But Day 17 of working out! Tomorrow will end my fourth week of going to the gym consistently! I am so proud of myself. But that little annoying voice in the back of my head will not shut up. I am getting pretty good at tuning it out but it's still there. Saying things like, "How long are you going to last this time?" and "This won't last long." UGH! Just be quiet!! Anyways...
I did not want to go to the gym this morning. I really just wanted to come home after dropping Ethan off and go to bed. I am exhausted!!! BUT I went to the gym and I did cardio and I kicked butt! :) I did the AMT for TWENTY-FIVE minutes!!! I couldn't believe it. Last time I did it, I could barely do 10 minutes! :) I burned about 215 calories. Then I switched over to the elliptical and did 35 minutes and burned 335 calories. That makes a total of 60 minutes and 550 calories burned. :)
Today's goals were:
1. Go to gym after taking vehicle BACK into shop! SUCCESS
2. Do 10 mins on the AMT! SUCCESS x 2
3. Finish cardio out on the elliptical. SUCCESS
4. Do load of towels. SUCCESS
5. Eat all meals at home. SUCCESS
I also called the Vets of America to see when and what they will pick up (I had to leave a message). We have a huge box of junk that we really wanna get rid of. I keep saying that I'm gonna have a garage sale but I haven't yet so I really, honestly don't think I will.
I think I have my routine down pretty good. And my body has been craving good-for-me foods so that is saying a TON!!! I am feeling good, I just can't wait to see results and fit into smaller clothes! I know it will come with time and I just have to take it one day at a time.
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Be to the gym by 0950.
2. Do load of towels (one more left).
3. Empty dish washer (ICK!) and load it @ least once.
4. Eat a veggie with dinner!
5. Eat all meals at home.
Exhausted. Going to bed. G'nite!!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Day 10 of 35
Today was another great day! I feel very accomplished today. :)
Today's goals were:
1. Be to the gym by 0950. SUCCESS; I got there at 0945 :)
2. Do at least ONE LOAD of laundry. SUCCESS!!!... I did FIVE! :)
3. Call Vets of America. Oh shoot! Forgot again. Need to look at my goal list during the day!
4. Unload the dish washer. (It's significant b/c the ones in there have been in there for TWO days; our sink is overflowing with dirty ones!!!... Remember I said I despise doing dishes?!? Well, that includes even taking them out and putting them in the dishwasher!) SUCCESS; and I even did a load (is that what it's called?).
5. Eat all meals at home! SUCCESS
Now you see why I feel accomplished?? :) My trainer tried to kill me today! HA!... Not really, but it sure felt like it. Can't wait to see how I feel tomorrow. And then there is cardio tomorrow! Yay!
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Go to gym after taking vehicle BACK into shop!
2. Do 10 mins on the AMT!
3. Finish cardio out on the elliptical.
4. Do load of towels.
5. Eat all meals at home.
P.S. I cannot believe tomorrow is Thursday already. This week has gone by fast!
G'nite!
Today's goals were:
1. Be to the gym by 0950. SUCCESS; I got there at 0945 :)
2. Do at least ONE LOAD of laundry. SUCCESS!!!... I did FIVE! :)
3. Call Vets of America. Oh shoot! Forgot again. Need to look at my goal list during the day!
4. Unload the dish washer. (It's significant b/c the ones in there have been in there for TWO days; our sink is overflowing with dirty ones!!!... Remember I said I despise doing dishes?!? Well, that includes even taking them out and putting them in the dishwasher!) SUCCESS; and I even did a load (is that what it's called?).
5. Eat all meals at home! SUCCESS
Now you see why I feel accomplished?? :) My trainer tried to kill me today! HA!... Not really, but it sure felt like it. Can't wait to see how I feel tomorrow. And then there is cardio tomorrow! Yay!
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Go to gym after taking vehicle BACK into shop!
2. Do 10 mins on the AMT!
3. Finish cardio out on the elliptical.
4. Do load of towels.
5. Eat all meals at home.
P.S. I cannot believe tomorrow is Thursday already. This week has gone by fast!
G'nite!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Day 9 of 35
Today was great!!!... Dropped Ethan off at school and headed straight to the gym. I sat in my vehicle for what seemed forever before I made myself get out and walk in. I was so sore and tired; I could have just fell asleep sitting there and I really wanted to too!!! I went in, talked to my trainer for a minute, and then hopped on my best friend!! It took me forever to warm up to where I could actually go at a decent pace. I think I was into my 13th minute before I kicked it up a notch in the speed department! I was initially shooting for 500 calories but I finished up the weight loss program and had only burned 388 calories, so I chose the interval program and told myself that I could push out enough to burn 312 calories and make it 700!!! And that is just what I did! :) Completed 61 minutes and burned 719 calories! I could barely walk when I was done though. And even in the midst of this pain, I cannot WAIT for tomorrow's session with my trainer! I am excited to see what she's gonna have me do. And I can't wait to weigh-in, to take measurements and pictures in two weeks! I wanna see what kind of results all of this hard work is going to yield! AND then I can pick my reward for the great results! I am thinking about a massage! :)
Today's goals were:
1. Go to the gym immediately after dropping Ethan off at school. SUCCESS
2. Burn @ least 500 calories on the elliptical. SUCCESS
3. Finish the laundry. No, I didn't do ANY!
4. Call Veterans of America (I think that's what they are called) and see if they'll pick up stuff in garage. Forgot; will do this tomorrow
5. Eat all meals at home!! SUCCESS
So, I made enchilada chicken for dinner tonight w/refried beans on the side. It was so yummy! Jason loved it!!! :) Tomorrow night, I think, is gonna be fish. I really wanted Mahi Mahi tonight but Jason didn't. I think I am going to have him psyche himself out to have fish tomorrow night! :) W/a side of yummy veggies!!!!
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Be to the gym by 0950.
2. Do at least ONE LOAD of laundry.
3. Call Vets of America.
4. Unload the dish washer. (It's significant b/c the ones in there have been in there for TWO days; our sink is overflowing with dirty ones!!!... Remember I said I despise doing dishes?!? Well, that includes even taking them out and putting them in the dishwasher!)
5. Eat all meals at home!
G'nite!
Today's goals were:
1. Go to the gym immediately after dropping Ethan off at school. SUCCESS
2. Burn @ least 500 calories on the elliptical. SUCCESS
3. Finish the laundry. No, I didn't do ANY!
4. Call Veterans of America (I think that's what they are called) and see if they'll pick up stuff in garage. Forgot; will do this tomorrow
5. Eat all meals at home!! SUCCESS
So, I made enchilada chicken for dinner tonight w/refried beans on the side. It was so yummy! Jason loved it!!! :) Tomorrow night, I think, is gonna be fish. I really wanted Mahi Mahi tonight but Jason didn't. I think I am going to have him psyche himself out to have fish tomorrow night! :) W/a side of yummy veggies!!!!
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Be to the gym by 0950.
2. Do at least ONE LOAD of laundry.
3. Call Vets of America.
4. Unload the dish washer. (It's significant b/c the ones in there have been in there for TWO days; our sink is overflowing with dirty ones!!!... Remember I said I despise doing dishes?!? Well, that includes even taking them out and putting them in the dishwasher!)
