I just completed 70 minutes of working out!
It's been so long and I have so many things that I should be doing, but I decided to finally get my ass in gear!
50 minutes Fat Burning for Dummies workout video
15 min. free weights
5 min. abs
I'm not really sweaty, but a little sweaty, and I love it! :)
Monday, October 22, 2007
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Another One Bites the Dust!
I dropped another pound this week. I think that if I could only get my ass moving that I would be able to lose weight even faster, but I'm still proud of how quickly I seem to be losing it just from diet alone.
My grandfather turns 90 tomorrow. I convinced my parents to go with me to his place and have cake tonight since I have a midterm tomorrow night & work all day. It's such a big milestone. It really made me sad that his other son, grandson (in town) & only great-grandchild couldn't be bothered to join us even though they were all aware & invited. He's really seeming to go downhill though. It's hard to see because he's always been so with it. I think that losing his voice is what's really worn at him because he lost the ability to communicate for the most part. I think that he honestly wishes that he wasn't still alive, and if I was him I would feel the same. He spends every day just sitting in his wheelchair looking down the road, basically. There's no real quality of life anymore. He cried a lot tonight, which Dad finds really hard to handle and gets all defensive about. Being there with Dad made visiting tougher because he gets all edgy about anything that he thinks might upset Papa in anyway, even if it doesn't. It's hard on the nerves.
I have to write an essay for one of my French classes on an exceptional person, real or imaginary. I chose my Grammie. Thinking about her life and thinking about my grandfather's life (opposite sides of the family) have really made me think a lot about mortality tonight. I've been in a mopey mood most of the day anyway, so this hasn't really cheered me up.
I hate that even though Papa is still alive, it's like he's trapped in his body and really already gone. I can't ask him about how he knew that Nanny was the one or how they made it through long distance when he was stationed in Halifax to train sharp shooters during WWII and she was in Fredericton. I can't ask his opinion on Jeff, or our future situations. Even though his body's here, I mourn the chances I should still be able to have with him alive. I mourn that I never really got the chance to know him as a person when I was a little kid, or to really spend time with just him. It kills me to see him sitting there looking kind of depressed and alone in his wheelchair, realizing that people are talking around him but not being able to take part, with bumps that are likely skin cancer on his head and occasionally drool from his mouth. It's hard to see someone who took good care of themselves just letting themselves go. It's hard to realize that this is life in its reality; this is what mortality looks like. This is what we each must face.
My grandfather turns 90 tomorrow. I convinced my parents to go with me to his place and have cake tonight since I have a midterm tomorrow night & work all day. It's such a big milestone. It really made me sad that his other son, grandson (in town) & only great-grandchild couldn't be bothered to join us even though they were all aware & invited. He's really seeming to go downhill though. It's hard to see because he's always been so with it. I think that losing his voice is what's really worn at him because he lost the ability to communicate for the most part. I think that he honestly wishes that he wasn't still alive, and if I was him I would feel the same. He spends every day just sitting in his wheelchair looking down the road, basically. There's no real quality of life anymore. He cried a lot tonight, which Dad finds really hard to handle and gets all defensive about. Being there with Dad made visiting tougher because he gets all edgy about anything that he thinks might upset Papa in anyway, even if it doesn't. It's hard on the nerves.
I have to write an essay for one of my French classes on an exceptional person, real or imaginary. I chose my Grammie. Thinking about her life and thinking about my grandfather's life (opposite sides of the family) have really made me think a lot about mortality tonight. I've been in a mopey mood most of the day anyway, so this hasn't really cheered me up.
I hate that even though Papa is still alive, it's like he's trapped in his body and really already gone. I can't ask him about how he knew that Nanny was the one or how they made it through long distance when he was stationed in Halifax to train sharp shooters during WWII and she was in Fredericton. I can't ask his opinion on Jeff, or our future situations. Even though his body's here, I mourn the chances I should still be able to have with him alive. I mourn that I never really got the chance to know him as a person when I was a little kid, or to really spend time with just him. It kills me to see him sitting there looking kind of depressed and alone in his wheelchair, realizing that people are talking around him but not being able to take part, with bumps that are likely skin cancer on his head and occasionally drool from his mouth. It's hard to see someone who took good care of themselves just letting themselves go. It's hard to realize that this is life in its reality; this is what mortality looks like. This is what we each must face.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Back to Tracking -- 3.5 lbs lighter!
