30 day shred-day 12

Day 12...My eating today was pretty terrible. Danny's work had a Halloween party and I had 2 cupcakes, 1 fun sized kit-kat, popcorn, and rootbeer! Then I had 5 otter pops after I got home while I was working on the computer. So when 10:30 rolled around and I finally got to working out it got the best of me. I literally almost threw up. I still don't feel that great but it was my own fault and I know that. I didn't have to modify as much today which is great so we'll see how tomorrow goes!

30 day shred-Day 11

I started level 2 today and oh my gosh it KICKED MY BUTT! I don't know if it's because I took the weekend off but this workout was hard! I had to stop a few times and modified a ton of moves and couldn't finish some of the weight lifting parts. Oh man, this is going to be a tough next 20 some odd days. If this is how level 2 is I can only imagine level 3.

Girls overnighter...

So this last weekend some of my friends and I went to Park City and we, well, I pigged out! Oh man, I had tons of sushi for dinner then oreos, ice cream, cheese puffs, twix, snickers, etc. It was crazy. Needless to say the next morning I had a stomach ache. So today, after one day of clean eating I am feeling better but can't believe I ate all that bad food!

30 day shred-Day 10

Woohoo! I made it through level 1! Tomorrow I start level 2 and I'm excited! Hopefully it's not too hard...

Today's workout was tough. I keep telling myself I can't take breaks because it makes it really hard when I start working out again but alas I do it still again and again. I am determined not to stop again this time. Just push through it!

Sick again......

I don't know what my deal is! I've come up with one idea. Maybe my body was trying to get rid of all my "toxins" and so I got sick and then I really got sick and I can't get rid of it just yet. Whatever. I think I'm just going to try and push through this and keep working out.

30 day shred-day 9

It's been a few days. Tuesday my baby had her surgery so that day was out. Then Wednesday I was recovering from the surgery (lack of sleep, etc.) I did walk yesterday so that's good.

Today I walked and did the 30 day shred. Tomorrow is my last day on Level 1 so I'm excited to see what Level 2 has to bring. I did all my measurements last month and decided I would check them on a monthly basis to see if I'm losing or not. Well, today I checked and I have lost 5 1/4 inches all a round! I am so happy about my results. I definitely attribute it to the 30 day shred I've been doing, all my walking, and watching what I eat. I am going to check again in a month to check my progress.

30 day shred-day 8

Today was great. I feel better than last week definitely! I went for a walk and shredded today and I feel pumped! I love working out in the morning because it makes me feel good all day which makes me want to make good choices about my eating and further exercising (taking the stairs for example). I also drink more water on the days I exercise and eat well which makes since because my body needs it!

30 day shred-day 7

Wow! What a difference missing a few days makes! Day 6 was Monday and Day 7 was Saturday. I felt so sore today and yesterday when I was working out it was really tough. Day 6 I was finally feeling good while exercising. Luckily I've been feeling better and I don't know what I had, probably just the flu. I still walked most days (not on Thursday).

I did do a weight check and I'm now 149.5 lbs which means I've lost 1.5 lbs in the last 3 weeks. My weight loss is SO slow it's a little discouraging but as long as I keep going down (with weight and inches) is all that matters. One of my goals this year has been to weigh less than I did last year. So far so good. (Of course I had a 6 week old at this point last year so...)

Still sick...

Well, this just sucks. I haven't felt good for the last few days and it's really crampin' my style! Hopefully I will feel tons better soon and continue my 30 days, which I intend to!

Sick again

I don't know what my deal is. I started on my walk this morning and my stomach just was so unsettled. I ate a normal breakfast of eggs and toast and a little banana. I'm not pregnant either. I don't know if this flu/cold is just lingering but it was not a fun walk. I still went for about 40 minutes but totally felt like throwing up and luckily didn't. Oh well. I still don't feel well so hopefully I can muster up some workout motivation and workout after the babe's asleep for the night.

30 day shred-day 6

Today was great. I feel really good and have come up with a better workout plan so I don't miss days anymore. I am really really sad the weather is getting colder in the morning. I don't know what I'm going to do for my walking when it's snowing and such. I guess I'll figure it out when the time comes. Anyway, that's the update.

Sick sick Sick

On Friday I started not feeling well. By Saturday I was so sick! My stomach felt like it was being twisted like a sponge. No working out and luckily it was a Saturday and my dear husband was there to help take care of the babe. So that whole day was a waste and then it was Sunday and here we are back to today. So today should've been day 7 but it's going to be day 6 since I missed Friday. I think I should've done this same thing last week when I missed a day but maybe I will do 31 days of the 30 day shred to make up for it. So here's for continuing on!

Weight check

Ok, so I got on the scale this morning excited because I've been working out all week. And I've gained a pound. I was quite dissapointed at first but then realized it could be muscle since I've been doing weights all week. Plus, at the beginning of this week I didn't eat very well, terrible to be honest. I love my husband but I think I'll have to tell him to not buy me any more oreos, at least not the normal sized package. It was gone in like 3 days. I know, I'm terrible.

I haven't done my shred yet today but I will do it no matter what. I am excited to hopefully see results soon, you know, in the next 30 days anyway. Also, I took some before pictures so if I look any different at the end of the 30 days I'll post them :)

30 day shred-day 5

shredding: check

30 day shred-day 4

I'm posting a day late because I just didn't get to it yesterday, but yesterday was great and I shredded away. Still modifying some moves by no using any weights but hopefully that will end soon. I'm only using 5 lbs for heaven's sake!

I will probably keep doing the level 1 workout until I don't have to modify anymore. So hopefully by day 10 I will be able to do all the exercises with the weights!

30 day shred-day 3

It was 9:00pm and I was staring at the clock. I still hadn't done my shredding workout. And I never did...

