i have a love/hate relationship with the scale.
weighing in is a process...i get myself all ready to step on the scale. making sure i am wearing the same clothes everytime i weigh in so not even the clothes or shoes can make a difference in my weight.
when i see pounds drop, i absolutely love the scale. i get on it again and again just to check to make sure. i cheer! i tell tim! i cheer some more and then i step on it one more time to see the number again.
this past tuesday i hated the scale. my number went up 2.8 pounds. it put me in such a bad mood. it makes me miserable. and i am really miserable towards tim. poor guy.
there was no need for that number to go up... i was watching a weight loss show last night and a trainer said "the scale never lies" i got so mad, i turned off the tv and will never watch the show again. it does lie. i have been counting every calorie and working out 30 minutes a day. i have calcualted my calorie intake and how many to eat when i am sitting around doing nothing all day (like on these snow days). i have done it. and in my opinion, the scale did lie.
i have decided to stay away from the scale. to stay away and to only weigh in on monday mornings.
just finished day one of level 2 of the shred. that was one heck of a workout. if my body doesn't hurt tomorrow, i will be shocked!
getting cabin fever. heading out tonight with friends. planning on getting a grilled chicken salad with dressing on the side...
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
snow day.
i made it ten days doing "the shred"
"the shred" is jillian michaels' workout dvd. it has three levels. ten days for each level. i have completed level one. i did a preview of level two and i'm terrified!
i felt such pain after the first day of doing level one. and i remember pushing through the pain on day 2 and 3. i have lost 3 inches around my hips which is the body part that i am really aiming to slim down...
what a difference from day 1 to day 10. i could hardly do 2 pushups and now i am doing 40! i could barely do a lunge and now i am champ. amazing how your body adapts and changes in such a short amount of time with hard work.
here's to level 2 of the shred and hoping i'll be able to raise my arms with no pain. oh and to do a jumping jack without my thighs slapping together...
tim made an awesome tomato, onion and cheese omelet tonight for dinner. hit the spot and for only 460 calories. and that includes the butter it was cooked with and the ketchup i used to dunk it in! :) it was filling and tasted delicious!
hooray for a snow day! i remember last year around this time we had a huge blizzard. and we were snowed in with doritos, cookies and snickers bars... this year. we are snowed in with oranges, blueberries and fiber bars...
praying for a two hour delay...
"the shred" is jillian michaels' workout dvd. it has three levels. ten days for each level. i have completed level one. i did a preview of level two and i'm terrified!
i felt such pain after the first day of doing level one. and i remember pushing through the pain on day 2 and 3. i have lost 3 inches around my hips which is the body part that i am really aiming to slim down...
what a difference from day 1 to day 10. i could hardly do 2 pushups and now i am doing 40! i could barely do a lunge and now i am champ. amazing how your body adapts and changes in such a short amount of time with hard work.
here's to level 2 of the shred and hoping i'll be able to raise my arms with no pain. oh and to do a jumping jack without my thighs slapping together...
tim made an awesome tomato, onion and cheese omelet tonight for dinner. hit the spot and for only 460 calories. and that includes the butter it was cooked with and the ketchup i used to dunk it in! :) it was filling and tasted delicious!
hooray for a snow day! i remember last year around this time we had a huge blizzard. and we were snowed in with doritos, cookies and snickers bars... this year. we are snowed in with oranges, blueberries and fiber bars...
praying for a two hour delay...
Monday, January 24, 2011
planned meals.
Weigh day... new number... 153.2... down exactly ten pounds since January 2nd.
tim and i have really cut back on eating out. we absolutely love eating at restaurants! it has been hard but tim makes such delicious dinners that sometimes i wonder why we waste our money in those places.
grocery shopping has been added to our routine since january 2nd. we go every monday night after work. we make a list during the week. we plan out our dinners, lunches and breakfasts. I LOVE THIS!! this is one big reason why i have been successful. pb and raison sandwiches for lunch this week with a piece of fruit and whole wheat crackers. omelets are planned. and i am trying the Kashi bars for breakfast this week.
after our monday shopping trip, it is usually about 7:30... our only day out to eat is monday night... we eat at chipotle. i love this place. i get a chicken bowl with no beans, sour cream or cheese. just chicken, salsa, lettuce and a little rice. yum! i figured it to be about 450 calories. and the hot salsa gives it a kick. i have read some health articles that says spicy foods help burn calories!
