Weight Woes

Great start to the week

2007-08-22T22:19:00.000-07:00

Well I've been putting some on here and there and that just sucks. I'm sporadic in my workouts and I'm eating way too much. I've enlisted hubby to help with my eating habits and he bought a ton of fruits and veggies.

It's wed night and I've hit my cardio really well all three days this week. I did extra tonight because I won't be working out tomorrow because of a minor surgery. I'm just hoping I'll be fine to workout at least a little on Friday.

No weights this week I'm concentrating on getting as much cardio in as possible.

Starting another week

2007-07-30T00:22:00.000-07:00

Sweet, another week starts tomorrow. Another week to test my working out. I have no appointments tomorrow, it's my daughters bday so I left the evening open. But hubby will be home to hang with her all day. So I'll hit the store to pick up her last couple of presents, grab a cake at cold stone and also the gym.

I know, cold stone is not the best choice for me. But if you are going to splurge then do it right. We are having grilled chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, and green beans for her dinner. So dinner won't be too bad. I think I will bake up a sweet potato for myself, to keep out of the mashed potatoes.

I will hit extra cardio to make up for the bad food over this weekend and tomorrow. UGH, not a good mindset, but alas it has happened.

After last post

2007-07-26T22:12:00.000-07:00

Well after I put up my last post it dawned on me that I had made it in a 4th day and forgot. I did workout on Friday, so that was 4 out of 7 and much better.

So far this week I am up to 3 days. It is thursday and I will get a cardio workout in tomorrow as well. I'm on a roll and feeling good about it. I'm also eating much better. Here's a tip. Once dinner is eaten, put the rest away. Good grief, I can't believe how much I graze while it's still sitting out on the counter or stove. YIKES!

So I realized I was doing that and put it away immediately. Once it's out of site I have to make the choice to take it out of the fridge and reheat it.

My workout today was tough on me. I haven't jogged outside in weeks and I miss it. But it was so much more work. I did 20 min. on the bike earlier today while I was making notes for the weight loss challenge this Fall. Then I came home and went jogging this afternoon. I'm not sure how far I went as I went another route. It's probably 3 miles still, but there is just no way to map this out. I jogged through the school on part of it because it was rush hour out here and I didn't want to be on the road with no side. lol

I feel in check and I feel good about it. Haven't felt this good in months.

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umm, week didn't do awesome

2007-07-22T12:05:00.000-07:00

Fessing up here. I did get cardio in one more day, but that was only 3 out of five days. Not what I was shooting for, however it was better than the two weeks before. I didn't want to leave the kids any longer by themselves on Friday and Sat. :( They've been really good, but you can tell the Summer boredom is starting to set in now and little arguments are getting to be bigger blow-ups.

Tomorrow is Monday. I will start off fresh. It's a good week to make sure I hit 5+. Hubby doesn't have to work until Friday.

We will also work on more diet. Since he is home we will work on it together. We have a ton of veggies to grill up.

New Week

2007-07-19T21:50:00.000-07:00

Well here it is a new week and I've been quite good. I have gotten so out of the habit of working out and eating right. I'm going to start with the working out alone and then build from there. I'm going to do what I tell my clients and stop trying to get it all done cold turkey.

It's thurs. night and I have hit the cardio 3 days out of 4. I hit it hard today, really hard. To make up for the chinese food I had yesterday. I was smart today and knew that we wouldn't end up back at the gym tonight. So I hit it hard after my appointments. Always the right decision not to put it off!

My diet today has been a lot better. I'm fighting eating right now as it's 10pm. But I'm gonna fight it. I swear. If I don't fight it, it will be a handful of pretzels. I'm really craving the salt right now. lol

I'll work out again tomorrow. Then when I hit on Sat. morning that will be 5 days this week. RIGHT ON!

2 in a row

2007-07-11T23:55:00.001-07:00

Hmm, hard to keep track of days of the week anymore. But I've had good workouts the last two days. Food, now that's a different story. I'm back and forth with it. No commitment and I really can't figure out why. If I can't get my diet in check then I will have to get more movement through the day. So two cardio workouts will be in order. I'm at the gym in the morning and then again usually for evening appointments. So if that is what it takes, then it will be done.

Yesterday I did an hour of medium cardio and today was 35 min. of hard cardio. So at least the workouts seem to be back in check.

aug. 11th goal

2007-06-30T12:28:00.000-07:00

Alright, I have a new goal. Don't stick your tongue out at me, this one has to be met, so it's a good one. It's a matter of great clothes at the concert and looking like a sausage. lol You know, something really important. We've got an awesome outdoor concert to hit on Aug. 11th. Pain in the Grass and Godsmack is headlining. We just found out that one of the other 7 bands will be my absolute favorite
Buckcherry!!! I'm so stoked, but I've got to lose some middle.

I'm pledging to lose 10 pounds by Aug. 11th. I will hit my weekly weigh in's again. My starting weight yesterday was 174. :( So that means 164 by Aug. 11th. I'm also going to make hubby committ to 15 pounds by then. He loses faster than I do so 10 isn't fair. lol Then maybe he will help with all of these bad food choices that are going on.

I do have to say that even though I've been eating quit bad, my weight is staying pretty stagnate. Thankfully. I can't believe I didn't gain 10 pounds over the weekend alone. Wow i put some food down.

Tonight is Grilled chicken breasts and I'm going to have a lot of broccoli salad and just a couple of bites of potato salad. Then I need to map out tomorrow's meals. No more winging it! Practice what I preach darn it.

Yikes, over did it

2007-06-22T14:17:00.000-07:00

Well as you could see on that last post, I've spent the week having back issues. But I had to get moving again. So yesterday I sat on the bike for 20 min. at a slow speed. Just better than sitting in a chair while I write up plans. lol

Then I trained a client and it was an outdoor workout. So that means I was doing the workout with her. That would have been all good. It wasn't a super strenuous workout because I can't do many things right now. lol

But then another client really needed me to be there while she did her cardio. I could tell by her last phone call. So I showed up and just did the elliptical with her for 20 min.

Needless to say, my back is a little seized up again. But that gets me out of weeding doesn't it? ;)

Summer busyness already

2007-06-22T14:16:00.001-07:00

Summer is so difficult isn't it? The sun is out, the kids are home. I still have more work than ever to do, but i swear I have
less time to accomplish it. So I'm getting in pansy workouts here and there when I can. Yes you can tell by the scale. :( Another
thing you can tell is that hubby is home a lot now and we are going out to lunch together. I generally eat something that is healtheir
but that still leaves portions that I shouldn't be eating. Plus I know how I am when I start eating out daily. Yes, it is becoming
daily. Not a good habit at all!!! I will eat good most of the week, but then I start adding in bad choices here and there. Slowly
it creeps into mostly bad choices. Then I'm craving the bad choices and actually justifying them in my head. Oh yes, I have to play
the mind games just like the rest of the world.

So I talked to hubby briefly about it yesterday, but we were quite busy running here and there. We need to jointly put together a plan.
This is not something I can work on alone. I have no will power. If he says, let's go here for lunch, I say ok. lol Yep, my fault
and I take responsibility for it. But i also know it won't change. We've never had this freedom to go out together during the day.
I guess we are abusing it. lol

On the fitness note. My back is killing me. I've been having twinges here and there the end of last week and over the weekend. I knew
better than to work legs on Monday. But that was what hubby was doing, so I did too. I like to work my legs, they are my best body part.
So I did squats, knowing full well I shouldn't. Let alone that I shouldn't up the weight. But I did. Yeah, my fault comletely. Hubby
even told me to stop on the last set. Thankfully I did because by the evening I could barely move. And I still had appointments to
hold. Hard to train people when you look like you have a stick up your butt and you can't bend over. lmao

Then something around here bloomed. When I figure out what it is I swear I'm gonna pull every one of them out in the town. I've been
using my inhaler for the last 2 days pretty religiously. I hate using it, it makes me feel like a pansy. So add my hurt back and my
asthma to the mix and you have some crappy cardio going on.

Not what I want going on when I've just realized that the scale has gone up tremendously. So you can look for some very healthy recipes
to be posted on BMW over the weekend. We have friends coming over and I don't want to eat the typical unhealthy crap. I need some
better salad options. Possibly some salads that keep for a couple of days so I can have them for lunch during the week as well.

Plan ahead for better success

2007-06-06T21:01:00.000-07:00

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2 for 3

2007-05-16T22:33:00.000-07:00

It's Wed. night here and I have had 2 good cardio workouts this week so far. Today I did extra cause I didn't work out yesterday. It's so hard to juggle having hubby home and his work stuff in the mix that I need/want to attend. That will change in a few weeks. We finally got his work schedule yesterday and I can now plan around him more.

My eating habits are a matter of making better choices. They are actually quite good, but not planned out ahead of time. We went to costco and bought tons of healthy food, but right now we are eating out a lot. But again, I'm eating very well considering we are eating out. I had chicken carnitas for dinner last night with rancho beans instead of refried beans. I barely ate any of the food. I ate a little more for lunch today and then hubby ate the rest of it for dinner tonight. That would have typically lasted me two meals at most. So I'm rocking there and it is a pretty healthy meal to begin with. Lots of veggies, including zuchini.

I am going to have my sushi tomorrow but it won't have anything deep fried on it. Lots of fresh fish and maybe a side of cucumber salad. I have to have my weekly fish. It's supposed to be 2 servings of fish a week. lol

Tomorrow I think I have it mapped out to do a good cardio workout before lunch again. I'm putting the cardio first for right now. I haven't been in the last couple of weeks. :(

Not slacking

2007-05-10T00:33:00.000-07:00

LOL OK, I have slacked a little bit, bur my allergies are making me sleepy. :( I have worked out twice this week and it is Thurs. early am. Last week I worked out 4 times and they were really good workouts. Tonight was a really good work out and I will get another good one in tomorrow. Friday hubby and his buddy are going to come in and workout with me. yippee! Some workout partners! I can't wait to kick Matt's pansy ass. bahahahaha K, the evil trainer came out in me. Sorry for that. :) I'm going to plan out Fridays workout with pain in mind. Yes, I will pay as well, but it will be so worth it!

