Oh boy. It's going to be an interesting next few days.
Today my steps were at 14, 201.
I didn't workout.
Mid-morning I downed an ounce and a half of almonds with an apple.
After school, I ate a small chocolate frosty, a jr. bacon cheeseburger, and a small fry.
In the evening, I ate 2 PB sandwiches, a bowl of chips, and about 10 caramels and 8 mini pieces of twizzlers.
I got about 4-5 glasses of water in.
It's now about midnight and I still haven't finished up everything I needed to do tonight. Body is still achey, but no headaches today and very little nausea thank goodness.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Monday, October 28, 2013
Week Eleven
Hi Friends,
Nope, I haven't quit. Life has just hit me pretty hard this past week and I took a little blogging time off. The past few days I've been fighting migraines, nausea, body aches, cramping, and knee pain. Fun stuff. So far, this morning I feel tentatively ok, which is good because I couldn't take the next three days off even if I wanted to. This last week has not been great eating-wise. When left to my own devices, I eat almost straight carbs and dairy- sandwiches, toast, chips, cereal, and cheese. Eating like that has brought back occasional acid reflux that I used to deal with. (Ok- side note- the grammarian in me realizes that I've ended two sentences with prepositions, but I just don't want to rewrite them. I'm laughing at myself for noticing.)
So here's the deal. These next three days are absolutely jam-packed. I think that's also what got me in trouble last week- days at work when I literally don't take any time to eat or recharge. Then I come home so exhausted that I don't want to move off the couch or fix any sort of healthy dinner. Ok- back to this week. Here are the goals that I think will help me through, but first- as I've been writing this, my body is starting to not feel so great. I need to take it a little easy and get myself well again.
1. Get at least two workouts in- three, if possible.
2. (This one's thanks to my coach) Stop and rest twice during the work day for at least 5-10 minutes.
3. I'm going to post my blog daily to Facebook this week. It will get me back in the habit of blogging daily and keep me more accountable.
4. Today put together 4 freezer meals for the week.
5. Instead of focusing on all the ins and outs of the eating guidelines I've been working on, I want to put the focus on eating fruits and vegetables. I'm setting the goal of eating 2 pieces of fruit and three servings of veggies each day. The other things I will fix next week, but for now, I need to change my focus to something simple and manageable.
Onward and upward!
Nope, I haven't quit. Life has just hit me pretty hard this past week and I took a little blogging time off. The past few days I've been fighting migraines, nausea, body aches, cramping, and knee pain. Fun stuff. So far, this morning I feel tentatively ok, which is good because I couldn't take the next three days off even if I wanted to. This last week has not been great eating-wise. When left to my own devices, I eat almost straight carbs and dairy- sandwiches, toast, chips, cereal, and cheese. Eating like that has brought back occasional acid reflux that I used to deal with. (Ok- side note- the grammarian in me realizes that I've ended two sentences with prepositions, but I just don't want to rewrite them. I'm laughing at myself for noticing.)
So here's the deal. These next three days are absolutely jam-packed. I think that's also what got me in trouble last week- days at work when I literally don't take any time to eat or recharge. Then I come home so exhausted that I don't want to move off the couch or fix any sort of healthy dinner. Ok- back to this week. Here are the goals that I think will help me through, but first- as I've been writing this, my body is starting to not feel so great. I need to take it a little easy and get myself well again.
1. Get at least two workouts in- three, if possible.
2. (This one's thanks to my coach) Stop and rest twice during the work day for at least 5-10 minutes.
3. I'm going to post my blog daily to Facebook this week. It will get me back in the habit of blogging daily and keep me more accountable.
4. Today put together 4 freezer meals for the week.
5. Instead of focusing on all the ins and outs of the eating guidelines I've been working on, I want to put the focus on eating fruits and vegetables. I'm setting the goal of eating 2 pieces of fruit and three servings of veggies each day. The other things I will fix next week, but for now, I need to change my focus to something simple and manageable.
Onward and upward!
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Resetting and restarting
I'm going to blog now before I get too tired to process things.
I think I have hit a bit of a wall. I always do this about this far into good changes in my health. I don't understand why it takes so long to make a good habit, but takes such a short time to break it. My eating has been going... ok. As usual, late afternoons and evenings are my struggle. I think it's because my days are so jam-packed that if anything out of the ordinary comes up, I never catch up and don't eat until I'm famished, and then I'm grumpy and eat whatever I want. I do have to recognize my small victories. Incredibly hungry yesterday, I made it out of the grocery store with only one treat- a bag of dried apricots, which I ate for a snack last night. For dinner, I stopped at one of our favorite places and picked up a chicken salad instead of the chicken quesadilla that I wanted. Today I ended up at another store at 4ish- trouble time again. This time, I didn't make it out totally unscathed. This may sound strange, but I'm going to count it as a win. I grabbed a box of Crunch and Munch- that stuff I can down in one evening. While waiting at the checkout, candy bars were calling to me. I did some calculating. The box of popcorn/peanuts was over 1,000 calories, but the candy bar I wanted was 450. (I know, I know- it's still a lot). So I switched the box for the candy bar and ate it with less guilt.
