It's been hard to watch what you're eating and exercising in college. If not for the fact that there's constantly food around and that it's a rare day when I get three actual balanced meals, it's because none of my days are ever really the same. I may be able to squeeze in a quick dinner around 5:30 before night class but chances are, I'm ready to nosh when I get home because i'll be up til 1:00ish.
So, I decided to scale back and concentrate on ONE thing each week. Make it small but make it count. This week is gonna be exercising. I already did my M run - but I need to do something W & F. I'm hoping this will work out well considering I did my 20 minute run (yes...still on week 5 from just not pushing ahead) and I covered 2 miles which ain't too shabby.
So...running now. Focusing on that. Maybe if my body feels more energized I'll have more willpower to turn away the constant food in our house.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Monday, September 17, 2007
Alright kids, a clean slate
Weightloss is definitely a numbers game - even if you don't want it to be. I think that's why I've been so lax recently - after having an FANTASTIC scale in my parent's room that was digital and did .2s and .6s of weight, the only scale was in the gym and out in front of everyone. I know I should just concentrate on how I feel and how my clothes fit to give me a boost for losing, but really, nothing's better for motivation then going "oh! 2 pounds lost this week!" Mom and Dad sent the old scale and while it's not horribly accurate, it'll do. So I kickstarted my motivation last night.
This past month or so has been really rough. At home, I had a really good routine. I knew what each day would bring. I'd usually have the same snacks. This semester it's just all over. I'm busy, I eat when I can and often eat too much. Snacking has become a HUGE part of my life and if it stays like that I just need to pick healthier snacks.
First I wrote out 28 reasons why I want to adopt a healthier lifestyle from the seemingly basic (being able to run up to the 3rd floor of our townhouse and not feel out of breath) to the pratical (running the 5K in November and hopefully one in the spring) to the all consuming (for lifetime health). I put them in an envelope by the side of my bed and drew one out this morning. Even if I don't exercise in the morning I'll have that thought in my head the entire day to guide my food choices and exercise choices. I wrote out post it notes for week 5 and 6 (3 post it notes each) of Couch to 5K and plan to write the day that I complete that exercise underneath because I've been kind of lackluster and have been on week 4 for LONGER THAN POSSIBLE.
Tomorrow I'm going to weigh myself for the first time in a month and that's a little scary. I was doing well before I came to school so I know with some determination, I'll be able to be successful here. So whatever that number may be tomorrow, I know it'll go down.
Clean slate now. Let's do this!
This past month or so has been really rough. At home, I had a really good routine. I knew what each day would bring. I'd usually have the same snacks. This semester it's just all over. I'm busy, I eat when I can and often eat too much. Snacking has become a HUGE part of my life and if it stays like that I just need to pick healthier snacks.
First I wrote out 28 reasons why I want to adopt a healthier lifestyle from the seemingly basic (being able to run up to the 3rd floor of our townhouse and not feel out of breath) to the pratical (running the 5K in November and hopefully one in the spring) to the all consuming (for lifetime health). I put them in an envelope by the side of my bed and drew one out this morning. Even if I don't exercise in the morning I'll have that thought in my head the entire day to guide my food choices and exercise choices. I wrote out post it notes for week 5 and 6 (3 post it notes each) of Couch to 5K and plan to write the day that I complete that exercise underneath because I've been kind of lackluster and have been on week 4 for LONGER THAN POSSIBLE.
Tomorrow I'm going to weigh myself for the first time in a month and that's a little scary. I was doing well before I came to school so I know with some determination, I'll be able to be successful here. So whatever that number may be tomorrow, I know it'll go down.
Clean slate now. Let's do this!
Monday, September 3, 2007
Love for the gym...
Yesterday was the first time I got to the gym for some weight training. And although I much prefer my home gym, I realized how much I really do like the gym. If I'm not running or walking around the track, I've basically got no cardio but at the gym there's a bike, ellipticals, treadmills that I can set to hills, and stair steppers as well as an isnane amount of weight machines and free weights. I'm in love. I did the elliptical and I just love being able to see exact numbers instead of ball parking how many calories I burtn for SparkPeople.
Also, yesterday I went for an easy Week 3 run with my friend Andy. I kind of encouraged him to come jogging with me and he kept up which is cool since he hadn't had week 1 or 2. However, I only broke a sweat during the last three minute jog so it was easy. He wants to continue jogging and hopefully when we push together throughout the weeks it'll be the workout I'm used to.