Here's the thing. If I was in my old house I totally would've done it. BUT in this old duplex I think it would be too much to ask my neighbor to deal with his light shaking as I jump rope, do jumping jacks, and butt kicks. Tomorrow should I do 2 workouts or should I just do 1 and keep going? If anyone's out there that cares your input is appreciated! LOL

My day just got away from me and I will try to stay on task about it. To be honest I watched a whole episode of Smallville while eating Oreos while little babe was taking her nap. Not the smartest choice but there's always tomorrow.

30 day shred-day 2

Today was a little easier, probably because I didn't use the weights on certain parts that I skipped last time. This time I did the exercise without the weight and I liked that better. I'll definitely have to work up to using the weights the whole time. Also today I jogged/walked 1 1/2 times around the park which equals about 2 miles. I feel great and I've already had 40 ounces of water!

30 day shred-day 1

I was excited to work out today and actually wore my workout clothes for about 5 hours before I could workout. Life gets busy sometimes. Anyway, I started the workout and forgot how hard it was! I was halfway through and thought to myself, "how did I remember this being easy?" But I pushed through and only had to modify a few of the exercises. By the end I was a sweaty mess and very happy I did it. Luckily its only 20 minutes or I don't think I would do it! So here's to Monday! (Sunday's off ;)

30 Day Shred

A few of my online buddies are doing the 30 Day shred so I figured I'd join them! So, starting tomorrow, I will start! It's too late tonight to start and we're watching a movie anyway. I will be doing it every day, except Sundays. So the 30 days will be done on October 29th which is conveniently very close to one of my weight loss goals :)

I'll keep posting every day and it's not going to be a bust like P90X. That was just a little too crazy for me!

Maintaining

So, I guess my last post was a little depressing! So a happier one today. I checked my measurements and compared them to 2 months ago and they're the same. Now, it's not the greatest BUT they're the same which means I'm not getting any bigger! Lol! And my weight is about the same too.

I am still walking every morning and I've just added strength training to my workout regimen.

I hope everyone is doing well out there!

I don't want to be fat anymore

I don't want to be fat anymore. I really don't. I don't want to have my love handles hanging out over my "fat" jeans. I don't want all of my shirts to feel too tight. And I don't want to buy new bigger clothes because that's not right. I am overweight for my height and body frame and I need to lose it. I recently looked at some pictures from a family trip to Lake Powell and I am sorely disappointing with myself. How did I let go so much? Why haven't I changed already? Looking at those pictures and really knowing how bad I look I decided I really need to change. I need to get a hold of myself. I didn't make my first goal of losing 10 pounds and that's okay. I can' keep going and still lose the weight. I am going to workout more (more that just a walk a day) and eat less. It's really just that easy. Well, the plan is easy. The actual doing it is hard. But I know I can do it. I need to do it. I don't want to be overweight like my mom (sorry mom). I see her struggle all the time, yo yo dieting, etc. Her feet hurt, her knees hurt. I don't want that. She's been trying to lose weight for years and hasn't had the willpower or has burned out because she went too strong too fast. I don't want to be like that and I can see myself going down that path if I don't change now. Also, I don't want to get pregnant again at this weight. Studies have shown that if you weigh more than you did before you got pregnant the first time (or your previous pregnancy) that you have a higher risk of gestational diabetes, large child, blood pressure problems, etc. I don't want to have to deal with that! So, that's my soapbox. Hopefully I didn't share too many personal details but then again I don't think too many people read this blog anyway lol! oh, and the 25 lbs is still on for the end of the year, bring it!

Clean Eating

While I have been walking/exercising every day my eating hasn't been that great. I came across a fitness blog and the author was talking about clean eating. I think it's a great idea and something I need to implement. I got a rootbeer float yesterday and afterward I didn't feel good at all (imagine that!). I shouldn't have even gotten it but I did. And now I know that my body doesn't like those kinds of things. Should I already know this? Of course!

So, back to clean eating. I want to eat clean. I'm going to eat clean. I will continue writing down my eating and maybe I'll post it here if I get ambitious ;) Eating clean to me consists of eating whole grains, fruits, veggies, lean meats. Not heavily processed foods, sweets, high fat foods, etc.

My Nemesis

This Week:

This week has been pretty good overall. I went walking every day and tried to keep good eating habits. On Tuesday we went up to our cabin and I ate a little too many sweets. And then we went up again on Friday and again, too many sweets. I don't know what to do! I feel like I have NO self control when I am eating sweets. I don't know why it was different when camping but I have had so many sweets the last 2 days and it's just crazy. And it make matters worse I weighed myself yesterday and I gained a pound back. I am going to have to work REALLY hard to lose the 10 pounds I am going to lose by the end of the month. I just need to keep my goals in sight...post it notes?...

Camping

Camping went well. I actually didn't have too hard of a time controlling myself. I did have three s'mores but I didn't eat tons of chocolate or sweets/unhealthy treats so I feel pretty good. Also, I weighed myself yesterday and I lost another pound! yay! One more down! I'm feeling really upbeat about my new healthy lifestyle and losing these pounds so I feel better about my body image!

Friday

Today is going very well so far. I had yummy cherrios for breakfast with fresh blueberries and fresh peach slices! It was delicious!

I have to keep reminding myself about overeating. I am an over eater. Sometimes I will over eat because I don't want to waste food, or because I'm afraid I wont be able to eat that food again for a while, or ever. But I need to remind myself that it's JUST food. I can buy the same thing at the store every day if I really want to. It's not just a one time thing. And if it is a one time thing, I should eat it slowly and enjoy it and have that be it. I don't need to over indulge resulting in stomach pain and then regret it later. It's all about self-control; something I am really trying to work on.

