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!
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
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
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