Also, yesterday I went for an easy Week 3 run with my friend Andy. I kind of encouraged him to come jogging with me and he kept up which is cool since he hadn't had week 1 or 2. However, I only broke a sweat during the last three minute jog so it was easy. He wants to continue jogging and hopefully when we push together throughout the weeks it'll be the workout I'm used to.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Back on track!
So kids, long time no post.
The week before going back to school, I did a Friday weigh in. I was going to pack a scale with me and forgot (but mom and dad are sending it). Since starting it, I lost 10 pounds. Yay me!
However, I came back to school and training week happened. Which meant I'd be running around from about 8:00/8:30 to usually about 7ish each night. Also add to the fact that we did not eat all that healthily and I slacked off for a week.
But I'm back and better than ever. This is the first time I've plugged in calories for week and a half on SparkPeople and I did my second run. On Monday I did a week 2 run and today I did a week 3 run. I had been on week 4 but was struggling a bit so I think I'll repeat week 4. Pleasant to say though, both runs went so well. I didn't have my MP3 player but I just felt calm and very zen afterwards. Am I becoming a runner? Who knows!
We'll start off with a few simple tasks:
1) Count calories. Write down it all. That was my best way to hold myself accountable.
2) Do at least 2 weight training workouts before next Tuesday. Cardio is easy on the track so I just need to do some more weights.
3) No shuttle (unless safety makes it a necessity). It's definitely easy to take it back from Broad but it's only a 7 minute walk. And throughout campus the weather has been so gorgeous that I can't justify taking it. So let's walk!
No weigh in because no scale and still getting back on track!
A shoutout to my sister B! Mom was telling me how good were at the parties and I'm proud! I just read your two blog posts and it seems like you are totally going for Balls to the Wall!
The week before going back to school, I did a Friday weigh in. I was going to pack a scale with me and forgot (but mom and dad are sending it). Since starting it, I lost 10 pounds. Yay me!
However, I came back to school and training week happened. Which meant I'd be running around from about 8:00/8:30 to usually about 7ish each night. Also add to the fact that we did not eat all that healthily and I slacked off for a week.
But I'm back and better than ever. This is the first time I've plugged in calories for week and a half on SparkPeople and I did my second run. On Monday I did a week 2 run and today I did a week 3 run. I had been on week 4 but was struggling a bit so I think I'll repeat week 4. Pleasant to say though, both runs went so well. I didn't have my MP3 player but I just felt calm and very zen afterwards. Am I becoming a runner? Who knows!
We'll start off with a few simple tasks:
1) Count calories. Write down it all. That was my best way to hold myself accountable.
2) Do at least 2 weight training workouts before next Tuesday. Cardio is easy on the track so I just need to do some more weights.
3) No shuttle (unless safety makes it a necessity). It's definitely easy to take it back from Broad but it's only a 7 minute walk. And throughout campus the weather has been so gorgeous that I can't justify taking it. So let's walk!
No weigh in because no scale and still getting back on track!
A shoutout to my sister B! Mom was telling me how good were at the parties and I'm proud! I just read your two blog posts and it seems like you are totally going for Balls to the Wall!
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Let's go with a great week
So, really, can I say how much I enjoy counting calories? I've been watching my calories & eating less and it's paid off. We'll save that for the weigh in - look towards a couple paragraphs later.
I basically kicked ass on the Tuesday Tasks. I counted calories and because of which put down some food that I decided I didn't really need as well as didn't stop by 7-11 at all to pick up any snacks. Snacks were brought from home (dear 100 calorie Ritz Snack Pack - I love you!). Calorie counting will be a new habit for now.
These Tuesday's Tasks:
1) Do 20 modified pushups, 20 regular crunches and 20 twist crunches before bed. Because the gym membersip ran out I've gotten a decent amount of cardio in but haven't gotten too much weight training in.
2) Run/walk/jog Monday and Tuesday morning - I've got training all day and that sucks so I want to exercise. The track is close enough to my townhouse.
3) Not feel ashamed to post up on the blog EXACTLY what i eat the first weekend at school. Not sure if that's clear but I know what it means to me.
Weigh-In:
Height: 5'10"
SW: 235.6
Current: 229.4
Pounds lost: 6.2
I basically kicked ass on the Tuesday Tasks. I counted calories and because of which put down some food that I decided I didn't really need as well as didn't stop by 7-11 at all to pick up any snacks. Snacks were brought from home (dear 100 calorie Ritz Snack Pack - I love you!). Calorie counting will be a new habit for now.
These Tuesday's Tasks:
1) Do 20 modified pushups, 20 regular crunches and 20 twist crunches before bed. Because the gym membersip ran out I've gotten a decent amount of cardio in but haven't gotten too much weight training in.
