This weeks workout challenge whet like this: total 230 (sorry Jen I added wrong):
Monday: Nada. I know I had a reason, but i don't remember what it was. Or maybe I did go and I just forgot lol.
Tuesday: 65 min elliptical
Wednesday: My son had an apt at the ENT, found out he will be having a new set of tubes placed and his adenoids removed. So passed on the workout.
Thursday: 60 min elliptical, 25 min run/walk with my son on his bike, daughter in jogging stroller, and our 5 yr old beagle Tessa, needless to say it was pretty vigorous =) 15 min leg raises
Friday: 25 min elliptical (I wasn't feeling the gym) 25 min run/walk same as the day before =) 15 min doing leg raises (which I must say is a highly underrated excesses because damn it hurts!)
Next week my goal is to actually get to the gym Monday-Friday like I told myself I would. I was pretty excited that I got 2 days of 2 workouts in. I am hoping the weather will clear up so I can continue to take my son on those walk/runs. It is great for me to actually run on the pavement (with my 2nd half marathon approaching) as well as that kid has more energy then any kid I have ever meet. If I do at least my min workouts I should hit 300 min each and ever week! I need to be doing the leg raises more seeing as they kick my butt, speaking of butt maybe I will add in that weird butt crunch thing too. I am going to shoot for at least 2 double workout days and 3 leg lift days for next week.
Side Note: I am FINALLY back to the 217 marker after my Carhaba's dinner. Really hoping for a loss. Will be buying a WW scale here soon becasue I would be interetsed in half pounds as well. Maybe that will help me feel like I am doing something since this lossing weight thing seems to be draggin some booty.
~Till Later
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
New Kitchen Gadget, and confessions =/
I will start with Confession. Last night I went to Carhabas for a friends birthday. We'll start by stating it was the 1st time in probably 2 years that I have gone to dinner w/o a child or my husband and just sat around with a group of woman that I had anything in common with. Needless to say I pretty much put WW and my no alchol goals and pretended they didn't exist. I had a small serving of calamari, the Bryan Chicken (I did order the small) which has goat cheese on it (AMAZING) and the garlic mashed potatoes. I should have opted for veggies, but oh well. I also had a Cesar side salad (that was pretty pathetic and if it had dressing on it I couldn't find it so that was a positive). But I also split a pitcher of Blackberry Sangria with the birthday girl and had one of the mini desserts. So I am pretty much saying that last nights dinner was ALL of my weekly points allowance of 35 and any activity I earn. So I will be sticking 100% to my daily allowance of 35.
Ok, new Kitchen gadgets.
I call it new, but it is actually really old. LOL I got it when my husband and I got married 6 years ago as a wedding gift and have never used it. Till Tuesday and my husband, kids, and I are all obsessed with it! It is the Magic Bullet. Oh and it is so wonderful for WW! I have been making my own frozen coffee's in the am. I have been making my own ice coffee for years. But frozen just steps it up a notch lol. It is a whopping 2 points beverage! And probably cost me around $.25 compared to a Tall Frozen Latte at Starbucks with 5 points and a $5 price tag. I have also been making fruit smoothies for 0-1 point! If I use ice and no milk they are 0 points! I through in some frozen strawberries and peaches (unsweetened of course) half a fresh banana, 1/4 cup of Fat Free milk, 1-2 ice cubes and 3 minutes later OM so good =) I am thinking about getting some protein supplements or something to put in with it so that is will be more filling and still be low in points. I don't want to over due the fruit.
We also got a toaster oven. For some this will probably be a less then monumental kitchen gadget but for us I am still wondering why we took 2 years to get one! When we moved we had not sold out house and moved into a impossible small rental house and added another child to the mix. We planned to move after a year and then just decided why would we do that. It is too much work to move. LOL Ok back to the point. The kitchen in this house is seriously a joke. I have lived in a studio apartment that had more of a kitchen then this place does. Needless to say the oven heats up the whole house, or at least the whole front of the house. SO I finally caved and bought a toaster oven. A small one =) as we have no counter space. So $20 later we have been pretty much cooking anything and everything we can in it as well .
Ok random post but just wanted to share.
Till Later~
Ok, new Kitchen gadgets.
I call it new, but it is actually really old. LOL I got it when my husband and I got married 6 years ago as a wedding gift and have never used it. Till Tuesday and my husband, kids, and I are all obsessed with it! It is the Magic Bullet. Oh and it is so wonderful for WW! I have been making my own frozen coffee's in the am. I have been making my own ice coffee for years. But frozen just steps it up a notch lol. It is a whopping 2 points beverage! And probably cost me around $.25 compared to a Tall Frozen Latte at Starbucks with 5 points and a $5 price tag. I have also been making fruit smoothies for 0-1 point! If I use ice and no milk they are 0 points! I through in some frozen strawberries and peaches (unsweetened of course) half a fresh banana, 1/4 cup of Fat Free milk, 1-2 ice cubes and 3 minutes later OM so good =) I am thinking about getting some protein supplements or something to put in with it so that is will be more filling and still be low in points. I don't want to over due the fruit.