5. Eat all meals at home!
G'nite!
Monday, March 28, 2011
Day 8 of 35
Well, I started this blog yesterday but didn't finish it. I was exhausted by the time we got home from the circus and wasn't in the mood for typing anything.
So, I have come to the conclusion that I do not want to DRINK my calories!!!... If you really think about it, how absurd is that? I know some people that could easily drink half their calories away. I don't know about you but I would much rather have something of substance enter my body for the amount of calories they're worth!!! :)
OMGosh! I met with my trainer, Alicia, today and she about killed me. I can tell you that I am not going to be able to walk in the morning. My legs are already starting to hurt. But I LOVE it!!! I wouldn't have it any other way... I wanted the exact kinda workout she put me through today b/c I know that the results will come that much faster!!! :) I can't wait to see my pants get looser, I can't wait to fit into a XL shirt... I will be able to find so much more to wear then!!! :)
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Go to the gym immediately after dropping Ethan off at school.
2. Burn @ least 500 calories on the elliptical.
3. Finish the laundry.
4. Call Veterans of America (I think that's what they are called) and see if they'll pick up stuff in garage.
5. Eat all meals at home!!
Okay, that is all I can think of for now. I am going to watch the Amazing Race from last night... Love this show!
So, I have come to the conclusion that I do not want to DRINK my calories!!!... If you really think about it, how absurd is that? I know some people that could easily drink half their calories away. I don't know about you but I would much rather have something of substance enter my body for the amount of calories they're worth!!! :)
OMGosh! I met with my trainer, Alicia, today and she about killed me. I can tell you that I am not going to be able to walk in the morning. My legs are already starting to hurt. But I LOVE it!!! I wouldn't have it any other way... I wanted the exact kinda workout she put me through today b/c I know that the results will come that much faster!!! :) I can't wait to see my pants get looser, I can't wait to fit into a XL shirt... I will be able to find so much more to wear then!!! :)
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Go to the gym immediately after dropping Ethan off at school.
2. Burn @ least 500 calories on the elliptical.
3. Finish the laundry.
4. Call Veterans of America (I think that's what they are called) and see if they'll pick up stuff in garage.
5. Eat all meals at home!!
Okay, that is all I can think of for now. I am going to watch the Amazing Race from last night... Love this show!
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Day 6 of 35
I had my alarm set for 0800 but woke up at 0730 and hopped outta bed b/c I couldn't wait to weigh myself! I go into the bathroom, look where the scale is supposed to be, and there is no scale. I wake Jason up and tell him to just tell me where it's at and I'll get it out, he said no and got up and got it for me (while I was out in the kitchen). Went into the bathroom, weighed and I couldn't believe the number I saw; I had to weigh twice! I stepped on, looked down, my jaw dropped, looked at Jason and he's like "what?" I said, "Hold on a minute." I stepped back on the scale and told him what it said and said, "That is a loss of 10 pounds!!!!" How awesome is that?!!?!?!?? I have lost 10 pounds in three weeks! That is just so awesome to me! I wanted to see a good number but never expected that; I am sooooooo happy!! All of my hard work is paying off! And at this rate, I am going to far exceed my goals. :)
Today's goals were:
1. Get up at 0800. SUCCESS
Today's goals were:
1. Get up at 0800. SUCCESS
2. Go to PR31. SUCCESS
3. Immediately after PR31, go to the gym & do 10 mins on the AMT & then do at least 20 mins on the elliptical. No, decided not to and I feel good with that decision!
4. Eat all meals at home. No, and I am okay with this as well (just for today)!!!
5. Allow myself a treat (or whatever) at the Shrine Circus & not feel guilty about it. Didn't end up going to the Shrine Circus but I did indulge!
On my way home from PR31, I was craving McDonalds and the whole meal at that. So, I stopped and got what I was craving, came home and ate it. Within 10 minutes, I was in the bathroom dealing with the effects McDonalds had on my body!! Now, maybe I'll remember that next time a craving comes around!
Tomorrow's goals are:
NONE!!!... Tomorrow is going to be a free day from (daily) goals! :)
G'nite!
Friday, March 25, 2011
Day 5 of 35
Today started with waking up before my alarm clock even went off... And Ethan was also up. We got up, got ready, and headed out the door. We arrived at the gym about 10 minutes before the Child Watch opened for the day so I checked in on FB and msg'd Jason that I was at the gym, then Ethan and I went in. I started with that machine that I don't know the name of and I thought I was gonna die about five minutes into it. That machine is the hardest thing I have ever done!!! But I accomplished what I set out to do and I burned 125 calories in just 10 short minutes... I must master this abnormal machine! I WILL master this awkward contraption! I will be a calorie burning machine myself! :)
I looked it up; the Precor AMT 100i Adaptive, for short: the AMT (that's what the trainers call it).
So after 10 minutes on the AMT, I went over to my new bff (Remember? My new bff is actually the elliptical trainer!) and finished my workout. I did 35 mins and burned 410 calories. So, all in all, I burned 535 calories in 45 minutes.
Today's goals were:
1. Get up by 0830. SUCCESS; actually woke up about 0820!
2. Be to the gym and ready to go as soon as Child Watch opens. SUCCESS
3. Do 10 minutes of cardio on that machine that I was taught today (will learn name tomorrow). SUCCESS; forgot to find out the name
4. Finish the rest of cardio out on the elliptical; my new best friend! SUCCESS
5. Eat all meals at home. SUCCESS
3. Do 10 minutes of cardio on that machine that I was taught today (will learn name tomorrow). SUCCESS; forgot to find out the name
4. Finish the rest of cardio out on the elliptical; my new best friend! SUCCESS
5. Eat all meals at home. SUCCESS
It's getting easier and easier to say no to Jason asking if I want to eat out!!! :) He did that today... Wish he wouldn't though. I'm surprised, after three weeks, that he hasn't gotten the hint!!! He'll get it sooner or later.
Tonight's dinner was:
Chicken and Rice Casserole
Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts
2 (14 oz) cans of chicken broth
2 (10 3/4 oz) cans of Cream of Chicken soup
2 1/4 c Minute rice
1 (8 oz) sour cream
1 stick Margarine
1 tube Ritz crackers, crushed
1 tsp black pepper
Directions:
Boil chicken and shred. Add broth, soup, rice, sour cream, and pepper; pour into a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Melt margarine, mix with crackers and sprinkle over chicken mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until bubbly.
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Get up at 0800.
2. Go to PR31.
3. Immediately after PR31, go to the gym & do 10 mins on the AMT & then do at least 20 mins on the elliptical.
4. Eat all meals at home.
5. Allow myself a treat (or whatever) at the Shrine Circus & not feel guilty about it.
G'nite!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Day 4 of 35
Today's goals were:
1. Get up at 0815, get E up, get him dressed, fed, and out the door for school by 0915. SUCCESS
2. Go to the gym immediately after. SUCCESS
3. Figure out a good cardio machine that my feet won't hurt afterwards. SUCCESS
4. Eat all meals at home. SUCCESS
5. Clean Ethan's room while he's at school; go through toys and clothes and get rid of stuff. Got home from gym, fixed lunch, and sat down to watch "The Switch."
