Weight Loss

So I got on the scale today totally expecting to have gained weight since last weigh in, but no. I LOST 1 1/2 lbs! I am completely surprised. Maybe it was all the snow shoveling I've been doing? I have been trying to eat good foods lately although I haven't been posting them. So, I guess it's working! I don't think I'm going to get to my goal of 15 lbs lost by the cruise. That would mean I would have to lose 8.5 lbs in 3 weeks and that's just not healthy. So I'm going to continue what I've been doing, eating well, exercising and we'll see where it takes me! I hope everyone else is doing okay after the holiday extravaganza!

Update

Just an update. I haven't lost any weight this past week, and in fact I gained a 1/2 pound. It was probably those darn Doritos that I had for dinner... But I did get my measurements done and my body fat checked and I have lost 2% body fat and all measured areas of my body have decreased. So I guess I'm just gaining muscle :)
The holidays are a little scary for food but I am going to have a little here and there so I don't binge because of lack of Christmas goodness. I hope everyone else has a good work-out week!

Food Today

Here's my food today. I might eat some more if I feel hungry... I know, my meal plan isn't going so strict. And I'll just say it that the last couple days haven't been that great either. I just really want to focus on eating more fruits and veggies.

Breakfast: 2 eggs (scrambled), 1 piece of toast w/ butter, 1 kiwi
Lunch: 1/2 peanut butter jelly sandwich, 1 pop tart, 6 oz cherry yogurt, 1 small cookie
After work: 2 cups cocoa krispies (like rice krispies) with milk
Dinner: 1 cup potato cheese soup, 1/2 c corn, 1/4(?) c peas
Treats: peanut m&m's, frosted animal crackers

So I'm not sure how many calories that was but probably too many. Oh well! Also, I haven't exercised for the past few days but I plan on going to the gym tomorrow and getting on that elliptical!

You two (talking to Lis and Nat because I don't think anyone else reads this...) are doing awesome!!

Weigh in/work out

Okay just a quick stats report. I weighed myself today not thinking I would lose any weight because I haven't really been working out as good as I want and I lost 1/2 lb! I know it's not huge and hopefully next week it will be bigger but it's still a loss. Also, I did a step/lift class today for 50 min and it was so hard.

Food so far today:

Breakfast:
1/2 banana:50
2 scrambled :
Workout
2nd (?) Breakfast:
1/2 banana(this half was bigger): 55
tator tots: 200?

Good luck to everyone today! When I got out of the gym it was a blizzard outside so I think we're going to spend a lot of time at home until it stops snowing!

Todays food

So far today

breakfast (7:30):
2 c corn chex:286
1 c skim milk: 84
1 banana: 105

lunch (1:30):
Subway 6 inch on wheat with:
turkey, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, olives, little mayo : 300?
baked chips: 130

snack (4:00):
2 mints: 30?
1 miniature peanut butter cup: 36
1 bite size krackel bar:69

later snack (5:15):
yogurt- 170

So so far today: 1210

I am trying to stay at or slightly below 1500 cal. It's not too big a deal if I go under or over a little bit but that's the lucky number. So for the rest of the day to stay in my calorie limit I'm going to have:

1/2 c refried beans (got to get some fiber!): 120
1 c spinach ravioli's: 200

Which will make a grand total of :1530

I think that's pretty good and I don't really want to eat anymore because I didn't (and am not going to) work out today and sat at work all day. We are hanging out with some friends tonight and I'm just going to have to not eat anything! It's going to be hard but I'll make sure I brush and floss before we go, bring gum, and drink lots of water. I'll let you know how it all goes after I get back from the gym tomorrow!

Food today

Okay so I'm sticking to my word and I'm going to post what I ate today but I'm not happy about it...

Breakfast: Cheerios with milk
Snack: 2 brownies, a mint cookie, some other type of cookie, chips and salsa
Lunch: spaghetti with meat sauce (leftovers) and one white fudge covered oreo
Dinner: (At Famous Dave's for my grandmas b-day) 4 ribs, a couple bites of brisket(not my fav)5 apple slices in cinnamon sauce, four spoonfuls of potato salad, 1/2 cup of beans, one cornbread muffin (which I'm sure had so many calories!!).
Snack/Dessert: One twin cherry popsicle

Okay so I'm embarrassed, seriously. But it is making me aware of what I'm eating and that I don't want to eat like this anymore! SO, like Nat and Lisa I 'm going to start writing down what I'm going to eat the day before.