My diet has been quite good. Today I felt like I was eating constantly. But then I went over portions and times and I did very well. We went away for the weekend and I didn't gain a pound. That is great news considering we did a ton of walking, but not any cardio.

I hope to see a loss by next week. But if not, I am still starting to get rock hard and that is a bigger thing for me.

allergies cont?

2007-04-30T23:08:00.001-07:00

UGH, not sure it is allergies now. Last week the owner was so sick he went home. He only gets one good cold a year. He better not have passed it off to me. My head is pretty full of gunk and I have a sore throat. This leads to some ear aches as well.

Needless to say, I didn't work out today. I also ate really bad. I slept pretty good, but now I am up late right now and that is not good. I am going to run off to bed here soon. I just wanted to try and figure out some of my extra hosting issues. I really want to switch weightwoes back to WP.

So pizza was for dinner. I got extra water today, but that doesn't mean anything. Thankfully, I'm getting tired now!

Allergies

2007-04-23T15:30:00.000-07:00

Besides the allergies I've made a good start to the week. We started our good eating habits again yesterday. Yes, I said yesterday, not tomorrow. ;) Notice the difference? Hubby went grocery shopping and we are full of fruits and veggies again. Grilled chicken and veggies were dinner yesterday! woohoo Oh and he bought mini whole wheat bagels, so I hae no problem keeping my portions down for breakfast.

This morning I got my workout in early, thank goodness. Cause I stuck around the gym for a few hours, went and grabbed sushi and the important toilet paper that was forgotten yesterday. Came home, ate and crashed out for a 2 hour nap. I'm still super tired right now. Allergies suck! I hope it is allergies though as the owner is big time sick right now too and I don't have time for that.

I knew something had to be wrong when I couldn't muster up any energy for working out today. I merely went through the motions. I'm going to go have a diet coke so I can keep my energy level up for my evening appointment. I'm gonna need it with her. We have major convo tonight on her being mentally in the weight loss game. Man, don't know if I'm up for this tonight. But I guess getting her check will change that huh? lmao

So officially weighing in this morning at the same old 172. I'm moving away from that emotionally and not going to dwell on the fact that I keep staying here. I have support at home now and this number will fall now.

health partnership dead ahead

2007-04-18T23:32:00.000-07:00

Wow, I can't believe all 10 weeks of hubby's school are about to come to a close. Graduation is Friday morning. But what does this have to do with my weight loss goals? Easy! Hubby has the same goal.

We went out to lunch on Monday for our anniversary and were chatting. He has a goal for the next year for his fitness. Last time we did this together it was awesome. It is nearly impossible to have only one person in the house eating healthy. I don't have that will power. At least not everyday, I can do it here and there. But I'm human and I cave.

Starting next week it's all going back to normal. No more processed foods. Plenty of grilled chicken breasts in the fridge ready for lunches. Tons of fresh fruits and vegetables. Kids won't be happy for a little while, but we don't make them suffer. They get goodies here and there. I'll just be so much happier when we are eating right.

Not only do I have my food buddy at home again. But he will be meeting me to work out as well. YIPPEE! I am so tired of working out alone. There is a reason why I am certified to teach classes. LOL

Wow, what a messed up week

2007-04-17T22:34:00.000-07:00

Last week my fitness was AWESOME! I mean top notch. My diet was ok, not the best, but pretty good actually. This week I haven't done a thing yet and it's Tuesday. I'm not sure how much I will get in tomorrow and I will try really hard to get some cardio in on Thurs. It's the last week of hubby's school and things are all over the place.

But the great news is that the family will start eating right again next week. Hubby has the same goals, so together we will get the nutrition in check. If I ate better I would have the energy to workout as much as I want to.

Zune armband

2007-04-14T01:09:00.000-07:00

Well here is the scoop. The Zune is much bigger than normal mp3 players. So a big zune arm band helps me not have to listen to the crappy music of pre-recorded channels.

I know that I am spoiled with kisw.com. But not matter how bad thier choices,I know that I have a local choice. And they rock. I fell sorry for anyone that doesn't have www.kisw.com locally. Check them out on the net and be jealous!!! Very jealous!

Good day

2007-04-14T00:57:00.000-07:00

But bad night. Which is really a bad morning, so it's probably weight wise ok. lmao

It's 1 am here. We had a good dinner of chicken, peas (not so good veggie) and white rice(k, it wasn't the bestest of dinners, lol). But, I didn't have seconds. And that is good. Especially when I know I'm gonna have some martini's. So here I am on some martini's and Conan is on. BLEH, he sickens me. I'm not attracted to Leno either, but come on. One of these guys should be good looking. YOU ARE ON TV!! Not radio! Again, bleh, bleh, bleh

figured it out

2007-04-10T00:22:00.000-07:00

Well of course I didn't get a good workout in this weekend or today. Umm, there is a very hormonal reason for it. Damn it, just one more month I look forward to getting a hysterectomy by the end of the year. But I did get on the bike for 30 minutes. Not a heavy cardio, but still more than I wanted to do. lol

It is less than 2 weeks until hubby is done with school. Then life will work out to something more normal. There will be another person to cook here on nights I have to work late. Less take-out. Right now, I want to eat everything in site. Umm, again, hormones are rampant. Luckily there are no groceries in the house, so no worries about what I'm eating. lmao My clothes are still fitting just fine, but I feel about 20 pounds heavy right now. Not a good feeling!!!

I can't wait to have him home and 2 of us working to make it more healthy around here. It's very difficult. I suck as a single parent and I'm not afraid to say that!

weekend

2007-04-08T23:20:00.000-07:00

Well this weekend sucked for fitness. I didn't even freakin' tan, that's how bad it was.

I was at the gym Sat. for some appointments, but never took the time to work out. It's very difficult when I know that hubby is home. There are only 2 weeks left of him being away at school and he needs to get out and study alone for now. I can't wait for that to be over. Then he will be working 4-10's for a while and I know he will be home to watch the kids. Then when he is on shift it will be all better. I will have complete control over my schedule with no guilt if I have to use the sitter or leave them home alone every once in a while. Cause it won't have to happen very often.

I look forward to that. Yes, I'm in my size 8 jeans. But it's still not very pretty. I'm super pissed about that. Our eating habits are outrageous since we eat at odd times and I never know when I will have time to cook. WAHHHH, I need a personal chef and housekeeper!

We are so close to me being on target for goals. I need him home to work out with me and get my nutrition on track.

The week's workouts!

2007-04-08T23:18:00.000-07:00

Well here is my week's worth of workouts.

M- nothing that can be considered significant

T - had major guilt for not doing anything. lolol So did an hour on the elliptical and burned 670 calories and did a heavy chest workout.

W - Did major good leg workout and abs. Then 25 min walking

Th - Had to get a client back on track. We did 3 miles on the treadmill. Well she did, I did 3.67. Laughing Up hills, sprinting, jogging, walking, you name it we did it. I also did back workout.

Fr - well this was super day so far. I worked out at 6 am watching sunrise over the mountains. So dang beautiful, how can you complain you are up so early? Laughing I did shoulders and abs, then quick 25 min elliptical because I had the wrong appointment time in my head. Duh, look at the book. So now I'm angry cause I wanted to get more cardio in. Since I started training at 5 am this morning, my day is done and it's only 1!!! We are having a record high of 77 so far already. I'm getting my tank top on and going jogging in the sunshine. So another 3.6 miles there.

The sun was out on friday and it hit over 80. I was hotter than hell when I went out jogging, but I still did it!

Good fitness week

2007-03-29T12:26:00.000-07:00

I just got back from the gym and working out. Did light legs, shoulders and of course abs. Then I did a 3 mile jog. I have volunteered to run a leg of a big relay sometime in the next month or two, so have to get back in shape for that. I told them I would do 4 miles, so I'll be fine. I'll up the mileage if they need extra.

But I also worked out 3 of 4 days so far this week. I will also get in there tomorrow before clients and workout. Hubby says he's gonna come on down too. We'll see.

Now it's all about my food. This is what kills me. I have to get it under control. There is always something coming up and I need to learn to deal with it no matter what the excuse.

We are going to Vegas for Cinco de Mayo and I have to get some new clothes. Not going to be happy if I have to buy the current size. I only have 1 size to go to be in my target size. And I'm already there in one pair of jeans. Just want to get there no matter what style the pants and back comfortably into size Medium shirts.

I know that when hubby is done with school the food thing will get under control since there will be two adults cooking. But that is another 3 weeks out and our trip is 4. I don't have time to wait to be good. :(

On a renewed roll

2007-03-26T14:59:00.000-07:00

Yep, back at it again. Last week I went to a herbalist and we talked about a few things and she gave me some new herbs to try for my endomitriosis. Now we won't see results with it for a few months, so that's not a big deal right now. But we did talk about my caffeine intake,dairy and some other stuff.

Just setting the appointment made me start making better choices. Then to start giving up dairy for a couple of weeks, makes you think even more. I did great the work week. But then this weekend hit and I wasn't so good. I got rice milk for my morning coffee. But this weekend I should have done no cheese on my sandwich, totally could. And then we did papa murphy's for dinner last night. That was the really bad choice. Cause you know pizza has to have cheese. lmao

So as of right this moment I will rededicate to no dairy.