I got to the gym this morning and waited for Alicia to become available to show me this one cardio machine, that the first time I went on, could only do two minutes. She said to shoot for five minutes in the step part and then five minutes in the jog part. I will do this tomorrow and see how it goes!!! :) Wish me luck! I put some more upbeat music on my iPhone so I should be good! :) We shall see...
After that, I warmed up for five minutes on the elliptical and burned 36 calories. Then I did my lower body work out (lbwo) today! After that, I signed up for 12 sessions of personal training and I start Monday! I am soooo excited! I can't wait to kick my metabolism up a notch! I need it!!! I have too many things stacked against me but I do not give them a second thought... All I think about is losing weight and that I can't wait to start seeing results. :)
I wasn't feeling cardio today so when I was done with my lbwo, I left. I didn't feel guilty one bit and still don't.
Food calories were right on track again today... :) Consumed 1519 calories; deficit of 589.
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Get up by 0830.
2. Be to the gym and ready to go as soon as Child Watch opens.
3. Do 10 minutes of cardio on that machine that I was taught today (will learn name tomorrow).
4. Finish the rest of cardio out on the elliptical; my new best friend!
5. Eat all meals at home.
Had a wonderful day!!! G'nite!
1. Get up at 0815, get E up, get him dressed, fed, and out the door for school by 0915. SUCCESS
2. Go to the gym immediately after. SUCCESS
3. Figure out a good cardio machine that my feet won't hurt afterwards. SUCCESS
4. Eat all meals at home. SUCCESS
5. Clean Ethan's room while he's at school; go through toys and clothes and get rid of stuff. Got home from gym, fixed lunch, and sat down to watch "The Switch."
I got to the gym this morning and waited for Alicia to become available to show me this one cardio machine, that the first time I went on, could only do two minutes. She said to shoot for five minutes in the step part and then five minutes in the jog part. I will do this tomorrow and see how it goes!!! :) Wish me luck! I put some more upbeat music on my iPhone so I should be good! :) We shall see...
After that, I warmed up for five minutes on the elliptical and burned 36 calories. Then I did my lower body work out (lbwo) today! After that, I signed up for 12 sessions of personal training and I start Monday! I am soooo excited! I can't wait to kick my metabolism up a notch! I need it!!! I have too many things stacked against me but I do not give them a second thought... All I think about is losing weight and that I can't wait to start seeing results. :)
I wasn't feeling cardio today so when I was done with my lbwo, I left. I didn't feel guilty one bit and still don't.
Food calories were right on track again today... :) Consumed 1519 calories; deficit of 589.
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Get up by 0830.
2. Be to the gym and ready to go as soon as Child Watch opens.
3. Do 10 minutes of cardio on that machine that I was taught today (will learn name tomorrow).
4. Finish the rest of cardio out on the elliptical; my new best friend!
5. Eat all meals at home.
Had a wonderful day!!! G'nite!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Day 3 of 35
I did a good job today... Altho I did not go to the gym this morning, I did go this evening, after dinner. I woke up this morning and started cleaning the kitchen b/c Jason was going to be home tonight (he was out of town overnight). I wanted the house to look good when he got home. :) So, needless to say, I didn't feel like going to the gym once I cleaned the house. I told myself that I would go once the Child Watch opened back up for the evening and that was 4:30p. Well, I didn't go then either. The next plan was once Jason got home, we'd eat dinner, and I would go by 6:30p. I think I actually ended up going about 7:00p and that took EVERYthing I had in me to get out the door.
Today's goals were:
1. Go to the gym @ 1000. I went @ 7:00p, so CHECK
2. Try a workout on maybe the bike (bottom's of feet hurt from today's workout). CHECK
3. Burn @ least 700 calories! Nope, but I did burn 500 which is still a SUCCESS in my book, so CHECK
4. Eat all meals at home. CHECK
5. Do all the dishes and have them all put away by the end of the night. (Anyone that knows me, knows I HATE dishes!!!) CHECK!!!!
All in all, I had a good session at the gym. I did try the bike but I only went for like 10 minutes b/c it wasn't burning calories fast AT ALL. In ten minutes, I burned only 35 calories (I can burn over 100 calories on the elliptical in just 10 minutes!). So, I got off of that machine and hopped on the Arc trainer, I went 3 minutes (burned 25 calories) and just wasn't feeling it. So, I went back to the ol' faithful; elliptical machine! I did the weight loss program on it and went 37 minutes and burned 444 calories. So, all in all, I burned a total of 504 calories for the day. I am happy with that. I know I said I was going to shoot for 700 calories but who REALLLLLLLY wants to work out for an hour?! Doing cardio, nonetheless. Not me, well not on ALL days! Maybe a day here and there. Other than that, I will be happy with 500-600, I think. I am going to try a new machine tomorrow; got an appt with Alicia (trainer) to go over it with me. My feet are still hurting from the elliptical; don't get it!!!
Anyways, food calories are going great as well! It's Day 3 of counting calories and it's not as hard as it once was. I love myfitnesspal!!! :) Consumed 1516... Deficit of 584. CRAZY! Don't get used to it. There are days that I KNOW I am going to go over and I will be okay with it!! :)
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Get up at 0815, get E up, get him dressed, fed, and out the door for school by 0915.
2. Go to the gym immediately after.
3. Figure out a good cardio machine that my feet won't hurt afterwards.
4. Eat all meals at home.
5. Clean Ethan's room while he's at school; go through toys and clothes and get rid of stuff.
I wanted to weigh myself SOOOOO bad today but I am working on breaking that addiction. Although I didn't see anything wrong with what I was doing, I know it was wrong! I would weigh myself multiple times a day EVERY single day. So, Jason hid the scale for me and only brings it out weekly. :)
G'nite!
Today's goals were:
1. Go to the gym @ 1000. I went @ 7:00p, so CHECK
2. Try a workout on maybe the bike (bottom's of feet hurt from today's workout). CHECK
3. Burn @ least 700 calories! Nope, but I did burn 500 which is still a SUCCESS in my book, so CHECK
4. Eat all meals at home. CHECK
5. Do all the dishes and have them all put away by the end of the night. (Anyone that knows me, knows I HATE dishes!!!) CHECK!!!!
All in all, I had a good session at the gym. I did try the bike but I only went for like 10 minutes b/c it wasn't burning calories fast AT ALL. In ten minutes, I burned only 35 calories (I can burn over 100 calories on the elliptical in just 10 minutes!). So, I got off of that machine and hopped on the Arc trainer, I went 3 minutes (burned 25 calories) and just wasn't feeling it. So, I went back to the ol' faithful; elliptical machine! I did the weight loss program on it and went 37 minutes and burned 444 calories. So, all in all, I burned a total of 504 calories for the day. I am happy with that. I know I said I was going to shoot for 700 calories but who REALLLLLLLY wants to work out for an hour?! Doing cardio, nonetheless. Not me, well not on ALL days! Maybe a day here and there. Other than that, I will be happy with 500-600, I think. I am going to try a new machine tomorrow; got an appt with Alicia (trainer) to go over it with me. My feet are still hurting from the elliptical; don't get it!!!
Anyways, food calories are going great as well! It's Day 3 of counting calories and it's not as hard as it once was. I love myfitnesspal!!! :) Consumed 1516... Deficit of 584. CRAZY! Don't get used to it. There are days that I KNOW I am going to go over and I will be okay with it!! :)
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Get up at 0815, get E up, get him dressed, fed, and out the door for school by 0915.