Today

Today went well for the most part. I found myself having a hard time not eating some of Hannah's food when she was eating (like cutting up food and eating a little). but I figure it's all healthy so it's okay. And I had cantaloupe as part of my snack. so all in all I think I'm around 1800 calories for today. I felt pretty good all day but around 9 I was so tired. Now, I'm doing a little computer work and I'm more awake. So here's to tomorrow. I'm going camping and so this whole calorie restriction will be tweaked a little so I can enjoy some s'mores. Yum!

Weaning...

Well, I am in the process of weaning Hannah. It's actually been really easy for her because I think at this point she likes the bottle a lot (no waiting for let down ). It's hard for me though. I just love the bonding time I have with her when she nurses. I'm sad. But I guess it's good that it's happening so smoothly. Today I only nursed her in the morning. I think I'll keep doing that until she doesn't want to anymore and have the rest of her feedings be formula. One bad thing about weaning is that I'll have to buy formula! I don't really want to. We've gotten so many free cans that I feel so blessed that we haven't had to buy any. Luckily we wont have to buy too much because she's almost 1!

Since we are weaning I am going to be more strict with my diet. Here's the plan for tomorrow and we'll see if I can stick to it and if it will be filling.

Breakfast:
*2 c Cherrios
*1 c Skim Milk
*1/2 c blueberries

Lunch:
*2 pieces whole wheat bread
* 1 1/2 T peanut butter
* 1 1/2 T jam
*1 c sliced carrot

Snack:
*Yogurt

Dinner:
* 1 c skim milk
*1 c cooked spaghetti
*1/2 c spaghetti sauce
*4 meatballs
* 1 c cooked broccoli
* 1 c strawberries (dessert!)

Total Cal: 1503

2010 Goals!

You might be wondering, Goals? At this time of the year? Yes, well, I realized I never made any concrete goals for my health this year and so I thought it was about time.
Some things that helped my in making goals:
-I gained 3 1/2 lbs in one week! WTH?!
-My dad weighed himself on my scale and WE WEIGH THE SAME!! (I know, totally embarrassing)
-I want to be at least 10 lbs lighter before I get pregnant with numero dos which will probably be happening sometime later this year...

On with the Goals!

#1-Short-term goal-lose 10 lbs by Hannah's first birthday, August 24 (then I'll be at my pre-preg weight)
#2-Lose another 10 lbs by October 31st
#3-Lose 5 more lbs by the end of the year totaling 25 lbs
#4-Do some form of exercise each day, at least 20 minutes (biking, running, walking, etc)
#5-Cut down on sweets. This one is really hard for me. I don't know how to set limits for candy/sweets eating so if anyone has any good ideas let me know! : )

Next Race: July 24th 10k

I have decided that unless I have something to work towards (half-marathon for instance) I am just not motivated (I know, sad)! So a 10k it is! I think it will be lots of fun and I think my dear Husband is going to run it with me. I lost 1/2 lb this week. Not too much going on there but at least I'm not the same like I have been the past like month and a half! Good luck to all you walkers, joggers, runners out there!

Walking again

I've decided to start walking on a regular basis again. I'm not sure if it will always be in the morning like today or in the evening. But today was great. I did a bunch of hills which is very easy in my neighborhood and even ran a little :) So I hope everyone else is having a great healthy day!

Half-Marathon stats and what I'm doing now

The half-marathon was crazy to say the least! Everything was going great until around mile 9 or 10. We were at liberty park and I stopped running to get a drink and my left knee started killing me! Sharp pains were no fun and happened every time I moved it. I worked through the pain though and my sister and I finished in 2 hrs 14 min and 47 sec (not sure on the sec, but who's counting?) I ended up with 2 blisters on my right foot and my body was VERY sore later that day (and I helped host a baby shower for my sister!). On Sunday I was doing a little better and managed to function as a Nursery worker in my ward. After a week I was feeling normal again. And after two weeks I finally ran again! It felt really good to run. now, here we are 2 1/2 weeks later and I haven't been doing much but the occasional walk. Ahh, oh well. I knew this would happen and that I needed a break afterward but I'm definitely ready to start exercising on a regular basis again. I've got to lose my baby weight before I get pregnant again!

Wendy's Hamburger + Running = BLA!

Just in case anyone out there needs to know: Eating a Wendy's hamburger and then going running does NOT mix well. I went running about 2 hours after eating it but still. I felt like my stomach was sick and I was having indigestion too! I should've known. I should've gone running when I went to the park this afternoon. Oh well. Lessons learned.

I can't believe the half marathon is in almost a week!!
I'm a little nervous.
I'm going to be really glad when it's over.
I'm still going to run after the half is over. It might take me a couple weeks but I'll be back :)

P.S. Why is it that I've been running so much and eating well and STILL NOT losing weight? It's pretty annoying. I'm still not to my pre-pregnancy weight and I'm pretty flustered. I know I've said in the past that everyone's different but really? Geez!

10 miles!

Yep, I ran ten miles on Friday! It was hard. We (my sis & I) ran 5 miles then took some gu (one each) then we ran some more until about 7 miles and I hit the wall! It was terrible. I felt like I couldn't go anymore. So we walked for a couple minutes until we got to 8 miles and then took another gu each. We ran some more and by the time we were done with our run I was on fire! I had SO much energy. I felt so good. I felt like I could run another few miles still. So, it was a good trial run for the half-marathon which is in 2 weeks!! I think for the half I will take the gu at 3 miles, 6 miles, and then see if I need another at 9 miles. The gu seemed to take a little longer to work than I thought it would. Anyway, so things are going good, still on track. And I'll be honest in that I can't wait for this to be over. I just feel so much pressure to perform! It'll be nice to walk during the week and run just one day a week.

I hope everyone else is doing well!

