You know, this week has been weird. I'm still mostly dieting and exercising, but my head isn't in it as much as it has been. My workouts haven't been as intense, my diet hasn't been tracked as well, my daily activity level is back down, ect. I am just finishing my time of the month, so I'm hoping that had a lot to do with it and that I'll bounce back soon.
I'm tired. I did have all this new found energy for awhile...no idea where it went! I just feel like sitting around and surfing the web, so that is what I've been doing. Sigh...
New plan? No clue. I need to get to the grocery for some fruit and veggies, that's for sure. I went to Walmart for a couple of days worth of food and let me tell you, their produce is unsavory to say the least. The only grocery around here that has produce I approve of isn't very close to my house and I just didn't have the energy this week to drag my behind down there!
Note to self: From now on, just bite the bullet and go to Meijers. It's worth the drive!
Well, that's a quick update for you. Weigh-in is tomorrow and I think I'll end up being down about a pound. Not the greatest week, but I'll take a loss of any amount, I suppose!
Friday, May 15, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Stumble
Well, two things collided in my life today that resulted in a terrible eating day so far.
Thing #1: I haven't been to the grocery yet this week.
Thing #2: I wasn't feeling well.
Those two things added up equal me eating pizza for lunch. Two very big, extra saucy pieces of cheese pizza. No salad. No fruit. Just greasy, gooey pizza.
The good news is that I feel a bit better now that I've eaten. The bad news is that before lunch I did my mid-week weigh-in and I was down a pound...and now that pound is probably going to show back up again!
I know, I know. Just one meal. But you know what? I'd made it through an entire month of almost no cheating! Sure, I had pizza a couple of times, but it was always for dinner, when I knew I had enough calories left unused and I'd already done a workout. Lunch was always (ALWAYS) healthy. I feel like this is a setback.
Oh well. Onward I go. Hopefully I'll still be feeling better later so I can get a workout in and I will have a MUCH better dinner tonight! :)
Thing #1: I haven't been to the grocery yet this week.
Thing #2: I wasn't feeling well.
Those two things added up equal me eating pizza for lunch. Two very big, extra saucy pieces of cheese pizza. No salad. No fruit. Just greasy, gooey pizza.
The good news is that I feel a bit better now that I've eaten. The bad news is that before lunch I did my mid-week weigh-in and I was down a pound...and now that pound is probably going to show back up again!
I know, I know. Just one meal. But you know what? I'd made it through an entire month of almost no cheating! Sure, I had pizza a couple of times, but it was always for dinner, when I knew I had enough calories left unused and I'd already done a workout. Lunch was always (ALWAYS) healthy. I feel like this is a setback.
Oh well. Onward I go. Hopefully I'll still be feeling better later so I can get a workout in and I will have a MUCH better dinner tonight! :)
Monday, May 11, 2009
Adjustments
Well, yesterday was a bit better than Saturday, thank goodness! Special k for breakfast, lean grilled steak, brown rice, salad, and strawberries for lunch. Dinner was a bit of Lloyds bbq chicken (surprisingly low-cal and good!) on light toast with a salad and then strawberry shortcake for dessert. No worries though, it was angel food cake (just a bit) with the spray whipped cream. Yummy and low cal!!
The bad news: no workout. I was NOT feeling it at all...the pms is still kicking my butt. Luckily, by all indications today should be the worst of it and I'll be feeling myself again by tomorrow. I hope.
Anyway, I refuse to weigh-in today. I'm going to try and hold off until Wednesday morning for my mid-week unofficial weigh-in. I'm sure I'm up a bit after the weekend of reckless eating, and I'd rather not get too discouraged just yet!
I'm actually making it my goal this week to hit 148 solid. That would be a loss of less than a pound, but after the weekend, I think it's a reasonable goal. Oh, and I adjusted my ultimate goal weight from 130 to 125. My reasoning is that being half way to 130 isn't really showing much difference on my frame, so I think 125 would be a better stopping point. Also, I'd have a 5 pound window to move around in, as I know I usually bounce back and forth a couple of pounds here and there!