2. Go to the gym immediately after.
3. Figure out a good cardio machine that my feet won't hurt afterwards.
4. Eat all meals at home.
5. Clean Ethan's room while he's at school; go through toys and clothes and get rid of stuff.
I wanted to weigh myself SOOOOO bad today but I am working on breaking that addiction. Although I didn't see anything wrong with what I was doing, I know it was wrong! I would weigh myself multiple times a day EVERY single day. So, Jason hid the scale for me and only brings it out weekly. :)
G'nite!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Day 2 of 35
Today was an amazing day!!!... I feel awesome! :)
Today's goals were:
1. Get up at 0830, get Ethan up, get him dressed, feed him breakfast, and take him to school by 0915. CHECK
2. Go to the gym immediately after dropping him off. CHECK
3. Do a manual program of an incline of 5 and a resistance of 5 (saw a woman do that this morning and burned big time calories! So I'll try it & see how it goes!). CHECK
4. Go grocery shopping!!! CHECK
5. Wash the sheets on the guest bed and clean up that room a little bit (J's nephew & his wife are staying the night with me tomorrow night.). :) Half CHECK; I washed the sheets!
Let me elaborate on number 1... We are usually late; usually the last person to come in the door of the church. Today, I woke up at about 0730 and just stayed up. Ethan was up about 0750. Got him dressed, fed him breakfast, and got the rest of the stuff ready and we were waiting at the church for when the doors opened and we were the FIRST ones there. Ethan's teachers were shocked. I told them I was turning over a new leaf. But it was just because I had some goals I had to accomplish while he was there today. Goals really are the driving force of many, many things!!! They sure are whipping my butt into shape. :)
And a little elaboration (is that a word?) on number 3 is called for as well. I warmed up for 5 minutes and then did my upper body workout on the machines. Then I attempted that workout for about 16 minutes but I was not burning calories at a fast speed at all so I switched to the Weight Loss program on the elliptical. It was rough today b/c my stinkin' headphones decided to quit working. So I did the majority of my cardio withOUT music. Anyone that does cardio knows how important MUSIC is to the success of the workout. I did a wonderful job though: altogether 61 minutes and burned 710 calories. B/c it dawned on me last night that I don't work out on Sats or Suns so I really need to be burning 700 calories instead of just 500... So that is what I am going to be doing from now on. It's a longer workout session but I have to do it!!! I have goals to meet! :) If it becomes too much for me, I will just start working out on Sats and Suns as well; no biggie!
Came in under my calories again today. That is a HUGE accomplishment for me. Again, allotted 2100 calories but only consumed 1707!!! I even had four medium strawberries w/2 tbsp of fat free (ff) cool whip for a snack tonight. Guess how many calories!!!!!... Just a small FORTY for the whole thing!!!! How amazing is that???? And it was SOOOOO good too! :)
For dinner I made yummy, delicious chicken tacos out of the Biggest Loser Family Cookbook. So fast and easy to make and they were soooo yummy!!! :) I just realized that I did not plan anything for dinner tomorrow night. I think it's going to be something w/lean ground turkey b/c I bought some while grocery shopping today. Note to self: Do NOT go grocery shopping w/Ethan when he didn't nap at school!!!! You know better!... What were you thinking?!?!? It was hell!!!
Ok. I think that's it for today. OH!!!... Almost forgot one of the most important things!!! I have lost THREE POUNDS! :)
G'nite!
Posted this and everything and didn't even put tomorrow's goals up!
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Go to the gym @ 1000.
2. Try a workout on maybe the bike (bottom's of feet hurt from today's workout).
3. Burn @ least 700 calories!
4. Eat all meals at home.
5. Do all the dishes and have them all put away by the end of the night. (Anyone that knows me, knows I HATE dishes!!!)
Today's goals were:
1. Get up at 0830, get Ethan up, get him dressed, feed him breakfast, and take him to school by 0915. CHECK
2. Go to the gym immediately after dropping him off. CHECK
3. Do a manual program of an incline of 5 and a resistance of 5 (saw a woman do that this morning and burned big time calories! So I'll try it & see how it goes!). CHECK
4. Go grocery shopping!!! CHECK
5. Wash the sheets on the guest bed and clean up that room a little bit (J's nephew & his wife are staying the night with me tomorrow night.). :) Half CHECK; I washed the sheets!
Let me elaborate on number 1... We are usually late; usually the last person to come in the door of the church. Today, I woke up at about 0730 and just stayed up. Ethan was up about 0750. Got him dressed, fed him breakfast, and got the rest of the stuff ready and we were waiting at the church for when the doors opened and we were the FIRST ones there. Ethan's teachers were shocked. I told them I was turning over a new leaf. But it was just because I had some goals I had to accomplish while he was there today. Goals really are the driving force of many, many things!!! They sure are whipping my butt into shape. :)
And a little elaboration (is that a word?) on number 3 is called for as well. I warmed up for 5 minutes and then did my upper body workout on the machines. Then I attempted that workout for about 16 minutes but I was not burning calories at a fast speed at all so I switched to the Weight Loss program on the elliptical. It was rough today b/c my stinkin' headphones decided to quit working. So I did the majority of my cardio withOUT music. Anyone that does cardio knows how important MUSIC is to the success of the workout. I did a wonderful job though: altogether 61 minutes and burned 710 calories. B/c it dawned on me last night that I don't work out on Sats or Suns so I really need to be burning 700 calories instead of just 500... So that is what I am going to be doing from now on. It's a longer workout session but I have to do it!!! I have goals to meet! :) If it becomes too much for me, I will just start working out on Sats and Suns as well; no biggie!
Came in under my calories again today. That is a HUGE accomplishment for me. Again, allotted 2100 calories but only consumed 1707!!! I even had four medium strawberries w/2 tbsp of fat free (ff) cool whip for a snack tonight. Guess how many calories!!!!!... Just a small FORTY for the whole thing!!!! How amazing is that???? And it was SOOOOO good too! :)
For dinner I made yummy, delicious chicken tacos out of the Biggest Loser Family Cookbook. So fast and easy to make and they were soooo yummy!!! :) I just realized that I did not plan anything for dinner tomorrow night. I think it's going to be something w/lean ground turkey b/c I bought some while grocery shopping today. Note to self: Do NOT go grocery shopping w/Ethan when he didn't nap at school!!!! You know better!... What were you thinking?!?!? It was hell!!!
Ok. I think that's it for today. OH!!!... Almost forgot one of the most important things!!! I have lost THREE POUNDS! :)
G'nite!
Posted this and everything and didn't even put tomorrow's goals up!
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Go to the gym @ 1000.
2. Try a workout on maybe the bike (bottom's of feet hurt from today's workout).
3. Burn @ least 700 calories!
4. Eat all meals at home.
5. Do all the dishes and have them all put away by the end of the night. (Anyone that knows me, knows I HATE dishes!!!)
Monday, March 21, 2011
Day 1 of 35
This morning was amazing!... I got up before 0900 w/Ethan and we just got around and ready and walked out the door to the gym. It wasn't a chore getting us both ready... I think both knew what was going on and we just went with it. It was... EASY! I didn't have to talk myself into going to the gym; I didn't have to call my sisters to motivate me... It was a wonderful feeling! :)
Got to the gym @ 1000 and did 45 mins of Interval training on the elliptical. It was really hard. Took me a little bit to get back into it. I burned 530 calories. Think I might start shooting for more b/c I am pretty sure that I could have gone the whole hour on that training program. We'll see what tomorrow holds.