A great website, if you're going off the food pyramid, is mypyramid.gov. It has a menu planner that will tell you how many calories and how much of each food group you've had. It has great links to articles about food and getting in shape. It also gives great ideas to liven up your everyday food choices. I think I will be using this but also checking my nutrient levels with some software I got with one of my nutrition classes to make sure I'm getting enough . Good luck everyone!

I haven't worked out yet today and it's 8:10 pm. It's not looking too good. I want to do 2-a-days but I don't know if I can get up that early...

Workout Today

So my workout today was 25 min on stairs and 20 minutes on the elliptical. It was a good hard workout and I'm glad that I felt up to it. Lisa, you inspired me. I can't believe the cruise is only 6 weeks away! Since I haven't weighed/checked measurements for a while I'm going to do that tomorrow morning and will hopefully have some good results...

Food Today

My food today was really bad but I'm going to write it down anyway for personal motivation

Cheerios with milk
Chicken Tetricini (noodles, chicken, cheese, stuffing on top)
Corn
2 white chocolate covered oreos (YUM!)
1 gum drop
spaghetti with meaty sauce

The reason I say I didn't eat well today is because my fruits and veggies are def. lacking! I think I'm going to eat an orange and tomorrow I'm definitely going to eat more fruits and veggies.

Also I'm going to go to the gym tonight. I have been feeling a little bit better so that's good. I feel like a flubby person right now and I know the gym is just what I need.

Wednesday

Tonight I went to the gym after YW (I'm a miamaid advisor). I was going to go to the lift class right after work but I had a printer in my backseat and didn't feel comfortable leaving it in the car. So, I did 37 minutes on the elliptical instead. I wanted to do more but I wasn't feeling good. I haven't felt good for a few weeks and I think it's because of this new medicine I'm on. I'm going to the gym again tomorrow and hopefully I will get feeling back to my old self in no time!

Ice Cream with Chocolate

I just finished a bowl, yes I said bowl, of vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup on top. Where did my motivation go? It left as soon as I saw the ice cream in the freezer. I was going to workout yesterday after work but just didn't feel like doing ANYTHING! So tonight I'm going to pack my workout stuff and go to the gym right after work. I want to go to a weight lifting class at 5:30 (the same one I missed yesterday)so hopefully I can make it in time!

My eating has been SO bad (as you can tell) that I haven't had the courage to post my food yet. Hopefully I will soon. I am currently battling the 3:00 sugar/candy/chocolate craving. It seems that right around that time I've been done with lunch for a while and feel full but still need a little something. The past little while that "little something" has been bite size chocolate bars from unsuspecting candy dishes. Well, no more! Tomorrow I'm bringing a pack of gum with me to work and will just chew on that instead. It's sweet and I get to blow bubbles (quietly, of course :0 )

I watched the biggest loser tonight and have been motivated. If they can lose weight and lose inches so can I!

After Turkey Day

So here I am. On Thanksgiving I did 20 minutes on the stairs and 20 minutes on the treadmill totaling almost 4 miles. I was going to go to a class but totally slept in! I haven't been feeling well since last Sunday, I think I have the flu. Hopefully I will get feeling better soon because I haven't gone to the gym since Thursday! Oh well, there's always tomorrow right? And I'm not giving up the fight!

Tomorrow

So Danny and I were going to go to the gym after work today. So I got my stuff all ready this morning and then he said all the fam was meeting for dinner so we should go after the dinner and movie. I wanted to bring our workout stuff w/ us in the car and then we could workout right after the movie but Danny thought we could just go home first. We got home and it was like 9:30 and I didn't feel like working out anymore and I was kind of bugged that we just didn't go! I did do 60 minutes on the treadmill on Monday night, and almost 5 miles. I was doing intervals which I love!

SO the plan for tomorrow is to go to the 8:30 "athletic training" class with or without Danny. I've got to keep working out so I can feel good and look great! Also I think I'm going to start posting my food. I haven't been wanting to because I've been eating bad foods lately. It will probably motivate me to eat better though if I know the whole world can see it!

What a bust!

So the end of last week and the weekend were kind of a bust to say the least. I didn't workout all weekend because we were at our cabin and then yesterday I felt so sick! I was dizzy and nauseous and just didn't feel like doing anything. Danny felt the same way on Friday so we think it was the flu or something? I was going to exercise this morning but Danny and I are going tonight when he gets home from work. I did manage to lose another 1/2 pound so that's good! Better a little then nothing at all right?! My goal of 2 lbs a week until the cruise will hopefully work but I know I need to work hard! I'm going to workout everyday, except maybe Friday because I'm going shopping! Even on Thanksgiving there's a girl teaching a boot camp class that I'm going to. I hope it's hard because that's what I need!