2) Run/walk/jog Monday and Tuesday morning - I've got training all day and that sucks so I want to exercise. The track is close enough to my townhouse.
3) Not feel ashamed to post up on the blog EXACTLY what i eat the first weekend at school. Not sure if that's clear but I know what it means to me.
Weigh-In:
Height: 5'10"
SW: 235.6
Current: 229.4
Pounds lost: 6.2
Friday, August 10, 2007
KICK ASS
So I did a mid week weigh in just to double check and I hit 232.4. Hello BELLOW last low weight. I'm not counting it as a weigh in because not on Tuesday.
But SERIOUSLY, what's helping is counting calories. I use the food journal in SparkPeople (http://www.sparkpeople.com) and I use CalorieKing (http://www.calorieking.com) to double check foods. It's leading me to make smarter choices about food and honestly, turning over a package isn't so hard. What's al ittle dififcult is the fact that my food has been made for me before I get home so unless I can find the recipe, I don't really know what's in it. So I might be undershootign and overshooting on certain foods but I'm sure it evens out. But I actually very much ENJOY doing this which is kind of weird. Yay calorie counting and being aware of what's going in my system.
However, boo to the fact that the gym membership is over. Sadness. Only a week of no gymming it.
But SERIOUSLY, what's helping is counting calories. I use the food journal in SparkPeople (http://www.sparkpeople.com) and I use CalorieKing (http://www.calorieking.com) to double check foods. It's leading me to make smarter choices about food and honestly, turning over a package isn't so hard. What's al ittle dififcult is the fact that my food has been made for me before I get home so unless I can find the recipe, I don't really know what's in it. So I might be undershootign and overshooting on certain foods but I'm sure it evens out. But I actually very much ENJOY doing this which is kind of weird. Yay calorie counting and being aware of what's going in my system.
However, boo to the fact that the gym membership is over. Sadness. Only a week of no gymming it.
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Some musings...
So weight loss isn't difficult.
I know that comes as a shock from the girl who just like...shot the last three weeks, but it's not a difficult concept. You consume calories from food. You expend calories by exercising and daily moving. If the amount that you consume is less than the amount of calories you expend, you will lose weight. The concept is relatively easy. However, the determination and the dedication is hard. Although I started off this blog all "Balls to the Walls"y, I haven't been completely BttW. I've slacked some. I've had french fries here, Wendy's there, cookies here and there. I've slacked on working out and haven't given 110%. Sometimes when I leave the gyBTm, I'm not even tired.
I went to coffee (Passion Iced Tea Lemonade - Non Sweetened!) with a friend who has been trying to lose some weight because of high blood pressure. She's lost 13 pounds and looks fantastic! Her weight loss efforts are a little too controlled for me - she checks calories constantly and cuts back on bread (BREAD!) but they are working. So this Tuesday's Tasks are going to be food related because I think I can pretty much do well on the exercise.
Tuesday Tasks
1) Keep track of EVERYTHING for a week. Whether that means using SparkPeople or a notebook, I want to see where my problem areas are with food. I could probably guess some but let's see if having to write things down will help me be a little less crazy with my food.
2) Before I start each item, I want to think to myself "Do I really need this food? Would I rather have this food then see a drop in weight?" I know that a handful of tortilla chips won't cause me to NOT lose weight but I want to think about it in this way.
3) For snacky foods, I want to only pay in change. Yes, that's if I run into 7-11 and buy baked lays or grab Auntie Anne's on the way home. If it's not a liquid or a meal, I'm gonna try to pay for it with change.
The water I did super well on! I'm gonan bring Crytal Light packages with me to work so I can change my water taste. And the less fat deserts I didn't really have that much temptation but I imagine I'll be choosing them this week with all this foodish stuff.
::fingers crossed kids:: Balls to the Wall!!
I know that comes as a shock from the girl who just like...shot the last three weeks, but it's not a difficult concept. You consume calories from food. You expend calories by exercising and daily moving. If the amount that you consume is less than the amount of calories you expend, you will lose weight. The concept is relatively easy. However, the determination and the dedication is hard. Although I started off this blog all "Balls to the Walls"y, I haven't been completely BttW. I've slacked some. I've had french fries here, Wendy's there, cookies here and there. I've slacked on working out and haven't given 110%. Sometimes when I leave the gyBTm, I'm not even tired.
I went to coffee (Passion Iced Tea Lemonade - Non Sweetened!) with a friend who has been trying to lose some weight because of high blood pressure. She's lost 13 pounds and looks fantastic! Her weight loss efforts are a little too controlled for me - she checks calories constantly and cuts back on bread (BREAD!) but they are working. So this Tuesday's Tasks are going to be food related because I think I can pretty much do well on the exercise.
