleshy rolls increasing.
Ok so we already know that due to my weekend gig I don't go to the gym and Monday I was sick. Yesterday's excuse was that my sister wanted to bond. Her boyfriend works in the afternoons/evening and her son has been spending the weeks with his dad and weekends with her. So she's all alone at home. Que in me the "BIG SISTER"... so I am the person she calls when she bored and and she wants to hang out.
Well... she called me yesterday and wanted to go out to eat at Boston Market. The food was pretty good, they give you so much that you end up having leftovers (which is fine by me). After dinner, my sister went home and I was able to put together the gift bags, and prize bags for the baby shower. Whoo Hoo!! One thing down and many more to go.
I would say that 25% of me likes missing the gym. While working on the gift bags I was able to sit on the sofa and watch tv (Hmm it's been a long time since I've done that) however the other 75% of me is screaming for a workout. I'm tired, sluggish, and my body feels stiff (sitting at a desk for 8hrs will do that to you). I need to get my heartrate pumping, plus I miss feeling the cool ac blowing on my hot sweaty skin after an intense workout. Oh and I miss seeing Neal.
I guess I am saying all this because ... I don't want a missed day to become, two days, two days to become four days, and next thing you know I am blogging talking about " how I am back" LOL . I know it won't happen but it's the fear of the possiblity that it could happen. I don't know if that makes sense to anyone. But I feel like I am rambling on now so I will just shut up. But I do know that I will be going to the gym tonight.... and wrapping her gifts.
Sorry about not blogging yesterday, I was at home with a migraine. I believe it was brought on my a mixture of things: hot weather, fatigue, and eatting too many bad foods over the weekend . I won't incriminate myself by telling you guys what I ate. Just know that it was sweet and full of carbs. I have to do better, I WILL do better. But....
This week is going to be hard. I missed yesterday at the "y" and I know for sure I can't make it on Friday. SO... that's two days of not working out. Since my request off was denied for Friday , and my sister baby shower is this Saturday. I now have to cram my preparations into Friday night & Saturday morning. I hope everything falls into place. I just hate to rush and I can be moody/grumpy when things don't go as planned.
So in preparation for this weeks busy schedule, I've already stocked up on water . Plus I have snack bags and fresh fruit on standby. The days that I do go to the gym I plan on doing the 30 minutes on the TM & Bike. I will aslo try to do more than 3 sets when it comes to doing my weight routine. On the day of the shower I plan on practicing portion control and I will avoid the party punch. LOL
Was not bad at all.. the results are ....(drumroll please!!!)
Chest was 54..........now 52.5 Abs were 50.....now 47.5
Waist stayed the same still 46 Thighs went up were 25 now 27
Calfs were 17.......now 16.5 Arms were 14.5........now 14.5
Glutes also increased they were 46 inches .....now 46.5 inches
Neal said that the glutes and thighs increased due to one of the exercises where I have to do squats. I really don't care I was just happy to see real results. I was so happy that when it came time to do my weight routine I did 5 sets of everything instead of 3 !!
You should meet Neal...
While riding the stationary bike last week, I was chatting with another lady in the room. We were talking and dicussing weight loss and I told her she should meet up with Neal. I explained that to lose weight she should do aerobic exercises and lift weights ( lol I sould like a professional trainer). Well anyway I introduced them yesterday and before leaving Neal was giving her an orientation on how to use each of the machines.
Mini Goals
Ok I noticed that some people list their goals in order to help them progress. I have come up with a few of my own:
Drink more water... ( 1-2 bottles a day is not enough)
Cook more (TDP says that I am meeting my caloric intake but still eating mostly carbs. So I may cut back on the lean cuisines )
Try to do 5 sets of each machine workout
Do 30 min on the TM & Stationary Bike
I don't have to much planned for the weekend..just work as usual. I will try to post a new pic so everyone can see my progress. Oh and I have only 1 week left until I throw my sister's baby shower.
SO... Once again I was tired, and I had developed a sinus headache throughout the day. It was bad once I arrived home so I still went to the gym. I jumped on the Stationary Bike and started to pedal. About 5 minutes into my workout .... MY HEAD STARTED POUNDING!!!
I thought about going home, taking some asprin and crawling into bed. But I am pleased to say I kept going !!!
Working together......
So I met up with Neal and he gave me my usual list of exercises. He later came back and said that he was going to workout with me. Well we ended up working out in the same room . He did his workout while I was doing my workout. I reminded him that today is MMD. I must admit I am nervous.. I have been eatting a lot of crap!
Ok guys I will try to keep this one short. I just want to say that .....
Yesterday was awful.
Instead of eating my healthy lunch, I had Burrito Bowl from Chipolte. (big mistake.... should have eaten the Lean Cuisine)
I ate over half of my food and I ended up being stuffed, it really made me sleepy and I felt miserable.
But I guess not so miserable that I couldn't stuff a MILKY WAY in my mouth
I knew I would'nt be working out because I had so many errands to run. My first stop was to the Beauty Salon so I could get my eyebrows waxed.
Let's just say I ended up leaving with a patch of my eyebrow missing. (another mistake... should've gone to my place)
I was pissed!!! Now I have to color, yes color in the spot that is missing.
Next stop... the mall. I was in search of some New Black Workpants. My thighs got hungry and started nibbling away at the last pair. So I went into my favorite inexpensive store.
Size 16 pants... were too baggy in the legs.
Size 14 pants were a different syle and fit like skinny pants ( I'll pass)
Next stop... shoe store. I wanted some new workout shoes preferable in black , my poor white ones look dusty..LOL
Let's just say they didn't have my size in the one's I wanted. (Booo)
I continued on and eventually made it to Wally-word. I did find some nice black pants.