I've been doing really well on the workout front. Last week I got to bed early, again, with the exception of the weekend. But then last night the time just flew by. Next thing I knew it was 11 and I'd planned on going to bed early. WAHHHH, now I'm tired today and I'm working really hard on not drinking a lot of caffeine. Such a bad cycle!

So, I'm ignoring the need for a rockstar right now. I'm off to the gym again in an hour or so. I know this will wake me back up again. But for now, I just want a nap. Which again, will throw my sleeping off for the rest of the week. UGH, so hard to transition into better habits sometimes.

Umm, where am I?

2007-03-15T22:29:00.000-07:00

Well that title truly says it all. I am up and down, here and there, care and not-care. I'm all over the place right now with my diet and exercise. This is not a place I like to admit to being. But alas, it is where I'm at. I'm happy to say that I'm only at 172. So here I am stuck in the same up and down pattern.

I can give a bunch of excuses and they are all things that truly give me an excuse. But the worst is that I am willing to use them as excuses. Oh wait, this is my blog and about why I'M having problems dealing. So I can give my excuses, no matter how lame even to my ears. lol

I've been a single Mom for the last 5 weeks of hubby being at school. Yippeee, we are now half way through his school! ROCK on Daddy!

I am eating too much take-out, cause I'm working late and the meals I had the kids make aren't any healthier. UGH

I am having major female issues with my endomitriosis. Yes, I called and made an apppointment with someone today. But I have yet to find a specialist. Tomorrow I am going to call the university of WA about it. What is the point of living miles from the best damn Doc college if I don't use it. What a moron I am at times? That just came to me. I'm on it tomorrow.

Umm, female issues today. Made me realize that I've been dealing with these major female issues for 11 years now. 9+ years of pain and suffering every month. No wonder why I am getting depressed and thinking I need medication. Good grief, I DO! I hate being a pansy, it's so uncool. Rip the shit out and then there will be less to deal with. I actually took the before and after photos out from the surgery 11 years ago. Considering how much scar tissue is there from that little bit of time, the next pictures should be really incredible. Maybe I can find a doc to write for a journal and use me. lol

Umm, the above is causing me to not want to work out for the last week. No interest. Now that I have interest, I honestly can't. If you have endomitriosis and the heavy bleeding that goes with it, then you understand there is no option to work out somedays.

Wow, I'm really super depressed about this. I did make an appointment, but I was hoping to get with a "specialist". So far I can tell them more than they can tell me and that is not cool in my book. I have a consultation with a new doc in April. But alas, the "receptionist" didn't say anything when I said I was looking for a specialist. I know it won't cost me anything for the consult. But time is money and it will take at least 3 hours.

I need to call around and use my resources. It needs to be a priority. I am going to get a hysterectomy in 07, I'm done! But I also want someone that is going to tell me the extras. Like it would have been good to know that extra estrogen is bad for me. Like the fact that soy products (soy milk, tofu) are full of estrogen. SHIT! Or the fact that fat holds estrogen. So then when I fall off the wagon, I gain weight and my schtuff will get worse because there is extra hormones stored. Wonder what else there is that a doc can actually tell me? Oh, wait, I know. The fact that after I have my hysterectomy, it won't matter. I'll still have to have surgery every few years to scrape out the scar tissue and endomitriosis cells that are attached to everything else.

I'm sorry, I'm in a very dark place with this. I hope that others with this disease will contact me. I'm very angry about it. I have theories about how I got it and what industries are hiding. :(

good week

2007-02-24T19:54:00.000-08:00

I've done so much better this week focusing on those 2 pounds at a time. I worked out 4 days so far this week and I'm going to work out tomorrow (sunday) as well. I have a client that wants to meet so that is a great excuse to get my butt to the gym.

I've been really paying attention to my eating habits. No alcohol all week and that is a lot of calories right there. I did have 3 coors lights with hubby last night, so an extra 306 calories. But, I had a bank of those already so it was just fine. Tonight is salmon, peas and brown rice for dinner. I've done well the rest of the day. Feeling great!

Tomorrow is my eat what I want day. But I don't want anything too bad. I bought brauts for dinner, but I think I'm going to go to the store tomorrow and pick up some turkey one's for myself. lol I really want them, but I don't want to blow it all in one meal. :( Not sure what's for breakfast yet, that's usually a hard one when hubby is home. I have the yummy turkey bacon out and maybe I'll make some pancakes. It's time to go to Top Foods and grab some whole wheat flour so I can make this stuff a little more healthy.

We were supposed to do measurements tonight, but he's studying. I want some pics to match up with the before pics and see where we are at and also my measurements to compare. SIGH, hopefully that gets remembered tomorrow!

Good day of eating and exercise

2007-02-20T23:02:00.000-08:00

Well I'm back on the wagon. I'm tired of falling off the wagon, or even worse, jumping off of it!

I'm going to lose 2 pounds a week damn it. The end. Yesterday I was at 172, so next monday has to be 170. I'm tired of this plateau because of my not-so-good eating habits.

I started off with a slice of ww toast, 2 tbsp of cream cheese and a little bit of strawberry jam. Lots of water and no coffee or rockstar. Then snack after workout was 1/2 a meal replacement bar. Lunch was 1/2 a ham sandwich on dark rye. No snack, missed it. Dinner was brown rice, broccoli and pork roast. I took the fat off my pieces so it wasn't all that bad for me. Very white meat. I did have 2 glasses of diet coke, but that's it. I'm going to be up for another couple of hours still, so I'm going to go cut some cheddar cheese and triscuits up for a snack.

I did 30 min. on the eliptical today and then 125 crunches in various forms. No weights, but that's ok. Cardio is most important.

Our fire dept. dinner is the end of March. I should be able to drop down a minimum of 10 pounds by then. ;)

Another day

2007-02-08T22:01:00.000-08:00

Got another workout under my belt. I did a quick 30 min. walk as cardio. Did a light legs and chest. Luckily I remembered not to push it hard like I was going to, cause it was yoga night. lol Yoga was great. I've lost a lot of flexibility from not doing it in so long (and I wasn't that flexible to begin with). But my strength on the stability moves rocks. ;)

I'm already getting sore in all my little stabilizer muscles. You know, all those little muscles you don't know you have? UGH, took some tylenol and glucosamine and hopefully I'll be able to move in the morning.

Size matters!

2007-02-06T11:43:00.000-08:00

YAHHOOOO! Hubby and the kids bought me a big box of clothes for my birthday and I was sorely in need of them. All of mine were not staying on well. Although they bought the sizes too big for the shirts cause they were trying to go around my big shoulders and chest. lol But they are too big, I have to take them back.

But the jeans on the other hand!!! Size 10 baby! I'm in them and they are snug. But I'm sitting here typing on the computer in them and still breathing. So they must be ok. I do have some muffin tops, so have to make sure my shirt is long enough to cover them for another couple of weeks.

Size 10 is where I like to be, so I have arrived. It's not all tight like I want, but it's almost to the right place. lol Scales don't matter, but size sure does!

2007-02-03T15:13:00.000-08:00

Worked out

2007-02-03T13:22:00.000-08:00

I know how harsh the food is going to be this weekend, so I'm on the workouts. I did a hard 20 min. run on the treadmill yesterday. After weights of shoulders, back and some bi's. Didn't have the mojo to hit the weights really hard, but I hit them and did all the sets. I think it was because I started out doing pull-ups and those just take all the energy out of my back and shoulders. So probably won't start off with those again. lol

Then today I went across the street and jogged on the trail. It seems to be about 2.5 miles, but not sure. Hopefully it's more. I know I jogged past a point that said 1 mile, but who knows where it's counting from? This jog was wonderful today. Very easy and I could have gone farther. I love when the cardio kicks into that on the road.

The rain held off until just a few minutes ago. It was working on it while I was running. But living in the Seattle area all my life a little rain isn't going to stop me. lmao Now this amount of rain would probably have put me inside the gym instead and that would have been a shame.

Food choices aren't too bad. Last night we had fresh crab legs and I don't eat that with butter. Also a side salad. I have no idea what we are having tonight. I made a breakfast sandwich this morning with a thin slice of cheese on the whole wheat toast, egg and ham. Lunch was just a 1/2 roast beef sandwich with cucs, tomato, lettuce, horseradish, mustard and a thin slice of pepper jack cheese. Tomorrow will be the kicker, but that is why I'm working out. I'll hit the gym in the morning sometime. We are having snacks through out the day of course, hamburgers for a big lunch. I do have a lot of low fat recipes to use as snacks, but still, it's snacking all day. lol Hopefully my stomache has shrunk so much that I get full fast. This is how it usually happens when I plan a go nuts day!

Feeling better already

2007-02-01T14:18:00.000-08:00

I know I posted that I wasn't going to weigh myself until Monday, but I couldn't resist getting on the scale. I know that I had gained 5 pounds over the weekend from the wild and crazy partying I was doing here watching movies alone. lmao

But I only have 2 extra pounds on me right now. So that rocks, I must have had some serious salt over the weekend. So two steps backwards, but that isn't all that bad.

I did my cardio this morning. Not a big deal, but got it done. Jogged for 20 min. Then did abs. I'm booked all evening, so won't have a chance to get in more. Oh I did site on the bike for another 10 minutes while I was working in my planner. I figured it was better than sitting on a chair. ;)

Tomorrow is a killer workout in the early morning. Then I plan on hitting it hard over the weekend as well. Hubby will meet me at the gym tomorrow and I'm sure we can meet up at the gym the rest of the weekend as well.

So feeling much better and glad I didn't blow it to bad. I'm off to the showers and then back to the gym!

Almost a week

2007-02-01T06:26:00.000-08:00

GASP! It's been almost a week since I worked out. I could feel it coming on last night. My shoulders were tightening up and by the end of the night my back was getting sore. This morning I can really tell. What a difference exercise makes for me. Plus I've been sluggish and borderline depressed as well.

