The last few days have not been the greatest. Yesterday, I bought ice cream and had pizza bread for a late night snack. I woke up with belly pains (like a lump of cement) this morning at 6am. Then today - I only ate the things on the diet, but I probably ate too much of them. I made some homemade veggie soup (all things I can have on my diet), but I think I ate too much. Not a ridiculous amount, but still - too much.
I have been exercising, though. So at least I have kept that up. So right now - I'm going to do the right thing (by not eating any more tonight) and I should go to bed. I recently read an article that talked about how important sleep is when you are trying to lose weight. So instead of recommitting tomorrow, I'm recommitting right now, focusing on the things I did right and working on the not so great things.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Weigh in 21
It's working! I lost 3.3 lbs in a week and a half (my normal 9 day weigh in schedule). I think that is pretty good. I'm soon going to be done with these 5 lbs that I have been working on for 3 months!
I have a non-scale victory that I want to share. In my second post on this site, I talked about a motivation for losing weight. It was about one time where I walked quickly at work down that hall to the break room where someone commented on my loud breathing. I realized that I was out of breath. Well, I now have a story that will replace that story.
The building our class was in didn't have a place to get coffee, but the connecting building has a coffee shop. We only had 15 minutes for a break. A classmate and I went to get coffee and we needed to walk up one flight of stairs and then quickly walk to the coffee shop (maybe a 7 minute walk). We knew that we would have to wait in line so we were walking quickly. I would guess that this woman has the fitness level about where I started last summer. She was out of breath before we even reached the lineup for coffee. She even commented "I'm huffing and puffing here and your not even breathing hard". And she was really huffing and puffing - so much that she could hardly talk. I know what it is like to be in her shoes so I just told her that I have been working on my activity level recently, but secretly - I felt so good! I may not look like I'm in the best shape, but I know that I'm doing a lot better than I was 7 months ago.
So for those who are counting - I have lost 34.1lbs so far. And I know that it has not been quick. A little more that a pound per week (it has been 32 weeks last Saturday). But it is still coming off, and I have renewed motivation to make it work. I'm definitely moving towards a healthier me!
I have a non-scale victory that I want to share. In my second post on this site, I talked about a motivation for losing weight. It was about one time where I walked quickly at work down that hall to the break room where someone commented on my loud breathing. I realized that I was out of breath. Well, I now have a story that will replace that story.
The building our class was in didn't have a place to get coffee, but the connecting building has a coffee shop. We only had 15 minutes for a break. A classmate and I went to get coffee and we needed to walk up one flight of stairs and then quickly walk to the coffee shop (maybe a 7 minute walk). We knew that we would have to wait in line so we were walking quickly. I would guess that this woman has the fitness level about where I started last summer. She was out of breath before we even reached the lineup for coffee. She even commented "I'm huffing and puffing here and your not even breathing hard". And she was really huffing and puffing - so much that she could hardly talk. I know what it is like to be in her shoes so I just told her that I have been working on my activity level recently, but secretly - I felt so good! I may not look like I'm in the best shape, but I know that I'm doing a lot better than I was 7 months ago.
So for those who are counting - I have lost 34.1lbs so far. And I know that it has not been quick. A little more that a pound per week (it has been 32 weeks last Saturday). But it is still coming off, and I have renewed motivation to make it work. I'm definitely moving towards a healthier me!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
The past weekend
I think you will be pleased to know that I passed my course this past weekend. I guess the studying part of my week paid off. And I ate the right things.
I got up Saturday morning and did some yoga before class. I brought veggies and a protein bar. But come lunch time, out came the pizza. I figured that if I'm going to eat pizza, it's going to be the kind I want to eat (like greek or thin crust with 5 cheeses (and yes, I love my cheese pizza) and not the standard 3 kinds you get when people order pizza for groups), so I went to the cafeteria and bought salmon salad and yogurt with fruit.
Today I did not do any videos before or after class (but the goal was to do a video 6 times a week). I have done one every day this week and decided to take today off. I was more prepared for lunch today and brought my own lunch. They ordered in subway (which is healthy enough) but seeing as I brought lunch, I figured I might as well have the stuff I brought.
Tomorrow is weigh in and I know it has been a good week. I haven't felt bloated all week from eating too much. I have exercised 6 days out of 7. I have been active each day. I could have had more water to drink. But I have felt in control this entire week. Which is a feeling that I have been missing for a while. So even if I don't lose any weight - it was a good week!
I got up Saturday morning and did some yoga before class. I brought veggies and a protein bar. But come lunch time, out came the pizza. I figured that if I'm going to eat pizza, it's going to be the kind I want to eat (like greek or thin crust with 5 cheeses (and yes, I love my cheese pizza) and not the standard 3 kinds you get when people order pizza for groups), so I went to the cafeteria and bought salmon salad and yogurt with fruit.