We also got a toaster oven. For some this will probably be a less then monumental kitchen gadget but for us I am still wondering why we took 2 years to get one! When we moved we had not sold out house and moved into a impossible small rental house and added another child to the mix. We planned to move after a year and then just decided why would we do that. It is too much work to move. LOL Ok back to the point. The kitchen in this house is seriously a joke. I have lived in a studio apartment that had more of a kitchen then this place does. Needless to say the oven heats up the whole house, or at least the whole front of the house. SO I finally caved and bought a toaster oven. A small one =) as we have no counter space. So $20 later we have been pretty much cooking anything and everything we can in it as well .
Ok random post but just wanted to share.
Till Later~
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Weigh in Wednesday
Thank you LORD! I am down another lb. Finally to 10lbs. Not exactly where I wanted to be almost 3 months into this, but I think I am getting more focused. Dropping having any special beverages seems to have made a difference this week and I have added some new kitchen gadgets to my collection (tell you about them tomorrow) which seem to offer the ability to make some really awesome low point choices. I have been eating a lot more fruit then I would be on a regular basis. Not over doing it, but trying to eat it as a snack or breakfast to keep points more in check. Lets hope for a BIG loss next week!
~Till Later
~Till Later
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Fingers Crossed
For the workout challenge this week, I was kind of pathetic =/ I only made it to they gym twice this week and still have not started any type of home routine. My total workouts this week add up to 2 hrs 23 min.
Weight is hovering at 218. I am starting to feel about 218 the way I did about 222. I think the wost part about it is HOW LONG I have been hovering at 218. I dropped wine last week so I am thinking that will help. Not that I would drink all the time or a lot, but it is football season, and nice to have a glass to relax. I am really trying to stick to my points totals everyday. I have gone over a little, but by this time in the week I have usually consumed all of my weekly points and that has not happened this week. I still need to focus more on eating better snacks. I am still just figuring out what I have in the house I can have. And although it is nice to know you can have this or that, I feel some days like I am starving because I do not have any low point options in the house and I know I will not be able to maintain the ability to not eat those items. So grocery store this week has got to happen! Just not sure when?
I just completed week 5 of my 8 week courses. Thank you LORD! 3 more weeks and then finals and I am back to one class at a time, and only one more undergrad requirement till I can start graduate school. So ready for that. Taking History and Biology classes I do not really find enjoyable. When I was in undergrad I LOVED my major classes and since Grad School is pretty much a focus on the major of what you are doing I am sure I will like it much better. Granted my undergrad degree is in Marketing and I am going to Grad school to get a MA in Elementary Education. I feel pretty confidant I will love it just the same though.
Well, I have not been able to do much reading of blogs lately so since we decided to skip church today (I know I really should have gone) I am going to do a play a little catch up.
~Till Later
Weight is hovering at 218. I am starting to feel about 218 the way I did about 222. I think the wost part about it is HOW LONG I have been hovering at 218. I dropped wine last week so I am thinking that will help. Not that I would drink all the time or a lot, but it is football season, and nice to have a glass to relax. I am really trying to stick to my points totals everyday. I have gone over a little, but by this time in the week I have usually consumed all of my weekly points and that has not happened this week. I still need to focus more on eating better snacks. I am still just figuring out what I have in the house I can have. And although it is nice to know you can have this or that, I feel some days like I am starving because I do not have any low point options in the house and I know I will not be able to maintain the ability to not eat those items. So grocery store this week has got to happen! Just not sure when?
I just completed week 5 of my 8 week courses. Thank you LORD! 3 more weeks and then finals and I am back to one class at a time, and only one more undergrad requirement till I can start graduate school. So ready for that. Taking History and Biology classes I do not really find enjoyable. When I was in undergrad I LOVED my major classes and since Grad School is pretty much a focus on the major of what you are doing I am sure I will like it much better. Granted my undergrad degree is in Marketing and I am going to Grad school to get a MA in Elementary Education. I feel pretty confidant I will love it just the same though.
Well, I have not been able to do much reading of blogs lately so since we decided to skip church today (I know I really should have gone) I am going to do a play a little catch up.
~Till Later
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
I want some WINE!