I completely fell off the wagon for the longest time yet when it comes to tracking, almost two weeks! For the most part I still ate relatively well, though I gained 2.5lbs when I was away in Ottawa on a work trip thanks to beer and food, but it was worth it. Getting ~10,000 steps per day in while I was up there probably helped, plus it made me feel really great! I love public transit, but it's not reliable enough here in Fredericton to use it.
I just started tracking again today, but I remembered yesterday well enough to put it in as well. Monday was the biggest binge eating night I've had since I started trying to lose weight in July. I had my third Thanksgiving dinner (Fri, Sun, Mon) with Jeff's family, and of course there was butterscotch pie for dessert. I made sure to load up on vegetables and was possibly the only person not to have a second serving of dessert. Woot! That night Sarah came down to visit (a friend living in T.O.) and we hung out in the living room watching television. Around 9:30pm we all got the munchies and headed to the big stop for a snack. I ended up eating 1/2 a chocolate chip cookie the size of my face (threw out the rest), a bottle of Coke Zero, a bunch of fresh fruit (Sarah & I split a fruit tray), and a small bag of sour cream & bacon chips. I can't even remember the last time I ate a bag of chips!
Speaking of binging, I got waaaaaay to into the Corona & tequila Saturday night at our "Mexican night." It was nice to see people together & I had really missed my buddy, Steve. I didn't even feel that I had a buzz after 6 Corona, but once I started the tequila I got drunk almost instantly. It was ridiculous! What's even more ridiculous was that I did 5 shots in under 20 minutes. I had a fantastic time running around downtown with everyone, and I remember the Aussie accent I picked up in Europe coming out, but I paid for it when we got back to Gina's place. I spent the next hour or so in the bathroom puking my guts out, and a bit more when I finally got home. Booooourns. It sucked hard, and I was so tired. Can't help but think that the upcoming "Last Man Standing" pubcrawl at the end of the month will break me. It's been sooooooo long since I've drank hard.
When I went home to visit friends & their families Sunday night I couldn't have been more pleased with the reaction. A lot of people commented on that I looked like I'd been losing weight! Woot! Since I still can't tell when I look at myself, it was a great compliment. :)
As the title says, when I weighed myself yesterday I somehow ended up being 3.5 lbs lighter than last week!! WOW! I couldn't believe it and ended up weighing myself 4 separate times before I could accept it. I was a great kick in the ass to get back to working hard. If I could randomly lose that much, I can only imagine how well I'd be doing if I got back to focusing! Plus, the end of the Provincial Challenge on the boards will be up soon and I'm over halfway to my goal! I definitely feel like I can reach it!
This weekend is going to be a challenge because we're going to N.S. to visit friends. I'm going to have to focus to ensure that I eat well, try to get some exercise in, and track!
I just started tracking again today, but I remembered yesterday well enough to put it in as well. Monday was the biggest binge eating night I've had since I started trying to lose weight in July. I had my third Thanksgiving dinner (Fri, Sun, Mon) with Jeff's family, and of course there was butterscotch pie for dessert. I made sure to load up on vegetables and was possibly the only person not to have a second serving of dessert. Woot! That night Sarah came down to visit (a friend living in T.O.) and we hung out in the living room watching television. Around 9:30pm we all got the munchies and headed to the big stop for a snack. I ended up eating 1/2 a chocolate chip cookie the size of my face (threw out the rest), a bottle of Coke Zero, a bunch of fresh fruit (Sarah & I split a fruit tray), and a small bag of sour cream & bacon chips. I can't even remember the last time I ate a bag of chips!
Speaking of binging, I got waaaaaay to into the Corona & tequila Saturday night at our "Mexican night." It was nice to see people together & I had really missed my buddy, Steve. I didn't even feel that I had a buzz after 6 Corona, but once I started the tequila I got drunk almost instantly. It was ridiculous! What's even more ridiculous was that I did 5 shots in under 20 minutes. I had a fantastic time running around downtown with everyone, and I remember the Aussie accent I picked up in Europe coming out, but I paid for it when we got back to Gina's place. I spent the next hour or so in the bathroom puking my guts out, and a bit more when I finally got home. Booooourns. It sucked hard, and I was so tired. Can't help but think that the upcoming "Last Man Standing" pubcrawl at the end of the month will break me. It's been sooooooo long since I've drank hard.