Paul was home this afternoon and evening, and where he is, I want to be, so we just chilled and watched some tv together. We'd waited too many days to cook the steak I had planned for dinner, so he ended up with cold chicken, and I had chips and peanut butter sandwiches. Sigh. By the time 6 o'clock rolled around, I still hadn't worked out. I mentioned it to Paul, and he kindly pointed out that it wasn't too late. That was the help I needed. I jumped into my workout clothes, he dropped me off at the gym on his way to his rehearsal, and I WORKED OUT. I did core toning in between my machines, and I am feeling it now. I finished about 3 minutes before they closed and then walked home.
I came home too tired to take Pip for his walk, but I'll do that tomorrow morning before I go in.
Tomorrow, I have a chicken meal ready for the crockpot, and am determined to keep going. My steps have been strong- yesterday, they were 14,669, and today they're at 14,037.
I think I have hit a bit of a wall. I always do this about this far into good changes in my health. I don't understand why it takes so long to make a good habit, but takes such a short time to break it. My eating has been going... ok. As usual, late afternoons and evenings are my struggle. I think it's because my days are so jam-packed that if anything out of the ordinary comes up, I never catch up and don't eat until I'm famished, and then I'm grumpy and eat whatever I want. I do have to recognize my small victories. Incredibly hungry yesterday, I made it out of the grocery store with only one treat- a bag of dried apricots, which I ate for a snack last night. For dinner, I stopped at one of our favorite places and picked up a chicken salad instead of the chicken quesadilla that I wanted. Today I ended up at another store at 4ish- trouble time again. This time, I didn't make it out totally unscathed. This may sound strange, but I'm going to count it as a win. I grabbed a box of Crunch and Munch- that stuff I can down in one evening. While waiting at the checkout, candy bars were calling to me. I did some calculating. The box of popcorn/peanuts was over 1,000 calories, but the candy bar I wanted was 450. (I know, I know- it's still a lot). So I switched the box for the candy bar and ate it with less guilt.
Paul was home this afternoon and evening, and where he is, I want to be, so we just chilled and watched some tv together. We'd waited too many days to cook the steak I had planned for dinner, so he ended up with cold chicken, and I had chips and peanut butter sandwiches. Sigh. By the time 6 o'clock rolled around, I still hadn't worked out. I mentioned it to Paul, and he kindly pointed out that it wasn't too late. That was the help I needed. I jumped into my workout clothes, he dropped me off at the gym on his way to his rehearsal, and I WORKED OUT. I did core toning in between my machines, and I am feeling it now. I finished about 3 minutes before they closed and then walked home.
I came home too tired to take Pip for his walk, but I'll do that tomorrow morning before I go in.
Tomorrow, I have a chicken meal ready for the crockpot, and am determined to keep going. My steps have been strong- yesterday, they were 14,669, and today they're at 14,037.
Monday, October 21, 2013
Week Ten- Monday Restart
Ok. There are a bunch of thoughts running through my head right now. Let's see if I can capture some of them. Last week, I petered out. Living out in Banks has its advantages, but nearby, affordable stores is not one of them. I have to drive 15 minutes each way to a store I like to shop at. That eats up a lot of my evening time. I talked with my coach this morning, and we think the key to success in this journey is preparation. When I don't prepare, it isn't an easy fix for me. I can't just zip down the street and grab something healthy for dinner. So I'm going to focus on this week only. I have a long journey ahead of me, so I'm going to take some baby steps. For this week, my goals are: prepare and post. that's it. I will prepare to succeed and then post my progress. The return and report concept is a big one for me. The first weeks of this journey, I didn't miss a day of posting. Then I got to missing about one day a week. Last week, I think I posted only three times. I'm ready to be accountable again for the choices I'm making. So that's it for now. No big breakdown of last week's goals. I had to move marbles back this morning, but that's ok. I'm going to see if I can get menu planning done this morning before I go and have a shopping list for today after school while I'm already down in that vicinity. This is going to be good.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Week Nine Wednesday, Thursday.
Ok folks, I'm not doing so well... well, I'm not completely bombing it, but I just don't feel very strong right now. Yesterday, I did well until dinner. Even dinner, I had chicken breast with veggies, but then added mashed potatoes and gravy to it and then kept eating all night. Today I didn't eat until lunch, and then had a dinner of a Subway sandwich, which, horror of horrors, wasn't the exact right one that I should have had, and, sin of sins, was on white bread not wheat. I'm just a bit of a raw nerve right now and am not dealing with the eating side of things as I should. I think some of it has to do with the fact that I've been missing a lot of earlier meals and then am famished in the evening. However, for what it's worth, yesterday my steps were at 12, 487, and today they're at 13,762. Huzzah I guess.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Week Nine Tuesday
Today started out with a wonderful workout in wonderful company. I love the ladies I see at Curves at 5:30 am. They make me smile.
I brought breakfast with me to work but today was one of those days where things didn't stop. There was an electrical problem with one of my lights and it nearly caught fire, so I taught my morning classes in the computer lab and did a bunch of running back and forth. I finally was back in my space for lunch, when I ate my morning snack- 3/4 c cottage cheese, 1 cup grapes. After school, I had my lunch of a turkey wrap with 4 oz. turkey, 2 pieces of swiss cheese, and 1/2 of a cucumber. When I got home after acupuncture, I took Pip for a walk and then Paul and I ate some chicken enchiladas for dinner that a friend had brought by the night before. I have such great friends! For dessert, I had 4 pieces of licorice, but stopped there. In the evening, I had an apple with 1.5 TB peanut butter. I had 12 glasses of water today, and - holy cow!- took 16,024 steps today. What's nice is that it didn't feel like that many. It was a great day.