Since the family was gone I just figured that was the reason for the depression. I've never been that long without them home. LOL But it's cause I haven't been moving enough. I know I gained weight this weekend from my poor eating and sleeping habits. SIGH, back to square one.

I will work out all the through the weekend to make up for it. I already have it set to workout this morning and then again tomorrow morning. Oh and I have to meet clients Sat. morning, so may as well work out while I'm there. Sunday will be the tough one cause it's my bday AND the superbowl. But I need to remind myself to go workout so I can enjoy the crab fest we are going to have. :)

I'll post weight on Monday after working out for the weekend.

Great workout

2007-01-21T18:08:00.000-08:00

Yesterday hubby joined my gym. It was awesome to have a workout partner again. After we lifted hard we went across the street and jogged on the trail. I just about puked, but it was still good. lol It was a killer workout and I look forward to more of them now. :)

Stay away from the cheeseburger!

2007-01-16T12:25:00.000-08:00

But they smell soooo good. I'm so happy I made a plate of leftovers for my lunch today. I must have known I wouldn't have any willpower. Of course I really did it to save time. Little did I know that the kids would be home from school and I would feel like making them burgers. What a great Mom I am! Out BBQing in 26 degrees and snow. lol

Kids were home for MLK day yesterday so didn't get a workout in. I had lots of appointments in the evening and PMS just kept me from being motivated. Today of course they are home on yet another snow day and my appointments are canceling. I will make hubby do some abs with me tonight. lol I know he needs to do them also. ;)

hubby's my trainer

2007-01-02T08:45:00.000-08:00

See, I may be a personal trainer, but I still need someone to kick my butt. I'm human {gasp}and when I don't work out or I eat unhealthy, sometimes I think it's even worse mentally. Cause I literally know exactly what it is doing to my body.

Yesterday I was still in cleaning mode. I'm wanting to get more cleaning done right now, but I have to go to work. lol Hubby told me to get to the gym after he got back. I said ok, didn't really want to, and then walked around the house to the extra bedroom to start cleaning in there. lmao I figured if I hid down there, he would ignore me. :) No such luck.

Not only did he follow me back there a few minutes later, but he marched me into the bedroom to change. Now I usually figure if he's stripping me then I'm not leaving the house. But not yesterday. He literally dressed me in my workout clothes and pushed me out the door with my keys, water and towel. I still didn't want to go and joked with him that I was going to go drive around for a couple of hours. tee-hee-hee He knows better. I couldn't deal with that kind of guilt.

So I had a long workout. My achilles hurts, but whatever! My cardio was just ok, but I hit my legs hard and I haven't done that in months because of my achilles. It was good and I'm really sore right now. I'll get on some cardio here in a few minutes to loosen it all up.

Oh, not only did he make me go. But then he massaged my calves when I got home and my feet. Since my achilles was so sore when I got home. What a guy huh?

Resolutions?

2007-01-01T13:18:00.001-08:00

No, I don't do resolutions. But I have made my mind up that the last of this fat has to come off this year. Last year I I started out at 174. I began this journey over 200. The last time I weighed myself before going over 200 was 197. That was in Jan. of 2005. This afternoon I weigh in at 166. Not where I wanted to be, but still if I look at all the numbers together, it's damn good. I have kept a lot of weight off without being very diligent. Without dieting and without getting as much exercise as I like. In the last 2 years I have lost and kept off over 21 pounds. I'm sure it's much closer to 30, but I wouldn't get on a scale at my heaviest.

So here's a toast of ice water to my keeping that 21 pounds of fat off my body!!!

This year will end in me being my happy weight. I'm not sure what the scale will read, but I know my measurements will be good. lol Probably somewhere around 155, but with much more muscle tone. It will be interesting to see what the numbers are.

Not a healthy weekend

2006-12-30T16:13:00.000-08:00

The lady I was working with yesterday wouldn't quit talking. Didn't get a work out in cause I didn't want to leave the kids at home for any longer. Today has just been a crappy day so no gym. I am cleaning like a madwoman though. My eating habits stink. I'm not eating a lot, just not very good choices when I am eating. :( Crap happens I guess. Next week is back to the grind stone.

Kids will be back in school. I can get a routine, start packing lunches again, and get my breakfasts back on track now that we have groceries. Oh and there's veggies in the house again too. SIGH, sometimes I have issues with not being the one to grocery shop.

So I weighed in at work yesterday and was totally disappointed that it read 170. Super not good. Now this is a different scale from the old job, so that could be a difference too. But still, I hoped for maintenance this season. Now I'm going to do extra cardio to make up for it next week. After I go get my new running shoes. Excited to go pick those out at the fleet feet down the street.

New year's recipe

2006-12-27T07:42:00.000-08:00

Thinking of a more cozy New Year's this year? Maybe a nice bottle of wine with a few friends instead of the big party with chicken wings and potato chips?

I know that's our thinking this year. I just don't want to go eat all those calories after being so good this year. I've already put on a pound and am working hard to lose it this week before the new year hits and possibly drop down another pound. But I still want to enjoy the night. I guess we will just do it with a little more class than usual. lol :) I asked my friend Melody withWatkins for a healthy recipe and she came through with this yummy one.

Scallops and Linguine in Marinara Sauce

This tasty low-fat dish is a snap to make. The Marinara sauce can also
be made without the scallops and used as a topping for any hot cooked
pasta.

Ingredients
12 oz/340 g dry linguine or spaghetti, cooked per package directions
1 pound/454 g bay scallops, thawed if frozen
1/2 cup/125 mL chopped onion
1 small zucchini, cubed
1 tsp/5 mL Onion Liquid Spice
1 can (28 oz/890 g) crushed tomatoes in tomato purée
1 tbsp/15 mL light brown sugar
2 tsp/10 mL red wine vinegar
1-1/2 tsp/7.5 mL Oregano
1 tsp/5 mL Garlic Liquid Spice
1/4 tsp/1.2 mL salt, if desired
1/4 tsp/1.2 mL Red Pepper Flakes

Cooking Directions
In nonstick skillet or saucepan, sauté scallops in their own liquid
(add a bit of water if needed) just until they begin to turn opaque, 2
to 3 minutes. Remove from skillet with slotted spoon and keep warm;
discard liquid. In same skillet, sauté the onion and zucchini in the
Onion Liquid Spice until crisp-tender. Add the crushed tomatoes and
remaining ingredients; bring to a boil and cook 5 minutes. Add scallops
and heat through. Serve over cooked pasta.

Makes 8 servings.

Nutrition Facts
Makes 8 servings.

Nutritional Information Per Serving:
Calories 260
Protein 16 g
Carbohydrates 41 g
Sodium 320 mg
Fat 3 g
Saturated Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 19 mg
Dietary Fiber 3 g

As you can see this recipe only has 3 grams of fat and also has 3 grams of fiber. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I could easily have this once a week and just change up the type of meat I put in. Some grilled chicken would be great as well. Add a salad and it's a full meal.

As you can see I put a link to the liquid spices information page. You can get all of the spices for this recipe at www.associatemelody.com, but I especially wanted to pinpoint those 2. Have you ever heard of liquid spices? Extracts of course, but spices? It was too interesting not to check out. I love using real garlic because it just smells so good. But I tend to use the powder because it's easier and my fingers don't smell like it for hours. (yes, I do know to use lemon on them to get the smell off, but I must use too much garlic)

Anyway, these liquid spices are a dream come true for me. The ease of powdered/dried spices and the freshness of the real thing. Watkins has 3 to choose from and they are all something you use every day. Chipotle, Garlic and Onion. Now what else can I make with these spices on the big night?

New days

2006-12-26T17:28:00.000-08:00

So I hit the gym today and just did a little workout. 20 min. on the elliptical and then arms, shoulders, and leg press. No big deal and I won't be sore, but I just want to get back in the habit. I'll weigh in on their scale tomorrow so I have a starting number to post. I don't trust my scale at home since the kids and the dog walk on it. lol

Yesterday the eating wasn't healthy and I'M so OK with that. :) I've been doing pretty good lately and I wanted the little smokies in blankets. The best thing is, I honestly have no guilt about it. That is a huge step. Now, I do have to work it off cause I want to maintain my weight over the last week of the holiday. But I think I only gained a pound from not working out over the long weekend. No biggy and I'll make sure to have a salad tonight with the leftovers in the fridge.

Just like everyone else, I need to set some goals for 2007. I know this last 20 pounds of fat will come off by the end of next year. But I can't really hit a target weight cause I plan on putting a lot more muscle on. I guess I will have to shoot for a target fat% instead. I'll figure out what I'm at tomorrow at work and then repost some goals here in the next couple of days.

Each day

2006-12-20T12:21:00.000-08:00

Goodness it's hard to keep being good through transitions. Let alone adding the holidays to it. I have to stick to my own advice and take it day by day and hour by hour. Making the best choices I can at the moment.

Last night my old work had a Christmas party and invited me to go. It was such a good time. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. But alas, it was at a pizza place. I'm sick of pizza! We served it up family style with 3 big salads and some pizzas. The salad was totally yummy and exactly what I wanted. The last thing I wanted was more pizza after this weekend. Then I saw the veggie pizz and couldn't pass it up. lol Artichoke hearts, sundried tomatoes, lightly brushed with olive oil and 4 cheeses. YUMMMYYYY! I didn't eat all the crust and I was impressed that it wasn't smothered in cheese. That way I could taste each kind of cheese separately. So the choices I made weren't too bad.