Seriously I am not an alcoholic. I think it is one of those things, I told myself I couldn't have for 30 days so I want some. Plus my husband is in the Navy and I am studying and it really is amazing how much more focused I stay when I am drinking a glass of vino =)
Ok well it is Wednesday and I FINALLY made it to the gym this week. Hoping to add some more workout time this week at least over the next 2 days. I haven't even cracked a book this week =/ not good. Considering it is a pretty busy week. Although I think anytime you take 2 classes at once that are both condensed into 8 weeks and usually taught over 16 it is a busy week.
That being said hubby won't be home for a few hours and both kids are asleep. Homework here I come!
~Till Later
Ok well it is Wednesday and I FINALLY made it to the gym this week. Hoping to add some more workout time this week at least over the next 2 days. I haven't even cracked a book this week =/ not good. Considering it is a pretty busy week. Although I think anytime you take 2 classes at once that are both condensed into 8 weeks and usually taught over 16 it is a busy week.
That being said hubby won't be home for a few hours and both kids are asleep. Homework here I come!
~Till Later
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Back on Track
WHoo Hooo!~!!! Weighed in at 218 today. Thank you LORD! Family has gone home, half marathon and travels are all complete until Thanksgiving it is time to kick this fat ass into gear!
I set a BUNCH of lofty goals when I started this blog and I am so far behind them, I don't even want to ready them. So here is my new goal. I want to be UNDER 200 lbs when I go home at thanksgiving. I have 10 weeks and 18lbs to loose. that is less then 2 lbs a week. I should be able to do this! I am not on track to be where I want to be when I need to be there. So come Feb/March I may be on the Physicians plan just do to time frame, but I really hope I can do it on my own!
My goals this week are to STAY ON MY POINTS! Eat no weekly or activity points. Also a BIG one. I have got to cut the wine =/ it really is my biggest vice and even when I count the points and don't go over I really need to just give it up for a while. So starting today I am doing 30 days of no wine. Lets see what that does for me!
Ok well now that craziness and mid terms are over I will be updating more often =)
~Till Later
I set a BUNCH of lofty goals when I started this blog and I am so far behind them, I don't even want to ready them. So here is my new goal. I want to be UNDER 200 lbs when I go home at thanksgiving. I have 10 weeks and 18lbs to loose. that is less then 2 lbs a week. I should be able to do this! I am not on track to be where I want to be when I need to be there. So come Feb/March I may be on the Physicians plan just do to time frame, but I really hope I can do it on my own!
My goals this week are to STAY ON MY POINTS! Eat no weekly or activity points. Also a BIG one. I have got to cut the wine =/ it really is my biggest vice and even when I count the points and don't go over I really need to just give it up for a while. So starting today I am doing 30 days of no wine. Lets see what that does for me!
Ok well now that craziness and mid terms are over I will be updating more often =)
~Till Later
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Frustrated
Not seeing much for results on WW. Granted I completed a half marathon Sunday (official time 3:08:21) and ate pretty bad after because I was so hungry. It is also not the best time of the month for weigh ins, so I am weighing in at 220. Ugh. But I guess it could be worse. I could be back to 234 from march. I don't know. I was so disappointed tonight when I logged into the half marathon to see if there were any good pictures of me. I had a TON of pictures. Way more then my friend Amy. Too bad in most of them my shirt is ridding up (mistake of allowing a thin friends to pick you out a shirt to run in and she thought it looked big =/) or I just look HUMONGOUS! Pictures don't lie though. My friend is telling me, you don't really look like that. But I do.
I am picky with pictures. I post TONS to FB, but I am strategic in how I pose, I always put on lipstick to draw the eye to my face, position my kids to cover me, you know the works! So although I tend to look ok, when you get a full body view, and heck a full body view of yourself in spandex...eek!
I have got to do this! I have got to stop the snacking got to kick it in gear got to got to got to!!!!
Deep breath.
All I can do is get more focused. I am pretty sure I injured the same shin splint on my right leg so I am going to take a long break from running. The fact of the matter is I have just got to lose some weight. My body is just not taking it well. I am going to kick working out up a notch. Keeping my 1:30 workouts are my plan, and then add some leg lifts, sit ups, push ups, and all that jazz at home when the kids are awake. Not quite ready to add the 2nd workout to my day till mid October when I am back to taking one class in a 4 week period vs 2 over 8. It really is amazing how different that is. I need to add weights back to my routine, but I dislike the weight room at this gym. I guess I just need to face the music. When I lost so much weight 2 years ago, I only did 30 minutes of cardio and about 15 minutes of weights and it was falling off. Now I am doing at least on hour of cardio and I am at a snail pace.
I know I didn't gain it over night, but you can't help but want to loss it overnight. I really was going to skip the gym because I have so much to do tomorrow! But I am not. I am hitting the gym. Busy or not there are no excuses to miss the gym because you are busy. There are too many days I know I will have to miss due to kids apts or different things that I can not control. So to the gym I go!