10-12 miles

Tomorrow I'm supposed to run 10-12 miles. EEK! I'm pretty sure I can do it. I might pee my pants but I can do it. I have been running 3 days a week every week since my last post and doing good. A couple saturday's ago my sissy a.k.a. running partner and I ran 8 miles at once! It was pretty intense! I felt like I was going to die so we'll see how tomorrow goes.

In weight loss news I've stayed pretty steady at the same weight for a while...I don't quite understand but maybe it's a combination of eating more food than the average person, gaining muscle from running, and who knows what.

Anyway, ugh, I guess I'll go to bed early tonight.

Still going strong!!

Yesterday I ran 2.6 miles not counting my warm up and cool down in 29 minutes! :)

Then today I walked to the library for my cross training and it was great. I walked for 40 minutes!

Anyway, I just wanted to post to help keep me going. I hope everyone else is doing good!

6 miles and doing ok

Well I'm on vacation right now with my sister who is also training for the half marathon. We didn't slack off the whole week which I might have if I was by myself :) which is why its great to have a running partner! We did 2 1/2 miles on Monday, missed Wednesday, and then 6 miles yesterday! It was hard and I wanted to quit and it was a hard reminder of how far I still need to go. I'm feeling pretty good today. My ankles are a little sore and same with the rest of my lower body but other than that I think I'll be ready to run again on Monday. I've been consistent in my running the past couple weeks too.
I was thinking yesterday as we were running, this is hard! It was hard and maybe that's why a lot of people don't do it, because it is difficult to run that much. And for me it's just going to get harder before it gets easier (the easy part is after the 1/2 marathon is over!) Anyway, just wanted to let ya'll know how things are going for me!

WAY cool website!

My sister just told me about this awesome website www.usatf.com. I think the coolest thing about it is that you can track your jogging routes. As the weather gets nicer I'm going to be jogging pretty much outside all the time. Sometimes it's hard to track where I go and I often just estimate. But with this website it tells you exactly how far you've gone using Googlemaps. You can cut across the street or through a yard. It's cool. Yesterday I ran 4 1/2 miles and tracked it using the website since I was out and about. There's also a feature to see other people's routes close to your home and how many miles they are if you want to do a specific route. You should check it out!

Here's the link to make your own route:http://www.usatf.org/routes/map/

Biking

I went biking (at the gym) yesterday for my cross training workout. It was awesome! I went 6 1/2 miles in 35 minutes. It was hard because I was doing hills but it felt good to get a hard workout in again. Now today is running. I haven't done it yet but I'm still planning on it :) I think biking is a great cross training exercise. I'm also considering the elliptical and swimming as other options. My food hasn't been as great as it was in the beginning of the year but I'm still trying despite the huge amount of chocolate I just received from Valentine's Day...

Slug

Today I feel like a slug. I did run 3 miles but I still feel like a slug. And when I was running I was feeling sore and it was hard and I was king of mad that I was running. I didn't want to be running. I wanted to be sitting on my couch playing with Hannah and not working hard, or maybe at least just walking around the park and not running. Maybe it's because I woke up at 6 and I'm just cranky.

Breathe the fresh air

Today I went outside in the backyard while Hannah was taking a nap because Sasha was barking at who knows what. The weather today has been great and I just stood out there and took a few deep breaths and thought to myself I feel healthy, I feel good, I look good. (Now, don't think I'm getting all self-whatever). On Friday I was hanging out with one of my friends and we were talking about our baby weight (her baby is 3 weeks younger than Hannah). She was talking about how much harder it was to get the weight off this time (this is her 2nd). By the end of the conversation we decided that we both look really good and looking back 10 years from now we'll say to ourselves, what were we thinking we looked great! I've done this many times. Looking back to when I was in high school, or just married, or now, before Hannah. But sometimes I stop and think, really, I don't look too bad :)

I hope you can look at yourself today after all the hard work you've been doing to stay in shape and think to yourself, you look great because you do!

Update!

Well, I just realized how long it had been since my last post! I am doing this 11 week training program for the 1/2 marathon. So I ran Wednesday and didn't run again until Monday but I ran a little over 2 miles with the stroller and the dog. It was interesting to say the least and I'll took forward to runs on Saturdays when I can concentrate on my form and such a little better.
So here's the plan and the training program started this week:
Mon, Wed and sat are running days,
Tues and Thurs are cross training days and
Fri is a stretch day and
Sunday is a rest day. I haven't gone running yet today but I will as soon as my babe gets tired for her next nap :)

(Edit: I ran 2 3/4 miles today! It was really really hard but I'm glad I'm doing it)

I'm sorry you guys are in a rut. Those are hard to get out of and I know I've had plenty of them. Good luck this week and I want to see you soon!!

I ran 2 miles today

I felt like I might throw up at one point but I did it. I've got A LOT of training to do before April 17th.

It wasn't too bad though considering it being my first time running a long distance since last may...

You know when you're not blogging...

Things usually aren't going so well. It's true for me at least. I like to blog every day about my accomplishments. But when I make chocolate chip m&m oatmeal cookies and eat a lot of them in one day. Well, not my best moment. I have been struggling to work out this week. I really really REALLY need to start running or I will die when I run the half marathon in less than 3 months. Since the weather is sure to continue this way for a while I might get a month to month membership at the Westminster Gym. It's pretty close and then while Danny's home I can go over there and run a few miles and on the days that the weather's nice I can run with Hannah and the dog (is that possible? I can just imagine myself running with a stroller and the dog...I don't know if I'm ready for that...) Anyway, I'm trying to keep myself pumped for this and I was calculating yesterday just for fun, if I want to lose 30 lbs this year, which I might, depending, then I only need to lose 2.7 lbs a month starting in February! 3 lbs a month! It seems pretty do-able right? I definitely want to get down to 130 before I get pregnant again so maybe that should be my goal for now. Oh, and I'm still sticking to my measurement goals too and will be checking them soon!