Getting a workout is very difficult right now. Kids are out for break and the neighbor girl needs to be at our house for the next 2 days. So morning workouts are out the door. I can leave my 2 for an hour or go out for a quick jog, but here dad doesn't want her alone yet. No biggy, we can work around it. I'm going to call hubby and tell him to push me out the door. lol Oh wait, that won't work. Darn it. I planned a chat tonight at 5, so there's no time to run to the gym. I will definitely get a workout in tomorrow though when I go in to work.

Now to plan out what's for dinner. I can't wait to have lots of veggies. Lunch was leftover stew from my parents house and it was delish!

weights?

2006-12-19T13:06:00.000-08:00

Hmm, I've been weighing myself at so many places that I have no idea where to count from. I'm going back to morning weigh in's and my own scale. So it's afternoon, but my scale says 163. We can go from there.

Slow and steady is my motto right now. I know these last pounds are kind of bouncing around, but it's still going down after it bounces. We were without power for the last 4 days and had no food options that were very good. It's hard to cook stuff when you can't wash the dishes in hot water. But with that said, I tried not to over eat and it seems to have worked to keep me at a maintainance level. Gaining weight over the holidays is definitely NOT what I want to do.

I'll start working out of the new gym this week, so I can set my workout schedule for whenever I want. I need to get my planner and map it out some. I want to make sure that I do take the time to get my workouts in. I also need to refocus my head on what takes priority for me working out. I know my cardio takes priority so I can get the fat off, but sometimes I just do weights instead. So I need to figure out if that is ok and set some goals. Tis the season right?

Changed my workouts

2006-12-08T15:36:00.000-08:00

Well I was focusing totally on losing weight. I was doing 20 reps per set. It was soooo boring! So the last 2 times I've lifted I just went back to normal and stacked it up. Aha, there the endorphines are. No use working out if you don't get the high with it. lol

My body naturally likes to bulk up and even doing light (for me at least) weights my biceps were pumping up. I like to bulk up, so this is a good thing. So I may not hit my target weight of 145 if I add more muscle. But it won't matter if I look hot and drop my body fat percentage. ;)

Achilles is getting better

2006-11-26T09:55:00.000-08:00

I went in and saw the PT. It wasn't as bad as I was worried about. Nothing really caused it any pain or burning except for when I overstretched it. He massaged out my calf and the whole tendon, gave me some exercises to do for the week and then said to come and talk to him if it's not getting better. It is. I even jogged on it already. Should have gone to see him sooner.

Hope you like the new skin. Boy I hated that other one, but kept forgetting to go and update it. This one will work until I get switched back over to wordpress again. Blogger is just so limited in the fact it won't let me use catagories! That drives me crazy!

I really hope I have some good news to post tomorrow about maintaining the weight over the weekend. :(

How To Set Sensible Weight Loss Goals

2006-11-26T09:15:00.000-08:00

How To Set Sensible Weight Loss Goals

The key to any successful weight-loss endeavor is to set some sensible weight loss goals. Setting goals will let you track your progress and gives you a definite target to aim for. You don’t want to aim too high and set yourself up for failure or even worse, risk your health by losing too much too fast. At the same time, you want to set a goal that is a little bit of a challenge. Here are some guidelines on how to come up with a sensible weight-loss goal.

Don’t lose more than 1 to 2 pounds a week.

You are aiming for slow and steady weight-loss. To set your goal, decide when you want to lose the weight by, and then expect to lose 1 or 2 pounds a week. So, if you figure a time period of 6 months, you want your goal to be around 26 – 52 pounds.

Even small goals will make a difference.

Don’t feel like you have to lose a lot of weight to make difference in your health. You will see benefits by losing as little as 10% of your body weight. If you weigh 150 pounds, losing 15 pounds may show an improvement in your overall health and the way you feel.

Use the Body Mass Index.

Feeling overweight, or thinking that you should lose some weight can be very subjective. To get a better feel for where you are at, you may want to calculate your Body Mass. Visit http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/calc-bmi.htm to find out what your BMI is and what it means. Adjust your weight-loss goal so you will eventually be in the “normal” category.

Speak to your physician.

Schedule an appointment with your general practitioner. He or she knows your medical history and will be able to advise you on how much you should lose. It is always a good idea to speak to your physician before you start any diet or exercise program.

Set Mini Goals.

Once you set your ultimate goal and have a time-plan for reaching it, break it up into several mini goals to reach along the way. Looking at a big goal can seem a little intimidating. Breaking it up into smaller goals allows you to focus on your first mini goal and gives you a feeling of accomplishment when you reach that goal. Then just move on to the next mini goal until you reach your big goal.

Now that you have your weight-loss goal and the mini goals in place, start by tackling your first mini goal. I know you can succeed by approaching weight-loss one step at a time. Your next challenge is just to get started.
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hmmm

2006-11-26T09:01:00.000-08:00

Well I've done good and bad. Nuff said? We'll just have to see how the scale comes out next week. I've also got bloating going on, so not much hope of getting to my target weight. :(

Day before T-day

2006-11-22T07:12:00.000-08:00

Well all sorts of stuff is going through my head.

First and foremost, I really hate this blogskin. I've got to change it up this weekend. It's not letting me customize it without redoing the graphics and I don't play with graphics yet. lol Maybe one of these days I'll finally get to learning that.

Second, I went to see our physical therapist at work finally. He worked my achilles and calf over. Gave me an exercise to do every day for the next 6 days and we'll go from there. It's not bad though. I'm just not used to having any injury that takes more than a couple of days to heal.

Third, I started working out twice a day yesterday. I still have 6 pounds to lose before weigh in next Wed. With the holiday weekend I'm a little worried. lol We aren't going to be home for the weekend, so I'm at the mercy of whatever food there is to eat at my MIL's. There will be lots of veggies and I'm taking my shakes with me.

Fourth, tomorrow is turkey day and I'm quite worried. How am I going to survive this weekend with all these leftovers? I've got a plan of action, but will I be able to stick to it? I have to recruit the family on this one cause I'm only so strong. Stuffing is my weekness. I have to remember that next year I will be able to eat whatever I want because I won't be losing weight. It will be easy next year to keep off any extra calories from food when I'm at my target weight. I also have to make sure and bring my workout clothes. I want to keep up the 2 workouts a day. I don't know how cold it is over there right now, but I'll have to go out in it anyway. I better pack my ear muffs and gloves to jog with.

I'll be able to post while I'm at their house, so I'll keep everyone posted. Sent good thoughts my way that I'll be strong and not take my family out when they tell me I can't have something. lololol

Achilles trouble

2006-11-17T00:27:00.000-08:00

I have to officially go to the doc's about my achilles. It's not getting better anymore and it's actually getting worse now. I didn't work out today and that makes me angry.

I did a great job of eating healthy until I got home tonight. I haven't been able to stop munching on stuff for the last couple of hours. I know better and know that I should go to bed when I feel the urge to eat. But it's my friday night and I didn't listen to myself.

It's 12:30 and I still have to get up tomorrow around 6:30 even though it's my day off. Hopefully the weather is ok and I'll have hubby wrap my ankle and go for a jog. I want to go in and work out at my work for a few hours, but I know that isn't a good idea. hmmphhh

yesterday

2006-11-10T11:18:00.000-08:00

I didn't workout yesterday. There was honestly no time, I ran around trying to get it all done and still didn't. I ate ok calorie wise, but probably took in too much fat. I however did not stop and pick up any beer or drinks, so that was an A+ for the day. Considering how the day ended up it was a major accomplishment not to pick them up.

Today is not off to a good start. I haven't eaten breakfast yet and it's 11am. Is should be on a snack by now. I'd better go rummage up some healthy lunch before I eat pizza.

The kids and I are going to go work out at the gym, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to get in my full 20 min. of cardio. We'll have to see. I need to since I didn't yesterday, but I'm just not sure how long they can keep their attention on one piece of equipment. lol I'll hopefully get a post on here tomorrow about it.

Successful day

2006-11-07T08:18:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was successful, I kept pretty close to my calorie count since I didn't have a snack in the afternoon. I got an awesome workout in with 30 min. of cardio and then my friend Kelly kickin' my butt with some weights and abs. I'm not sore...YET! lol

Today I need to go in and talk to the physical therapist. My left achilles is still not healing and it's been weeks. It doesn't bother me most of the time and it didn't hurt when I jog or do the eliptical. But when I try to stretch it out it just burns. Yesterday I was lightly stretching it and it just feels like it wants to rip right apart. SO not good and it's gone on too long. I have to practice what I preach. :(

Even though I know there isn't much they can do for that, I still need to get in there and talk to them about it. Off to another day of work and working out!

so far so good

2006-11-05T12:35:00.000-08:00

On the new cardio pledge front. I stayed at work last night and did 30 min. at target heart rate. With warm up and cool down it was 40 min. total. Then when I got home I had a small bowl of homemade clam chowder and nothing else. I was hungry, but I knew I wouldn't eat anything healthy so I went to bed when hubby did. I have to keep working on that. If I know I'm going to eat, I need to go to bed!

Yesterday the diet was:
breakfast-rockstar and half a bagel with a tblsp of cream cheese and about an ounce of ham
snack-apex chocolate fit shake
lunch-1/2 roast beef sandwich with no mayo and on the way back to work I had a couple of pretzels and a sugar-free rockstar
snack- banana
dinner- other half of roast beef sandwich on the way home, couple of pretzels and then the chowder when I got home
water-over 100 ounces, I was thirsty yesterday. And about 16 ounces of my sugar-free soda water with keylimes squeezed into it.

It was a great day all around. Hopeing today can be as good.

Today

2006-11-03T22:22:00.000-08:00

I can only control today and that's what I did. I had my rockstar while taking the kids to school. Ate half a meal replacement bar, they are big one's though. Trained a client and then went to the gym. My 2 clients I told to meet me for free sessions didn't show up. I had a feeling they wouldn't, but it's always worth a try and it got me there! So instead of doing weights I just ran. and ran. and ran! I did 3.25 miles on the treadmill and was pooped out and sweatin' like a pig.