Tuesday Tasks
1) Keep track of EVERYTHING for a week. Whether that means using SparkPeople or a notebook, I want to see where my problem areas are with food. I could probably guess some but let's see if having to write things down will help me be a little less crazy with my food.
2) Before I start each item, I want to think to myself "Do I really need this food? Would I rather have this food then see a drop in weight?" I know that a handful of tortilla chips won't cause me to NOT lose weight but I want to think about it in this way.
3) For snacky foods, I want to only pay in change. Yes, that's if I run into 7-11 and buy baked lays or grab Auntie Anne's on the way home. If it's not a liquid or a meal, I'm gonna try to pay for it with change.
The water I did super well on! I'm gonan bring Crytal Light packages with me to work so I can change my water taste. And the less fat deserts I didn't really have that much temptation but I imagine I'll be choosing them this week with all this foodish stuff.
::fingers crossed kids:: Balls to the Wall!!
Monday, August 6, 2007
Ooof, rough weekend
So, it was a rough weekend. I didn't keep with my Tuesday task and run nor did I eat the best I could. And there's two things I can do about it. I can beat myself up and think about the eating choices I made (probably shouldn't have had Kevin's mom's brownies) or the times that I could've gone running over the weekend. Or I could think about the amazing time I've had with my friends and how bonding over brownies might have been worth it and go for a nice nice run tonight. And my vote's for number 2. Because I had a great time this weekend and I can't go back for it so I might as well go forward.
There might be a weight gain this week, but I'll knock it off in no time!
There might be a weight gain this week, but I'll knock it off in no time!
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Seriously, I do mean to update this..
It's Thursday already which shouldn't have happened. There should've been an entry on Tuesday but it's been a pretty crazy week.
First order of business - I think I'm finally becoming a Runner (that's right, with a capital R). I bought running shoes on Sunday and was pumped to try them out at the gym that day. I actual look forward to my Couch to 5K workouts and they get progressively easier - yay!! Doesn't mean that I'm not huffing and puffing at the end because my face STILL resembles a tomato but I'm doing it and doing well with it! Yay! A slightly amusing addition is that for the first week of running, I was adding an extra 10 minutes onto the workout because I didn't bother to check the times, I just knew how much I had to run and walk (1 minute jog, 1.5 minute walk for 20 minutes not 30 minutes). In fact, this week it's still 20 minutes but I normally do about 24 or 25. I like exceeding things.
Second order of business, M&D were out of town which means I probably should have ate crappily and in fact, I really didn't. I had good food with the majority of it being what they made me. I didn't feel like I had to eat the minute I got home at 7:00 so I did alot more night workouts and had dinner later. Having dinner later generally means I didn't snack during the night because normally my body goes like "it's 10?! I'm hungry now!" So, it was a success!
As for last Tuesday's tasks, I did my Couch to 5K workouts that I wanted to. I didn't have fried chicken even though I was CRAVING a wendy's sandwhich on Sunday. I didn't end up drinking enough water every day so that's staying around for this week.
Tuesday's Tasks
1) We'll aim for 1.5 liters of water (three water bottles!) When the watercooler at the city is full, I always do it but if not we'll just have to squeeze it in another time.
2) Go for a run/walk/workout this weekend. I'll be up in Cooperstown, NY with the students I went on Mapendo with. I don't want to detract any time from them but I want to be able to squeeze in 30 minutes on Friday, Saturday or Sunday morning. I'm packing my shoes & I don't want it to be for nothing.
3) Find less fat deserts/sweets. I'm usually pretty good with salty things but I have actually started to get better with sweets. If I'm going to have a Frapacino, I ask for the light base. If I'm getting ice cream, I'm gonna go for reduced fat/non fat. Let's see how this pans out.
Now the stats:
SW: 235.6
Current: 233.0
Pounds lost: 2.6
First order of business - I think I'm finally becoming a Runner (that's right, with a capital R). I bought running shoes on Sunday and was pumped to try them out at the gym that day. I actual look forward to my Couch to 5K workouts and they get progressively easier - yay!! Doesn't mean that I'm not huffing and puffing at the end because my face STILL resembles a tomato but I'm doing it and doing well with it! Yay! A slightly amusing addition is that for the first week of running, I was adding an extra 10 minutes onto the workout because I didn't bother to check the times, I just knew how much I had to run and walk (1 minute jog, 1.5 minute walk for 20 minutes not 30 minutes). In fact, this week it's still 20 minutes but I normally do about 24 or 25. I like exceeding things.
