100 calorie packs of popcorn. Have you seen how much popcorn are in these bad boys?!?! A HUGE bowl full, that's how much! :) 
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Popcorn yummies
New cure for the munching-in-bed-uncontrollably problem:
100 calorie packs of popcorn. Have you seen how much popcorn are in these bad boys?!?! A HUGE bowl full, that's how much! :)
100 calorie packs of popcorn. Have you seen how much popcorn are in these bad boys?!?! A HUGE bowl full, that's how much! :)
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Plugging through the week
Started working on strength training (again) this week. Monday was Core Secrets and I am STILL sore! Feels kinda good though, knowing that sore equals results. Yesterday was treadmill cardio for 45 minutes...sweating like a dog. Yay! Today I may tackle half of the Firm cardio workout (which actually mixes strength training into it) and a bit of elliptical. Feeling strong this week so far!
Of course, it is not showing on the scale. (GRUMBLE) I'm still up a pound and I'm wondering if it is due to the pms bloat. Need to up my water again! I keep water backsliding for some dumb reason. So easy to do, yet so easy to forget!
I managed not to snack in bed last night. Sadly, that is still a daily battle. I decided to buy a big ole mess of gum and stick some in a bowl beside my bed. Need to do something, that's for sure.
My husband and kiddo are heading out of town this weekend to go camping with my in-laws...I stay home...mama don't do camping. I'm a bit worried about my eating though. I've always used the weekends alone (I get them usually 2-3 times a year) to lay in bed, watch movies, and eat my favorite foods: tons of pasta salad, Sunchips, M&M's, and french bread by the loaf. This year, I'm planning to stock up on a ton of my favorite microwave meals, popcorn, yogurt, and fiber bars.
(Not as much fun, if you ask me!)
Speaking of yogurt, I decided after MUCH obsessive googling (I do that) I'm not going to be able to avoid artificial sweeteners (unless I go greek...YUCK) so I'll just get over it. I found a new yogurt that I am totally in love with...Fiber One vanilla yogurt. Yum. Seriously, try it! It has a ton of fiber (5 grams) so I feel like I'm killing two birds with one tiny 50 calorie snack!
Well, I'm off to maybe workout. Maybe. :)
Of course, it is not showing on the scale. (GRUMBLE) I'm still up a pound and I'm wondering if it is due to the pms bloat. Need to up my water again! I keep water backsliding for some dumb reason. So easy to do, yet so easy to forget!
I managed not to snack in bed last night. Sadly, that is still a daily battle. I decided to buy a big ole mess of gum and stick some in a bowl beside my bed. Need to do something, that's for sure.
My husband and kiddo are heading out of town this weekend to go camping with my in-laws...I stay home...mama don't do camping. I'm a bit worried about my eating though. I've always used the weekends alone (I get them usually 2-3 times a year) to lay in bed, watch movies, and eat my favorite foods: tons of pasta salad, Sunchips, M&M's, and french bread by the loaf. This year, I'm planning to stock up on a ton of my favorite microwave meals, popcorn, yogurt, and fiber bars.
(Not as much fun, if you ask me!)
Speaking of yogurt, I decided after MUCH obsessive googling (I do that) I'm not going to be able to avoid artificial sweeteners (unless I go greek...YUCK) so I'll just get over it. I found a new yogurt that I am totally in love with...Fiber One vanilla yogurt. Yum. Seriously, try it! It has a ton of fiber (5 grams) so I feel like I'm killing two birds with one tiny 50 calorie snack!
Well, I'm off to maybe workout. Maybe. :)
Monday, July 27, 2009
The cramps...
They are here. Ugh.
Weekend was so-so. Saturday eating bad, Sunday eating good. No workouts either day. Still feeling famished at times and munching away in bed. Finished the chips...moved on to caramel corn flavored Quakes. :)
This week will be a challenge, but onward I go. Getting ready to do a 20 minute Core Secrets workout (the one with the big ball) and perhaps 10-15 minutes on the elliptical.
Oh, and I'm up a pound since weigh-in. Whatever. :)
Weekend was so-so. Saturday eating bad, Sunday eating good. No workouts either day. Still feeling famished at times and munching away in bed. Finished the chips...moved on to caramel corn flavored Quakes. :)
This week will be a challenge, but onward I go. Getting ready to do a 20 minute Core Secrets workout (the one with the big ball) and perhaps 10-15 minutes on the elliptical.
Oh, and I'm up a pound since weigh-in. Whatever. :)
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Saturday morning weigh-in
Weigh-in today: 131.4
Loss for the week: 2.4 lbs.