Today's goals were:
1. Go to the gym. CHECK
2. Burn 500 calories during cardio. CHECK
3. Go grocery shopping. NOPE; going when E is @ school tomorrow
4. Eat all meals at home. CHECK
5. Go to bed by 11:00p! CHECK
This day has been great. I feel so awesome! I feel so good about myself. I feel skinny even though I'm not (YET!!!). Been messing around with the goals on myfitnesspal.com and I have switched some things up so be looking out for my daily results! :)
Oh, btw, I was anxious and had Jason get the scale out... BIG mistake. It said I weighed the same. :( But then again, I had like a free-for-all over the weekend and my eating otherwise hasn't been on point. My goal for the week is to work on that! Kept track of calories today and did AWESOME! Came in under my allotted amount for the day. Allowed 2100, consumed 1743... :)
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Get up at 0830, get Ethan up, get him dressed, feed him breakfast, and take him to school by 0915.
2. Go to the gym immediately after dropping him off.
3. Do a manual program of an incline of 5 and a resistance of 5 (saw a woman do that this morning and burned big time calories! So I'll try it & see how it goes!).
4. Go grocery shopping!!!
5. Wash the sheets on the guest bed and clean up that room a little bit (J's nephew & his wife are staying the night with me tomorrow night.). :)
I think that is it for now. Oh, I left my name and number for a trainer at the Y to call me so I can pick one and get my metabolism burning at a faster rate; just for the month of April. I have also started looking into Krav Maga classes and dance classes! :) I'm getting excited about things again!!! I will get there...
G'nite all!!
Got to the gym @ 1000 and did 45 mins of Interval training on the elliptical. It was really hard. Took me a little bit to get back into it. I burned 530 calories. Think I might start shooting for more b/c I am pretty sure that I could have gone the whole hour on that training program. We'll see what tomorrow holds.
Today's goals were:
1. Go to the gym. CHECK
2. Burn 500 calories during cardio. CHECK
3. Go grocery shopping. NOPE; going when E is @ school tomorrow
4. Eat all meals at home. CHECK
5. Go to bed by 11:00p! CHECK
This day has been great. I feel so awesome! I feel so good about myself. I feel skinny even though I'm not (YET!!!). Been messing around with the goals on myfitnesspal.com and I have switched some things up so be looking out for my daily results! :)
Oh, btw, I was anxious and had Jason get the scale out... BIG mistake. It said I weighed the same. :( But then again, I had like a free-for-all over the weekend and my eating otherwise hasn't been on point. My goal for the week is to work on that! Kept track of calories today and did AWESOME! Came in under my allotted amount for the day. Allowed 2100, consumed 1743... :)
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Get up at 0830, get Ethan up, get him dressed, feed him breakfast, and take him to school by 0915.
2. Go to the gym immediately after dropping him off.
3. Do a manual program of an incline of 5 and a resistance of 5 (saw a woman do that this morning and burned big time calories! So I'll try it & see how it goes!).
4. Go grocery shopping!!!
5. Wash the sheets on the guest bed and clean up that room a little bit (J's nephew & his wife are staying the night with me tomorrow night.). :)
I think that is it for now. Oh, I left my name and number for a trainer at the Y to call me so I can pick one and get my metabolism burning at a faster rate; just for the month of April. I have also started looking into Krav Maga classes and dance classes! :) I'm getting excited about things again!!! I will get there...
G'nite all!!
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Changing the Number of Days
Ok. So Jason and I have decided that Ethan and I are going to Michigan... And we will be leaving on Monday, 25Apr so I am not officially counting that day. BUT tomorrow will start Day 1 of 35 of my goal of losing 15 lbs!! AND... The start of my third week of working out!!!! :) I am so proud of myself!
Here's to making goals and accomplishing them!!!...
Here's to making goals and accomplishing them!!!...
Day 42 of 173
Today's goals were:
1. Be up by 0900. CHECK
2. Be to gym by 1000. Was there by noon; so CHECK
3. Do interval training again. CHECK (HARD stuff)
4. Get some groceries for the road (healthy choices). Didn't end up going; didn't feel good
5. Eat sensibly throughout the day (travelling). For the most part
I did 40 minutes and burned 475 calories!!! :) I was shooting to burn 500 calories but I had to cut it short b/c I had to go the bathroom. I figure that I will definitely burn an additional 25 calories by all the running around I have to do today.
The above stuff was written on Friday... So, we are home (20Mar11) from Ft. Worth. It was a nice lil trip... Now I just have to get back on the horse tomorrow morning.
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Go to the gym.
2. Burn 500 calories during cardio.
3. Go grocery shopping.
4. Eat all meals at home.
5. Go to bed by 11:00p!
G'nite all!!!
1. Be up by 0900. CHECK
2. Be to gym by 1000. Was there by noon; so CHECK
3. Do interval training again. CHECK (HARD stuff)
4. Get some groceries for the road (healthy choices). Didn't end up going; didn't feel good
5. Eat sensibly throughout the day (travelling). For the most part
I did 40 minutes and burned 475 calories!!! :) I was shooting to burn 500 calories but I had to cut it short b/c I had to go the bathroom. I figure that I will definitely burn an additional 25 calories by all the running around I have to do today.
The above stuff was written on Friday... So, we are home (20Mar11) from Ft. Worth. It was a nice lil trip... Now I just have to get back on the horse tomorrow morning.
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Go to the gym.
2. Burn 500 calories during cardio.
3. Go grocery shopping.
4. Eat all meals at home.
5. Go to bed by 11:00p!
G'nite all!!!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Day 39 of 173
GREAT DAY!!!...
Today's goals were:
1. Be up by 0830. CHECK
2. Be to gym by 0915. CHECK
3. Do Interval Training on elliptical. CHECK
4. Eat everything but lunch at home. We ate dinner out. :(
5. Be in bed by 11:00p. CHECK
The Interval Training was a killer!!! It put me on an incline of 4 w/a resistance of 1 for one minute and then on an incline of 10 w/a resistance of 8 for one minute; continued like that for 30 mins and then I did a 5 minute cool-down. I burned 408 calories in 35 minutes!!! :) I feel so awesome about today; I got up at 0830!!! Usually I will set the alarm for that time, hit snooze, roll over and fall back asleep! But not today, I hopped outta bed when the alarm went off. What a great feeling!
Gotta go to bed now... Well, don't really GOTTA but I WANNA! :) Exhausted!
Almost forgot:
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Be up by 0900.