The bad news: no workout. I was NOT feeling it at all...the pms is still kicking my butt. Luckily, by all indications today should be the worst of it and I'll be feeling myself again by tomorrow. I hope.
Anyway, I refuse to weigh-in today. I'm going to try and hold off until Wednesday morning for my mid-week unofficial weigh-in. I'm sure I'm up a bit after the weekend of reckless eating, and I'd rather not get too discouraged just yet!
I'm actually making it my goal this week to hit 148 solid. That would be a loss of less than a pound, but after the weekend, I think it's a reasonable goal. Oh, and I adjusted my ultimate goal weight from 130 to 125. My reasoning is that being half way to 130 isn't really showing much difference on my frame, so I think 125 would be a better stopping point. Also, I'd have a 5 pound window to move around in, as I know I usually bounce back and forth a couple of pounds here and there!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Cheat day regrets!
So I decided yesterday would be my 'cheat' day. I hear many people giving themselves a day of slightly more calories once a week. Heck, even Bob on Biggest Loser recommends it so it must be a good idea, right?
Maybe not.
Yesterday was the day we celebrated Mother's Day with my mom and mother in law and that involves lots of really bad food. My contribution? A big salad. I figured I'd mostly munch my big salad and all would be well. Good plan, bad execution!
My plate was half salad (good), a small portion of chicken salad without the croissant (acceptable), some strawberries (excellent), and this cream cheese filled pinwheel thing (bad...but only ONE). Not too shabby overall. Then I tried the pinwheel thing. It was simply delicious. Unlike anything I'd ever eaten before!
So, I got two more, of course!
Still not a disaster, right? Dessert time comes along and there is cake, chocolate chip cheesecake (oh my), and my favorite dessert of ALL TIME: rolly polly. Now, let me explain a rolly polly to you. It is pie crust smothered in butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar and then rolled up and baked. It is heavenly. It was still warm from the oven...
And I had two peices. Sigh.
Well, I decided that I'd do better at the mother-in-laws house. When we got there we discovered they'd already eaten so I was excited...maybe we'd just grab Subway for the sixth time this week! (I don't even think that's an exaggeration)
BUT. In my hometown there's a local burger place called Kewpie and it is SOOOO good. Like, people grow up and move away and if you ask what they miss about their hometown, they'll say Kewpie before they mention their grandma. That good! Hubby asked if I'd like to go there for dinner and I didn't even hesitate.
"Okay!"
I had a hamburger and half an order of fries and a frozen yogurt. If I'd have refused the fries, I'd not be sweating it as much but FRIES! They are the dieters nemesis!
Other things of note from yesterday: No exercise. Not enough water. Oh, and NO ONE mentioned that I looked like I'd lost weight. No one. Makes me both want to give up and want to try harder at the same time. Doggone it, I'm working hard over here...someone notice!!
Anyway, today is Mother's Day for ME and I have a plan. Grilled steak with salad and brown rice for lunch, maybe some corn on the cob, too. Walk with the family at the park toward the evening. Small dinner, maybe a Lean Quisine. And LOTS of water to wash out the salty residue of yesterdays overeating!
Happy Mother's Day to all your mom's out there!!
Maybe not.
Yesterday was the day we celebrated Mother's Day with my mom and mother in law and that involves lots of really bad food. My contribution? A big salad. I figured I'd mostly munch my big salad and all would be well. Good plan, bad execution!
My plate was half salad (good), a small portion of chicken salad without the croissant (acceptable), some strawberries (excellent), and this cream cheese filled pinwheel thing (bad...but only ONE). Not too shabby overall. Then I tried the pinwheel thing. It was simply delicious. Unlike anything I'd ever eaten before!
So, I got two more, of course!