chipotle is a safe restaurant for me. along with subway. i can go in those places knowing i will not eat ridiculously.
hoping to see 151 by next monday. i will be happy with a two pound loss.
next weigh-in: Monday, January 31st.
ps. day 8 of "the shred" and it is still kicking my butt.
tim and i have really cut back on eating out. we absolutely love eating at restaurants! it has been hard but tim makes such delicious dinners that sometimes i wonder why we waste our money in those places.
grocery shopping has been added to our routine since january 2nd. we go every monday night after work. we make a list during the week. we plan out our dinners, lunches and breakfasts. I LOVE THIS!! this is one big reason why i have been successful. pb and raison sandwiches for lunch this week with a piece of fruit and whole wheat crackers. omelets are planned. and i am trying the Kashi bars for breakfast this week.
after our monday shopping trip, it is usually about 7:30... our only day out to eat is monday night... we eat at chipotle. i love this place. i get a chicken bowl with no beans, sour cream or cheese. just chicken, salsa, lettuce and a little rice. yum! i figured it to be about 450 calories. and the hot salsa gives it a kick. i have read some health articles that says spicy foods help burn calories!
chipotle is a safe restaurant for me. along with subway. i can go in those places knowing i will not eat ridiculously.
hoping to see 151 by next monday. i will be happy with a two pound loss.
next weigh-in: Monday, January 31st.
ps. day 8 of "the shred" and it is still kicking my butt.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Held Accountable
being held accountable... when i start to change my eating habits and live healthy, one of the most important ways to do so is to be held accountable. i tell everyone i know i am trying to eat healthy. that i am trying "the shred" that i am changing my lifestyle. that i am going from eating a bowl of buffalo chicken dip to a bowl of blueberries. that i am going from buying lunch at the cafeteria to packing my lunch everyday... i tell people. i tell people so that i feel like i am being held accountable.
i started my blog so that i know that even strangers are checking and holding me accountable. friends i haven't talked to in years are checking and holding me accountable. friends i see everyday are checking and holding me accountable...
i hate calling what i am doing a diet. i wish i would understand that this is a change. a change that will take years. not days. not weeks. not months.
tim and i ordered pizza hut last night. i ate very healthy during the day and ate two pieces of stuffed crust pizza for 350 calories a piece. i wanted more... but i stopped... i ate 1300 calories yesterday and it could have been a lot worst...
thank you for checking my blog. and reading it. i really do appreciate it.
i started my blog so that i know that even strangers are checking and holding me accountable. friends i haven't talked to in years are checking and holding me accountable. friends i see everyday are checking and holding me accountable...
i hate calling what i am doing a diet. i wish i would understand that this is a change. a change that will take years. not days. not weeks. not months.
tim and i ordered pizza hut last night. i ate very healthy during the day and ate two pieces of stuffed crust pizza for 350 calories a piece. i wanted more... but i stopped... i ate 1300 calories yesterday and it could have been a lot worst...
thank you for checking my blog. and reading it. i really do appreciate it.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Down 10!
stepped on the scale today for a sneak peek... and i am 153.2!! that is exactly ten pounds since January 2nd!! Lost ten pounds in twenty days... hoping this pattern continues and i lose another ten pounds in twenty days... i am looking forward to breaking 150...
Day 6 of The Shred. i am feeling stronger...i am able to do all the push ups and i am completing most of the exercises... hoping that by Day 10, i am ready to move on to Level 2!!
Jillian Michaels says "lose 20 pounds in 30 days. i am holding her to it!!
i have been taking my picture every day since Day 1 of The Shred... hopefully I will upload them and you can see the difference.
thinking ahead to my dress i need to wear on march 5th... it is an oyster color... i need a tan i think before the day... i have never been to a tanning bed... but am considering it and starting it in february... i have no clue how they work... hoping to find a buddy to go with me...
Offical weigh-in on Monday... hoping to remain where I am or have a greater loss.
Day 6 of The Shred. i am feeling stronger...i am able to do all the push ups and i am completing most of the exercises... hoping that by Day 10, i am ready to move on to Level 2!!
Jillian Michaels says "lose 20 pounds in 30 days. i am holding her to it!!
i have been taking my picture every day since Day 1 of The Shred... hopefully I will upload them and you can see the difference.
thinking ahead to my dress i need to wear on march 5th... it is an oyster color... i need a tan i think before the day... i have never been to a tanning bed... but am considering it and starting it in february... i have no clue how they work... hoping to find a buddy to go with me...