Second order of business, M&D were out of town which means I probably should have ate crappily and in fact, I really didn't. I had good food with the majority of it being what they made me. I didn't feel like I had to eat the minute I got home at 7:00 so I did alot more night workouts and had dinner later. Having dinner later generally means I didn't snack during the night because normally my body goes like "it's 10?! I'm hungry now!" So, it was a success!
As for last Tuesday's tasks, I did my Couch to 5K workouts that I wanted to. I didn't have fried chicken even though I was CRAVING a wendy's sandwhich on Sunday. I didn't end up drinking enough water every day so that's staying around for this week.
Tuesday's Tasks
1) We'll aim for 1.5 liters of water (three water bottles!) When the watercooler at the city is full, I always do it but if not we'll just have to squeeze it in another time.
2) Go for a run/walk/workout this weekend. I'll be up in Cooperstown, NY with the students I went on Mapendo with. I don't want to detract any time from them but I want to be able to squeeze in 30 minutes on Friday, Saturday or Sunday morning. I'm packing my shoes & I don't want it to be for nothing.
3) Find less fat deserts/sweets. I'm usually pretty good with salty things but I have actually started to get better with sweets. If I'm going to have a Frapacino, I ask for the light base. If I'm getting ice cream, I'm gonna go for reduced fat/non fat. Let's see how this pans out.
Now the stats:
SW: 235.6
Current: 233.0
Pounds lost: 2.6
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Oof crazy week!!
Alright, kids, it was a crazy week as you can tell from the lack of updates. And, although I weighed in yesterday and only lost .4 pounds but seriously, I was happy. I slacked off this week - I did not fulfill my Tuesday task of three days at the gym (only 2 days and a run at the shore) so bleh on that, but it's a new week and I guess this shows that with really simple life changes, you can make a difference. I haven't been to Mickey D's (or Wendy's) since this started. I haven't been to Applebees or a diner for late night greasy foods. Monday when i was so hungry coming home from work and I grabbed a donut (!!) I threw half of it out because it was stale and did not taste good. And seriously, if I'm going to eat any crazy calories, it better be worth it. I've never thrown out a donut before. The other two TT's went well - I LOVED doing the wall pushups and was sore for like 3 days. I'm going to keep that and add 10 seconds of wall sits. And, I didn't have alot of experience for fried chicken so that's gonna be kept on the roster for this week.
Also! Over Thanksgiving, Mom, J, K and J's boyfriend and I are hopefully going to to do a 5K. It's far enough away that I have time to train but close enough that it'll be on my backburner. And I love the people I'm doing it with so yay! I'm going to follow the 8 week program for From Couch to 5K for the first 2 months and then after I can hopefully run a 5K straight, the rest of the time will be spent training on hills/intervals to build up endurance. I'm pumped and have already done 2 of the week one workouts!
Tuesday Tasks
1) Do 3 workouts for the from Couch to 5K - last one from week one and two from week 2. Last time that I tried to do Ct5K, I only did the first week so let's take this one week at a time.
2) No fried chicken again. With M & D going out of state, I'll be tempted to go out to eat much more so this week so we're keeping this one around.
3) 2 liters of water. Let's do this. Whooo! (side benefit - if I do 2 liters of water, I'll go the bathroom much more and do the wall sits/pushups so yay!)
Not the best week, but I'm feeling good about this week! :)
Also! Over Thanksgiving, Mom, J, K and J's boyfriend and I are hopefully going to to do a 5K. It's far enough away that I have time to train but close enough that it'll be on my backburner. And I love the people I'm doing it with so yay! I'm going to follow the 8 week program for From Couch to 5K for the first 2 months and then after I can hopefully run a 5K straight, the rest of the time will be spent training on hills/intervals to build up endurance. I'm pumped and have already done 2 of the week one workouts!
Tuesday Tasks
1) Do 3 workouts for the from Couch to 5K - last one from week one and two from week 2. Last time that I tried to do Ct5K, I only did the first week so let's take this one week at a time.
2) No fried chicken again. With M & D going out of state, I'll be tempted to go out to eat much more so this week so we're keeping this one around.
3) 2 liters of water. Let's do this. Whooo! (side benefit - if I do 2 liters of water, I'll go the bathroom much more and do the wall sits/pushups so yay!)
Not the best week, but I'm feeling good about this week! :)
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Tuesday!