I brought breakfast with me to work but today was one of those days where things didn't stop. There was an electrical problem with one of my lights and it nearly caught fire, so I taught my morning classes in the computer lab and did a bunch of running back and forth. I finally was back in my space for lunch, when I ate my morning snack- 3/4 c cottage cheese, 1 cup grapes. After school, I had my lunch of a turkey wrap with 4 oz. turkey, 2 pieces of swiss cheese, and 1/2 of a cucumber. When I got home after acupuncture, I took Pip for a walk and then Paul and I ate some chicken enchiladas for dinner that a friend had brought by the night before. I have such great friends! For dessert, I had 4 pieces of licorice, but stopped there. In the evening, I had an apple with 1.5 TB peanut butter. I had 12 glasses of water today, and - holy cow!- took 16,024 steps today. What's nice is that it didn't feel like that many. It was a great day.
Week Nine Monday
So like it or not, I still play the numbers game in my head. Going in to this morning's workout, I thought, "Ok. Reasonable weight loss is 2-3 pounds a week. I should have lost about 12 pounds, then." Secretly, I was hoping for about 15. Nope. I am the turtle. Slow and steady for me. I wasn't going to put numbers here, but oh well. I was down 7 pounds- less than two a week. Grrr. After a day to think about it, I can see it for the progress it is, but at the time I was really bummed. I was also down 6.25 inches. Last time I measured, it was significantly more than that. As I looked at my numbers from the last month, the week I dropped 5 pounds on was that first week of the month when I had blown it over the weekend. The weeks I had worked harder, the scale hardly moved. That's why I HATE the scale number game.
So I had a very deliberate food tantrum. I had a McMuffin for breakfast, my almond snack mid-morning, and a healthy turkey wrap for lunch, but then I went to the store where I bought what looked good at the time. I brought home a package of red vines, a box of juju fruits, a king size reeses pb cup thing, a king size butterfinger, and a 9X9 of caramel brownies. Then I stopped at Wendy's and got a jr. bacon cheeseburger, a small fry, and a medium frosty and ate those on the way home. I got home and proceeded to eat junk food and, of course, a peanut butter sandwich thrown in there for good measure. Of course it didn't fill me up, I didn't find the tastes that satisfying, and I eventually stopped. I have some of the two candy bars left and half the package of red vines and didn't touch the brownies. Today I'm taking the brownies to work and putting them on the staff table (sorry, friends at Patterson). I am dividing what's left of the other sweets into baggies and am going to have one per day instead of having sweets spread out through the day (thanks, Meshell).
The evening ended with Paul making tacos- I had one large one, and then I had a ton of water. I think I had about 12 glasses yesterday. During the evening, I worked on my upstairs craft room that still had boxes in it and then started repainting a welcome sign for the front door. My steps for the day were at 14, 210.
I didn't work out or take Pip for a walk, but will Tuesday. My coach emailed me later with results that didn't show up on the computer at the time of our appointment. In the last month, I lost 5.21 pounds of fat. I think of pictures I've seen of fat and to think that I'm carrying around 5 pounds less of that stuff makes me really happy. On I go!
So I had a very deliberate food tantrum. I had a McMuffin for breakfast, my almond snack mid-morning, and a healthy turkey wrap for lunch, but then I went to the store where I bought what looked good at the time. I brought home a package of red vines, a box of juju fruits, a king size reeses pb cup thing, a king size butterfinger, and a 9X9 of caramel brownies. Then I stopped at Wendy's and got a jr. bacon cheeseburger, a small fry, and a medium frosty and ate those on the way home. I got home and proceeded to eat junk food and, of course, a peanut butter sandwich thrown in there for good measure. Of course it didn't fill me up, I didn't find the tastes that satisfying, and I eventually stopped. I have some of the two candy bars left and half the package of red vines and didn't touch the brownies. Today I'm taking the brownies to work and putting them on the staff table (sorry, friends at Patterson). I am dividing what's left of the other sweets into baggies and am going to have one per day instead of having sweets spread out through the day (thanks, Meshell).
The evening ended with Paul making tacos- I had one large one, and then I had a ton of water. I think I had about 12 glasses yesterday. During the evening, I worked on my upstairs craft room that still had boxes in it and then started repainting a welcome sign for the front door. My steps for the day were at 14, 210.
I didn't work out or take Pip for a walk, but will Tuesday. My coach emailed me later with results that didn't show up on the computer at the time of our appointment. In the last month, I lost 5.21 pounds of fat. I think of pictures I've seen of fat and to think that I'm carrying around 5 pounds less of that stuff makes me really happy. On I go!
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Week Eight Sunday
I zipped out of the house for church this morning before getting a chance to eat or tuck something in my bag. I was definitely needing food by the time I got home. I found these really good tortillas with 12 g. of fiber in them and had a turkey wrap with lettuce, 2 pieces of cheddar cheese and a wedge of skinny cow cream cheese. It was really good. For a snack, I had an apple with 1.5 TB peanut butter and 1/3 of a cucumber. I had another mini-meal of 4 oreos and a cup of potato chips. For dinner, I made beef stroganoff and had a half a bag of steamed veggies with it.
