Today is going to be an odd day around my house. My husband did not get the day off but the girls do. Plus I am going to have an extra girl we are going to watch since she didn't have school either but her parents have to work. So, we have gymnastics for my middle daughter and then we are meeting Daddy for lunch.
Input:
Bowl of Special K cereal w/ 2% Lowfat Milk
Small spring mix salad
Linguini with Marinara
Ice Tea with lemon
Upside Down Pizza (only one helping, yay me!)
Water with Lime
Output:
I feel so guilty. My first day of not doing any exercise. I will do extra tomorrow.
Reason #4 - Clothes
I have no idea how to dress myself right now. So all I wear are jeans or capris. I refuse to wear shorts and am not comfortable in a skirt. So I want to lose weight so I can fit in my old clothes and wear what I like to wear. I have no idea how to dress this overweight body.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Tickers
I added some weightloss tickers and such at the bottom of our blog. I am such a visual person that it will help me to see the ticker counting down and the bar graph sloping down. LOL So be sure to check those out down there.
And just to be fair, I am considering my start weight on here to be 201, however, I was 208.5 when I started this journey. So I want to be sure to count that 7.5 pounds in my loss. I just wasn't blogging about it yet. So you may see that difference once in awhile around here.
And just to be fair, I am considering my start weight on here to be 201, however, I was 208.5 when I started this journey. So I want to be sure to count that 7.5 pounds in my loss. I just wasn't blogging about it yet. So you may see that difference once in awhile around here.
Input/Output for Jamie 2.15.09
I have already been up and going for hours. We did our bi-weekly grocery shopping which ends with us eating at McyDs if the girls did good while shopping. It's not easy grocery shopping for an hour with 3 girls. So if they behave, they get a reward. Not the heathiest of places to eat, but I usually do pretty good by just having a salad. The girls got to play and burn off some pent up energy and I get to chill before heading home to unload everything.
Input:
1 cinnamon roll (150 calories)
2/3 of a Crispy Southwest Chicken Salad
Caffeine free Root Beer
Water with Lime
Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Output:
Approx. 2 miles of walking in the store while pushing a cart with two kids and groceries piling up. (This counts, I swear)
Wii:30 Minutes - 10 mins. Step, 14 of Yoga, 6 of balance
60 crunches
Reason #3
To help my children choose healthier foods. My oldest has become very interested in making healthier choices and my middle is very concerned about eating High Fructose Corn Syrup and making sure her baby sister doesn't get anything with eggs in it. So my reason for trying to lose weight and eat healthier is to teach them at a young age about the right choices. Before they get stuck in an unhealthy cycle of eating. Teach by example.
Input:
1 cinnamon roll (150 calories)
2/3 of a Crispy Southwest Chicken Salad
Caffeine free Root Beer
Water with Lime
Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Output:
Approx. 2 miles of walking in the store while pushing a cart with two kids and groceries piling up. (This counts, I swear)
Wii:30 Minutes - 10 mins. Step, 14 of Yoga, 6 of balance
60 crunches
Reason #3
To help my children choose healthier foods. My oldest has become very interested in making healthier choices and my middle is very concerned about eating High Fructose Corn Syrup and making sure her baby sister doesn't get anything with eggs in it. So my reason for trying to lose weight and eat healthier is to teach them at a young age about the right choices. Before they get stuck in an unhealthy cycle of eating. Teach by example.
Day 4 of NO coffee
I'm going to try hard to make this upcoming week my last week on anxiety meds. If I can just keep going to the gym each day and eat better, it will be a huge help. I'm a little bold with the subject title because it is morning and I know I am getting out and about today. I will have the temptation and the cravings I'm sure. I need to go at least 14 consecutive days without coffee and then I will trust myself to have a small cup ever so often. But, hopefully after those 14 days I will not want any at all. That is how it was when I stopped dr. pepper years ago.
DARE I SAY....that I actually feel "ok" today. My neck still hurts and of course my shoulders, but I feel like I have a bit more energy. Taking off Friday and getting a bit of pampering in this weekend has done wonders! I want to keep this up....(feeling good!) so I'm OFF TO THE GYM again. w0000hooootie!!
Breakfast: Plain oatmeal/soymilk + tsp of brown sugar (this is getting old, but I like warm stuff for breakfast right now)
Snack: a medium size apple
Lunch: 6 inch veggie sub from Subway (alvacado, american cheese, pickles, baby spinach and spicy mustard. 1 cup of muesli
Dinner: Black beans + brown rice + baked chips + 100 calorie shredded cheese + salsa
Excericse: 30 mins on the treadmill @ the gym
DARE I SAY....that I actually feel "ok" today. My neck still hurts and of course my shoulders, but I feel like I have a bit more energy. Taking off Friday and getting a bit of pampering in this weekend has done wonders! I want to keep this up....(feeling good!) so I'm OFF TO THE GYM again. w0000hooootie!!
Breakfast: Plain oatmeal/soymilk + tsp of brown sugar (this is getting old, but I like warm stuff for breakfast right now)
Snack: a medium size apple
Lunch: 6 inch veggie sub from Subway (alvacado, american cheese, pickles, baby spinach and spicy mustard. 1 cup of muesli
Dinner: Black beans + brown rice + baked chips + 100 calorie shredded cheese + salsa
Excericse: 30 mins on the treadmill @ the gym
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Saturday + Valentines = a facial
Going to my facialist in a few minutes....I have not had a microderm in so long. I woke up wanting coffee AGAIN. I will not not not cave today. Caffeine is so evil. I'm back on my obsessed weighing myself each morning kick. I know they say that it is not good to do that, but it helps keep me "in check" for some reason. Argh, I'm so complicated ;)
FOOD:
B - oatmeal with soymilk 1 tsp brown organic sugar
Snack: a handful of almonds
L - cereal + soymilk ( I desperately need to go to the grocery store!)