A look back at last week's tasks? The stairs were definitely the hardest. However, I knew that because I made it public, I had to do it so I did. I didn't go down during lunch those days but I think that helped (even if it meant I didn't have 8 flights to go back up) because it saved me loads of calories from Subway. Diet Soda wasn't too bad but I did give myself mental pats on the back. And the fact that I'm not that big of a fan of Diet Coke meant that at restaurants, I usually ordered water so that's pretty cool. The eating out was soemthing that I hardly missed! Sure I drove by Mickey D's but there wasn't a day that I was like "oh my gosh, I just WANT a milkshake sooooo bad". I'll probably keep the Diet Soda task and the drivethru task as much as I can and do the steps when I feel so motivate
These Tuesday Tasks:
1) Whenever I go into the bathroom at home or work - 10 pushups against the wall. I have to use the bathroom at the city office more because it's less busy and I pound down water but really, I imagine this means about 50 pushups a day. The caveat - at public places when the stall's big enough or I wouldn't be holding up anybody.
2) NO FRIED CHICKEN! I realize that's my downfall. I love the crispy breadiness of fried chicken all too much and when I'm out, I pat myself on the back for getting chicken but tell them to deep fry it. So this week - NO FRIED CHICKEN. This might be continued to next week depending on how much I'm around fried chicken.
3) Work out at least 4 days this week with at least 3 of them being gym workouts. Doesn't necessarily matter if it's cardio or weights (or both!) but I realize I'm forking over $50 a month, I might as well use it. And nothing more than pride if it's more than 4 days of working out.
Now the stats:
SW: 235.6
Current: 234.4
Pounds lost: 1.2
These Tuesday Tasks:
1) Whenever I go into the bathroom at home or work - 10 pushups against the wall. I have to use the bathroom at the city office more because it's less busy and I pound down water but really, I imagine this means about 50 pushups a day. The caveat - at public places when the stall's big enough or I wouldn't be holding up anybody.
2) NO FRIED CHICKEN! I realize that's my downfall. I love the crispy breadiness of fried chicken all too much and when I'm out, I pat myself on the back for getting chicken but tell them to deep fry it. So this week - NO FRIED CHICKEN. This might be continued to next week depending on how much I'm around fried chicken.
3) Work out at least 4 days this week with at least 3 of them being gym workouts. Doesn't necessarily matter if it's cardio or weights (or both!) but I realize I'm forking over $50 a month, I might as well use it. And nothing more than pride if it's more than 4 days of working out.
Now the stats:
SW: 235.6
Current: 234.4
Pounds lost: 1.2
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Weekend!
So, it's been like 3 days since my last post and it's been a little crazy.
After Thursday, I went out to eat with K and S. Which would've been alright if it hadn't been at Royal China Buffet. I tried to be good with what I ate but even at the end, I immediately regret what I ate. I could've made smarter choices with my food but did okay.
Friday, K and I went to the driving range and just had a good talk about everything. Although I should have gone to the gym (didn't in the morning because of a HORRIBLE night's sleep), the driving rang allowed me to be outdoors some and maybe swinging a driver could count as exercise.
It's been a walking weekend. Yesterday, I went down the shore with K, J and J's boyfriend J. Before we chilled on the beach, I went for a walk with K. I enjoy doing a bit of exercise before laying out in the sun and have been be able to do it all this summer. We continued walking on the boardwalk. Today, mom dad and I went to the Liberty Science Centerand walked around for a couple hours. I didn't end up going ot the gym today either (I'm feeling a Tuesday Task coming up).
Gym tomorrow morning without a doubt! Let's cross figners for a good week. I'm not too looking forward to the weigh in but it's a new day tomorrow!
After Thursday, I went out to eat with K and S. Which would've been alright if it hadn't been at Royal China Buffet. I tried to be good with what I ate but even at the end, I immediately regret what I ate. I could've made smarter choices with my food but did okay.
Friday, K and I went to the driving range and just had a good talk about everything. Although I should have gone to the gym (didn't in the morning because of a HORRIBLE night's sleep), the driving rang allowed me to be outdoors some and maybe swinging a driver could count as exercise.
It's been a walking weekend. Yesterday, I went down the shore with K, J and J's boyfriend J. Before we chilled on the beach, I went for a walk with K. I enjoy doing a bit of exercise before laying out in the sun and have been be able to do it all this summer. We continued walking on the boardwalk. Today, mom dad and I went to the Liberty Science Centerand walked around for a couple hours. I didn't end up going ot the gym today either (I'm feeling a Tuesday Task coming up).
Gym tomorrow morning without a doubt! Let's cross figners for a good week. I'm not too looking forward to the weigh in but it's a new day tomorrow!