I then ate my other half of the bar and by now I'd had two of my water bottles of water. Dinner was light caesar salad, homemade clam chowder and some oyster crackers. I did have a roll later tonight. But I froze the rest of them so I wouldn't have any more.

I have a new committment to atleast 20 min. of cardio 6 days a week. No matter what I have to get that 20 in or I'm not going to lose. I will do a weigh in again next week as the last 2 weeks haven't been very good. I gave up control on a lot of things and I need to take it back.

New challenge

2006-10-26T20:46:00.000-07:00

I don't think I've posted about all of this, so it will be a long post.

Let's start with the fact that I work as a personal trainer with Matt Hoover. Yes, the same Matt that won season 2 of Biggest Loser. Yes, he just married the woman that won third place. She is great and I love working with Matt. We both have a passion for working with those over-weight people that don't put themselves first.

So not only that, but we are running our own biggest loser contest now. Matt put 60 pounds back on because he didn't really lose the weight healthily. So now he is trying to do it in a better way, but still lose it fast. I have 6 people on my biggest loser team and that is the most of any other teams. Yep, I'm on cloud 9!

That said I still have 24 pounds of fat to lose. So I'm now in the contest. Then to top it off I have a bet with the boss that I can lose more percentage of weight. $50, so there's no losing man. lol

I'm at 169.5 right now (we got a new digital scale at work) and I have to be at 145 or below by my bday on Feb. 4th, 2007! It's a great goal and plenty of time to get there. :)

Oh and I have my friends to help me get there also. lol

Friday weigh in

2006-10-20T11:17:00.000-07:00

Well I weighed in Thursday actually, but posting today. We have a new digital scale at work that is 100% accurate now. So no more guessing. I lost 2 pounds from Monday to Thursday. WOOHOOO! So I logged in at 166 yesterday and that was mid-day after eating lunch, so that's even more exciting!

Now to get more exercise in my days so I can keep losing.

umm, having a bad eating day

2006-10-14T22:00:00.000-07:00

So it happens. It started out ok. I had my rockstar (just a regular can) and a bagel. Then at lunch (12:30) I had a gourmet chicken burrito at taco bell. So far so good except I should have had a snack in there somewhere.

But then I didn't eat dinner until 7:45! That was way too long and I know it. But I didn't want to have a shake when I knew I was having yummy lasagna for dinner. So it has been about too many calories at once and not spread out. Tomorrow will be a better day for it. Oh crap, my SIL sent home homemade cupcakes too! Evil witch! K, scratch one of those down for tonight too.

New theme

2006-10-13T18:11:00.000-07:00

I'm playing with it but at least it's not a boring blogger skin. I haven't posted in quite a while because my old host messed up my wp blog and I don't have the time to figure it out. Why should I when I can just come back to blogger and have no worries? lol

So I'm doing good on the weight loss front. I am at 168 on our brand new digital scale at work. So that is fully clothed. I haven't jumped on my home scale to see what it says. I have better nutrition days, I'm working on it. It helps a lot to be packing lunches and snacks for the day. My biggest issue is actually eating enough so I keep my metabolism up. There are days that I don't get even a few seconds to grab something and I have to get that under control.

I workout a lot with my clients, but I still need much more cardio. My waist is getting thinner though as I drop the weight and do a ton of crunches each day with clients. lol

New link

2006-04-05T01:16:00.000-07:00

For those of you stuck here looking for me, please bookmark www.weightwoes.com. It will take you to my new beautiful blog that I host myself. ;) I didn't fall that far off the face of the earth, I just moved across it. lol

Need weekly goals post

2006-01-25T11:09:00.000-08:00

K, I think this is where I'm going wrong posting on my blog. I need to post my goals for the week and then come back and updating them when they are done.

M-ran 2.6 miles (crappy time 26 min.)
T-work and sick kids
W-hour kick boxing video (did this, plus a 20 min. ab workout)
Th- 2.6 mile jog/group exercise class in the evening (over 2 hours of yoga, pilates, and tai chi)( I only did a .8 mile run and the 3 classes)
F-2.6 mile jog or gym (neither is going to happen, emergency at work I have to cover for :( )
S-group exercise class(over 2 hours of group strength training)
Su-snowboarding all day!!! (ok, owwwwww. I was sore from the day before and now I'm really hurting. lol)

Hopefully this will work to keep me on track.

You can now read any further posts at www.weightwoes.com

It's not cause I'm bad

2006-01-23T14:51:00.000-08:00

I haven't been posting because I'm so darn busy, it just slips my mind. It's been a month tomorrow since I posted and that's horrible. But, I have great news for that. I am down to 174, so under 20 pounds of fat left to lose. Yippee! I also just went jogging and wasn't even dieing. So, I definitely need to kick up my speed a few notches. My group exercise class on Thursdays has been a great motivator. I can't wait until I'm certified to teach my own classes.

End of the month

2005-12-24T18:46:00.000-08:00

Holy Shmoley, it's the end of the month. Well, as of last week I'd lost another 2 pounds. I haven't eaten all that much, but I have had a lot of full bodied beer, so those 2 pounds will probably be back. It's ok, I know what to do to get it back off. The last couple of weeks I've been really good about working out. Next week I will kick it back into gear. The kids can go down to my parent's house for some extra quality time. Thank you God for my most wonderful, incredible parents! Maybe I'll send them with a couple of bucks and then they can take Grandpa out to get out of my Mom's hair. lol

So, I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday with their loved one's. Enjoy your dinners and be ready to hit it hard next week! WOOHOO baby, it's almost a New Year!

Shot the beginning of the week

2005-12-01T00:24:00.000-08:00

Well, I went from him home sick to them coming home early because of snow, then 2 the wed. and thurs. working all day and then going to school. The workout Gods are against me this week. Tomorrow however is group exercise class, so I will get a workout then. Friday is open before I go clothes shopping. Then I've decided that I will have to work out one weekend day a week, there's just no way around it.

new week

2005-11-28T16:01:00.000-08:00

Well son stayed home sick and ruined my heavy workout today. It's ok, I'll survive, I was just looking forward to a good sleep tonight from a heavy workout. lol I did make it to the gym twice this thanksgiving weekend, so I'm happy about that. Yesterday I did a pretty good legs workout and I was sore last night because of it. Jogging would have helped that today. But such is life as a Mommy.

I'm back...

2005-11-25T15:50:00.000-08:00

In the saddle again! Got to the gym today. Worked off some of that turkey dinner from yesterday. lol Did a great hills workout. Then some back, tri's, and a little ab. I'm off to the showers now :)

No gym this week

2005-11-23T15:19:00.000-08:00

Well I haven't made it to a work out in almost a week now. Kids are sick this week, so I couldn't make it in. I hope to get to work out in the morning. My back is starting to ache, so I know that means it's been too long.

Slacker on the blog

2005-11-19T19:46:00.000-08:00

Well, it's been busy, so the blog has suffered. I've been staying away from fast food! Yippee. But exercise has been happening sporadically. I've been pretty good at getting something in at least 3 times a week. It's difficult now that I can't just run out the door and go jogging. :(

So, I'll be back on here more now. I'm trying to figure out how to make some healthier dishes for thanksgiving weekend. :/ Not an easy thing when you have to have the regular dishes. lol

beautiful weather

2005-10-28T14:52:00.000-07:00

The sun is high, but so is the wind. I'm going to try real hard to get motivated enough to go running when hubby gets home. I was up off and on all night with my sick youngest, but that's still just an excuse. lol I've been good about my eating, so at least not working out yesterday or today won't be AS bad. I haven't bought any halloween candy yet thankfully, because that would be a bad downfall right now. It's chocolate week for me!

Great week!

2005-10-26T20:38:00.000-07:00

I've had 2 great workouts and then today was a workout just to work out the soreness. lol I did a new dvd on Monday and then jogged my hilly 3.3 route yesterday. I've been on fire working out. Then at school we did some gait analysis and back on the treadmill I went to jog for the class. Boy, my legs are feeling it today. But in a great way. Monday was awesome. I got up and ready for work to find that a pair of pants I haven't been close to buttoning in over a year fit. Woohoo! I could even sit down and breath with no problems. The true test of pants. lol

still chuggin along

2005-10-14T15:41:00.000-07:00

It's difficult to find time to post. But I'm going to the gym and jogging outside whenever the weather permits. I'm working real hard on my fruit everyday and get atleast 1 a day 5 days a week. That's not including yogarts and other things where I might get a smidge of fruit in my diet. lol I'm not eating fried foods still and that is still hard. lol But worth it as my pants get baggier and baggier. I have gotten close to needing a shopping trip. I haven't weighed myself in quite a while and will work on that next week. Probably a good time to re-evaluate again.

Til next week!

The reason for inhalers

2005-10-04T10:19:00.000-07:00

K, I have asthma and I consider it a weakness. I don't carry around my inhaler when I'm exercising because it's "usually" allergy related. I haven't had exercise related asthma in years. Then I went jogging on Sat. oops! I made it about 1/2 a mile before I decided it was better to walk. I was only going to the fire station and back, so I knew if I passed out one of the guys would find me and call hubby. He volunteers there, so they have our number. lol

So today I used my inhaler before I went and put it in my pocket also. I jogged the whole way. YAH! I hate using the darn thing, but I guess if it will get me going I better use it.

So, for those keeping count, I did make it exercising 5 times last week. Yippee! And 1 day so far this week. I'm working a lot, so hopefully the weather holds and I can just go jogging. I don't have time for the gym this week. I've got to get a better planner and schedule my days.