It's been another week, so it's time to review my goals:
1. 9,500 steps six days of the seven.
2. Plan and prepare 5 healthy evening meals.
3. Get three workouts in with the added three machines.
4. Stick to my eating guidelines
a. Drink 8 glasses of water or more a day
b. Only 1-2 processed foods/day
c. Keep my body fueled by eating five small meals/day.
Results:
1. Monday- 15, 454, Tuesday 11,909, Wed.- 11,478, Thurs. abt. 7000, F- 4018, S- 8502
2. Monday- Yes!, Tuesday Yes!, Wed- Yes!, Thurs- nope., Fri- nope, S- Yes! Sun- Yes!
3. Yep! (M, W, Sat.)
4. a. M- Yes! T- Yes! W- Yes!, Th- Yes!, Fr- Nope, Sat- Yes!, Sun- nope
b. M- Yes! (Triscuits and fruit parfait),
Tuesday- Nope. (McMuffin bun, Triscuits, candy),
Wed.- Nope. (McMuffin bun, mini candy bars, 2 cinnamon rolls),
Th- nope,
Friday- Nope
Sat- Yes!
Sun- Yes!
c. M- Yes! T- Nope. Only got 4 in., W- Yes!, Th- nope, F- nope, Sat- Yes!, Sun- nope
Analysis:
1. Average of 9,726 steps Monday-Saturday. Yay!
2. I met this one!!! Five of the seven nights we had a balanced dinner.
3. Yep! I did this one really well- I added 3 more machines to my workout, so now I'm up to 2.5 circuits. I also did core toning in between machines 2 of the 3 workouts.
4. a. Water is doing well- I got my 8 glasses in 5 of the 7 days.
b. Staying away from processed foods is still a challenge from me, but I'm doing much better at it.
c. While I didn't get in 5 small meals, I did get 4-5 in 6 of the 7 days.
Tomorrow's my monthly weigh and measure. I'm excited about it- trying not to hope for certain numbers. I need to keep the focus on the whole picture and all the benefits. However, it is nice to look forward to a coaching session knowing I can expect results because I've taken steps. It's not hoping that I magically lost pounds or inches without doing the work.
It's been another week, so it's time to review my goals:
1. 9,500 steps six days of the seven.
2. Plan and prepare 5 healthy evening meals.
3. Get three workouts in with the added three machines.
4. Stick to my eating guidelines
a. Drink 8 glasses of water or more a day
b. Only 1-2 processed foods/day
c. Keep my body fueled by eating five small meals/day.
Results:
1. Monday- 15, 454, Tuesday 11,909, Wed.- 11,478, Thurs. abt. 7000, F- 4018, S- 8502
2. Monday- Yes!, Tuesday Yes!, Wed- Yes!, Thurs- nope., Fri- nope, S- Yes! Sun- Yes!
3. Yep! (M, W, Sat.)
4. a. M- Yes! T- Yes! W- Yes!, Th- Yes!, Fr- Nope, Sat- Yes!, Sun- nope
b. M- Yes! (Triscuits and fruit parfait),
Tuesday- Nope. (McMuffin bun, Triscuits, candy),
Wed.- Nope. (McMuffin bun, mini candy bars, 2 cinnamon rolls),
Th- nope,
Friday- Nope
Sat- Yes!
Sun- Yes!
c. M- Yes! T- Nope. Only got 4 in., W- Yes!, Th- nope, F- nope, Sat- Yes!, Sun- nope
Analysis:
1. Average of 9,726 steps Monday-Saturday. Yay!
2. I met this one!!! Five of the seven nights we had a balanced dinner.
3. Yep! I did this one really well- I added 3 more machines to my workout, so now I'm up to 2.5 circuits. I also did core toning in between machines 2 of the 3 workouts.
4. a. Water is doing well- I got my 8 glasses in 5 of the 7 days.
b. Staying away from processed foods is still a challenge from me, but I'm doing much better at it.
c. While I didn't get in 5 small meals, I did get 4-5 in 6 of the 7 days.
Tomorrow's my monthly weigh and measure. I'm excited about it- trying not to hope for certain numbers. I need to keep the focus on the whole picture and all the benefits. However, it is nice to look forward to a coaching session knowing I can expect results because I've taken steps. It's not hoping that I magically lost pounds or inches without doing the work.
This is a picture from today. I haven't worn this dress in a while because it's gotten too tight. Even before when I did wear it, I wore a minimizer underneath it. Today I was able to wear it and feel comfortable in it without the extra help. Fun stuff.
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Week Eight Saturday
Today went much better.
Though tired, I convinced myself to workout first thing in the morning. The trainer who teaches the toning routines on the recovery stations was there, so I did a lot of core toning in between the machines, and I added 6 again so I did 2.5 circuits. I did a lot of cleaning, took Pip to the dog park, cut down a bush in the front yard and ended up with 8,502 steps for the day. That's a busy Saturday for me.
Breakfast: 2 pieces whole wheat toast, 1.5 TB peanut butter, 3/4 cup cottage cheese
Lunch: 4 oz. chicken, 2 slices swiss cheese
Afternoon snack: 1 oz almonds, 1 apple, 1 slice string cheese
Dinner: 6 oz. steak, 1.5 cups mixed veggies, 1/2 peanut butter sandwich, 2 pieces wheat bread, 1 TB butter
Evening snack: bag of microwave popcorn. I thought the bag I grabbed was the light stuff, but it wasn't. Still, it wasn't too bad.