Still not a disaster, right? Dessert time comes along and there is cake, chocolate chip cheesecake (oh my), and my favorite dessert of ALL TIME: rolly polly. Now, let me explain a rolly polly to you. It is pie crust smothered in butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar and then rolled up and baked. It is heavenly. It was still warm from the oven...
And I had two peices. Sigh.
Well, I decided that I'd do better at the mother-in-laws house. When we got there we discovered they'd already eaten so I was excited...maybe we'd just grab Subway for the sixth time this week! (I don't even think that's an exaggeration)
BUT. In my hometown there's a local burger place called Kewpie and it is SOOOO good. Like, people grow up and move away and if you ask what they miss about their hometown, they'll say Kewpie before they mention their grandma. That good! Hubby asked if I'd like to go there for dinner and I didn't even hesitate.
"Okay!"
I had a hamburger and half an order of fries and a frozen yogurt. If I'd have refused the fries, I'd not be sweating it as much but FRIES! They are the dieters nemesis!
Other things of note from yesterday: No exercise. Not enough water. Oh, and NO ONE mentioned that I looked like I'd lost weight. No one. Makes me both want to give up and want to try harder at the same time. Doggone it, I'm working hard over here...someone notice!!
Anyway, today is Mother's Day for ME and I have a plan. Grilled steak with salad and brown rice for lunch, maybe some corn on the cob, too. Walk with the family at the park toward the evening. Small dinner, maybe a Lean Quisine. And LOTS of water to wash out the salty residue of yesterdays overeating!
Happy Mother's Day to all your mom's out there!!
Friday, May 8, 2009
Weekly weigh-in
I have to weigh-in a day early today, because I will be out of town tomorrow and I won't get a chance to post. I'm so happy to announce that I'm past the plateau and I lost almost 4 pounds! I weighed in this morning at 148.4! I am so tickled, because I am .4 away from 15 pounds lost.
Of course, this is a tricky weekend. We are traveling to see both of our mom's, which means two big, non-diet meals await me tomorrow. Also, I tend to not drink enough water on the road, for obvious reasons. I'll be back in town for Mothers Day, and I've already asked for grilled steak for lunch. I figure I'll pair that with some baked potatoes and a nice salad and it won't be as bad as going out to a restaurant somewhere!
Have a wonderful weekend, everyone, especially those mothers out there!
Of course, this is a tricky weekend. We are traveling to see both of our mom's, which means two big, non-diet meals await me tomorrow. Also, I tend to not drink enough water on the road, for obvious reasons. I'll be back in town for Mothers Day, and I've already asked for grilled steak for lunch. I figure I'll pair that with some baked potatoes and a nice salad and it won't be as bad as going out to a restaurant somewhere!
Have a wonderful weekend, everyone, especially those mothers out there!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Uh oh! It's about that time...
I am crabby today. Like, really crabby. Hubby is kinda not talking to me right now, cause I was mean to him today. I had to plug my ears in the van today so I couldn't hear Gabby slurping her push-up pop, it was annoying me so stinking much.
I hate to say it, but I know it's true: I'm PMSing. Argh.
This is only the second period I'll be having since I've started this diet, the first being right at the beginning while I was still pumped and motivated. I'm a bit apprehensive what this month will bring. I don't have PMS for a couple of days, mine lasts at least a week, sometimes 10 days.
That's a week of crabby, a week of off and on cramps, a week of hot-flashes and cold chills, a week of fatigue, and -- of course -- a week of food cravings. Usually, I crave chocolate, pasta, and french bread. Bad, bad, and bad.
Last night, I was so hungry lying in bed watching Lost, for the first real time since I've started. Not kinda craving something or just bored-hungry, but really seriously HUNGRY. After some consideration I decided on a bowl of Special k. Happily, it did the trick! Hopefully, it was a wise choice.
So anyway, here's hoping I can withstand my own hormones! The scale seems to be moving again so at least I'm feeling motivated again. :)
I hate to say it, but I know it's true: I'm PMSing. Argh.