I wish everyone good luck this week and keep up the hard work!

The truth. Is that I haven't done P90X for a whole week! What happened here? Well, the weekend and then I kind of lost my drive. It's terrible, I know. I did do a Biggest Loser 30 day shred on Monday but it was easy compared to P90X.

I've been thinking a lot about the half marathon. I really need to start training for it. So I think I may tweak my exercise plan a little bit so I'm not doing P90X everyday but maybe every other day so I can run every other day. My goal this year is to run the half marathon. P90X was something I wanted to with Danny to help us be motivated and get healthy.

I do have to say that our eating habits have changed tremendously, and for the better! We eat a lot more vegetables, hardly anything that's processed and are enjoying new recipes. Speaking of which, I made whole wheat nlueberry muffins last night. They are delicious and very easy to make! Here is the recipe. I think you should try it!

2/3 c sugar
1/3 c butter
1 egg
1/4 c Flax meal
1/4 c honey
1 c skim milk
2 c wheat flour
1 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
1 t salt
1 c drained blueberries or fresh blueberries (I used canned and they were still way yummy)

Cream sugar and butter together. Add egg and mix well. Add flax meal, honey and milk. Mix well. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Fold in blueberries. Fill greased muffin tins 3/4 full. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

Try other fruits for other tasty muffins!

Makes: 1 dozen

By: Lori Russell, Straight from the kitchen

Day 13 and 14

Things have been going well. I did a little workout yesterday (only 30 minutes) but wasn't really feeling like working out. Of course that happens sometimes. Today I'm feeling better but haven't exercised yet. I don't think I probably will get to it until later tonight but that's okay. Here's my food so far:
Breakfast:
3 scrambled eggs
1 english muffin
1/2 c plain yogurt
1 tsp sugar (I couldn't stand the yogurt without it!)
1/4 c mixed berries (to put in yogurt)
1 c skim milk

Good luck to everyone today!

Update:

Lunch:
Aloha Chicken Salad from Rumbi's
1/2 container of the dressing they put on

Snack:
Sugar-free chocolate pudding
Banana

Day 12 P90X-Rest day

I know I said I wasn't going to weigh myself but I couldn't help it this morning. Are you ready? I've lost 5 1/2 lbs! I think this is all "real" weight loss and not water weight. It has been almost 2 weeks since I started this. So I'm feeling great about that! I feel like I've been working out a lot more than I used to and definitely eating better... But I'm not feeling so great about last night...We went out with some friends and stopped off at Yogurt Stop in Sandy. This place is SO good. I'll just tell you what I had: Chocolate frozen yogurt with cut up reese's peanut butter cup, reeses pieces, and raspberries and strawberries. I'm not going to lie, it was delicious! And I know I shouldn't have done it but it was yogurt, so that's a little better right? haha! Anyway, I'm sticking to my guns about keeping up with this new healthy diet and good exercise because I really feel different and feel better about myself. I'm going to keep going and hopefully keep getting results (on the scale) and hopefully seeing results in the way my clothes fit too!

Day 11 P90X

Today has been great so far! I had a good breakfast, worked out (1 hr video of pull ups, lunges, etc), then went to lunch with my friends. I didn't over indulge! My friends and I went to Kneaders for lunch which is way yummy. I had a half turkey sandwich and tomato basil soup. I really wanted a fruit tart but resisted and I'm so glad. Also I had a power bar this afternoon :) Hopefully with all this work I'll start seeing results soon!

Day 10 P90X

Well today I was supposed to do Yoga, but it's 9:15 and I'm tired from the whole day so I'm going to skip it until tomorrow. I did get a little exercise in. I reorganized my whole room and sweat a little. Ha ha. So I know it wasn't really exercising but at least I didn't sit around all day on my butt. I really just wish the air would clear so I could go running.

I am pretty sure I have lost some weight but I haven't weighed myself and don't plan to until the one month mark in starting P90X. I do feel like my ab muscles are a lot stronger. Not as strong as they were before having Hannah but I actually feel like I have real strength in them again. My clothes are fitting pretty much the same (I think) but I think if I was doing all the workouts and not cheating at all I would have more results. Maybe, I don't know.

I've been thinking about my measurements. Does anyone check their measurements or just the scale? I would like to set measurement goals but I'm not sure what they should be. I guess I could just make one and see how it goes...

So here it is, I'll try and be realistic:

Goals to be reached by Feb 4th, 2010 (1 month into P90X)
waist: -1 inch
hips: -1 inch
thighs: -1/2 inch

I didn't put my bust (hehe) in because I don't even know what's going on there. I measured my bust a few weeks ago and almost died because the measurement was so big! I know they're not really big but they're big to me!

Alright food today was okay. I snacked a little bit more but at least it was on healthy stuff. Good luck to you gals!

Day 10 P90X

During my workout today I was totally sweating! Way more than usual! It was insane! Like you guys needed to know that or even wanted to but for some reason I feel like it was noteworthy. I was doing so well today with my food intake and then the dog was being annoying and barking and Hannah wouldn't take a nap and I couldn't take it anymore. I needed relief! I needed chocolate! Unfortunately I hid all the treats in the house. So I knew right where to get them. It hasn't been a problem until today. Maybe it was the fact that Danny had cheated last week and gotten a Snickers Ice Cream bar... But I didn't overindulge too bad. I had 2 chocolate hugs, 2 chocolate kisses, and 4 slices of a chocolate orange oh and 2 bell shaped crunch chocolates. I don't think it was too many calories but there's nothing I can do now but move forward! Ha ha, hopefully I can control myself a little better in the future!


No, I didn't throw away the candy and treats.
Yes, I did hide it in the same place...