Though tired, I convinced myself to workout first thing in the morning. The trainer who teaches the toning routines on the recovery stations was there, so I did a lot of core toning in between the machines, and I added 6 again so I did 2.5 circuits. I did a lot of cleaning, took Pip to the dog park, cut down a bush in the front yard and ended up with 8,502 steps for the day. That's a busy Saturday for me.
Breakfast: 2 pieces whole wheat toast, 1.5 TB peanut butter, 3/4 cup cottage cheese
Lunch: 4 oz. chicken, 2 slices swiss cheese
Afternoon snack: 1 oz almonds, 1 apple, 1 slice string cheese
Dinner: 6 oz. steak, 1.5 cups mixed veggies, 1/2 peanut butter sandwich, 2 pieces wheat bread, 1 TB butter
Evening snack: bag of microwave popcorn. I thought the bag I grabbed was the light stuff, but it wasn't. Still, it wasn't too bad.
Friday, October 11, 2013
Week Eight Thursday and Friday
First, Thursday:
I couldn't find my pedometer before I left, so I'm not sure how many steps I got in today. My knee was bothering me, so I took it easy anyway.
In the morning, I had an egg mcmuffin for breakfast. Then there was a staff potato bar luncheon, so I brought the leftovers of the Hawaiian Chicken dinner from last night to go on it. (I could have gone with the chili that was there, but when I was preparing for it, I only thought there would be sour cream and butter.)
The afternoon presented some frustrating situations. I dealt with them by taking a walk around the school (win!) and then I almost talked myself out of a Reese's McFlurry, but I didn't succeed. When I got home, I immediately took Pip for a walk around the park. We got rained on and it was a quick walk.
I had planned to get the ingredients for Beef Stroganoff tonight, but I didn't remember before I drove home. Paul called later after he'd gone in to deposit some checks to see what we were going to do for dinner. He talked me through it later- I had the option of anything and he offered to get me a treat from the store as well. I chose a Taco Bell chicken salad. I didn't feel like it was a win, but I guess it was ok. I proceeded to snack throughout the evening, and I'm not sure what I ate. I know I didn't go way overboard, but I didn't monitor too closely, either. I had about 10 glasses of water.
Now for Friday:
I was determined to be perfect for the next three days. I started off with 2 pieces of whole wheat toast with 1.5 TB peanut butter with 3/4 cup of cottage cheese. Then I did some errands that took longer than I thought they would. We had a Subway Chicken Teriyaki sandwiches (6 inches), and then I added a cup of chips to it. I was still hungry, and then ate a peanut butter sandwich with strawberry jam. Part of the way through the afternoon, I had 1/2 cup of sunflower seeds. Tonight, yes, we continued the eating out theme. For our date night, we went with Applebees 2 for 20. Once again, I flubbed it and, instead of getting the Napa Chicken and Mushroom meal, I got the Fiesta Lime Chicken with the spinach artichoke dip.
Right now, my pedometer says 4018- no where near the 9,500 I wanted it to be at.
Right now, I'm feeling pretty much failure-ish. My body is pretty stiff and sore from my workout on Wednesday, and I think I'm going to take another hot bath tonight like I did yesterday to help soothe those muscles. Tomorrow is fresh with no mistakes in it. I can do this. I can do this. I can do this. Sigh.
I couldn't find my pedometer before I left, so I'm not sure how many steps I got in today. My knee was bothering me, so I took it easy anyway.
In the morning, I had an egg mcmuffin for breakfast. Then there was a staff potato bar luncheon, so I brought the leftovers of the Hawaiian Chicken dinner from last night to go on it. (I could have gone with the chili that was there, but when I was preparing for it, I only thought there would be sour cream and butter.)
The afternoon presented some frustrating situations. I dealt with them by taking a walk around the school (win!) and then I almost talked myself out of a Reese's McFlurry, but I didn't succeed. When I got home, I immediately took Pip for a walk around the park. We got rained on and it was a quick walk.
I had planned to get the ingredients for Beef Stroganoff tonight, but I didn't remember before I drove home. Paul called later after he'd gone in to deposit some checks to see what we were going to do for dinner. He talked me through it later- I had the option of anything and he offered to get me a treat from the store as well. I chose a Taco Bell chicken salad. I didn't feel like it was a win, but I guess it was ok. I proceeded to snack throughout the evening, and I'm not sure what I ate. I know I didn't go way overboard, but I didn't monitor too closely, either. I had about 10 glasses of water.
Now for Friday:
I was determined to be perfect for the next three days. I started off with 2 pieces of whole wheat toast with 1.5 TB peanut butter with 3/4 cup of cottage cheese. Then I did some errands that took longer than I thought they would. We had a Subway Chicken Teriyaki sandwiches (6 inches), and then I added a cup of chips to it. I was still hungry, and then ate a peanut butter sandwich with strawberry jam. Part of the way through the afternoon, I had 1/2 cup of sunflower seeds. Tonight, yes, we continued the eating out theme. For our date night, we went with Applebees 2 for 20. Once again, I flubbed it and, instead of getting the Napa Chicken and Mushroom meal, I got the Fiesta Lime Chicken with the spinach artichoke dip.