2. Be to gym by 1000 (at latest).
3. Let's do Interval Training again (it's HARDDDDDDD!).
4. Get some groceries for the road (healthy choices).
5. Eat sensibly throughout the day (travelling).
Today's goals were:
1. Be up by 0830. CHECK
2. Be to gym by 0915. CHECK
3. Do Interval Training on elliptical. CHECK
4. Eat everything but lunch at home. We ate dinner out. :(
5. Be in bed by 11:00p. CHECK
The Interval Training was a killer!!! It put me on an incline of 4 w/a resistance of 1 for one minute and then on an incline of 10 w/a resistance of 8 for one minute; continued like that for 30 mins and then I did a 5 minute cool-down. I burned 408 calories in 35 minutes!!! :) I feel so awesome about today; I got up at 0830!!! Usually I will set the alarm for that time, hit snooze, roll over and fall back asleep! But not today, I hopped outta bed when the alarm went off. What a great feeling!
Gotta go to bed now... Well, don't really GOTTA but I WANNA! :) Exhausted!
Almost forgot:
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Be up by 0900.
2. Be to gym by 1000 (at latest).
3. Let's do Interval Training again (it's HARDDDDDDD!).
4. Get some groceries for the road (healthy choices).
5. Eat sensibly throughout the day (travelling).
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Day 38 of 173
Hello and Happy Wednesday!! Today was a GREAT day and it was also very beautiful out!
Today's goals were:
1. Be up by 0900. CHECK
2. Be to the gym by 1000. Well, I got there about 1100!... So CHECK
3. Do cardio on the elliptical/weight loss program. CHECK
4. Eat ALL meals @ home. CHECK
5. Be in bed by 11:00p. CHECK
I feel good... I just want to be at my goal weight! Right now! HA! I am watching "The Biggest Loser" from last night and I just love this show. I am going to check into getting the Flavors of the World Cookbook they advertised. I will keep pushing past my cravings and my lack of motivation (to work out) and I will make this Operation MeltAway happen!!!... MARK. MY. WORDS! :)
That's about it for today. Well, let me tell you about dinner really quick. I took the pork chops out last night (for tonight's dinner) and they were still a little frozen this evening but I still put them in shake n' bake and just baked them a little longer than what the box called for. I made some rice, heated up some green beans and carrots and waited for Jason to get home. Poor guy worked over 13 hours today... Well, I took the pork chops out and used the meat thermometer and it said they were done so I started cutting some up for Ethan. I got this wiff of something stinky, thought maybe Ethan just farted or something, smelled the pork chops and I thought they smelled like butt. Left it all on a plate until Jason got home so he could smell it; he said it smelled fine and it tasted great. BUT... I didn't eat any. I was so bummed. I did, however, eat the green beans, carrots, and some rice.
OH yeah!... I went to Cato with Ethan and that was about a joke! I was in there for about 45 minutes I would say and I was about ready to beat him! :( He was ALL over the store; it was a nightmare! So I just grabbed a couple shirts and a pair of shoes (that I really liked) and left. Tried the shirts on here and I am taking them back!!! Need to find a sitter first b/c I refuse to take Ethan again!!!!
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Be up by 0830.
2. Be to gym by 0915.
3. Do Interval training on elliptical.
4. Eat everything but lunch at home (b/c we are going to a lunch play date).
5. Be in bed by 11:00p.
Thanks to all that are reading this. Please post something; even if it's just HI!... So I know I'm not just writing this just to write it (even though that would be ok also)! Love yas...
Here's to my fit journey!!!...
Today's goals were:
1. Be up by 0900. CHECK
2. Be to the gym by 1000. Well, I got there about 1100!... So CHECK
3. Do cardio on the elliptical/weight loss program. CHECK
4. Eat ALL meals @ home. CHECK
5. Be in bed by 11:00p. CHECK
I feel good... I just want to be at my goal weight! Right now! HA! I am watching "The Biggest Loser" from last night and I just love this show. I am going to check into getting the Flavors of the World Cookbook they advertised. I will keep pushing past my cravings and my lack of motivation (to work out) and I will make this Operation MeltAway happen!!!... MARK. MY. WORDS! :)
That's about it for today. Well, let me tell you about dinner really quick. I took the pork chops out last night (for tonight's dinner) and they were still a little frozen this evening but I still put them in shake n' bake and just baked them a little longer than what the box called for. I made some rice, heated up some green beans and carrots and waited for Jason to get home. Poor guy worked over 13 hours today... Well, I took the pork chops out and used the meat thermometer and it said they were done so I started cutting some up for Ethan. I got this wiff of something stinky, thought maybe Ethan just farted or something, smelled the pork chops and I thought they smelled like butt. Left it all on a plate until Jason got home so he could smell it; he said it smelled fine and it tasted great. BUT... I didn't eat any. I was so bummed. I did, however, eat the green beans, carrots, and some rice.
OH yeah!... I went to Cato with Ethan and that was about a joke! I was in there for about 45 minutes I would say and I was about ready to beat him! :( He was ALL over the store; it was a nightmare! So I just grabbed a couple shirts and a pair of shoes (that I really liked) and left. Tried the shirts on here and I am taking them back!!! Need to find a sitter first b/c I refuse to take Ethan again!!!!
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Be up by 0830.
2. Be to gym by 0915.
3. Do Interval training on elliptical.
4. Eat everything but lunch at home (b/c we are going to a lunch play date).
5. Be in bed by 11:00p.
Thanks to all that are reading this. Please post something; even if it's just HI!... So I know I'm not just writing this just to write it (even though that would be ok also)! Love yas...
Here's to my fit journey!!!...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Day 37 of 173
So, today didn't really go as planned (at least not as far as my daily goals are concerned) but, all in all, I had a good day and I don't really feel guilty about any of it. EXCEPT... I stopped at McDonalds and got Ethan a 4 pc chicken nugget meal w/a Sprite and me a small fry and a large Coke. :( I gave up fast food and eating out at restaurants for Lent... God is surely working in me!!! I didn't even finish my fries and I used to be able to down a large one in no time; I even felt guilty as soon as just one of those fries were in my mouth. Shame on me!! Plus, Ethan didn't even eat his... He had maybe one nugget and I don't think he even ate any of his fries. So, I know I need to work on the planning portion of my days a little better. I didn't take any meat out of the freezer and I didn't even think about it until it was after 5:00 and Jason wanted to go look at kitchen tables and chairs after he got out of work. It just threw everything off... The thing I learned from this is that I need to PLAN better!!! P.S. I took pork chops out of the freezer for tomorrow night. :)
I got up this morning at 0830 but fell back to sleep... Got up and started cleaning the house. I had someone coming over that had never been here before and I at least wanted the kitchen and living room decent. Jessica from church came over and watched Ethan so I could keep my appointment at the salon (hair trim & pedicure)!!! I didn't realize last week when I made this appointment that Ethan would be on Spring Break and I didn't have anyone to watch him. Thankfully Jess wasn't busy and said she would watch him. Praise the Lord for her!!! :) So, I busted my butt for over an hour, cleaning the house, worked up a sweat, and just kept moving the whole time. I do not think that replaces going to the gym but I know that I did some good stuff this morning.
Today's goals were:
1. Get up at 0830. CHECK
2. Be to gym by 0915! NOPE
3. Depending on shins, do Wk 1 Day 3. If not, then burn 500 calories on the Arc trainer. NOPE
4. Eat all meals at home. NOPE :(
5. Be in bed by 11:00p. NOPE
So, tomorrow is another day... I am going to get a board that I can write my (daily) plans on and keep visible throughout the day. And also write the menu for the week on it. I am excited about that. That part will be fun!!! B/c if you fail to plan... You plan to fail!!! And who wants to plan to fail?!?!? Not this person, I can tell you that!!!