Offical weigh-in on Monday... hoping to remain where I am or have a greater loss.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
feeling miserable.
This is how i feel. flubby and miserable. as i work out to Jillian, i feel even more miserable. watching skinny girls complete workouts while my thighs are slapping together in the middle of jumping jacks. why do they put such tiny women on those workout videos. depressing.
finished day 4 of The Shred. hoping to really do 30 days and see if it changes my body. my body doesn't hurt nearly as bad as day 1 did... hoping that is a good thing :)
i even have tim doing the shred. it was much harder than he thought it would be. that guy was sweating and stopping in the middle of it! makes me feel powerful:)
onto the weekend... hopefully i will update sometime over the weekend. i did weigh-in today... 154.6... not a change in five days. miserable. hoping for a pound loss over the weekend...let's see 153!!
finished day 4 of The Shred. hoping to really do 30 days and see if it changes my body. my body doesn't hurt nearly as bad as day 1 did... hoping that is a good thing :)
i even have tim doing the shred. it was much harder than he thought it would be. that guy was sweating and stopping in the middle of it! makes me feel powerful:)
onto the weekend... hopefully i will update sometime over the weekend. i did weigh-in today... 154.6... not a change in five days. miserable. hoping for a pound loss over the weekend...let's see 153!!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
The Shred
I decided to start some exercise... i began jillian michaels' The Shred... and let me tell you... it is great. my body is killing me... i hate being out of shape and trying to get myself back into shape. ouch.
expecting to gain weight this week since i started exercising... everytime i begin to workout i always gain weight... i eat the same but gain weight. and i defintely do blame it on gaining muscle.
hoping to see 153 this week... fingers crossed.
expecting to gain weight this week since i started exercising... everytime i begin to workout i always gain weight... i eat the same but gain weight. and i defintely do blame it on gaining muscle.
hoping to see 153 this week... fingers crossed.
Monday, January 17, 2011
How to maintain?
Weigh-in today: new number is 154.6. Down 2.2 pounds in a week. that is a total of 8.6 pounds.
This week I am going to start strength training. i have five pound weights that i am going to start using to tone my arms and get them ready for the dress.
A typical day:
Breakfast:
Oatmeal bar 220
Coffee 100
Snack:
crackers 120
Lunch:
Half of a turkey sandwich with two stacker pickles: 300
Orange: 100
Snack:
Raisons 120
Dinner
Salad or a measured 400 calorie meal
Snack:
Hot chocolate with marshmallows 150
Total Calories a day: 1,200-1,400 calories
I do switch up the fruit for lunch and snacks but try to keep them at a 100 calories.
I have learned that structure and routine is the easiest way to eat healthy. On my weekends, I try to keep the routine the same... but we have at least one social event a weekend and it makes it so hard!
Hoping that once I get to my goal weight of 140 that I can increase my calories just enough and learn how to maintain my weight.
i need to learn how to maintain my weight. i have never learned how to do that...i either eat to gain or i eat to lose. i need to problem solve that in the next fourteen pound or so..
feeling better about myself. will feel much better once "the ring" is gone.
Next weigh-in: January 24th.
This week I am going to start strength training. i have five pound weights that i am going to start using to tone my arms and get them ready for the dress.
A typical day:
Breakfast:
Oatmeal bar 220
Coffee 100
Snack:
crackers 120
Lunch:
Half of a turkey sandwich with two stacker pickles: 300
Orange: 100
Snack:
Raisons 120
Dinner
Salad or a measured 400 calorie meal
Snack:
Hot chocolate with marshmallows 150
Total Calories a day: 1,200-1,400 calories
I do switch up the fruit for lunch and snacks but try to keep them at a 100 calories.
I have learned that structure and routine is the easiest way to eat healthy. On my weekends, I try to keep the routine the same... but we have at least one social event a weekend and it makes it so hard!
Hoping that once I get to my goal weight of 140 that I can increase my calories just enough and learn how to maintain my weight.
i need to learn how to maintain my weight. i have never learned how to do that...i either eat to gain or i eat to lose. i need to problem solve that in the next fourteen pound or so..
feeling better about myself. will feel much better once "the ring" is gone.
Next weigh-in: January 24th.
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