Right now, my pedometer says 4018- no where near the 9,500 I wanted it to be at.
Right now, I'm feeling pretty much failure-ish. My body is pretty stiff and sore from my workout on Wednesday, and I think I'm going to take another hot bath tonight like I did yesterday to help soothe those muscles. Tomorrow is fresh with no mistakes in it. I can do this. I can do this. I can do this. Sigh.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Week Eight Wednesday
Breakfast: Fruit parfait
Lunch: Taco Bell Chicken Salad
Afternoon snack: 4 glasses water, 2 oz. mixed nuts
Dinner: 6 oz. Chicken breast with bell peppers, and pineapples over 1 cup of brown rice, 2 pieces wheat bread with 1.5 tb butter
Evening snack- 4 glasses water, 1 cup light chips, 2 cinnamon rolls, 1 apple, 2 slices cheese
After work today, I worked out. This week, I added another three machines to my weight training circuit, so now I'm doing 2.5 rotations. In between, one of the coaches was teaching core toning exercises on the recover stations in between the machines, so I added those exercises. Man, my body is feeling it now. I put 11, 478 steps on my pedometer today. My knee is a bit stiff tonight and I'm worried that I may have overdone it the last couple days. I need to be careful with it tomorrow. I'll ice it and heat it tonight before I go to bed.
Something fun I did tonight was make some more cinnamon rolls, but I made them in tins and took them to our new neighbors. It sounds strange, but it was fun to bake without all the eating afterwards. It worked. :o)
Lunch: Taco Bell Chicken Salad
Afternoon snack: 4 glasses water, 2 oz. mixed nuts
Dinner: 6 oz. Chicken breast with bell peppers, and pineapples over 1 cup of brown rice, 2 pieces wheat bread with 1.5 tb butter
Evening snack- 4 glasses water, 1 cup light chips, 2 cinnamon rolls, 1 apple, 2 slices cheese
After work today, I worked out. This week, I added another three machines to my weight training circuit, so now I'm doing 2.5 rotations. In between, one of the coaches was teaching core toning exercises on the recover stations in between the machines, so I added those exercises. Man, my body is feeling it now. I put 11, 478 steps on my pedometer today. My knee is a bit stiff tonight and I'm worried that I may have overdone it the last couple days. I need to be careful with it tomorrow. I'll ice it and heat it tonight before I go to bed.
Something fun I did tonight was make some more cinnamon rolls, but I made them in tins and took them to our new neighbors. It sounds strange, but it was fun to bake without all the eating afterwards. It worked. :o)
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Week Eight Tuesday
Well, the appetite is back and food is my frienemy again. Oh boy.
Breakfast: McMuffin
Lunch: 4 pieces turkey breast meat, 4 slices cheddar cheese, 14 triscuits
Afternoon snack: 3 mini candy bars, 2 tootsie roll pops, 1 apple, 1 string cheese, 2 cinnamon rolls, 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
Dinner: 6 oz. roasted chicken breast, 1.5 cups steamed veggies, one piece wheat bread with 3/4 TB butter
Total water: 8 glasses
When I got home, I mowed the lawn, Pip and I walked to the store, then I took Pip on his long walk. Total steps for today: 11909 and that didn't include the steps from mowing the lawn.
Breakfast: McMuffin
Lunch: 4 pieces turkey breast meat, 4 slices cheddar cheese, 14 triscuits
Afternoon snack: 3 mini candy bars, 2 tootsie roll pops, 1 apple, 1 string cheese, 2 cinnamon rolls, 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
Dinner: 6 oz. roasted chicken breast, 1.5 cups steamed veggies, one piece wheat bread with 3/4 TB butter
Total water: 8 glasses
When I got home, I mowed the lawn, Pip and I walked to the store, then I took Pip on his long walk. Total steps for today: 11909 and that didn't include the steps from mowing the lawn.
Monday, October 7, 2013
Week Eight- Monday
Today was awesome!!!
Breakfast- fruit parfait. I was actually hungry!! Yay! (Call me crazy- I know.)
Mid-Morning snack- 3/4 cup cottage cheese, 1 cup grapes
Lunch: 6 oz. turkey breast meat, 8 brown rice Triscuits, 2 oz. cheddar cheese.
Afternoon snack: 1 yummified Fuji apple, 1 oz. cheddar cheese, 1 TB sunflower seeds, 4 glasses water
Dinner: 6 oz. roasted chicken breast, 1.5 cups steamed veggies, 5 glasses water
Aaand yes, my appetite is officially back with a vengeance. This evening, I finished off the last three cinnamon rolls (without icing, thank you very much). I was still hungry, so I had half a cucumber and about a 1/4 cup of sunflower seeds. Then I was looking at Pip and he hadn't been for a walk today, so I took him for a walk. He had so much energy that we went ahead and did our loop around the junior high. Now he's tanked out on the floor. Even though it's only 7:35, I think I'm heading up to bed in a few to read and go to sleep early.
For exercise today, I walked to and from the gym this morning, worked out after work, and walked Pip for a grand total of 15, 454 steps on my pedometer. BAM!
(Oh- and I hit all my goals today. Yay!)
Breakfast- fruit parfait. I was actually hungry!! Yay! (Call me crazy- I know.)