Day 9 P90X

Well today was crazy. I managed to eat well, thankfully but Hannah was being a goose and wasn't taking long naps so no working out for me...Oh well, tomorrow is another day! Things are getting easier but my butt hurts a ton from my workout yesterday. I want to start training for the Salt Lake Half Marathon but the air is so bad I don't want to go out there yet! We don't have a gym membership and definitely don't have enough room for a treadmill so I'll just have to wait. Anyway, I hope you guys are doing well!

Day 8 P90X

Today has been great! I woke up early and ate breakfast, then when Hannah went to sleep I worked out, took a shower, and did a few other things around the house before she woke up! What a kid. Anyway. All my meals are going great too. I feel full of energy and healthy. Oh, but my body still hurts. Luckily I can pick up Hannah without being in pain anymore!

Day 7 P90X

Rest day!
I love that in this program there is a rest day. It's nice to not worry about working out on Sunday but we are still eating good. Danny was having a hard time with just eating right so I'm back to making the scheduled food for the program. In a way it will be nice but I think it's a little strict. I think as long as it will help Danny I'll do it. I really want him to succeed like he does so there ya go. Tomorrow we're back on the band wagon and will hopefully stay on track with our workouts. I've found it a little hard with Hannah. I don't want to wake up really early and work out because of my neighbor so I work out in the day but then I have to stop short if Hannah wakes up so I guess I'll get it all figured out eventually and will definitely keep going. No quitting here! Bring it!

P.S. We are going to California at the end of next month! Now there's motivation!!

Day 6 P90X

Back on track!
Day 6 wasnt too bad. I didnt work out but it was Saturday and thats my
excuse...
I still haven't eaten any sweets. Yipee!

Day 5-food breakdown...

I need to do a mid-day post to "regroup" if you will. We had an issue with our downstairs neighbor who's bedroom happens to be right below our kitchen. I'll tell you the whole story later but I didn't want to make much noise this morning so I opted to have Raisin Bran for breakfast. I went to a playdate and had a Fiber One bar. So not too bad. THEN I had fuity-o's cereal( I knew I should've hid those...) for lunch and some more raisin bran...So, I just needed to write my wrongs so that the rest of my day wont continue this way. I was even tempted to make chocolate chip m&m cookies!! I hope you guys are doing better than me!

I feel much better now!

UPDATE:
Truth be told this day wasn't the greatest but that's okay. It's all part of the journey. Tomorrow is a new day and I'm still on the saddle, I was just leaning a little too far to one side.

Day 4 P90X

Today was hard! It wasn't because I was sore. I wanted sweets SO bad. I had a Fiber One bar which helped curb my craziness (it has chocolate chips on top-yum!). In the morning I did the ab workout I didn't have time to do yesterday and then started Yoga but Hannah woke up and then I didn't finish until just now (I decided to clean my house, which was in desperate need). It's a 1 1/2 hour Yoga video and it was Intense! I feel sooo good now. I don't do a lot of yoga but I recommend it to everyone. I feel more flexible and more in tune with my body after just one time. I'm glad this is part of P90X and will definitely incorporate it in my workouts after these 90 days. Also, now that I've exercised I feel more committed to continuing to eat right and keep exercising and no processed, fattening, sweet foods!

I'm glad to see my blogging (a.k.a cousin) buddies are doing great. Yay for feeling healthy!


Namaste :)

Day 3 P90X

I was really tired today. And luckily I convinced my baby to sleep in a little after getting up to eat at 7. I did 1 out of 2 workouts I was supposed to do today. Like yesterday things were going on and I worked out late and now I'm up late. SO, off to bed and I'll finish my workout in the morning and do tomorrows too. Food was good today. I'm not quitting!

Day 2 P90X

Oh man. Today when I woke up I thought my abs were going to die (along with the rest of my body). Now, it's 10:30 PM and my body feels like mush. I just finished my workout about 10 minutes ago. I know it's late but the day just went too fast. It was tough, way tough, and once again I couldn't do every exercise but I stuck at it and feel good about it. I ate well again although I had many temptations including candy at my sisters house which I did not partake! I think I need to up my calories though. I'm not sure how many I'm getting but I am feeling like it might not be enough. Today I had a protein shake for breakfast, apple for a snack, protein bar for a snack, chef salad and lentil soup and bread for lunch, and spaghetti with meat sauce and green beans for dinner. And I think I'm going to have a another bar...we'll see...I'll have to test it all out. In the mean time, off to bed and hopefully sleeping through the night if the baby will let me and on to day 3!

Day 1 P90X

Today is Day 1 of P90X and I'm here to report I have not died yet. I did the workout for the day and ALMOST died but I took a few breathers and I'm better. I feel so good! I will tell you that I wasn't able to do everything in the video and that's one of my goals, to be able to complete it all... I'm especially happy that Danny is doing this with me. It's very good motivation.

The diet plan that comes with P90X is lame. The portion plan is okay but it's a bit confusing and the meal plan has crazy recipes and we've spent a lot of money for just a few days! So that's going out the window so to speak and I'm making up my own staying close to the guidelines. Of course no processed foods, sweets, etc. and TONS of water! The eating part is good. I'm staying on track there and feel like as long as we have a plan ahead of time we'll be okay.

Here's to 1 day down 89 to go!

Diet and Exercise

Yep, that's it. That's the answer to every person that is trying to lose weight. Diet and exercise. Now, if only I could just get my squishy bum off the couch-no just kidding. I don't know why but I'm way paranoid about losing my milk supply. Why? Who knows, maybe I feel like if I don't nurse Hannah she's not getting all she needs, failure, money, who knows! But just to be safe I don't think I'll be running just yet. I am still going to do my 30 day shred (which isn't exactly on a 30 day schedule) a few days a week because it's hard, gets my heart rate up and fun at the same time.