I am going to watch Jimmy Kimmel Live from last night to find out who the next Bachelorette is going to be and then I am going to bed. I don't think I am going to waste my time watching the Bachelor/ette anymore... Last night was just a waste!!!
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Be up by 0900 (let's try this).
2. Be to the gym by 1000 (at the lastest).
3. Do cardio on the elliptical/weight loss program.
4. Eat ALL meals @ home.
5. Be in bed by 11:00p (will continue shooting for this!).
Main goal (right now): I will lose 40 lbs by 1Aug11!!! :) That is a total of 4.5 months and averages about 9 lbs/month. I can do that!!! REALLY gotta work on the food portion of my life! Tomorrow, I will keep track of every single calorie that goes into my mouth and see what I am starting at and then subtract what I need to to make this happen!
G'nite!! :)
I got up this morning at 0830 but fell back to sleep... Got up and started cleaning the house. I had someone coming over that had never been here before and I at least wanted the kitchen and living room decent. Jessica from church came over and watched Ethan so I could keep my appointment at the salon (hair trim & pedicure)!!! I didn't realize last week when I made this appointment that Ethan would be on Spring Break and I didn't have anyone to watch him. Thankfully Jess wasn't busy and said she would watch him. Praise the Lord for her!!! :) So, I busted my butt for over an hour, cleaning the house, worked up a sweat, and just kept moving the whole time. I do not think that replaces going to the gym but I know that I did some good stuff this morning.
Today's goals were:
1. Get up at 0830. CHECK
2. Be to gym by 0915! NOPE
3. Depending on shins, do Wk 1 Day 3. If not, then burn 500 calories on the Arc trainer. NOPE
4. Eat all meals at home. NOPE :(
5. Be in bed by 11:00p. NOPE
So, tomorrow is another day... I am going to get a board that I can write my (daily) plans on and keep visible throughout the day. And also write the menu for the week on it. I am excited about that. That part will be fun!!! B/c if you fail to plan... You plan to fail!!! And who wants to plan to fail?!?!? Not this person, I can tell you that!!!
I am going to watch Jimmy Kimmel Live from last night to find out who the next Bachelorette is going to be and then I am going to bed. I don't think I am going to waste my time watching the Bachelor/ette anymore... Last night was just a waste!!!
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Be up by 0900 (let's try this).
2. Be to the gym by 1000 (at the lastest).
3. Do cardio on the elliptical/weight loss program.
4. Eat ALL meals @ home.
5. Be in bed by 11:00p (will continue shooting for this!).
Main goal (right now): I will lose 40 lbs by 1Aug11!!! :) That is a total of 4.5 months and averages about 9 lbs/month. I can do that!!! REALLY gotta work on the food portion of my life! Tomorrow, I will keep track of every single calorie that goes into my mouth and see what I am starting at and then subtract what I need to to make this happen!
G'nite!! :)
Monday, March 14, 2011
Day 36 of 173
I am so extremely proud of myself!!!... I did NOT want to go to the gym this morning but my sister, Rachel, knows what to do to motivate me. :) She sent me two text messages and called me four times to make sure I was up. Unfortunately, my phone was on silent (I didn't know she was gonna call this morning) but I got her message and texts once I got up. And after that, I got Ethan dressed and myself ready and went to the gym. I had an awesome sweat session and feel OUTSTANDING!!! Thank you Rachel... I love you!!!
Today's goals were:
1. Get up at 0830. Unsuccessful
2. Be to gym by 0915. I didn't get there until 1130 but I still got there. :)
3. Do weight loss program on elliptical. CHECK
4. Eat all meals @ home. CHECK
5. Be in bed by 11:00p. CHECK
And we had yummy, yummy steaks for dinner tonight. :)
Today's goals were:
1. Get up at 0830. Unsuccessful
2. Be to gym by 0915. I didn't get there until 1130 but I still got there. :)
3. Do weight loss program on elliptical. CHECK
4. Eat all meals @ home. CHECK
5. Be in bed by 11:00p. CHECK
And we had yummy, yummy steaks for dinner tonight. :)
It was really good and filling... Except I am very hungry right now. But I think I am just gonna go to bed. I have been struggling with my eating... Ugh!!!
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Get up at 0830.
2. Be to gym by 0915!
3. Depending on shins, do Week 1 Day 3. If not, then burn 500 calories on the Arc trainer. :)
4. Eat all meals at home.
5. Be in bed by 11:00p.
Had a great day today!!! :) Here's to looking forward to tomorrow!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Day 35 of 173
Well I am just gonna chalk today up to being "off." Taking a break from working out and eating at home. :) I just looked over my goals for today and I didn't do a single one. HA! Here I come tomorrow!!!
Today's goals were:
1. Go to church.
2. Go to the gym.
3. Eat all meals at home!
4. Get the stuff from Trang.
5. Be in bed by 11:00p.
Fail at all of the above goals.
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Get up at 830.
2. Be to gym by 9:15 (that's when Child Watch opens).
3. Do weight loss program on elliptical.
4. Eat all meals @ home.
5. Be in bed by 11:00p.
Let's see if I can be more on top of things tomorrow. I also have some cleaning around the house to do. I want to declutter and I haven't done any of that so far this month. Where does the time go?? :)
Here's to my fit journey!!!...
Today's goals were:
1. Go to church.
2. Go to the gym.
3. Eat all meals at home!
4. Get the stuff from Trang.
5. Be in bed by 11:00p.
Fail at all of the above goals.
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Get up at 830.
2. Be to gym by 9:15 (that's when Child Watch opens).
3. Do weight loss program on elliptical.
4. Eat all meals @ home.
5. Be in bed by 11:00p.
Let's see if I can be more on top of things tomorrow. I also have some cleaning around the house to do. I want to declutter and I haven't done any of that so far this month. Where does the time go?? :)
Here's to my fit journey!!!...
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Day 34 of 173
Today was a good day!!!... Except I took a nap while Ethan napped and I knew better... I was debating on going to the gym or going to sleep; told myself that I would go to the gym after I woke up... Wouldn't you know that I didn't get up until 4:10 and the gym closed at 5:00. :( I knew I should of just gone to the gym!!! I was gonna take tomorrow off but looks like I'll be going now.
Today's goals were:
1. Go to church.
2. Go to the gym.
3. Eat all meals at home!
4. Get the stuff from Trang.
5. Be in bed by 11:00p.
I am excited about getting stuff done! I set the goals the night before and I have no choice but to do them. I have no reason not to. They are easy, attainable goals and I can do it!!!! :)
Here's to my fit journey!!!... :)
Today's goals were:
1. Go to bank and pay mortgage. CHECK
2. Get Devon's bday present (super late). CHECK
3. Mail out package to Mom. CHECK
4. Eat all meals at home. CHECK
5. Be in bed by 11:00p. Not quite; was watching the movie "Red."
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Go to church.