To say that I'm pleased with this loss is an understatement! With that unfortunate binge on Wednesday, I wasn't expecting much (if anything) to come off. This time I think I know what I did right...I switched up my workout.
I read that if you do the same workout all the time, it can cause you to plateau. So...I did a couple of days on the dreaded elliptical machine. That thing kicks my butt. Big time. Like, two minutes into it I'm struggling. I also used the incline a few times when I did use the treadmill.
Next week is the week leading up to my time of month so my goal is just to hit 131 solid. I'm also going to try and add more strength training to the lineup.
Have a great weekend.
Edited to add: Ugh. Five hours later and I celebrated my loss by another chips binge. I'm so feeling the PMS already. No excuses though...shame on me!
Loss for the week: 2.4 lbs.
To say that I'm pleased with this loss is an understatement! With that unfortunate binge on Wednesday, I wasn't expecting much (if anything) to come off. This time I think I know what I did right...I switched up my workout.
I read that if you do the same workout all the time, it can cause you to plateau. So...I did a couple of days on the dreaded elliptical machine. That thing kicks my butt. Big time. Like, two minutes into it I'm struggling. I also used the incline a few times when I did use the treadmill.
Next week is the week leading up to my time of month so my goal is just to hit 131 solid. I'm also going to try and add more strength training to the lineup.
Have a great weekend.
Edited to add: Ugh. Five hours later and I celebrated my loss by another chips binge. I'm so feeling the PMS already. No excuses though...shame on me!
Thursday, July 23, 2009
My head fell into a bag of chips last night...
So last night, I totally binged. :(
I was suffering from my mental 'issues' again, this time in the form of a panic attack...something that happens often if I'm feeling sick, which I was. It started in the car after dropping my daughter off at her church group. I felt so nauseated all of a sudden, to the point of almost pulling the car over. For some reason, I eat when I feel this way. Like, as long as I'm eating I won't throw up.
I know, stupid. But it's a mental thing, not a rational thing.
Anyway, I get home and pop in a microwave meal and eat that. Better, but not great. I call hubby and ask him to please bring me a bag of Baked Lays when he comes home. (This after I had JUST told him the day before to STOP bringing chips home! Bless his heart, he knows me and just did it without protest.) My food-medication of choice used to be huge amounts of peanut m&m's, so Baked Lays is actually an improvement. Kinda.
I kid you not, I probably ate half that bag of chips before I felt good enough to stop. Oh, and a big handful of dark chocolate kisses, too.
I had already had a terrible eating day yesterday. My usual breakfast followed by microwave pizza for lunch -- something I usually save for dinner since it's higher in calories and fat than my normal lunches. Then I still felt hungry after that so I made two corn tortillas with cheese and some carrots and hummus. Oh, and a fiber bar later for a snack. Ugh.
Now, I know one day won't kill my whole diet, but it does make me feel more out of control, which is a bigger problem than a gained pound or two. In the first two and a half months of my diet I had NO cheating, NO binges, NO problems working out. Now? I struggle almost constantly. I used to feel so strong, now I feel weak. I used to feel empowered when I carefully monitored my calories, now I feel oddly empowered when I cheat...like I've 'gotten one over' on myself or something.
I know this is a pathetic post, but I'm trying very hard to honestly document my good days and my bad ones, so that I can look back and see patterns of what worked, what didn't, ect. Obviously all the dieting in the world won't fix my mental issues, but they are a part of me as much as my hormonal rhythms. Not my favorite parts of me, but they both play a part in me losing and keeping this weight off. To ignore them would be setting myself up for failure.
Here's hoping today is a better day...
I was suffering from my mental 'issues' again, this time in the form of a panic attack...something that happens often if I'm feeling sick, which I was. It started in the car after dropping my daughter off at her church group. I felt so nauseated all of a sudden, to the point of almost pulling the car over. For some reason, I eat when I feel this way. Like, as long as I'm eating I won't throw up.
I know, stupid. But it's a mental thing, not a rational thing.
Anyway, I get home and pop in a microwave meal and eat that. Better, but not great. I call hubby and ask him to please bring me a bag of Baked Lays when he comes home. (This after I had JUST told him the day before to STOP bringing chips home! Bless his heart, he knows me and just did it without protest.) My food-medication of choice used to be huge amounts of peanut m&m's, so Baked Lays is actually an improvement. Kinda.
I kid you not, I probably ate half that bag of chips before I felt good enough to stop. Oh, and a big handful of dark chocolate kisses, too.
I had already had a terrible eating day yesterday. My usual breakfast followed by microwave pizza for lunch -- something I usually save for dinner since it's higher in calories and fat than my normal lunches. Then I still felt hungry after that so I made two corn tortillas with cheese and some carrots and hummus. Oh, and a fiber bar later for a snack. Ugh.