This is only the second period I'll be having since I've started this diet, the first being right at the beginning while I was still pumped and motivated. I'm a bit apprehensive what this month will bring. I don't have PMS for a couple of days, mine lasts at least a week, sometimes 10 days.
That's a week of crabby, a week of off and on cramps, a week of hot-flashes and cold chills, a week of fatigue, and -- of course -- a week of food cravings. Usually, I crave chocolate, pasta, and french bread. Bad, bad, and bad.
Last night, I was so hungry lying in bed watching Lost, for the first real time since I've started. Not kinda craving something or just bored-hungry, but really seriously HUNGRY. After some consideration I decided on a bowl of Special k. Happily, it did the trick! Hopefully, it was a wise choice.
So anyway, here's hoping I can withstand my own hormones! The scale seems to be moving again so at least I'm feeling motivated again. :)
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
This week so far...
Well, we're single-handedly keeping Subway in business, I'm pretty sure. We used to be a grab-a-pizza whenever we were on the go type family...and now we grab subs. We still usually get one pizza a week, but it's a big improvement!
Today I tried egg-whites for breakfast. Let me backtrack a bit here. Last week I bought some generic egg-beaters and it was DISGUSTING. Seriously, ewwww. So I decided to try just straight-up egg-whites instead, even though it requires my hands getting seriously egg-y in the process...again, ewwwww. Well, I made two egg whites and topped them with salsa and let me tell you, it was really good! Score!! So, that was breakfast, along with a piece of whole wheat toast.
Lunch was half of a 6 inch (so should I say I had a 3 inch?) Subway black forest ham sub, with no cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, green pepper, banana peppers, and honey mustard. I had a salad on the side and some baby carrots. My plan is to have the exact same thing for dinner, with perhaps some string cheese? We'll see how hungry I end up being!
My workout: I try to build on my workout each week in some way. This week, I upped my treadmill time to a full hour (from 50 minutes last week) and the distance totals around 3.5 miles (up from 3 last week). I haven't done ANY strength training yet this week...oops. Note to self: get those weights out!!
I did a cheat weigh in yesterday that I'm keeping to myself right now. It was one of those times that seemed too good to be true, so I wait a day or two to see if it sticks...anyone else do that?? :)
Today I tried egg-whites for breakfast. Let me backtrack a bit here. Last week I bought some generic egg-beaters and it was DISGUSTING. Seriously, ewwww. So I decided to try just straight-up egg-whites instead, even though it requires my hands getting seriously egg-y in the process...again, ewwwww. Well, I made two egg whites and topped them with salsa and let me tell you, it was really good! Score!! So, that was breakfast, along with a piece of whole wheat toast.
Lunch was half of a 6 inch (so should I say I had a 3 inch?) Subway black forest ham sub, with no cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, green pepper, banana peppers, and honey mustard. I had a salad on the side and some baby carrots. My plan is to have the exact same thing for dinner, with perhaps some string cheese? We'll see how hungry I end up being!
My workout: I try to build on my workout each week in some way. This week, I upped my treadmill time to a full hour (from 50 minutes last week) and the distance totals around 3.5 miles (up from 3 last week). I haven't done ANY strength training yet this week...oops. Note to self: get those weights out!!
I did a cheat weigh in yesterday that I'm keeping to myself right now. It was one of those times that seemed too good to be true, so I wait a day or two to see if it sticks...anyone else do that?? :)
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Making hard choices
My husband has some gift certificates for two free meals at a local breakfast restaurant, and since Gabriella had an orthodontist appointment at 10:30 this morning, we thought it'd be a great idea to have a nice breakfast on the way.
Then I started to think. Would they have something for me to eat on the menu that won't add yet another messed up meal for me? I decided to look and see if their menu was online. It was.
I did find a meal that would be acceptable (scrambled eggs, mixed fresh fruit, whole grain english muffin) BUT I also found so many meals I'd rather have! Chorizo omelet. Sausage, egg, and cheese skillet. Pecan waffles. (That's the one that ended up putting me right over the edge!)