No Worries!I

No worries here. I'm still trying to exercise and eat right. In fact this week I have had a salad every day for lunch, along with other things. But that's still way good. I went to a weight class on Monday and it totally kicked my trash! I'm going to the gym tomorrow but it will probably be late which I don't really like. I think it makes it hard for me to go to sleep but I REALLY need to workout!!

Tonight I was talking to my cousin and earlier this year we had decided to lose weight together. Well it obviously didn't go well since I am still here but I am bound and determined to lose the weight this time. And I even have a little incentive. If I reach more of my goals then she does she has to buy me a present on our cruise! And of course vice versa. So I have 15 1/2 lbs to go. It seems like a lot but if I just take it one day at a time and one pound at a time I can do it. I have to lose 1.8 lbs every week to reach my goal! I know I can do it because I know that if I don't I will be so upset during the cruise that I just didn't get my butt in gear! I'll update about the workout tomorrow-hopefully 45 min on the stairs!

Friday weigh-in, the weekend, and today

So Friday I forgot to weigh-in! I decided that I wouldn't weigh in but then on Sunday afternoon I weighed my self and I lost 2 pounds! Whoopeee! I am way excited about that. I did have fat-free frozen yogurt on Saturday but that's okay right? Tonight I did my lift class which was way hard and then I did stairs for 20 minutes. Tomorrow I hope to do stairs for 30 minutes. I don't know how much longer I will be losing weight because I might have to start gaining weight in a few months, we'll see!

Monday and Tuesday

Yesterday I went to a lift class at the gym and it was totally way hard! Then I went to a 30 minute cycling class that kicked my trash and hurt my tush a little bit. Today I didn't go to the gym because Danny and I did tons around the house and I figure that's my cardio for the day. So tomorrow, I'm planning on doing weights again and cardio. It should be fun! or at least rewarding... We'll see on Friday and hopefully there will be a weight loss!

Oh and I've been doing very well on eating good food too so hopefully the combination of them both will give me results sooner than later!

The Weekend

Well so far the weekend has been half bad half good. Yesterday was Halloween. I did indulge and it wasn't good. To keep things short. Yesterday was bad but today at 9 I went to the gym and took a way hard cardio/strength class that was awesome! Then I met with a personal trainer and she calculated my body fat. Oh man, I didn't think I had that much body fat. Oh dear. I think that that gave me enough motivation to workout everyday, no matter what.

Oh and I didn't weigh in yesterday because I forgot and now I really don't want to because of last night. So hopefully next week will be a big weight loss!

Friday weigh in, the weekend, and today

On Friday I was a little weary of doing a weigh in because I felt that I hadn't done very well last week. I gained 1/2 pound but that's okay. After work on Friday I went to the gym and jogged on the treadmill. Yay +1 point

Then I went to my sisters Halloween party and I ate too many sweets and didn't really feel well... -1 point

Sunday's don't count thankfully

Today I haven't been too good with my food but I am working on it. After work I took Sasha on a 1/2 hr walk and then went to a lift class at the gym. The class was way hard and I am happy I can do it. I hope one day I can actually do all of the reps on the weights that I'm supposed to!

So all in all I hope that this week will bring more time at the gym and less time on the couch and eating sweets.

Monday's Workout

On Saturday Hubby and I got a gym membership! We are now members of 24 Hour Fitness and today I went there for the first time. First I warmed up on the elliptical trainer and then I went to a lift class. Whoa I really am not in as good of shape as I thought. As I was driving home my arms felt like jello and I'm sure my whole body will hurt tomorrow. BUT I feel great that I am working out and I am going again tomorrow even if I just walk.

Friday Weigh-in

YAY! I lost 3 lbs this week! I know at least 1 1/2 lbs was probably water weight but that's okay. I still feel very happy. Now, only 17 more pounds to go! I really want to join a gym but they're all so expensive. I'm a little dissapointed. But then I think I know I really need to join one because I will really enjoy the classes and going there after work. When I say I'm going to go to the gym after I go home or work out at home it never happens. Probably because when I get home I remember all the things I need to get done and just do them until I'm not motivated anymore and/or it's too late and so I don't. Well not this time. I'm going to join a gym I jsut need to find the right one for me.