Mid-Morning snack- 3/4 cup cottage cheese, 1 cup grapes
Lunch: 6 oz. turkey breast meat, 8 brown rice Triscuits, 2 oz. cheddar cheese.
Afternoon snack: 1 yummified Fuji apple, 1 oz. cheddar cheese, 1 TB sunflower seeds, 4 glasses water
Dinner: 6 oz. roasted chicken breast, 1.5 cups steamed veggies, 5 glasses water
Aaand yes, my appetite is officially back with a vengeance. This evening, I finished off the last three cinnamon rolls (without icing, thank you very much). I was still hungry, so I had half a cucumber and about a 1/4 cup of sunflower seeds. Then I was looking at Pip and he hadn't been for a walk today, so I took him for a walk. He had so much energy that we went ahead and did our loop around the junior high. Now he's tanked out on the floor. Even though it's only 7:35, I think I'm heading up to bed in a few to read and go to sleep early.
For exercise today, I walked to and from the gym this morning, worked out after work, and walked Pip for a grand total of 15, 454 steps on my pedometer. BAM!
(Oh- and I hit all my goals today. Yay!)
Week Seven Sunday
So yesterday was blissful. I sipped on hot chocolate while my cinnamon rolls baked, then snacked on them throughout the day. I wasn't feeling full, so I had a cup of cottage cheese, but ate it the way I used to- with a spoonful of strawberry jam mixed into it. I had some chips and a couple Oreos in the afternoon. For dinner, I cooked chicken broccoli casserole- chicken, fresh broccoli, but with cream of chicken soup, miracle whip, and cheese on top. It was good, but I really could have done with half the sauce and double the veggies.
During the day, I took Pippin for two separate walks around the park. It just felt good to move and my little boy was getting ancy and wanted to burn some energy. On the whole, it was a very nice recharging day.
So now I'm here- Monday morning with a new week looming in front of me. It's my last week before my weigh and measure morning next Monday. My coach and I talked about burn out this morning, and I think that's what I've been feeling. I want to keep going, but am getting a bit tired of all these changes and calculations and the fact that they never stop. The hours and meals keep coming and I keep having to refocus, rededicate, plan, and prepare. However, even with all of that constant stress and change, I feel that this is the right time for me to take these steps. I have simplified a bit at work. I am doing my best to take time for myself during the day. I have a husband who supports me and a puppy with energy who keeps me walking. I have friends and family and coaches in my life right now who are cheering me on. I am enjoying being able to move more easily. I like not being out of breath when I walk, or sweating uncontrollably at the slightest effort. I am noticing that my clothes are feeling looser. Last week I wore a shirt I bought when we went to see the musical Wicked two years ago that I hadn't been able to wear since I bought it. I am able to do more around my classrooms and my home because I have energy now that I didn't have before. These are all really good, wonderful things.
For the next week, here are my goals:
1. 9,500 steps six days of the seven.
2. Plan and prepare 5 healthy evening meals.
3. Get three workouts in with the added three machines.
4. Stick to my eating guidelines
a. Drink 8 glasses of water or more a day
b. Only 1-2 processed foods/day
c. Keep my body fueled by eating five small meals/day.
I can do this.
During the day, I took Pippin for two separate walks around the park. It just felt good to move and my little boy was getting ancy and wanted to burn some energy. On the whole, it was a very nice recharging day.
So now I'm here- Monday morning with a new week looming in front of me. It's my last week before my weigh and measure morning next Monday. My coach and I talked about burn out this morning, and I think that's what I've been feeling. I want to keep going, but am getting a bit tired of all these changes and calculations and the fact that they never stop. The hours and meals keep coming and I keep having to refocus, rededicate, plan, and prepare. However, even with all of that constant stress and change, I feel that this is the right time for me to take these steps. I have simplified a bit at work. I am doing my best to take time for myself during the day. I have a husband who supports me and a puppy with energy who keeps me walking. I have friends and family and coaches in my life right now who are cheering me on. I am enjoying being able to move more easily. I like not being out of breath when I walk, or sweating uncontrollably at the slightest effort. I am noticing that my clothes are feeling looser. Last week I wore a shirt I bought when we went to see the musical Wicked two years ago that I hadn't been able to wear since I bought it. I am able to do more around my classrooms and my home because I have energy now that I didn't have before. These are all really good, wonderful things.
For the next week, here are my goals:
1. 9,500 steps six days of the seven.
2. Plan and prepare 5 healthy evening meals.
3. Get three workouts in with the added three machines.
4. Stick to my eating guidelines
a. Drink 8 glasses of water or more a day
b. Only 1-2 processed foods/day
c. Keep my body fueled by eating five small meals/day.
I can do this.
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Week Seven Saturday
So today started off really well. I had my toast with my measured peanut butter and remembered to eat the grapes this time, and then I walked and did my workout. When I got home, I drank 4 cups of apple cinnamon/black cheery herbal tea with probably too much honey in it. I had a morning snack of an ounce of almonds. For lunch, I had 2 more BLT sandwiches, but with only a slice and a half of bacon on each, so I ate a cup of cottage cheese with it to up the protein content. In the afternoon I flubbed it and had a cup of light potato chips and 6 oreo cookies. For dinner, we had beef tacos. I heated up some brown rice that I cooked earlier in the week to add to mine to up the protein content again. In the evening, I was craving something sweet and finally jumped in the car and drove to Dairy Queen and got a peanut buster parfait and a small french fry. Seriously decadent and I should feel more guilty about it than I do. My steps for the day were only 6,231. Glasses of water: 8.