I'm going to try to add some of the pictures from Sunday. I am going to add the real ones =) not the ones that I added to FB where I chopped my bottom half off lol. I know I am not alone in that here =)
Till Later
I am picky with pictures. I post TONS to FB, but I am strategic in how I pose, I always put on lipstick to draw the eye to my face, position my kids to cover me, you know the works! So although I tend to look ok, when you get a full body view, and heck a full body view of yourself in spandex...eek!
I have got to do this! I have got to stop the snacking got to kick it in gear got to got to got to!!!!
Deep breath.
All I can do is get more focused. I am pretty sure I injured the same shin splint on my right leg so I am going to take a long break from running. The fact of the matter is I have just got to lose some weight. My body is just not taking it well. I am going to kick working out up a notch. Keeping my 1:30 workouts are my plan, and then add some leg lifts, sit ups, push ups, and all that jazz at home when the kids are awake. Not quite ready to add the 2nd workout to my day till mid October when I am back to taking one class in a 4 week period vs 2 over 8. It really is amazing how different that is. I need to add weights back to my routine, but I dislike the weight room at this gym. I guess I just need to face the music. When I lost so much weight 2 years ago, I only did 30 minutes of cardio and about 15 minutes of weights and it was falling off. Now I am doing at least on hour of cardio and I am at a snail pace.
I know I didn't gain it over night, but you can't help but want to loss it overnight. I really was going to skip the gym because I have so much to do tomorrow! But I am not. I am hitting the gym. Busy or not there are no excuses to miss the gym because you are busy. There are too many days I know I will have to miss due to kids apts or different things that I can not control. So to the gym I go!
I'm going to try to add some of the pictures from Sunday. I am going to add the real ones =) not the ones that I added to FB where I chopped my bottom half off lol. I know I am not alone in that here =)
Till Later
Sunday, September 4, 2011
I DID IT!
Well I finished the half marathon!!! Took me 3:08:21 and I am exhausted. For the most part I feel ok, but my inner thighs are killing me. I followed up the race by eating a pretty bad meal =/ a 22point trip to McDonalds. But i was starving and shaking I needed food. I am also saying I just ran 13.1 miles so I think I am allowed, but just this once.
I am participating in a workout challenge with some other lady's. After today's half marathon I worked out 303 minutes for the week. I am only disappointed that those are only spreed of 2 days. I am going to enjoy the rest of my visit and then I am going to hit things hard on Wednesday when I get home!
I'll write a longer message later.
~Till Later
I am participating in a workout challenge with some other lady's. After today's half marathon I worked out 303 minutes for the week. I am only disappointed that those are only spreed of 2 days. I am going to enjoy the rest of my visit and then I am going to hit things hard on Wednesday when I get home!
I'll write a longer message later.
~Till Later
Thursday, September 1, 2011
UGH! and Super fast update!
Only hit the gym once this week. Had a sick kiddo and didn't want to get hurt before Sunday. Not sure y? I am terrified! have not idea what made me think about doing a half! I really hope I finish! I mean you have 4 hrs to do so, and that is an 18 min mile I think and I really hope we jog some, although my partner didn't train at all =( and I really did.
NO WEIGHT LOSS!!!! Weight gain =( only 2 lbs and I have been bad bad bad. So I am refocused and even with carbo loading on Saturday I hope to loss at least the 2! We shall see. I need to let go of the wine =/ so I am going to a wine less September. Or a liquor free September, well maybe a celebrator I did a freaking half marathon drink on Sunday night, but that's it! Which will be so hard! College football started tonight...but I will do it. I am sure it will help and I need to get on filling the house with better snack options and take my ADD meds lol. They help me stay focused.
Ok well it is 11:31 and the kids and i are heading out at 4 am!! Heading to VA! if you are in VA beach come out and cheer me on at the Rock in Roll! Don't know my number yet but i will try to upload when I am there.
Till Later!
NO WEIGHT LOSS!!!! Weight gain =( only 2 lbs and I have been bad bad bad. So I am refocused and even with carbo loading on Saturday I hope to loss at least the 2! We shall see. I need to let go of the wine =/ so I am going to a wine less September. Or a liquor free September, well maybe a celebrator I did a freaking half marathon drink on Sunday night, but that's it! Which will be so hard! College football started tonight...but I will do it. I am sure it will help and I need to get on filling the house with better snack options and take my ADD meds lol. They help me stay focused.
Ok well it is 11:31 and the kids and i are heading out at 4 am!! Heading to VA! if you are in VA beach come out and cheer me on at the Rock in Roll! Don't know my number yet but i will try to upload when I am there.
Till Later!
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