Tuesday News

Tuesday was okay. I didn't exercise but I did clean my whole house and vacuumed my whole house which, now that I moved, is a lot of carpet! I did eat bad foods though: ice cream and some chocolate at work. Today I am going to try harder to only eat good food and work out after work!

Working Out!

Today was a great day for working out. I left my purse in the car Danny took to work soo I didn't have my phone, car keys, or wallet. Lame! So, I walked over to the Morgans to just check and see if my purse was at their house but it wasn't. But Sasha and I enjoyed a nice 40 minute walk. Then I ran a few errands in one of their cars and dropped it off. But first I stopped at the house and changed into my jogging clothes. From the Morgans I jogged to Blockbuster and dropped off some movies and then jogged home. It was a hard jog and I'm glad I did it because it helped me get back in the groove. Jogging for me just feels so good!
So I'm going to do weekly weigh-in's on Friday mornings and will post my loss/gain based on how much I weighed last week.
I didn't do my food journal today but I will tomorrow!

Fallen off the band wagon

I have fallen off the band wagon and will not continue this. I really want to lose weight and get in shape. Not just for the cruise either. I want to be a healthy fit person without extra fat. I have a little more motivation now. So the plan is to lose 15-20 lbs by the cruise. SO, that means if I want to accomplish my goal I need to lose about a pound a week for 15 lbs and 1 1/2 lbs a week for 20. One of the things I have a hard time with is my eating habits so from now on I will be keeping a food journal. I really want to join a gym but I don't know which one to join. I think Danny wants to do 24 hr fitness because of his work schedule. I don't really care I just want to get in shape!

Last Week

Well last week was.. okay to say the least. It was my birthday on Friday and so basically this whole weekend I didn't workout and I ate lots of bad food. So I am really going to try to go off candy all together until Halloween. So hopefully it will work out great!

Discipline

I think I might have the worst discipline to stick to a plan. The deleting candy/sweets plan. Yeah that didn't work. Unfortunately there is candy corn at my house and I keep taking one there and one there. And yesterday was so crazy that I didn't have time to work out, but I did move some furniture. It's hard for me to find a time to exercise unless it's really early in the morning because after work I don't want to leave and go exercise. I want to hang out with my hubby and there always seems to be something we have/need/want to do after working hours.

I did weigh myself yesterday and I was a bit disappointed with what the scale was telling me and I know I haven't just gained muscle.

So here's the plan and we'll see how I do:
1500 cal per day
exercise daily
drink 2 mugs of water at work (I think they're 32 oz?)

Long-term goal:
No candy

So, whenever I have too many goals I get overwhelmed so this week I am just going to try to exercise everyday...before work. I think I can do it and I really want to so hopefully tomorrow will be great!

Today

Well since I don't have a plan yet today didn't go so well but it's not over yet so I still have hope. I drank a lot of water but ate a little too much candy. Darn work! I swear there is more candy and treats and sweets and bad things to eat at my work then I could've ever imagined. And I am a sucker for sweets, especially chocolate. I'm just going to have to say no! I think I will also have to ban candy from my diet for, let's say, a week. Not too long because Friday is my birthday and I definitely want to indulge in some cake and ice cream.

As for before and after pictures I don't know if I want to do those. We'll see after I get way in shape and am more comfortable with my body. I will think of a do-able plan tonight.

Oh and I did my measurements today after work. I forgot to weigh myself last night so that will have to wait until tomorrow. So, let the planning begin!

The Plan

So, I guess I don't really have a plan yet. I want to loose weight but that's not the most important thing for me. I think I could loose just a few pounds and be in way better shape then I am now because I would have more muscle mass. For me it's the measurements and then the weight that matters. So, I guess I should start out by weighing myself tomorrow(in the morning) and taking my measurements. Then I guess I will figure my goals from there.

Here Goes

Thanks to Danny's cousin Natalie I have been completely inspired!! I have started this blog because I too am going on the same cruise she is in January and feel the same way about the whole swimsuit issue (and not being tan but that's a lot easier fixed with a trip down "mistic" tan way...) I'm not fat by any means but I do have flub. I'm like a fat skinny person. Not fat, squishy. And that's all going to end. I've been trying to eat better and work out lately but it's just not going anywhere. So hopefully by blogging I will be able to better keep track of my progress and have others to motivate me.

Thanks Nat!