I realized that I'm not feeling as strong now as I did a couple of weeks ago, and I honestly couldn't trust myself right now to make the correct choices. So....we decided to postpone the breakfast date until I meet my goal weight, or until I'm feeling stronger again. Hubby took Gabby to breakfast at McDonalds, and I just stayed at home, because frankly, McDonalds breakfast is one of my favorite things in the world! :-)
It's hard because I'm finding myself rearranging my entire life around this diet. I know it isn't forever, but at the same time it kinda is, because I never want to get this big again. I need this to seriously be a LIFE CHANGE, and that means being strong enough to make the tough choices....at least most of the time!
Side note: I haven't weighed myself since Saturday morning showed no weight loss. I'm just scared of what I'll see there. I was wanting to stop weighing in all the time, so I guess that is something good that came out of last week!
Then I started to think. Would they have something for me to eat on the menu that won't add yet another messed up meal for me? I decided to look and see if their menu was online. It was.
I did find a meal that would be acceptable (scrambled eggs, mixed fresh fruit, whole grain english muffin) BUT I also found so many meals I'd rather have! Chorizo omelet. Sausage, egg, and cheese skillet. Pecan waffles. (That's the one that ended up putting me right over the edge!)
I realized that I'm not feeling as strong now as I did a couple of weeks ago, and I honestly couldn't trust myself right now to make the correct choices. So....we decided to postpone the breakfast date until I meet my goal weight, or until I'm feeling stronger again. Hubby took Gabby to breakfast at McDonalds, and I just stayed at home, because frankly, McDonalds breakfast is one of my favorite things in the world! :-)
It's hard because I'm finding myself rearranging my entire life around this diet. I know it isn't forever, but at the same time it kinda is, because I never want to get this big again. I need this to seriously be a LIFE CHANGE, and that means being strong enough to make the tough choices....at least most of the time!
Side note: I haven't weighed myself since Saturday morning showed no weight loss. I'm just scared of what I'll see there. I was wanting to stop weighing in all the time, so I guess that is something good that came out of last week!
Monday, May 4, 2009
Weekend full of pouting and cheating...sigh
Well, I've been quiet the last few days for a reason...I've been pouting. I had my weigh-in on Saturday and had only lost a couple of ounces, even though I had the best diet and exercise week yet. I was mad, depressed, hopeless, and pouting.
So, we ended up doing a bunch of running errands that afternoon, to try and distract me from myself. We stopped at Subway for lunch and I had one of the good subs --- so far, so good. Then, stopped at Baskin Robbins for ice cream later and I had frozen yogurt --- again, not bad. We even went to the park for a 2.3 mile walk so I'd get my workout in (I was NOT in the mood to jump on that stinking treadmill after it had betrayed me so harshly that week!) and again, that's doing pretty well.
Then I realized how late it was and we had to figure out what we'd eat for dinner. My disappointment still ringing in my ears, I said we were getting a pizza. And we did. And I ate. Two cheese pieces. Sigh.
Sunday was a busy day. Gabriella was being 'crowned' and Honor Star at her girls club at church and it's a whole to-do, let me tell you! She had to get all dressed up in a white gown, hair done, rehearsal, pictures, the whole nine yards. We had to be at church from 2:30 to 8:15 and there was no eating during that time, except cake which I, of course, avoided. So we grabbed a rotisserie chicken for lunch before we left, which I ate skinless with a salad and --- oh dear --- a nice chunk of french bread. Sigh. I'd done so well avoiding all white bread and pasta for WEEKS! I rationalized it by thinking I may not get a chance to eat again that day.
Anyway, I also didn't get my water in all day, because I didn't know how often I'd get a chance to slip away to use the restroom...which I do OFTEN when I drink my water!
Everything went well, and when it was all over my in-laws wanted to treat us to dinner at Boston Market. I told myself I'd be strong...
I wasn't.