Now, I know one day won't kill my whole diet, but it does make me feel more out of control, which is a bigger problem than a gained pound or two. In the first two and a half months of my diet I had NO cheating, NO binges, NO problems working out. Now? I struggle almost constantly. I used to feel so strong, now I feel weak. I used to feel empowered when I carefully monitored my calories, now I feel oddly empowered when I cheat...like I've 'gotten one over' on myself or something.
I know this is a pathetic post, but I'm trying very hard to honestly document my good days and my bad ones, so that I can look back and see patterns of what worked, what didn't, ect. Obviously all the dieting in the world won't fix my mental issues, but they are a part of me as much as my hormonal rhythms. Not my favorite parts of me, but they both play a part in me losing and keeping this weight off. To ignore them would be setting myself up for failure.
Here's hoping today is a better day...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Still here!
Sorry it's been so quiet around here the past few days...
We had a STRESSFUL few days regarding my daughter going to her first week-long church camp. She wanted to go, then she didn't want to go, she woke up in the night like five different nights crying because she was so nervous, ect. After going back and forth multiple times and even having her all packed up and ready to go, Hubby finally told her she just wasn't ready...in the middle of the night just a few hours before the bus was leaving!! We didn't really sleep at all that night and it messed me up for a good two days.
(Side note: She confessed to me Monday that she's glad she stayed home. Bless her heart. She's only 10 so she has many more years of camp ahead of her!)
The diet is so-so. Just nothing to really report on, I suppose. I'm not really going full-force toward weight loss right now, but I'm not a disaster, either. Just slipped into maintenance mode ten pounds early, I think! :)
I'm starting to eat 'regular' food more often, just slightly tweaked. Last night I made taco's for the first time in months. I used 95% lean hamburger, Mrs. Dash seasoning instead of the packets I used to use, just a smidge of low-fat cheese, and corn tortillas instead of flour. Topped with salsa...SO good. I had two taco's with some brown rice and salad on the side. Felt great to eat 'normal' again.
Still struggling with late-night eating. Made it three nights in a row without anything but then last night I had a bowl of Special K. Oh well...at least it wasn't chips! They continue to be a huge craving for me.
Workouts are still less than what they used to be. Yesterday I did 45 minutes on treadmill...my goal for this week is 45 minutes at least 4 times. I think I have to build back up to doing more. For whatever reason, I lost some stamina somewhere along the way!
So...that's all. Nothing new. Not sure what my weigh-in goal is for the week. Maybe just to be a solid 33 lbs again...I loved that 30 lbs lost thing!
We had a STRESSFUL few days regarding my daughter going to her first week-long church camp. She wanted to go, then she didn't want to go, she woke up in the night like five different nights crying because she was so nervous, ect. After going back and forth multiple times and even having her all packed up and ready to go, Hubby finally told her she just wasn't ready...in the middle of the night just a few hours before the bus was leaving!! We didn't really sleep at all that night and it messed me up for a good two days.
(Side note: She confessed to me Monday that she's glad she stayed home. Bless her heart. She's only 10 so she has many more years of camp ahead of her!)
The diet is so-so. Just nothing to really report on, I suppose. I'm not really going full-force toward weight loss right now, but I'm not a disaster, either. Just slipped into maintenance mode ten pounds early, I think! :)
I'm starting to eat 'regular' food more often, just slightly tweaked. Last night I made taco's for the first time in months. I used 95% lean hamburger, Mrs. Dash seasoning instead of the packets I used to use, just a smidge of low-fat cheese, and corn tortillas instead of flour. Topped with salsa...SO good. I had two taco's with some brown rice and salad on the side. Felt great to eat 'normal' again.
Still struggling with late-night eating. Made it three nights in a row without anything but then last night I had a bowl of Special K. Oh well...at least it wasn't chips! They continue to be a huge craving for me.
Workouts are still less than what they used to be. Yesterday I did 45 minutes on treadmill...my goal for this week is 45 minutes at least 4 times. I think I have to build back up to doing more. For whatever reason, I lost some stamina somewhere along the way!
So...that's all. Nothing new. Not sure what my weigh-in goal is for the week. Maybe just to be a solid 33 lbs again...I loved that 30 lbs lost thing!
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Saturday morning weigh-in
Well, I gained. I think it's the first time since I started this journey that I have put weight back on, actually. It stinks.
I'm up to 133.8 and a total loss of 29.2 pounds.
Obviously I need to tweak things and work harder. It is what it is.
I'm up to 133.8 and a total loss of 29.2 pounds.