I'm writing this on Sunday morning. I have decided to relax today. I clipped my pedometer on this morning, but then decided to take it off again. I took Pippin for a walk and then came home and started making cinnamon rolls. Part of me keeps yelling at myself, "But you're weighing in tomorrow morning!" Then the other part of me yells back, "This is a marathon. Not a sprint." Yes, I want to be accountable and to not throw away the work that I've done, however, I'm in this for the long haul, and one relaxed day, chosen by me- not because I've had an emotional breakdown, is not going to stop my long-term goals. So off I go to see if my dough has risen enough for me to roll it out now.
I'm writing this on Sunday morning. I have decided to relax today. I clipped my pedometer on this morning, but then decided to take it off again. I took Pippin for a walk and then came home and started making cinnamon rolls. Part of me keeps yelling at myself, "But you're weighing in tomorrow morning!" Then the other part of me yells back, "This is a marathon. Not a sprint." Yes, I want to be accountable and to not throw away the work that I've done, however, I'm in this for the long haul, and one relaxed day, chosen by me- not because I've had an emotional breakdown, is not going to stop my long-term goals. So off I go to see if my dough has risen enough for me to roll it out now.
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Week Seven Friday
Breakfast: 2 pieces wheat bread, 1.5 TB peanut butter (I forgot to eat the grapes along with it. Oops)
I missed my mid-morning snack. Today was the school jog-a-thon, so I was out there cheering the kids most of the morning.
For lunch, I ate the last cup of the delicious soup my friend brought over. It was even good cold. I had an ounce of almonds with it.
For dinner, Paul made BLTs. Yay! I had two sandwiches with three pieces of bacon on each with 1.5 TB Miracle Whip on each sandwich on the light wheat bread.
In the evening, I indulged in a couple peanut butter sandwiches. I was a bit heavy-handed on the peanut butter. it really is my kryptonite.
In the evening, I took Pippin on our long walk loop and ended up with 11, 210 steps today.
I've been realizing that the past week as I've been getting my protein in, I haven't gotten in the fruits and vegetables that I need to do. It's my goal to get more of them in starting tomorrow. I'm finding that each and every day is unique and I have to rededicate day after day to each detail of the changes that I'm making. My appetite still is down, so I have to really make myself eat my meals. I wonder if it's because my body is finally getting the things that it needs.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Week Seven Thursday
For some reason I just wasn't hungry today. I kept telling myself that I needed to eat, but I just didn't feel like it. I didn't even feel hungry when it got to dinnertime. I still ate dinner- a yummy soup that a friend brought over and chips with guacamole- but I didn't feel hungry yet. Strange day. Tomorrow I'll make myself eat, but I was interested to see what happened today. It wasn't some "I'll lose weight faster if I don't eat" because I know I won't. I just went with it today. Weird.
I walked to and from the gym and worked out today. My steps today hit 11, 314.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Week Seven Tuesday and Wednesday
Tuesday:
Breakfast: 2 pieces whole wheat bread, 1.5 TB peanut butter
Snack: 1 oz. almonds
Lunch: Bean salad, 1 oz. almonds, 1/2 c cottage cheese
2 mini snickers bar treats
Dinner: Chicken salsa dinner with 3 corn tortillas
Steps: 9320
Wednesday:
Breakfast: 2 pieces whole wheat bread, 1.5 TB peanut butter
Snack: 1 oz. almonds
Strange thing- I didn't feel hungry this afternoon. I didn't want to eat. So I didn't. I didn't eat lunch or my afternoon snack. On the way home I stopped at Sweet Tomatoes and got Paul and I large salad and a cup of minestrone soup. I also had 2 pieces of cornbread, 1 blueberry muffin, 1 zucchini muffin, and 2 TB honey whip. I ate 5 oreo cookies tonight. Still, except for the muffins/bread, which is always my downfall, I didn't really want to eat. After never being able to turn off my appetite, not having one is a bit strange for me. I have liked to eat, so, call me strange, but I don't like not wanting to eat. It's just different.
Steps for today: 7629
Breakfast: 2 pieces whole wheat bread, 1.5 TB peanut butter
Snack: 1 oz. almonds
Lunch: Bean salad, 1 oz. almonds, 1/2 c cottage cheese
2 mini snickers bar treats
Dinner: Chicken salsa dinner with 3 corn tortillas
Steps: 9320
Wednesday:
Breakfast: 2 pieces whole wheat bread, 1.5 TB peanut butter
Snack: 1 oz. almonds
Strange thing- I didn't feel hungry this afternoon. I didn't want to eat. So I didn't. I didn't eat lunch or my afternoon snack. On the way home I stopped at Sweet Tomatoes and got Paul and I large salad and a cup of minestrone soup. I also had 2 pieces of cornbread, 1 blueberry muffin, 1 zucchini muffin, and 2 TB honey whip. I ate 5 oreo cookies tonight. Still, except for the muffins/bread, which is always my downfall, I didn't really want to eat. After never being able to turn off my appetite, not having one is a bit strange for me. I have liked to eat, so, call me strange, but I don't like not wanting to eat. It's just different.
Steps for today: 7629
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