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Ah...this is why I do it
So today was a perfect example of why I chose to post PUBLIC goals and the whole accountability business.
Today, whatever road our bus took was SO trafficy. I got to our building about 9 minutes after 9:00 and could have easily taken the elevator. My legs were already tired from my attempts at mountain goating it yesterday anyway. But I knew that I made my Tuesday's Tasks so I bucked it up and took those 8 flights of stairs. I just cut my lunch hour a bit shorter and that was worth it. I had no guilty conscience! Yay accountability!
Today, whatever road our bus took was SO trafficy. I got to our building about 9 minutes after 9:00 and could have easily taken the elevator. My legs were already tired from my attempts at mountain goating it yesterday anyway. But I knew that I made my Tuesday's Tasks so I bucked it up and took those 8 flights of stairs. I just cut my lunch hour a bit shorter and that was worth it. I had no guilty conscience! Yay accountability!
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Real post!
So as per my stair challenge - I took them today. If you are anywhere in this horrible heat streak we've been having you'd realize that the humidity is absoutely horrendous outside. So I trekked inside and walked past a very nice man waiting for the elevator to the stairs In the back of the already hot building. I battled my way up them taking a stop or a pause out of sheer exhaustion (hi, my name is Mel and I'm not really you know...that fit) until I got to the 8th floor. Our staircases only have reentry on the 4th and 8th floor so I had to take the elevator for a floor. I pressed the button the doors open and co-worker S is standing in their looking chipper and fantastic as usual (COVET her wardrobe). I'm sure she had to think about why I was taking the elevator from the 8th floor so I commented about the heat and then admitted I was taking the stairs. Let's hope this out of breathedness was related to the fact that this morning I woke up early to go to the gym. I did 30 minutes on the treadmill at about 3.8 mph at an 8.0 incline. I don't know what that means in real actual life but let's just say it was SUPER JACKED UP incline. I was sweating like crazy and walked outside and felt worse cause it was humid and hot already at 6:30 in the morning.
I had a KICK ASS lunch - courtesy of the Poppa. Tortelli soup, grainy bread, cherries and grapes and a piece of pepperjack cheese. Top off with a Diet Cherry Coke (Tuesday Task 3) and a 100 cal pudding and it was amazing. I just had a few pretzels for a mid afternoon snack. I'm perfectly content. However, I grabbed a banana before I left for the gym and was so hungry and need of on the go sustenence that I stopped by 7/11 for a Slimfast and...a bagel. We could've gone unhealthier - it wasn't my love affair with Dunkin Donuts but I need to have all meals healthy.
Don't know what's for dinner and maybe I can get another leisurely walk in tonight. Now let's see if my glutes are hurting tomorrow morning....::evil laughter::
I had a KICK ASS lunch - courtesy of the Poppa. Tortelli soup, grainy bread, cherries and grapes and a piece of pepperjack cheese. Top off with a Diet Cherry Coke (Tuesday Task 3) and a 100 cal pudding and it was amazing. I just had a few pretzels for a mid afternoon snack. I'm perfectly content. However, I grabbed a banana before I left for the gym and was so hungry and need of on the go sustenence that I stopped by 7/11 for a Slimfast and...a bagel. We could've gone unhealthier - it wasn't my love affair with Dunkin Donuts but I need to have all meals healthy.
Don't know what's for dinner and maybe I can get another leisurely walk in tonight. Now let's see if my glutes are hurting tomorrow morning....::evil laughter::
Fake post Number 1
I'll call this fake because technically it was typed up in another blog before I decided to make a blog devoted to the fact that I am quite possibly one of the most head strong people so I have no worries that if I set my mind to it, this will happen. Below is a c&p from the other one. An actual post will follow.
>>So can we talk about how 4 weeks ago, I posted up some long rambly thing about wanting to slim down/tone up? Do you remember because I barely didn't.
I joined a gym and would use it in spurts. Over the past week and a half I've started to be a little more iffy about using it. I'd sleep in or go out or do some half ass weight exercise at home. I'd eat really well and then totally sabotage everything with some deliciousness Dunkin Donuts for work. I ended up losing 5 pounds but when I weighed myself today, I was at the starting weight. And then I started to basically read the archives of Dietgirl (http://www.dietgirl.org) and in oh, let's say 3 days, I read 5 years. She's incredibly plucky and determined and gave me some good ideas. She's a Scorpio and in one of her entries, remarked how Scorpians are kind of all or nothing. We like deadlines, we like goals and most of all, we like challenges. (Hello, me to a T!) So it's Balls to the Wall - pardon the colorful language - for the next 38 days until I go back to school.