When I went home to visit friends & their families Sunday night I couldn't have been more pleased with the reaction. A lot of people commented on that I looked like I'd been losing weight! Woot! Since I still can't tell when I look at myself, it was a great compliment. :)
As the title says, when I weighed myself yesterday I somehow ended up being 3.5 lbs lighter than last week!! WOW! I couldn't believe it and ended up weighing myself 4 separate times before I could accept it. I was a great kick in the ass to get back to working hard. If I could randomly lose that much, I can only imagine how well I'd be doing if I got back to focusing! Plus, the end of the Provincial Challenge on the boards will be up soon and I'm over halfway to my goal! I definitely feel like I can reach it!
This weekend is going to be a challenge because we're going to N.S. to visit friends. I'm going to have to focus to ensure that I eat well, try to get some exercise in, and track!
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Back on the Blogging Wagon
Well, it seems as though I disappeared out of the cyberspace universe for awhile. Sometimes I don't even think about blogging, while other times I can't wait.
I am in the process of switching from attending WW meetings & using e-Tools to just doing WW online. I found that since I attended so many different meetings that I didn't feel connected to any of them, and I hadn't really gotten to know anyone in the meetings the way that I had online. I love all the online stuff and it's something I can actually afford to keep up, so that's where I'm at. I said goodbye & thank you to my leader and the other volunteers on Wed. night. I didn't go to WI 2 weeks ago because I felt that I had gained weight, and things were really busy. When I went this week, I had lost 3.8 lbs! :) How fantastic! Now I've lost a total of 11.8 lbs in 11 weeks. Not too shabby considering I've sucked the big one on being active.
I've been remembering more this week to actually wear my snazzy pedometer, though I've only gone over 10,000 daily steps the one time that Jeff & I went for an hour long walk in the evening. That walk was between 6 - 7,000 steps alone! Unfortunately we've both been tired, and he's been basically sleepfucked for over a week now. Since I don't like walking at night alone, I haven't gone walking. Too bad, really. I love getting outside, but sometimes I'm just too damn lazy!
I think I may have finally gone down a pantsize, though I'm still the same up top. I bought these awesome plaid capris on sale for $30 (reg. $50) at Ricki's last week when I was looking for a blouse to wear for my meeting. I just grabbed 18s, tried them on & thought they looked fine. When I got them home & put them on to show Jeff, we both thought that they looked too big, so I took them back the next day and got a pair of 16s. So glad there was a pair in that size there! I like them so much I would've been tempted to keep them even though they didn't fit!
Another effect of that though is that my fav jean gauchos don't fit now! :( NOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooo!! While I am pumped, now I'm down basically to 2 pairs of dress pants, 1 pair of jeans, 1 pair of white gauchos and these new plaid capris. Since the dress pants are reserved for classy, that means I have 3 pairs of pants I can wear, and can only wear the white with white panties! *eeps* I think I need to buy another pair of pants, but I'm not sure what kind.
I tried to organize a cleanup downtown on the Green Tuesday for the "TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup" week, but out of the 300+ people I invited, not one person showed. :( That was really disappointing. I had promised myself though that I would do it myself if necessary, so for 3 hours straight I walked around with my garbage bag, plastic glove and bent over to pick stuff up every few seconds. The majority of stuff was just cigarette butts. I'm thinking of e-mailing the city & recommending that they install those butt holder-things near the benches to avoid that. The big piss off was when I man walked to an area I had just cleaned to smoke a cigarette, watched me continue picking up butts, and then just threw his right on the ground & walked away. I swear I almost went after him! I did go back & pick up the butt though. Grrrr....
I have a bunch of French work to do this weekend, but I'm torn between doing that today or tomorrow. I really want to go apple picking or second-hand clothing shopping today.
I've realized that I let a lot of friendships drop after I moved in with Jeff & started working. Not so much because of Jeff, moreso because work seems to take up so much of my life, just like the additional classes are now too! Sometimes it feels like I don't even see Jeff because he's been working nights and I work ~8am-5pm, M-F, and sometimes on the weekends (21 hours last weekend). It was really sweet that one night this week he knew he'd be working late, so he came home when I got off work to spend 3 hours with me, even curl up in bed with me while I fell asleep, then went back to work for the entire night. He came home at 7:30am the next morning when I was getting ready for work. I decided that since I had so much OT that I was going to curl up and spend time with him, so I did for 30min. It's no 3 hours, but my work's not as flexible as his is.