Today I did not do any videos before or after class (but the goal was to do a video 6 times a week). I have done one every day this week and decided to take today off. I was more prepared for lunch today and brought my own lunch. They ordered in subway (which is healthy enough) but seeing as I brought lunch, I figured I might as well have the stuff I brought.
Tomorrow is weigh in and I know it has been a good week. I haven't felt bloated all week from eating too much. I have exercised 6 days out of 7. I have been active each day. I could have had more water to drink. But I have felt in control this entire week. Which is a feeling that I have been missing for a while. So even if I don't lose any weight - it was a good week!
Friday, January 21, 2011
School all weekend
My day off - I did a 30 minute workout tape, walked to a coffee shop to study (maybe 20 minute walk), and just finished playing 30 minutes of Wii Fit (not exercise, but better than sitting on the couch). I might have had too much fruit today - I bought frozen raspberries and frozen peaches (I warm them up and put vanilla greek yogurt on them - my current favorite dessert). I had 2 bowls full. So I'm sure I was over my calorie limit for the day, but that is much better than having a bag of chips!
I'm in a course this weekend. Where lunch is provided. Which means I need to head out of the house tomorrow morning with a plan. I could either bring a bag lunch (which might mean leaving all my classmates when lunch is brought out) or trying to eat as healthy as I can there. I think there will be a day of sandwiches and a pizza day. The sandwiches probably wouldn't be so bad - the pizza will probably be pretty greasy (and probably not the kind I like). What's the point of splurging on pizza that isn't your favorite?
So here is the plan: I think I'm going to bring healthy things (like veggie sticks and protein bars) and try to do the best I can. If they bring out something like pizza, I could try to find a decent salad at the cafeteria. Here is to a healthy weekend!
I'm in a course this weekend. Where lunch is provided. Which means I need to head out of the house tomorrow morning with a plan. I could either bring a bag lunch (which might mean leaving all my classmates when lunch is brought out) or trying to eat as healthy as I can there. I think there will be a day of sandwiches and a pizza day. The sandwiches probably wouldn't be so bad - the pizza will probably be pretty greasy (and probably not the kind I like). What's the point of splurging on pizza that isn't your favorite?
So here is the plan: I think I'm going to bring healthy things (like veggie sticks and protein bars) and try to do the best I can. If they bring out something like pizza, I could try to find a decent salad at the cafeteria. Here is to a healthy weekend!
Thursday, January 20, 2011
2 days in a row
I was up again this morning before work to do some yoga. The stretching really helps after a 12 hour shift the night before. I can't believe that I made it 2 days in a row! I ate okay today. On the way home from work, I stopped off at the grocery store - i bought yogurt and salad. Not bad, eh? I did buy the salad in a bag which has it's own dressing included. I probably would have been better off with my own low fat dressing, but it was a lot better than the pizza or chips I was thinking about buying!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Quick update at the end of the day
So I did get up early - did 20 minutes of yoga. I felt pretty good afterwards. I thought it would be good to do something active after work, but I got home at 7:30 and crashed into my chair in front of the TV. And now I'm off to bed to do it all over tomorrow at 5:30. 12 hour shifts are tough. But I did eat well - only splurged on hot chocolate this evening. I think I need to finish the tin, so I don't have it in the house. I seem to do a lot better when that junk isn't even around. I don't know how other people have junk food in their house and not polish it off. If it is around - it is calling my name - constantly.
Today was a good day. And I only have one more day. So I'm heading to bed early so I can do some yoga tomorrow morning.
Today was a good day. And I only have one more day. So I'm heading to bed early so I can do some yoga tomorrow morning.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Starting out well
I think I really needed to look at my motivation again. It totally helped today. I got in my 30 minutes of exercise. Well, I guess it was longer than 30 minutes. I did 30 minutes of stretching and when I heard the weather today - I just had to go for a walk. It was only -4 at noon! After weeks of -20 weather, it was like a summer day. Okay, that is a bit of an exaggeration, but it was nice to have sun, even it was a weak sun. So that was probably a 30 minute walk. And then I was bored this afternoon (rather putting off studying for advanced CPR this weekend) so I played over 30minutes of Wii Fit. A lot of activity for not trying to have a lot of activity.
Food wise - today was good too. I did have a hot chocolate (after the winter walk), but that's the only part where I went off the plan. And it was light hot chocolate. I am so prepared for the next few days of work - I even prepped my veggies! Getting things ready tomorrow will be quick. The goal is to do 20 minutes of yoga before I head off to work. Which should work because I have my lunch all ready to go. I'll will let you know if I do get up for the yoga!