4 out of 5

2005-09-30T23:36:00.000-07:00

That's how much I worked out this week. My plan is to go jogging in the morning. We'll see how the weather is. We don't have to be at my son's football game until 11:15, so I can get to the gym if need be. I was really busy today and that's why I didn't make it. But, I wish I had.

I haven't had a glass of wine or a beer all week. I'm not eating fried foods and I'm ok with all of this change right now. It will be worth it very soon to see results. I had planned to weigh myself this morning, but forgot in all the running around I did.

My plan of action is to get to the gym or out jogging 3 times during the week, then do a dvd twice a week. That leaves the weekends for whatever we can get in. This weekend my daughter and I are going to a big stamping and scrapbooking show. While it's not cardio, it will still burn a bunch of calories while we wonder around and shop.

Hitting it in the morning

2005-09-25T23:19:00.000-07:00

My friend and I are hitting the gym together in the morning. I am going to get there earlier than she does, so I will do more cardio. It will get me there, but boy is she going to be sorry. No pansy girly girl workouts anymore. I know she doesn't like to sweat too much, but things are about to change...

Still no fried

2005-09-19T22:53:00.000-07:00

I made the kids hashbrowns and the works for breakfast on Sunday. Had a small troop of kids here. I stayed away from the breakfast meat and the hashbrowns. I feel proud of how I've stayed away from all the deep fat or regular fried foods. Tonight we did have pizza, but goodness it was great pizza. Old style brick oven made. Fresh toppings and lot's of them. We had chicken so the fat wasn't as bad. I think it's all about making choices like that.

So tomorrow I am waiting all morning for the satelite guy to get here. Then I will go out jogging. Better yet, I will do an ab workout while I'm waiting for them to get here. There's a good plan! Til tomorrow!

averaging

2005-09-17T17:05:00.000-07:00

I'm averaging about 2-3 times a week on my jogging. Not where I want to be, but I have a lot going on right now. I did get to the gym once last week and that was great. I was happy to mix up my cardio and lift some weights. I really need to make it a priority to get there 3 times this coming week.

I have been eating nothing fried. This is a big goal for me. When I get stressed I crave the unhealthy. The more deep fat fried, the better! We went out to breakfast last weekend and I didn't even have hashbrowns with my breakfast sandwich. I hate a cup of fruit. Ho-hum, it's hard to be good sometimes. But, keeping this weight off and fitting into my old clothes is so worth it!

Still here

2005-09-10T00:35:00.000-07:00

Yes, I'm still here and running. I didn't run a lot during the break, but that's ok. The weather has still been beautiful, so I've gone out the last 2 days in the mornings. I'm getting a little burnt out on jogging. But, it's perfect timing because I do believe it's about to start raining here and we know it won't stop until the end of next July. So, I have plenty of cardio options at the gym from now on. lol

I have new goals to accomplish for my nutrition class. I will post them tomorrow as it's 12:30am and I'm a little too tired to go and find the paper. I did find 2 of my lost pounds over the break. So a little backtracking to do. But, it won't bring me down. I pulled out my jeans today and put them on with no problems. You know it's a great day when that happens. I haven't touched them in months!

difficult with them home

2005-08-21T15:21:00.000-07:00

In the last week, I've gone jogging once. Not very good, but it's impossible to get a jog in the morning and watch the kids at the same time. I know excuses, excuses. But, it's a lot. I'm working on grocery shopping and meal planning so when I go back to school we aren't eating a ton of take-out again. So much to do in just one week!

oh boy

2005-08-17T09:19:00.000-07:00

I'm back sliding. It started last week with finals. Eating bad and not working out. I should have kept working out even though I didn't have time. It would have released some of the tension and maybe I wouldn't have gotten my sinus infection. I did go out once this weekend jogging. Here it is Wed. morning and I haven't gone since. It's not looking good for me to go do the 10k. However, there is an 8k the next weekend that is local. I won't give up on everything, I just don't think it's worth the expense to go down and have to walk part of the race.

It's time to regroup and prioritize again. I had lost 15 pounds. Do I want to gain it back? How much did I already gain back with my crappy eating? I'm not getting on the scale until next week after I've jogged some. I don't want to totally depress myself at the moment.

It's Friday!

2005-08-05T14:44:00.000-07:00

I've eaten fruit every day this week so far. Almost forgot today, but ate a banana at lunch. I have gone jogging 3 times so far. I'm not going today, so that means sat. and sunday I will need some extra activity. I think Sunday would be a great day to go down to the bike trail with the kids. We'll have to see how hot it gets. I have my last regular class for the quarter tonight! Woohoo, finals next week and then 1 quarter down, 3 more to go!

I have a new site about women's wellness that is almost complete. I will post a link in the next couple of weeks after I finish tweaking some things. I will be incorporating message boards soon. If you want to be included in the message boards, please send me an email and I'll put you on my list of updates. littlescrapbookshop@gmail.com

Great start this week

2005-08-02T09:51:00.000-07:00

Well, I'moff to a great start on my goals this week. I just got back from my jog, so that is twice this week, just 3 more times to hit my goal. I'm also eating a banana right now, so there is my fruit for the day. I'm just going to have to find some fruit recipes. I'm not into fruit, so I need to put it in some other things as well.

goals for the week

2005-08-01T12:18:00.000-07:00

Well, I think it's time to set some other goals besides just getting out there. I've been running my nutrition through the program and I need to work on getting 1 fruit a day into my routine. I don't eat any right now, not too good. Hopefully if I try to get it in my morning meal then it's more likely to happen. Missed it this morning because I hadn't decided on this goal yet. But, we have lot's to choose from, so I will have it for an afternoon snack or at school tonight.

Then I need to make sure I'm getting 5 days of 30 minutes of cardio. This is a big one right now. School is almost on break, so I should be able to get it back into my routine more often. I went this morning. I'm starting the day off right.

walking's just as good

2005-07-28T10:50:00.000-07:00

I took the dog on my 2.6 mile loop today. She needs some exercise to. I'm sure she will now sleep all day, poor girl. lol But, we walked it and that is twice this week already. So jog tomorrow, play at the lake on Sat. and then go out again on sunday. That will be 5 days of physical activity.

Celebrate everything

2005-07-26T11:39:00.000-07:00

I didn't get to post, but I did do my 3.3 mile loop on Sun. afternoon. So that was 2 runs last week. Much better than no runs. I shaved some time off and did it in only 34 min. Didn't feel like I was going to throw up quite as bad. Yeah, again, celebrate everything.

I ran my regular 2.6 mile loop today. I really didn't feel like going out. I have so much stuff to do. Homework and study for a test, plus the house, plus the new site has to be done this week. Ahhhhhhh! But, priority is exercise right now, so off I went. Now when I don't feel like jogging, I instantly start having breathing issues. It stems from using my asthma to get out of things in school growing up. lmao So, right away, I should have known to use my inhaler before I left. But, I kept trucking along. I only have myself to quit on, no one is making me do anything. I finished strong and shaved some time off here to. Down to 27 minutes. Yippeee! But the best part is I didn't pay attention that I wasn't wearing my bike shorts. Just regular shorts that ride up. I am happy to report no chafing of the inner thighs today! Now inches off those inner thighs is definitely something important to celebrate!!!

1 run

2005-07-22T10:57:00.000-07:00

I've only made it out once this week. Very disappointing. It's been a very busy week and then this morning we woke up to a thunder storm. Gotta love Washington. 80 all week and then rain and 60 for the weekend. I will get out tomorrow to jog, so that will be 2 times. I've also been extra conscientious about my eating habits this week. I kept track of my food and beverages on Wed. and am doing so again today. Then I'll run them through the nutritional program and see where I'm standing.

3 miles

2005-07-17T11:31:00.000-07:00

I ran my 3 mile loop yesterday morning. I knew I shouldn't have said rain or shine. Woke up to heavy drizzle, you know, the bone chilling kind? lol I gave it an hour and it quit. I kicked my own butt on the hills and I'm really hurting today. My hips feel horribly sore. Guess I should go grab some advil for that. I did it in 35 minutes. I will drive it sometime this week to make sure it's not farther than 3 miles. I think I remember hubby saying it is exactly 3.

I've deemed today a day of rest, I deserve it. That was 4 good runs last week. Plus, I have to weed the flower bed and my daughter has decided to completely rearrange her room and get rid of stuff. Darn it, so much for rest!

3rd day this week

2005-07-15T09:51:00.000-07:00

So, even though I hadn't posted, today was the 3rd day this week I've gone running. I really need to start concentrating on my food. 2 big meals a day is zapping my energy. I know it's been very difficult with my busy schedule, but I know there has to be a solution. I'm sure the solution is being more organized. lol Very difficult for me to do.

Hadn't weighed in for a while. Great news, I've broke the 180 mark. 178 and going down! Yeah me! That's 15 pounds gone for good. Great motivation to get my butt up tomorrow morning and run my 3 mile loop;)

Sick this weekend

2005-07-12T23:16:00.000-07:00

UGH, it was so bad, had a stomache virus over the weekend. But, I'm all better now and the kids and I went for a run. Luckily we had about a 2 hour span that it wasn't raining. I hear summer is supposed to hit us tomorrow and then all through next week it will be in the 80's. Yeah right, I'll wait to see it!

Started writing out my workout plan for when I hit the gym. It's our assignment at school and about time I start using the gym again. To expensive to just pay for it every month.

I'm making conscious food choices. Small meals here and there. Helps keep me awake during class to. lol I even had a vegetarian meal on Sunday because I hadn't had veggies in days. See above stomache virus;) Spinach enchiladas with cholestrol free beans and steamed rice w/peas and carrots. It was yummy and a huge meal. I ate it for dinner last night to. It's awesome that so many restruants are catering to vegetarians now. I'm not one, but I sure like the option!