Back to the friendships...I'm trying to slowly work on going out with people again that I haven't seen for awhile, try to rebuild the friendships. They seemed to just fade away without me noticing. I used to have invitations to do stuff all the time, now not so much or with different people. I notice it most when I want to do something and I find that I'm not really sure who to call. I don't have my posse of girls here like I did back home. It's different, which is why I'm actually planning on working harder on gfs then guy friends.
I'm planning on having a few drinks tonight, so I definitely need to get out & rack up some APs. Maybe walking the mall will count. haha I'd rather be outside though, so maybe I'll go biking downtown.
I've gotten better at portion control and making lunch, but I still suck at planning ahead and cooking things. *sigh* One step at a time...
I am in the process of switching from attending WW meetings & using e-Tools to just doing WW online. I found that since I attended so many different meetings that I didn't feel connected to any of them, and I hadn't really gotten to know anyone in the meetings the way that I had online. I love all the online stuff and it's something I can actually afford to keep up, so that's where I'm at. I said goodbye & thank you to my leader and the other volunteers on Wed. night. I didn't go to WI 2 weeks ago because I felt that I had gained weight, and things were really busy. When I went this week, I had lost 3.8 lbs! :) How fantastic! Now I've lost a total of 11.8 lbs in 11 weeks. Not too shabby considering I've sucked the big one on being active.
I've been remembering more this week to actually wear my snazzy pedometer, though I've only gone over 10,000 daily steps the one time that Jeff & I went for an hour long walk in the evening. That walk was between 6 - 7,000 steps alone! Unfortunately we've both been tired, and he's been basically sleepfucked for over a week now. Since I don't like walking at night alone, I haven't gone walking. Too bad, really. I love getting outside, but sometimes I'm just too damn lazy!
I think I may have finally gone down a pantsize, though I'm still the same up top. I bought these awesome plaid capris on sale for $30 (reg. $50) at Ricki's last week when I was looking for a blouse to wear for my meeting. I just grabbed 18s, tried them on & thought they looked fine. When I got them home & put them on to show Jeff, we both thought that they looked too big, so I took them back the next day and got a pair of 16s. So glad there was a pair in that size there! I like them so much I would've been tempted to keep them even though they didn't fit!
Another effect of that though is that my fav jean gauchos don't fit now! :( NOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooo!! While I am pumped, now I'm down basically to 2 pairs of dress pants, 1 pair of jeans, 1 pair of white gauchos and these new plaid capris. Since the dress pants are reserved for classy, that means I have 3 pairs of pants I can wear, and can only wear the white with white panties! *eeps* I think I need to buy another pair of pants, but I'm not sure what kind.
I tried to organize a cleanup downtown on the Green Tuesday for the "TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup" week, but out of the 300+ people I invited, not one person showed. :( That was really disappointing. I had promised myself though that I would do it myself if necessary, so for 3 hours straight I walked around with my garbage bag, plastic glove and bent over to pick stuff up every few seconds. The majority of stuff was just cigarette butts. I'm thinking of e-mailing the city & recommending that they install those butt holder-things near the benches to avoid that. The big piss off was when I man walked to an area I had just cleaned to smoke a cigarette, watched me continue picking up butts, and then just threw his right on the ground & walked away. I swear I almost went after him! I did go back & pick up the butt though. Grrrr....
I have a bunch of French work to do this weekend, but I'm torn between doing that today or tomorrow. I really want to go apple picking or second-hand clothing shopping today.
I've realized that I let a lot of friendships drop after I moved in with Jeff & started working. Not so much because of Jeff, moreso because work seems to take up so much of my life, just like the additional classes are now too! Sometimes it feels like I don't even see Jeff because he's been working nights and I work ~8am-5pm, M-F, and sometimes on the weekends (21 hours last weekend). It was really sweet that one night this week he knew he'd be working late, so he came home when I got off work to spend 3 hours with me, even curl up in bed with me while I fell asleep, then went back to work for the entire night. He came home at 7:30am the next morning when I was getting ready for work. I decided that since I had so much OT that I was going to curl up and spend time with him, so I did for 30min. It's no 3 hours, but my work's not as flexible as his is.
Back to the friendships...I'm trying to slowly work on going out with people again that I haven't seen for awhile, try to rebuild the friendships. They seemed to just fade away without me noticing. I used to have invitations to do stuff all the time, now not so much or with different people. I notice it most when I want to do something and I find that I'm not really sure who to call. I don't have my posse of girls here like I did back home. It's different, which is why I'm actually planning on working harder on gfs then guy friends.