The thing that made the most sense to me was accountability in her journal and little mission challenges. So I've decided to adopt that with Tuesday Tasks as well as a weigh in. The tasks will apply to just the week but if I enjoy what I'm seeing, hopefully I can add on so over the next 5 weeks I can have a whole buttload of healthy habits. I hate being obsessed with numbers and I know a daily weigh in, though effective I've read, would put me through the roof. I'm gonna be ballsy and actually post numbers and hope it'll help me stay true. So...this week's tasks.
Tuesday Tasks
1) Take the stairs. This really only applies to 3 days a week but I work on the 9th floor in the city. I plan to take those stairs up and down. Occasionally when I go grab Subway, I go down and up for lunch so that will count too. I shall climb those stairs (at least to the 8th floor because there's no 9th floor exit).
2) NO DRIVE THRUS. This is probably the saddest. Mom and Dad make AMAZING food for dinner and occasioanlly when I come home, I pass by a McDonalds and am craving fried chicked and a milkshake. So I stop even though I'll be eating healthy good dinner in 20 minutes. NO DRIVE THRUS.
3) Cut out full calorie sodas. I'm starting to drink more water. Yesteray, I had 2 liters. Today, I haven't had that much. But I love soda too much and have found that Diet Mountain Dew and Diet Cherry Coke taste similar enough to trick my mind. I'm usually pretty good but often I slip and I slip hard (we're talking like...20 ounces + usually). So Diet Soda and craploads of water, sure!
Age: 20
Initial Weight: 235.6
Net weight lost in 2007: 0 lbs
I guess I should feel good that this isn't a well used journal because I imagine a good amount of the posts in the next month or so are going to be weight/health related. If that bothers you, please let me know and I can switch it over to just a health focused Blogger or something.
Balls to the Wall 2007!<<
>>So can we talk about how 4 weeks ago, I posted up some long rambly thing about wanting to slim down/tone up? Do you remember because I barely didn't.
I joined a gym and would use it in spurts. Over the past week and a half I've started to be a little more iffy about using it. I'd sleep in or go out or do some half ass weight exercise at home. I'd eat really well and then totally sabotage everything with some deliciousness Dunkin Donuts for work. I ended up losing 5 pounds but when I weighed myself today, I was at the starting weight. And then I started to basically read the archives of Dietgirl (http://www.dietgirl.org) and in oh, let's say 3 days, I read 5 years. She's incredibly plucky and determined and gave me some good ideas. She's a Scorpio and in one of her entries, remarked how Scorpians are kind of all or nothing. We like deadlines, we like goals and most of all, we like challenges. (Hello, me to a T!) So it's Balls to the Wall - pardon the colorful language - for the next 38 days until I go back to school.
The thing that made the most sense to me was accountability in her journal and little mission challenges. So I've decided to adopt that with Tuesday Tasks as well as a weigh in. The tasks will apply to just the week but if I enjoy what I'm seeing, hopefully I can add on so over the next 5 weeks I can have a whole buttload of healthy habits. I hate being obsessed with numbers and I know a daily weigh in, though effective I've read, would put me through the roof. I'm gonna be ballsy and actually post numbers and hope it'll help me stay true. So...this week's tasks.
Tuesday Tasks
1) Take the stairs. This really only applies to 3 days a week but I work on the 9th floor in the city. I plan to take those stairs up and down. Occasionally when I go grab Subway, I go down and up for lunch so that will count too. I shall climb those stairs (at least to the 8th floor because there's no 9th floor exit).
2) NO DRIVE THRUS. This is probably the saddest. Mom and Dad make AMAZING food for dinner and occasioanlly when I come home, I pass by a McDonalds and am craving fried chicked and a milkshake. So I stop even though I'll be eating healthy good dinner in 20 minutes. NO DRIVE THRUS.
3) Cut out full calorie sodas. I'm starting to drink more water. Yesteray, I had 2 liters. Today, I haven't had that much. But I love soda too much and have found that Diet Mountain Dew and Diet Cherry Coke taste similar enough to trick my mind. I'm usually pretty good but often I slip and I slip hard (we're talking like...20 ounces + usually). So Diet Soda and craploads of water, sure!
Age: 20
Initial Weight: 235.6
Net weight lost in 2007: 0 lbs
I guess I should feel good that this isn't a well used journal because I imagine a good amount of the posts in the next month or so are going to be weight/health related. If that bothers you, please let me know and I can switch it over to just a health focused Blogger or something.
Balls to the Wall 2007!<<
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