Snack an Orange, a pear and a few pieces of cubed cheese
D black beans + brown rice + 100 calorie shredded cheese pack + baked tostitos
Oh! I had a glass of wine too!
EXERCISE: wOOt...I finally got my butt to the gym. 30 mins (20 treadmill 10 eliptical)
FOOD:
B - oatmeal with soymilk 1 tsp brown organic sugar
Snack: a handful of almonds
L - cereal + soymilk ( I desperately need to go to the grocery store!)
Snack an Orange, a pear and a few pieces of cubed cheese
D black beans + brown rice + 100 calorie shredded cheese pack + baked tostitos
Oh! I had a glass of wine too!
EXERCISE: wOOt...I finally got my butt to the gym. 30 mins (20 treadmill 10 eliptical)
Happy Valentine's Day
My husband and I do not partake in the hype of this day. We learned years ago how bad of a Hallmark Card Holiday it was. We are pretty good about showering each other with gifts and love the other 364 days of the year that we do not need a Holiday to tell when to do it. This day makes WAY too many people feel bad or sad or mad or whatever. Nothing close to Love. I really wish it would go away, but that is just me. We do celebrate it with the girls since they don't understand our thinking behind it. They get a new James Avery "Love" charm every year. A charm that somehow represents our love for them.
But to all my friends (and you too Angie) Happy Valentine's Day. If I have not told you recently how awesome I think you are and how much I care about you, well, I do!! *Hugs*
So, off my soapbox and back to business.
Input:
Wheat toast (140 Calories) with butter
Bottled Water
1/2 Chili Burger
Cheese Fries
Water w/ Lemon
1/2 Chipotle Barbacoa Burrito
Iced Tea
Output:
60 crunches
30 squats
6 reps of 2 different yoga poses.
Reason #2:
Healthy Heart (It is Valentine's Day). My Mother died when she was just 45 years young. She started having heart problems before she even turned 40. Her first bypass at 40. Heart attack at 42 and her last bypass at barely 45 when she had a stroke during the surgery which caused a blood clot that went to her brain and ruptured. So, my reason for this blog and my adventure is to keep my heart healthy so my daughters don't have to grow up without a Mother.
But to all my friends (and you too Angie) Happy Valentine's Day. If I have not told you recently how awesome I think you are and how much I care about you, well, I do!! *Hugs*
So, off my soapbox and back to business.
Input:
Wheat toast (140 Calories) with butter
Bottled Water
1/2 Chili Burger
Cheese Fries
Water w/ Lemon
1/2 Chipotle Barbacoa Burrito
Iced Tea
Output:
60 crunches
30 squats
6 reps of 2 different yoga poses.
Reason #2:
Healthy Heart (It is Valentine's Day). My Mother died when she was just 45 years young. She started having heart problems before she even turned 40. Her first bypass at 40. Heart attack at 42 and her last bypass at barely 45 when she had a stroke during the surgery which caused a blood clot that went to her brain and ruptured. So, my reason for this blog and my adventure is to keep my heart healthy so my daughters don't have to grow up without a Mother.
Friday, February 13, 2009
My "mental" day off.....
FOOD
Breakfast: Oatmeal w/tsp of brown sugar
Snack: One whole pear
Lunch: 7 or so cubes of cheese & bowl of organic cereal + soymilk (crappy, but I was on the run)
Snack: none
Dinner: bowl of cereal + soymilk
Snack: a few animal cookies
EXERCISE
argh!! ex was REALLY late picking up kids. It's late now and I don't like to go to gym at night by myself (to scared! I'm a wimp), so I'm going to do some stretches and exercises at home.
DAILY THOUGHTS
I feel like I have been running myself ragged at work and with doing things for other people during my weekends. Resulting in being mentally run down. I took today off to have a "mental" day to myself and relax and get things done that I normally have to wait for a weekend...and then they never get done anyhow. Pedicure here I come!
OH MY GAH!!! It was so incredibly hard to resist stopping to get a coffee today. What is my deal? I was yawning so much...and my first reaction is "I gotta get some coffee"...it is like this vicious cycle. Maybe I will look into doing some sort of detox to rid my body of the stuff (sugar, caffeine) I have been putting into it to cope with my crazy pain and sleepless nights.
Breakfast: Oatmeal w/tsp of brown sugar
Snack: One whole pear
Lunch: 7 or so cubes of cheese & bowl of organic cereal + soymilk (crappy, but I was on the run)
Snack: none
Dinner: bowl of cereal + soymilk
Snack: a few animal cookies
EXERCISE
argh!! ex was REALLY late picking up kids. It's late now and I don't like to go to gym at night by myself (to scared! I'm a wimp), so I'm going to do some stretches and exercises at home.
DAILY THOUGHTS
I feel like I have been running myself ragged at work and with doing things for other people during my weekends. Resulting in being mentally run down. I took today off to have a "mental" day to myself and relax and get things done that I normally have to wait for a weekend...and then they never get done anyhow. Pedicure here I come!
OH MY GAH!!! It was so incredibly hard to resist stopping to get a coffee today. What is my deal? I was yawning so much...and my first reaction is "I gotta get some coffee"...it is like this vicious cycle. Maybe I will look into doing some sort of detox to rid my body of the stuff (sugar, caffeine) I have been putting into it to cope with my crazy pain and sleepless nights.