I'm planning on having a few drinks tonight, so I definitely need to get out & rack up some APs. Maybe walking the mall will count. haha I'd rather be outside though, so maybe I'll go biking downtown.
I've gotten better at portion control and making lunch, but I still suck at planning ahead and cooking things. *sigh* One step at a time...
Monday, August 20, 2007
Well, I gained back the 1.8 lb that I lost immediately after the road trip when I went in 4 days later for my normal weigh in. I don't feel badly about it though, as I didn't eat extremely healthy the 2 days before WI, though I still hadn't eaten all of my flex points.
I plan to go to the gym for the first time this evening, though I hate going alone right now. I'm trying out the personal strength training plan that I got from freetrainers.com, a site that one of my fellow A.S.S.ers suggested. I love that they're only 6 weeks long. I had meant to start last week, but just didn't. That's why my goal is to go tonight even though I have so many other things that need to be done.
I was hoping to spend some time doing stuff with Jeff since he's not working tonight, but he worked all night last night, so he's still sleeping. I can't blame him, but it means he won't be sleeping with me tonight either. I find that our schedules are so extremely different that it's hard sometimes. A part of me still kind of wishes that I had my own apartment so that it wouldn't matter to me that we have different schedules. I hate getting up by myself & leaving him sleeping every morning, or going to bed while he's still up. I've gotten better at it though. I wish I didn't feel the need to call ahead & ask "permission" when I want to have people over, in case he's napping or something. Really, it's just be thoughtful and I know that he would do it for me, but since I've never had my own place I've never had the ability to just completely do what I want, when I want. Maybe I should've gotten my own place before we moved in together. I do love being here with him though, and it makes sense financially.
I have 8 points left for today, so I'm trying to decide what I'll have to eat...maybe I'll cook some of my yellow beans up before worrying about freezing them. I'm really not in the mood to cook, especially because I'm a bit worried that I'll wake Jeff who's sleeping on the couch.
Last week was wonderfully active with kayaking, golfing, walking & a softball tournament! I hope to continue being active this week as well!
I plan to go to the gym for the first time this evening, though I hate going alone right now. I'm trying out the personal strength training plan that I got from freetrainers.com, a site that one of my fellow A.S.S.ers suggested. I love that they're only 6 weeks long. I had meant to start last week, but just didn't. That's why my goal is to go tonight even though I have so many other things that need to be done.
I was hoping to spend some time doing stuff with Jeff since he's not working tonight, but he worked all night last night, so he's still sleeping. I can't blame him, but it means he won't be sleeping with me tonight either. I find that our schedules are so extremely different that it's hard sometimes. A part of me still kind of wishes that I had my own apartment so that it wouldn't matter to me that we have different schedules. I hate getting up by myself & leaving him sleeping every morning, or going to bed while he's still up. I've gotten better at it though. I wish I didn't feel the need to call ahead & ask "permission" when I want to have people over, in case he's napping or something. Really, it's just be thoughtful and I know that he would do it for me, but since I've never had my own place I've never had the ability to just completely do what I want, when I want. Maybe I should've gotten my own place before we moved in together. I do love being here with him though, and it makes sense financially.
I have 8 points left for today, so I'm trying to decide what I'll have to eat...maybe I'll cook some of my yellow beans up before worrying about freezing them. I'm really not in the mood to cook, especially because I'm a bit worried that I'll wake Jeff who's sleeping on the couch.
Last week was wonderfully active with kayaking, golfing, walking & a softball tournament! I hope to continue being active this week as well!
Monday, August 13, 2007
Road Trip Completed!
Well, we got back from the road trip on Friday, and I woke up early enough Saturday to call Mom & convince her to go to the Saturday morning 9:45am meeting, the last one of the week! We weighed in, and both of us lost! She lost 1.6 lb and I lost 1.8 lb! Fantastic for having gone on holidays!
I chalk it up to eating healthy wraps and snacks for the majority of the trip, and to the hike through a waterfall (~30 min) that I convinced Mom to do with me. Plus there was some walking on a boardwalk and around a museum. I meant to take my 10 lb weights with me, but I forgot them here at the apartment. It felt really great to get up & make myself go to the meeting.
I loved my "I was right" moment while we were away; Mom fought against taking food for wraps with us. I argued & did it anyway. At least twice it came in handy as there was nowhere for us to eat, including during an insane storm! Yay me! haha
I actually woke up Sunday morning at 8:30am. While I kind of wanted to sleep in, I got up and screwed around on the computer for awhile. It was my first time online since Tuesday!