Obviously I need to tweak things and work harder. It is what it is.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Slacking
I have lost my groove. Big time. I'm not even anywhere NEAR diet mode anymore. I'm just eating pretty much whatever I want and not exercising AT ALL anymore. Not sure why, other than I'm just not feeling it.
Of course, two months ago if I wasn't 'feeling' it, I'd have just forced myself to do it anyway! What's changed? I feel like I need a break. Which is ridiculous, because this is supposed to be a new lifestyle and you don't get a break from a lifestyle!
I'm mad at myself right now, but not enough to snap out of it. Sigh. I'm not expecting a loss at all this week, in fact I'm pretty sure I'll be up at least a pound. No point getting upset about it, I know why it's happening. The problem is ME and it's up to ME to turn it back around!
Plan? Not sure. Just to do a workout today would be a start in the right direction. Also, to focus on my portions again. Better yet, just to focus PERIOD. Get out of auto-pilot mode!
I like that. I'm not required to be perfect 100% of the time. There will be days (and sadly, weeks) when I am off my game and backslide a bit, but the key is getting back on track as soon as possible, before I'm back to square one again!
Of course, two months ago if I wasn't 'feeling' it, I'd have just forced myself to do it anyway! What's changed? I feel like I need a break. Which is ridiculous, because this is supposed to be a new lifestyle and you don't get a break from a lifestyle!
I'm mad at myself right now, but not enough to snap out of it. Sigh. I'm not expecting a loss at all this week, in fact I'm pretty sure I'll be up at least a pound. No point getting upset about it, I know why it's happening. The problem is ME and it's up to ME to turn it back around!
Plan? Not sure. Just to do a workout today would be a start in the right direction. Also, to focus on my portions again. Better yet, just to focus PERIOD. Get out of auto-pilot mode!
I like that. I'm not required to be perfect 100% of the time. There will be days (and sadly, weeks) when I am off my game and backslide a bit, but the key is getting back on track as soon as possible, before I'm back to square one again!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Tastes change
Something I've recently noticed is that my taste buds have become so sensitive to what I used to not even notice. For example, when I taste something with a ton of salt in it, I can hardly stand it! All I taste is a strong salty flavor.
Yesterday morning the kiddo and hubby got their monthly donuts for breakfast. Hubby got an extra glazed one (my favorite) and I decided I'd have about a third of the donut as a treat. It was good (SOOO good) but afterward I had this way-too-sweet aftertaste in my mouth. I could FEEL the sweet, does that make any sense?
Now, I'm not saying I no longer crave sweet or salty things -- in fact, I've actually been craving salty SO much lately -- but I am just noticing the sugar/salt in a way I never had before. I guess that tells me I have inadvertently 'detoxed' my body the last few months. Weird.
Side note: I'm up a pound from that great weigh-in I had on Saturday. Not that the donut had anything to do with that...
:) Hanging in there...
Yesterday morning the kiddo and hubby got their monthly donuts for breakfast. Hubby got an extra glazed one (my favorite) and I decided I'd have about a third of the donut as a treat. It was good (SOOO good) but afterward I had this way-too-sweet aftertaste in my mouth. I could FEEL the sweet, does that make any sense?
Now, I'm not saying I no longer crave sweet or salty things -- in fact, I've actually been craving salty SO much lately -- but I am just noticing the sugar/salt in a way I never had before. I guess that tells me I have inadvertently 'detoxed' my body the last few months. Weird.
Side note: I'm up a pound from that great weigh-in I had on Saturday. Not that the donut had anything to do with that...
:) Hanging in there...
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
A new day
Boy, yesterday was a bad day! Not with my diet, but with me. Just felt yucky and in a funk, I guess. Thank goodness today I'm feeling much better!
I'm weighing in half a pound up from Saturday, which is fine with me. I'll be happy just maintaining the loss from last week. I am finally feeling good about slowing this whole thing down. Who exactly do I think I'm racing against, anyway?
I watched (yes, watched) level 1 of the Jillian Shred today. Um...yikes. That is a LOT of squats! Not ready to go there yet! Maybe that will be a good winter project for me in a few months! :)
Well, not much to report today. Eating is okay, did two miles this morning on treadmill. Going to work out in the backyard now. Just life!
I'm weighing in half a pound up from Saturday, which is fine with me. I'll be happy just maintaining the loss from last week. I am finally feeling good about slowing this whole thing down. Who exactly do I think I'm racing against, anyway?
I watched (yes, watched) level 1 of the Jillian Shred today. Um...yikes. That is a LOT of squats! Not ready to go there yet! Maybe that will be a good winter project for me in a few months! :)
Well, not much to report today. Eating is okay, did two miles this morning on treadmill. Going to work out in the backyard now. Just life!
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