2. Go to the gym.
3. Eat all meals at home!
4. Get the stuff from Trang.
5. Be in bed by 11:00p.
I am excited about getting stuff done! I set the goals the night before and I have no choice but to do them. I have no reason not to. They are easy, attainable goals and I can do it!!!! :)
Here's to my fit journey!!!... :)
Friday, March 11, 2011
Day 33 of 173
What a good day!!!... I went to the gym about 1130 and my shins weren't hurting so I thought I would give Week 1 Day 2 of C25K a go... Well half way into it, I had to stop b/c I was hurting and I didn't want to REALLLLLLY hurt myself so I switched to the elliptical. I usually do the manual program on the elliptical so I can go up and down as I choose BUT today I decided to do the weight loss program. Holy CRAP!!... What a workout! It started me out at an incline of 4 w/a resistance of 1 for four minutes then it went up to an incline of 10 w/a resistance of 8 (for a total of 28 mins). Talk about hard! But I did it!!! And, w/treadmill & elliptical combined, I burned 500 calories!!! :) I did about 16.5 mins on treadmill and 36 mins on the elliptical. All in all, it was a good day. I guess I'm not gonna worry too much about the C25K program as long as I am getting to the gym and getting my workouts done.
Today's goals were:
1. Be to the Y by 0930 (child watch opens @ 0915). (Well I got there at 1130. So, CHECK)
2. If shins are good, do Week 1 Day 2 of C25K. If not, burn 500 calories on elliptical. CHECK
3. Eat a banana w/lunch. :) CHECK
4. Eat dinner @ home. CHECK
5. Get package together to mail to Mom. CHECK
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Go to bank and pay mortgage.
Today's goals were:
1. Be to the Y by 0930 (child watch opens @ 0915). (Well I got there at 1130. So, CHECK)
2. If shins are good, do Week 1 Day 2 of C25K. If not, burn 500 calories on elliptical. CHECK
3. Eat a banana w/lunch. :) CHECK
4. Eat dinner @ home. CHECK
5. Get package together to mail to Mom. CHECK
Tomorrow's goals are:
1. Go to bank and pay mortgage.
2. Get Devon's bday present (super late).
3. Mail out package to Mom.
4. Eat all meals at home.
5. Be in bed by 11:00p.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot... Here is a picture of today's lunch! :)
Oh yeah, I almost forgot... Here is a picture of today's lunch! :)
Leftover chicken/rice casserole, carrots, yogurt, banana, OJ, and water!!
Here's to my fit journey!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Day 32 of 173
By the time I had a second to sit down last night, it was after 11:00 and I wanted to go to bed. So, needless to say, I did not make an entry! Although it would have been four days in a row! Oh well, at least I went and worked out. OH!!... And I achieved a personal best; even through all the pain!!! :) Here are some stats:
14Feb11
Minutes: 51
Calories burned: 530
Distance: 3.47
Strides: 6056
09Mar11
Minutes: 45
Calories burned: 550
Distance: 3.00
Strides: 5220
That's pretty good, wouldn't u say?? :) I really, really, REALLLLLLLLY did not want to go work out yesterday; my legs were hurting SOO bad!!! But I went and met my goal of burning 500 calories! :) I am going to be a fat burning machine within the next couple of weeks. Can't wait!!! My main goal right now is to lose 15 lbs by 1May. I can do it!!!
Yesterday's goals were:
1. Go to the Y. CHECK
2. Burn (at least) 500 calories on the ET! CHECK
3. Eat 2 servings of fruit in the morning. CHECK
4. Eat dinner @ home! CHECK
5. Be in bed by 11:00p.
I feel so accomplished by setting small, daily goals and achieving them!! :) I was in bed about 1145 which is super good for me b/c I usually stay up til after 1:00a.
Today's goals were:
1. Go to the Y for appt w/Alicia. CHECK
2. Complete Week 1 Day 2 C25K. (Had to do regular cardio b/c of shin splints; CHECK)
3. Eat 2 servings of fruit in the morning. CHECK
4. Eat dinner @ home! CHECK
5. Be in bed by 11:00p (let's try this again).
On Tuesday, one of my goals was to mail books out... Well, I did that today while Ethan was in school (so much easier!). I also went and got a new pair of running shoes and some really comfy socks!!! :)
Tomorrow's goals:
1. Be to the Y by 0930 (child watch opens @ 0915).
2. If shins are good, do Week 1 Day 2 of C25K. If not, burn 500 calories on elliptical.
3. Eat a banana w/lunch. :)
4. Eat dinner @ home.
5. Get package together to mail to Mom.
So, all in all, I am feeling really good and can't wait to start seeing results! :)
Here's to my fit journey!!!...
14Feb11
Minutes: 51
Calories burned: 530
Distance: 3.47
Strides: 6056
09Mar11
Minutes: 45
Calories burned: 550
Distance: 3.00
Strides: 5220
That's pretty good, wouldn't u say?? :) I really, really, REALLLLLLLLY did not want to go work out yesterday; my legs were hurting SOO bad!!! But I went and met my goal of burning 500 calories! :) I am going to be a fat burning machine within the next couple of weeks. Can't wait!!! My main goal right now is to lose 15 lbs by 1May. I can do it!!!
Yesterday's goals were:
1. Go to the Y. CHECK
2. Burn (at least) 500 calories on the ET! CHECK
3. Eat 2 servings of fruit in the morning. CHECK
4. Eat dinner @ home! CHECK
5. Be in bed by 11:00p.
I feel so accomplished by setting small, daily goals and achieving them!! :) I was in bed about 1145 which is super good for me b/c I usually stay up til after 1:00a.
Today's goals were:
1. Go to the Y for appt w/Alicia. CHECK
2. Complete Week 1 Day 2 C25K. (Had to do regular cardio b/c of shin splints; CHECK)
3. Eat 2 servings of fruit in the morning. CHECK
4. Eat dinner @ home! CHECK
5. Be in bed by 11:00p (let's try this again).
On Tuesday, one of my goals was to mail books out... Well, I did that today while Ethan was in school (so much easier!). I also went and got a new pair of running shoes and some really comfy socks!!! :)
I had an appt this morning with a trainer at the Y to go over some stuff. I didn't have time to work out while I was there b/c during my appt, a lady fell off the elliptical and hit her head, and we had to wait for the ambulance to get there and take care of her. Sooooooo, I made dinner tonight, waited for Jason to get home from work (he worked 1.5 hours ot), and went to the gym for my sweat session. It was amazing!!! I did the arc trainer and was shooting for 30 minutes... Good news!!! I did 30 minutes AND burned 500 calories; I'm so proud of myself!!! I feel awesome!!! :) I called yesterday and made an appt for a pedicure as a reward... Make it to the gym and work out every day and on Tuesday, 15Mar, I get a PEDICURE!! :)
Tonights dinner was Easy Taco Casserole. It was yummy!!!... I didn't particularly care for it but Jason LOVED it!!! :) Oh yeah and we had to have a veggie so we heated up some carrots.
1. Be to the Y by 0930 (child watch opens @ 0915).
2. If shins are good, do Week 1 Day 2 of C25K. If not, burn 500 calories on elliptical.
3. Eat a banana w/lunch. :)
4. Eat dinner @ home.
5. Get package together to mail to Mom.
So, all in all, I am feeling really good and can't wait to start seeing results! :)
Here's to my fit journey!!!...
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