The material felt nice and I like how they fit my legs
They were a size 14 (whoo hoo !!)
But the waist was a little tight ( I figured since working out, eventually they I would be able to button all waist area)
The button fell off today after my trip to the restroom
After more stops I finally made it home around 11pm. I was tired, upset and hungry. I ended up eatingWAAAYYafter my designated time. The only good thing was the fact that I didn't give in and eat from MickeyD's or some other place.
Oh well hopefully today will be better.
Hope has a day better than my yesterday, and may it be filled with sweat and burned calories. LOL
Zzzzz.... Oh, oh I'm sorry I must have fallen asleep here at my desk prior to writting my blog for the day. LOL I don't know why but I am sooTiiiirreddd. I swear if I could find a pillow and blanket I would seriously crawl under my desk and take a nap. Who knows maybe the holiday threw me off, or maybe I have been neglecting to take my vitamins..Hmm I think it's the last one.
Ok Now... to our regularly scheduled workout blog.
Burn Baby Burn...
Yesterday I did my usual 25 minutes on the stationary bike which burned 156 calories. It was funny because I was pedaling my tail off when all of a sudden MY FOOT SLIPPED OUT OF THE STIRRUPS.. LOL I was able to slide my left foot back into the place without slowing down too much but then MY RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OUT.... I just laughed at myself, regained my footing, and kept going .
Afterwards I walked on the TM for 25min and I burned another 137 calories. I was very suprised to see that the calories were closely related. Plus I walked 1 mile in 17.34minutes, before it was like 18 point something!! So... that is an improvement Whoo Hoo!! Once again I completed all of the workouts listed on my paper. I felt so good I even stuck in one or two extra reps where I could when doing my weight routine.
MMD....
Will be coming soon. It's sad that I have to remind Neal I think I am more excited about getting my measurements than he is. Today he actually started our convo 1st for a change. LOL Sometimes I feel as if I am interrogating the man. I hope that doing the bike and TM will show a decrease in inches.
Come on & join the fun
I also changed my membership from single to family plan. My mom is signing up for the YMCA as well!!!! Go mom! Go mom! I will probably have her meet with Neal so he can show her how to use the machines, but she will be primarly working out during the day since she works at night. But hey it's a start, plus it will help with her diabetes.
Yaaawn.. Ok I think that's it for today. I'm going to find those vitamins. Have a good day everyone!!!
Well I just finished stuffing myself. Today's lunch was considered a "cheat day". I had a turkey buger (ate only 1/2) and I had fries ( which I shared with a co-worker). I actually had a chance to go grocery shopping this weekend and I know I could have one of the Lean Cuisines I brought from home but I wanted something different.
The weekend was ok, on Friday I went to a BBQ. I did indulge in everything but very small quantities. It was funny I had like 1 meatball, 1 piece of chicken, 1teaspoon of potato salad, 1teaspoon of tuna salad, and the list goes on and on. I was happy because this time I didn't leave with my pants unbuttoned and my stomach poking out. Oh and I didn't take home a plate!!
Saturday I gave in to my co-worker and made cupcakes. I guess I was still feeling happy from being with friends friday so I gave in. I did however eat 2 cupcakes w/o frosting. Oh and we had pizza. I told my co-worker that this was the last batch of cupcakes and that I will not be baking cupcakes anytime soon, so he had better not ask me.
Taking part in some of my old habits had me wondering if I had put on any extra pounds. So this morining, I jumped on the scale and I still weighed in at 234.6, no gain & none lost. I can live with that.
Well its back to the "y" tonight and I can't say I'm excited about going (esp after turkey burger & fries) but I'm not dreading it either. Maybe I'm coming to the realization that it's a part of my life.
Ok now it's time for me to check on everyone! Have a good day.
Yesterday was going well until I went to lunch. I was happy to have finally received my stimulus check. ( Whoo hoo) So I walked over to the bank at lunch time to deposit the check. Let's just say at least I had a good walk. Stupid Bank systems were down, and the ATM wasn't working.
Then I come back to work to find out that my PTO request was denied. My sisters baby shower that I have planned is in two weeks and I wanted the Friday before off to set up everything.
The head supervisor says that she is actually scheduled to be off and two people can't be off on the same day. If that was the case she should have to work because we already have a staff member off on PTO. And as I recalled she and another co-worker were off on the same day last week.
So... I did the unthinkable. I went downstairs, purchased an ice cream sandwhich, and sat down in the courtyard by the waterfalls. It was very relaxing, but GOD how I wish I were somewhere tropical. I think working two jobs is starting to take a toll on me. I just really, really, want to do something fun. I am thinking about going on a singles cruise but that is not until next year.
Anyway the night progressed. I worked out with Neal and he said I should see nice results since now I do the bike and TM. I hope so. I stepped on the scale this morning and I have gained 2pounds. Plus I woke up with a headache and in a grumpy, tired mood but I promise not to have a moment.
I'm going to a BBQue tommorrow I going to try to be on my best behavior.
For example: This morning I walked into the kitchen to eat my breakfast (oatmeal) and sitting on the counter was tray of cookies and brownies from yesterday's broker meeting. Can you guess who made a beeline straight to the brownies? 
LOL I know it 's pathetic and I can't even come up with a valid excuse as to why I ate the brownies. 
!! I knew that wasn't right so I waited and then stepped on it again, this time it read 216.00 
(ok who's playing games?) My third weigh in was 222.0 "Ha ha Ha" very funny I thought to myself. So this is a digital scale, which I just purchased about 3 months ago. Shouldn't the scale at least last a year? Oh well I will just have to get another one.
I was so happy that when it came time to do my weight routine I did 5 sets of everything instead of 3 