I started off good, I really did! Got a small, skinless portion of chicken, some mixed veggies, and red potatoes. But then I decided to get just a couple bites of the AMAZING mac and cheese they have. Tasted it. Got some more. Quite a bit more. Oh, and I ate my corn muffin. And more potatoes. And some cinnamon apples.
Oh dear.
So, I totally blew it this weekend. You know what though? At least now when I don't lose anything there will be an actual REASON. ;-p
So, we ended up doing a bunch of running errands that afternoon, to try and distract me from myself. We stopped at Subway for lunch and I had one of the good subs --- so far, so good. Then, stopped at Baskin Robbins for ice cream later and I had frozen yogurt --- again, not bad. We even went to the park for a 2.3 mile walk so I'd get my workout in (I was NOT in the mood to jump on that stinking treadmill after it had betrayed me so harshly that week!) and again, that's doing pretty well.
Then I realized how late it was and we had to figure out what we'd eat for dinner. My disappointment still ringing in my ears, I said we were getting a pizza. And we did. And I ate. Two cheese pieces. Sigh.
Sunday was a busy day. Gabriella was being 'crowned' and Honor Star at her girls club at church and it's a whole to-do, let me tell you! She had to get all dressed up in a white gown, hair done, rehearsal, pictures, the whole nine yards. We had to be at church from 2:30 to 8:15 and there was no eating during that time, except cake which I, of course, avoided. So we grabbed a rotisserie chicken for lunch before we left, which I ate skinless with a salad and --- oh dear --- a nice chunk of french bread. Sigh. I'd done so well avoiding all white bread and pasta for WEEKS! I rationalized it by thinking I may not get a chance to eat again that day.
Anyway, I also didn't get my water in all day, because I didn't know how often I'd get a chance to slip away to use the restroom...which I do OFTEN when I drink my water!
Everything went well, and when it was all over my in-laws wanted to treat us to dinner at Boston Market. I told myself I'd be strong...
I wasn't.
I started off good, I really did! Got a small, skinless portion of chicken, some mixed veggies, and red potatoes. But then I decided to get just a couple bites of the AMAZING mac and cheese they have. Tasted it. Got some more. Quite a bit more. Oh, and I ate my corn muffin. And more potatoes. And some cinnamon apples.
Oh dear.
So, I totally blew it this weekend. You know what though? At least now when I don't lose anything there will be an actual REASON. ;-p
Friday, May 1, 2009
Becomming more active
I'm starting an all-out assault on my fat. I'm fed up with working hard and getting nowhere, so I'm working even harder!
What I decided to do is to try and keep busier and to try harder to get that second workout in everyday. Today I did both Core Secrets and my treadmill walk/run for 'official' workouts, but I also cleaned and swept out the van and sat on the core ball during school. I even stood for awhile while we did school, thinking standing was better than sitting!
Hubby, the kiddo, and I may go to the park in a bit for a walk, but it's been raining off and on so....not sure. My point is, I'm trying to become more active OVERALL, instead of just putting all my eggs in the workout basket. Hopefully this is the missing piece of my weight-loss plan!
I prayed for God's help with my weight-loss this morning, is that weird? I felt a bit silly, considering what my problems COULD be....but out it came anyway. You never know, right? :)
What I decided to do is to try and keep busier and to try harder to get that second workout in everyday. Today I did both Core Secrets and my treadmill walk/run for 'official' workouts, but I also cleaned and swept out the van and sat on the core ball during school. I even stood for awhile while we did school, thinking standing was better than sitting!
Hubby, the kiddo, and I may go to the park in a bit for a walk, but it's been raining off and on so....not sure. My point is, I'm trying to become more active OVERALL, instead of just putting all my eggs in the workout basket. Hopefully this is the missing piece of my weight-loss plan!
I prayed for God's help with my weight-loss this morning, is that weird? I felt a bit silly, considering what my problems COULD be....but out it came anyway. You never know, right? :)
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