Also, sad news. I got on the scale and I've GAINED 4 pounds. Oh dear. The holidays are catching up to me already. So, now I'm on the "maintain, don't gain" motto for the holidays.

And since I wont be doing as intense cardio as I used to I am really going to try hard to focus on my food and what I'm putting in my body and how much I'm putting in there. Maybe I'll lose weight, just a little? Please?

ugh...

How many times have I done this post? Bla! I am having a hard time. I don't want to workout too hard because I'm afraid my milk supply will go down. I go a few days and do well and then eat bad foods (sweets) and then I lose motivation and just eat bad and not exercise. Sometimes I feel like the only way I can lose weight is if someone is watching over my shoulder all the time. I've thought about running a marathon with my friend Erin, but that's too long to run for me. Maybe a half.

Ok, so I just went online and I am going to do the Salt Lake City Half-Marathon on April 17, 2010. For Sure, no excuses.

Training starts today.

I weighed myself this morning and I was 147.5! Yay. I have been stuck at 149 for a couple weeks and I'm glad I'm losing still. I know I need to make my diet healthier and this whole exercise thing is about to get harder when we store our elliptical. Oh well. I guess I'll have to make due. And with winter coming in and me going back to work I don't know when I'll have time to work out. Anyone have any good ideas??

Sunday Free Day

I've done this before and so I know I can do it again. Every day I wont eat sweets except for Sundays and Holidays. Just the Major ones-Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentines Day. None of the martin luther king day stuff. And I'm not going to eat treats on any "eves" of Holidays either, no Christmas Eve candies. I think this will be good. Then I know I can have the candy/sweets on Sunday and holidays. I wont be restricting myself to the max but I will have some restriction. Last time I did this I ate more carbs at first but then got used to no sweets and I didn't even really crave sweets on Sundays after a while. It was wonderful and I'm going to do it again, at least until the end of the year...

It's been almost a week since my last post. I did exercise on Thursday like I said I would. 25 minutes of (it's way too late because I can't remember and it's way easy and I know what it is!) going fast and then going slow and repeating a bunch of times. Anyway, it was a good workout and I felt so good afterward. But Friday I didn't have time and Saturday either and Sunday was the blessing and then Monday was a recuperating day (recuperating from the blessing day). Today, I was just being lazy. Tomorrow I will begin again with the aerobics.

Tomorrows Plan:
5 min warm up
20 minutes hard work out
5 min cool down
Stretch

Also, sweets have gotten the better of me and I think I'm going to have to lay off all sweets for a while. I don't know about this because it doesn't seem to work out very well unless I have an incentive. So, I'm going to think about some stuff I want and then get back to the details of no sweets...

Food Goal huh...?

Well I guess you can say I had good intentions. My food menu didn't go quite as planned and I am reconsidering how I can make my goals realities... I think it's just SO hard to cook for one. I have no desire to cook when I'm by myself taking care of Hannah. I just want to grab a snack and play with her, or clean my house, or whatever. And I don't like to cook big meals because after eating the same thing for 3 meals it's pretty much done. Tonight at YW one of the leaders taught an exercise class. She's a personal trainer and she's way buff, not bulky, and is very smart about nutrition and exercise. She told me I could exercise but just make sure I have enough calories and drink LOTS of water. I went to the doctor today for my 6 Week Check-up. Things are healing well and I didn't ask but I'm pretty sure I'm good to go for exercising. Also, of course they weighed me, in the afternoon mind you, and I was 150 lbs! So, LONG term goal is to weigh 125 lbs. Weight doesn't matter but when I weighed that much I felt good and I think I looked good!
I'll have to post a pic of me in my thinner days and then one today.
SHORT term goal-get back to pre-pregnancy weight=140 lbs (it's a little embarrassing to admit but I think if I just let it out it will be easier for me to be motivated)
-Do exercise routine
-Eat better and drink more water
-Goal by: November 16th-12 weeks post partum. That's 6 weeks, well 5 1/2, that's good?

2nd SHORT term goal-lose another 10 lbs
-More details later
So, I think if I can get off my butt things will be better. I am going to do a strength work out 2 x a week AND I am going to exercise on the elliptical 2 x a week (to start) and do interval training on it. I would like to go on walks in addition to this with Hannah and Sasha because we all love going on walks and it's good exercise for Sasha (and me...) Tomorrow will be cardio (elliptical) since I did a strength work out today.

Food goal today

Here is the food goal for today
Breakfast- 2 eggs, tortilla, 1/2 c red and green peppers, 1/2 c cheese
snack: 1 yogurt, banana
lunch: 2 oz deli meat sandwich with lettuce, 1 carrot, chips 1 c milk
snack: protein shake, apple
dinner: 3 oz salmon, 1 1/2 c broccoli, 1 c rice, 1 c milk
snack: muffin

Bread: 7
Veg: 3
Fruit: 2
Dairy: 3 1/4 (the yogurt is 6 oz and only counts as 3/4 c)
Meat/beans: 7

Well we'll see how this goes...I haven't calculated calories and nutrition info yet and we'll see how full I feel...

6 weeks

Well, it's been 6 weeks since I had my baby. I gained 28 pounds during my pregnancy and I've lost 19. I only have 9 to go but they are just sticking onto me! I started walking on my elliptical at 4 weeks post par tum and then stopped after a week and now I think I'm ready to get back on it. I will take it easy for the next couple days until my dr appt but I really want to get this weight off. My pre-pregnancy clothes aren't fitting that great and I fee like I should be back into my normal clothes by now. I know everyone is different but geez, I just don't want to have my lame-o muffin top...