Food wise - today was good too. I did have a hot chocolate (after the winter walk), but that's the only part where I went off the plan. And it was light hot chocolate. I am so prepared for the next few days of work - I even prepped my veggies! Getting things ready tomorrow will be quick. The goal is to do 20 minutes of yoga before I head off to work. Which should work because I have my lunch all ready to go. I'll will let you know if I do get up for the yoga!
Monday, January 17, 2011
Weigh in 20
I must admit - I thought I would be farther along by now. It seems like I have fought with these same 5 lbs for about 3 months. I was up 2.9lbs. So I spent some time today thinking about why I'm doing this - trying to remember where my motivation comes from. This is what I came up with...
I am doing this to be healthy. So my blood pressure is slightly lower than normal instead of slightly higher than normal. I want to get this problem under control now, and not have to struggle with it for the next 40 years. I want to be able to go skiing again (we are having record snowfalls this year - I'm not enjoying any winter sports because right now - all of them are too hard).
I started out blogging really well, but the last month or so, I have been dreading posting any entries because I don't have any positive things to say. The last 2 weigh in posts have been posted several days late! I'm recommitting to this blog and to my readers that I am going to be more consistent with my blogging. I'm losing that accountability factor that was working so well in the beginning.
I also recommitted to my eating program. I'm paying for this food to be shipped to me. And for the past 3 days - I haven't eaten any of it. I have had bread, pasta, popcorn, ice cream, chips and more stuff that I have already block out of my memory. A meal of popcorn and ice cream isn't all that healthy, believe it or not.
And then I have always committed to exercising more frequently. Like daily. I got out some old workout DVDs and starting today - I'm going to try to do one 6 times a week. Even if it is just yoga. So today - I did "Classical Stretch" which is a lot more than stretching - maybe a cross between yoga and pilates. I'm thinking about buying a few more disks (I need an aerobic workout).
So please feel free to comment if you don't think I'm posting about my progress enough. I'm going to try for 3 times a week (depending on my work schedule). I'm going to keep weighing in every 9 days (my work week is 9 days long - 4 days on, 5 days off) and weighing in while I'm working shift work doesn't work as my weight can fluctuate 4+ lbs over the course of a day. And I'm going to try to break the habit of daily weigh ins. All the stuff that I have read seems to say that daily weigh ins are a bad idea, that your weight can fluctuate a lot and you set yourself up for disappointment with daily weigh ins. These next few days are going to be tough as I start to eat the right amount of food again after eating way to much. But I know I can do it. I must do it. I have to work on my discipline.
I am doing this to be healthy. So my blood pressure is slightly lower than normal instead of slightly higher than normal. I want to get this problem under control now, and not have to struggle with it for the next 40 years. I want to be able to go skiing again (we are having record snowfalls this year - I'm not enjoying any winter sports because right now - all of them are too hard).
I started out blogging really well, but the last month or so, I have been dreading posting any entries because I don't have any positive things to say. The last 2 weigh in posts have been posted several days late! I'm recommitting to this blog and to my readers that I am going to be more consistent with my blogging. I'm losing that accountability factor that was working so well in the beginning.
I also recommitted to my eating program. I'm paying for this food to be shipped to me. And for the past 3 days - I haven't eaten any of it. I have had bread, pasta, popcorn, ice cream, chips and more stuff that I have already block out of my memory. A meal of popcorn and ice cream isn't all that healthy, believe it or not.
And then I have always committed to exercising more frequently. Like daily. I got out some old workout DVDs and starting today - I'm going to try to do one 6 times a week. Even if it is just yoga. So today - I did "Classical Stretch" which is a lot more than stretching - maybe a cross between yoga and pilates. I'm thinking about buying a few more disks (I need an aerobic workout).
So please feel free to comment if you don't think I'm posting about my progress enough. I'm going to try for 3 times a week (depending on my work schedule). I'm going to keep weighing in every 9 days (my work week is 9 days long - 4 days on, 5 days off) and weighing in while I'm working shift work doesn't work as my weight can fluctuate 4+ lbs over the course of a day. And I'm going to try to break the habit of daily weigh ins. All the stuff that I have read seems to say that daily weigh ins are a bad idea, that your weight can fluctuate a lot and you set yourself up for disappointment with daily weigh ins. These next few days are going to be tough as I start to eat the right amount of food again after eating way to much. But I know I can do it. I must do it. I have to work on my discipline.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Weigh in 19
Okay - so I haven't been posting much lately. Not much has been happening in my life. Life sure slows down in January. But I did lose 0.3 lbs. Not very much, but it is a loss. And weigh in was actually yesterday. I didn't even get around to posting this until today. Not that I was doing anything yesterday - just watching the snow storm. I'm back to work tomorrow. Working is good for my weight. I keep busy, and don't have time to eat during the day. Okay, I really don't have anything else to say.
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