Missed this week

2005-07-08T13:50:00.000-07:00

I'm not sure where this week went. I did a good high intensity workout at school on wed., but it wasn't a cardio workout. I know I can get a run in on Sunday, so all is not lost. If it doesn't rain tomorrow I will take the kids to the high school and jog the track. Oh wait, if it's just sprinkling tomorrow I can do that. We're Washingtonians, we don't melt. lol

hot weather

2005-07-06T23:16:00.000-07:00

It's difficult to adjust to temperature/humidity difference. We were at my in-laws over the holiday weekend and we did go jogging twice. The first day it was only 1.5 miles and I did ok. Not great, but got it done in a decent quick time frame. The second workout morning I was ready to toss it all up. It was only 2.5 miles, my normal. But, the days had all been high 80's-low 90's. Not what this Seattlite is used to at all. And dry, so I had been sweating up a storm and not knowing it of course. Tried to stay hydrated, but obviously didn't do a good enough job. Hubby showed a lot of compassion by walking with me the 3 times I couldn't jog anymore.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention the fact that my sports bra was totally rubbing on my sunburn to. lol I was dieing to jog just so I could get out of the thing as quickly as possible!!!

Created monsters!

2005-06-26T16:02:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to go jogging by myself this morning. I just found out my Great-Aunt passed away and I wanted to head out by myself. No can do. My little turkeys are into this riding bikes while I jog. I was only going for a short distance anyway, so I didn't really have a good excuse why they couldn't. Plus, how do you tell kids no when they want to exercise? lol Can't be done!

Go outside and next thing I know, we've got the neighbor girl going to. Usually 1 rides by me and my oldest goes off ahead. Today I had 3 little ones riding behind me the whole time. Felt like a Momma duck. OH well, they had fun and we got to stop traffic a few times, just like ducks crossing the street! Love to stop the people who don't have time to stop. You can tell it's killing them to wait a few more seconds.

So, I've made it out all three days this weekend. I've also learned some core exercises, so I'm doing those.

Good day

2005-06-24T11:45:00.000-07:00

School is out and we did our first exercise morning. The kids loved it. I jogged while the kids rode thier bikes down to the school. It's only .8 miles away, so I'm not getting the same workout. Then we played for a while and came back home. I need to figure out some strength exercises to do while we are down there. I told them the plan is at least 3 days a week to do this.

It's obvious I'm not eating enough and/or correctly. My muscles are so tired right now. It's very difficult to eat well with all this running around. But...hubby need to bring his blood pressure down also. We are running low on food stores here, so it looks like a good time to switch to healthier foods. No more fast garbage anymore. The kids definitely don't need it either. I guess I'll try to make up some menus this weekend. That always works well.

long time no post

2005-06-21T15:07:00.000-07:00

Bad blogger, bad. I see I've been very neglectful. I only jogged 2 times last week and haven't made it out yet this week. Sunday was a horrible run because of all this mucous. Kids are out of school, so we will try my idea of going to the high school starting on Friday. Unless it rains like it is right now:( Nice first day of summer!

I got my blood tests back from my yearly. My cholestrol is officially high now. Hmm, added weight? I'm sure losing the fat will bring it back down. I'm being conscience of what I eat even more now.

Baggy pants

2005-06-13T23:19:00.000-07:00

I bought these great denim capris, but they are getting way to baggy now. I need a belt. Good thing yes! But, they have been a little to big since the 2nd day I bought them and I can't find the reciept or the tags. So, I'm stuck with them. They are super comfy with all this room though. Just not very flattering at all. So good note, clothes are getting roomier. Bad note, I don't have money or the inclination to buy the inbetween size I need right now. lol If I can drop another size then I have a ton of clothes to wear!

Pints to Pasta

2005-06-10T12:02:00.000-07:00

If you are in the Pacific Northwest I would like to invite you to do an incredible race with hubby and I. Pints to Pasta is put on by the Old Spaghetti Factory and Widmer Brothers Brewery. It is held in Portland Oregon and is incredibly fun. You get to jog through the beautiful city and at the end we get t-shirts, free beer, and a pasta meal. How's that for an incentive to finish? Yeah, it's our favorite brewery and the real reason we did this in 2003. lol

This year my goal is to finish it in a good time. I haven't decided yet what that time should be for myself yet. I need to find my number and see what I finished last time. If you can make it to the run on Sept. 11th, I'd love to meet with you. I will be somewhere in the middle or end of the runners to start with but should be there early. Send me a line and we'll hook up!

3 days so far...

2005-06-10T11:59:00.000-07:00

I've made it out jogging 3 days this week. Not bad with school and work thrown in there. Oh and family. You can imagine the shape the house is in right now. tee-hee-hee. Today I shaved time off my run. I did it in under 30 which was my goal for today. Yippee, I feel great about that. I did it in 28 minutes to be exact. I will need to start going farther next week. Maybe tomorrow hubby and I can go to the high school (if the storm doesn't hit like it's supposed to) and I can add an extra lap or 2 in there. Better go do sit-ups now.

I'm not going to weigh in this week. I will wait until next week. It's more dramatic to have the bigger loss. lol Oh and it dawned on me. By losing the 10 pounds, that means I only have 40 to lose. Makes it more achievable in my head now.

Busy, busy

2005-06-09T11:18:00.000-07:00

As all of us are. With school, work and lack of sleep, it is going to be difficult to get a work out in. I did run on Monday and Tuesday. Felt really good about it. But yesterday was a no go, and today is looking the same. Maybe I can talk hubby into going to the high school track after work tonight. The weather looks like it will hold off. The days not even close to over, so I'll see what I can do.

OMG, OMG, OMG!

2005-06-03T10:19:00.000-07:00

I weighed myself this morning. Remember I started this journey at 193 I believe, maybe 192. I quit weighing myself becuase it was depressing me. Well, holy shmolleys, go the bug to get on the scale and I am at 182! I'm so excited. No wonder why my drop-dead jeans didn't kill me yesterday when I wore them ;) roflmao Alright, so now that I'm seeing definite results I will be more motivated.

I was jogging this morning and thinking how I want to get back on the body for life track. It has great tips for healthier eating and we actually ate more flavorful food back when we were being healthy. Not this yucky pizza crap. Delivery pizza isn't even worth the calories anymore. Have to go grab some water and figure out what is for lunch today. But, I'm so stoked! 10 pounds gone!!! Ok, I think I'll go do some sit-ups to. lol I'm feeling spunky. lmao

Toned

2005-05-31T23:18:00.000-07:00

Ok, what do you think of when you think of toned? The typical I'm sure. The look of the muscle right? K, one of the coolest things I learned in class today. Tone has nothing to do with the muscle. It is training your nerves to talk to your body. Then your muscles are constantly at attention and ready to be used. There are so many muscles that aren't used if you don't work out regularly. So we have to retrain them to do the work. This will make them more defined by being "on" all the time.

Pretty cool huh?

Holiday weekend, oh my!

2005-05-30T20:49:00.000-07:00

Good grief. No matter that I worked all but today, Monday. But of course I never made it out to jog. I'm feeling like a big lump on my computer chair. Hubby is not helping, he brought home a big container of whoppers, my absolute favorite and a bunch more mike's hard lemonades. OH NO! Classes start tomorrow, I guess today is the last day of freedom right? RIGHT? I need some back up here. Or maybe I need someone to tell me to back away from the cupboard where I told hubby to put the whoppers. lmao

Record time

2005-05-26T09:07:00.000-07:00

Well I made it through my loop in just under 30 minutes. I think it's time to add another leg to the loop. I'll drive out today and see how far this other way is to go. I will be so set for the pints to pasta this Sept. Maybe I'll even kick hubby's butt! That's hard to do as his inseam is much longer than mine. lol

watching carbs sucks!

2005-05-25T22:55:00.000-07:00

I don't know of anyone in America that can't agree with me here. lol I'm doing well, not great, but well, watching my carbs. I'm making a conscience effort not to eat the potato chips up on the fridge, even though they are low fat. I have to do some research on quick, low carb grabs. It's not safe to eat a salad while driving, so what am I supposed to eat?

Last night I drug hubby out to the new track and we jogged 2 miles. We forgot the watch back in the car, so we have no idea how quickly we did it. The kids weren't bored, so that's a pretty good idea that it didn't take very long. roflmao Didn't make it to working out today, but will first thing in the morning. It's going to be over 80 here in the Seattle area! wooohooo

Victoria's Secret Catalog

2005-05-23T21:08:00.000-07:00

Nothing like some motivation. lol I got the new catalog today. I'm so tired of not fitting into cute clothes anymore. I had already made a decision this morning to cut out as many carbs as possible this week. Not doing the atkin's thing, just weaning myself for the week. Next week I will bring back some of the healthier carbs. I'm also working very hard on no caffiene. I went until noon before I had my red bull and I didn't have a headache, so I'm not worried about withdrawals. lol Oh and NO alcohol this week. That's going to be a tough one this weekend with it being memorial day. But, it's just a week and cute clothes are worth it!

I did make it out jogging first thing Sat. morning. I also went out today. Ate ham and eggs for breakfast, chef salad for lunch and a taco salad for dinner. With no tortilla bowl of course. Lot's of water as usual and now I'm drinking the sugar-free cran. raspberry pops from Safeway. Add a twist of lime and it's like a drink. Yummy!

lucked out

2005-05-21T01:41:00.000-07:00

no rain this morning. Went jogging first thing and got back in record time. I'm seriously going to have to figure out a new route soon. I'm going out first thing tomorrow morning, I have to make up for my lack of exercise during the week. I ate bad this afternoon also. I was cranky that I had to be at work on my day off. I'm over it now, luckily, cause I have to go in tomorrow to:( Goodbye 3 day weekend! I did have a lot of veggies though. Eating habits are leaving much to be desired right now.