Weight Loss

Alright, since my last post I have had my baby! So cute, also I have lost 18 lbs, whoohoo! I still have 10 to get to my pre-pregnancy weight but I want to be like 10 lbs under that eventually. So, since I'm only 3 weeks post partum I'm not doing anything too crazy, well, I'm not doing anything much really. I've been getting stir crazy so I think tomorrow I will take a walk. I didn't really want to do too much walking the first couple weeks after so here's to a fresh start. I hope I can gradually lose my weight and still have a good milk supply. My goals right now are:

1. Drink lots of water... 8-10 glasses
2. Get my fruits and veggies daily 2 fruits 3 veggies, at least.
3. Food journal-My eating has kind of gone down the drain unfortunately so I will impliment this again in my daily routine.
4. Do something active every day. Like take a walk, walk on the eliptical if it's rainy. I'm not doing anything strenous, just walking and taking it easy but still doing something.

I'll let you know how it goes but I'm pretty sure no one reads this anymore. LOL Oh well! It was more for me anyway.

At the doctor today I have gained a total of 25 lbs! Wow! I feel very good about the weight gain and I'm 40 weeks so what can you say? Hopefully I won't gain too much more this week and then for sure the baby will come Monday and the transformation will begin (although very slow the first 6 weeks :-)) Just keeping tabs on myself I guess since my workout buddys are on hiatus :)

Update

Well it's been over a month since I posted so I thought I'd do a little update. My goals haven't been going too awesome except for the drinking water part. I have been so tired these last few weeks that I just don't feel like doing anything! So sad...Hopefully in the next few months I'll get my energy back, well, probably not, but hopefully I'll go on more walks. :) To update on weight, I think I've gained about 22 lbs so far. When I went to the dr. I saw the weight but didn't ask my total weight gain. I think I remember what I started at though so the number is pretty accurate. ;) Anyway, I hope everyone else is still doing well with their goals although I haven't seen anything posted for quite some time...

Weight gain so far

Oh and I've gained 14 lbs so far at 28 weeks or 7 months, well, since my last appt which was on 5-26-09 just FYI and for me to remember what's going on :)

Pregnancy Cravings

Okay, I know it's normal to have cravings but I think I've been taking them a little too far lately. I need to remember to keep eating healthy for my little babe. I think I'm going to start a food journal again just to make sure I'm getting enough calcium, fruits, and veggies. Too many donuts are at my work, and other bad foods! I don't think the baby really needs them. I'm not going to stop treats all together, but just have less. I've sort of forgotten about how important it is to eat healthy while being pregnant...

As far as I can tell at least one of my workout buddies is doing well. I think you know who you are and great job! I have been so tired that I haven't been taking Sasha on walks. I also haven't had the motivation to go to the gym. I better though. I paid good money for that membership and I don't want it to go to waste! So far total wt gain is 2 lbs according to the dr. He says that's good so cool. I have never been one to want to gain weight or to even be okay when I do gain weight so this is going to take a little getting used to. I guess I could be honest and say I'm afraid to gain weight in fear that it wont come off or that only some will and I will be overweight. I just don't know when I'm going to find time to workout when I'm working full time. Maybe I'll have to check out those baby and mommy workouts...

Weight Gain...

Today I did "The Buff Moms-to-be workout". It was a dvd and a pretty good workout but there was this lady that kept coming on after each segment and would say "Great Job! You should be proud of yourself!" That was a little annoying but I think I might continue to do it through out the week.

I have gained 1.5 lbs thus far which I don't think is too bad. I guess we'll see what the Dr.'s scale says when I go again next week. Good luck to everyone working out!

The cruise!

So I didn't know if I was going to gain or lose or neither on the cruise. So I weighed myself this morning and I was down 2 lbs from the last time I weighed myself. It must've been all those stairs we walked! By the end of the week I could hardly stand them! Now, I think there's probably only 2 readers of this blog so I'm going to be open about me having a baby! We're really excited! Dan and I haven't told all our friends/works yet but we will soon.
With "the news" out in the open it's pretty obviously that my "gettin' in shape" blog will take a change of face for the next several months. So here's the new plan:

1. Do cardio 3 times a week for at least 30 min
2. Eat healthy foods, less sweets/preservatives
3. Drink lots of water-aim for 60 ounces or more

That's it. Any more ideas? Let me know! I hope you all are doing good with your body plans and that the cruise didn't result in any setbacks!

Exercise?

Okay, so today I went for a 30 minute walk with Sasha and we even did a little jog down a couple streets. It felt good to get out and get around. The past few days I haven't felt very good and so I've just been taking it easy. I'm just getting over another cold that I've had all week, well, since Monday and it hasn't been fun. I want to be over this soon so that I feel great for the cruise! So, I guess the point of this post is that I haven't been exercising but I want to start again. Maybe I'll exercise again tomorrow!

Ok, so I said I lost 1 1/2 lbs but I'm back up it again. So I guess technically I haven't lost any weight for the past few weeks. That's okay. I'm changing my food and work-outs from now on and will not be concentrating so much on how much I weigh but on food choices, and workouts. Hopefully I'll keep fit and still look great for the cruise in 1 1/2 weeks!!! You guys are awesome!!

Meal Timing

So, I want sort of time my meals so that I'm eating throughout the day. I want to keep my blood sugar at a regular level so that I don't get too hungry at times. So here's the plan:

7:00-Breakfast
10:00-Snack
1:00-lunch
4:00-Snack
7:00-Dinner
10:00-Snack (if needed)

So, I think this is a good plan.

Here's a meal plan I was thinking:
B-oatmeal with fresh fruit(or thawed frozen fruit), 1 c milk
S- string cheese with 10 triscuit crackers
L-Turkey sandwich with lettuce, tomato, mayo (just a little), apple, 1 carrot (sliced)
S-Yogurt, 1 c veggies
D- 1 c rice, 1 c veggies, 3 oz lean meat

What do you guys think?

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!