I've been wholly unproductive since I got home, and I feel horrible because of it. There is all this stuff that needs to get done, and vacation was the perfect time for it, yet I've done none of it! I thought I'd have all evening to do it as well, but I had forgotten that we're going out for wings & a late movie tonight, so I have ~ 3 hours. I'm beginning to think that I should skip the gym for tonight so that I have time to grocery shop, get a watch & clean up around the apartment. I'm worried that I won't start tomorrow either though. *eeps*
Well, if I don't go to the gym tonight, I'll start out by doing some free weights with my 10 lb weights tonight before I leave. I want to pick up some 5 lb weights while I'm out because sometimes 10 lb is just too much.
I chalk it up to eating healthy wraps and snacks for the majority of the trip, and to the hike through a waterfall (~30 min) that I convinced Mom to do with me. Plus there was some walking on a boardwalk and around a museum. I meant to take my 10 lb weights with me, but I forgot them here at the apartment. It felt really great to get up & make myself go to the meeting.
I loved my "I was right" moment while we were away; Mom fought against taking food for wraps with us. I argued & did it anyway. At least twice it came in handy as there was nowhere for us to eat, including during an insane storm! Yay me! haha
I actually woke up Sunday morning at 8:30am. While I kind of wanted to sleep in, I got up and screwed around on the computer for awhile. It was my first time online since Tuesday!
I've been wholly unproductive since I got home, and I feel horrible because of it. There is all this stuff that needs to get done, and vacation was the perfect time for it, yet I've done none of it! I thought I'd have all evening to do it as well, but I had forgotten that we're going out for wings & a late movie tonight, so I have ~ 3 hours. I'm beginning to think that I should skip the gym for tonight so that I have time to grocery shop, get a watch & clean up around the apartment. I'm worried that I won't start tomorrow either though. *eeps*
Well, if I don't go to the gym tonight, I'll start out by doing some free weights with my 10 lb weights tonight before I leave. I want to pick up some 5 lb weights while I'm out because sometimes 10 lb is just too much.
Monday, August 6, 2007
Back at It--Vacation Round II
Well, I fell off the posting bandwagon, but thankfully am still fine as far as following WW. My biggest issue so far is weekends. I don't think I've been on points for a weekend yet! That's my goal for next weekend. Other than Sunday though, I did alright this long weekend. :) It helped that we did almost 2 hr of walking and an hour of canoeing on Sunday, then another hour or so of walking today & some killer stairs!
I'm a bit anxious about traveling with Mom for four days around the Gaspe because she loves desserts so much and she doesn't follow any kind of plan. *eeps* We're taking a cooler with us though & so I'm hoping to fill it with water, healthy snacks & maybe take some small meal things too (e.g. stuff for wraps, breakfast). Not only will it save us money, but it'll help me stay on track.
I'm worried about getting APs in as well. Mom can walk some, as long as it's on flat ground; I'd really like to log some APs though. I'm going to really want it b/c there will be so much driving involved. I packed my sports bra, shorts & a t-shirt just in case one of our hotels happens to have a gym inside it. *fingers crossed*
The provincial challenge started today. I completely forgot until after I got home & logged online. Fortunately, I didn't go over points today, but it was too late to get all the water I needed in, and I ate really unhealthy.
Speaking of which, I've noticed that I feel gross when I don't eat healthy & drink a lot now. Before I never really noticed a difference, but I think that my body is getting used to eating well, so it really stands out when it gets fed crap. I love my unhealthy foods, but I like feeling good, and not stuffed. Right now I feel rather stuffed, and that's just from finally having supper a couple hours ago. (3 pieces of multi-grain haddock, 2 tbsp tartar sauce & 1 C skim milk).
I can't wait to get settled in again though & start going to a gym again. Honestly, I miss being active & fit, but it always seemed like I never had time. I know that I really could've made time, but I never felt like it was worth the effort...though it was.
I really hope that I can stick to everything while traveling. It's going to be really tough though.
Jeff definitely helps though because he understands that I'm passionate about this. He finished off the marshmallows today (his eating habits are definitely more unhealthy at this point), but made sure to hold on to the empty bag for me & know where it was, just so I could log the points for the 3 I ate on Saturday night. I was super sad to find out how many points honey graham crackers are though. :( 8 points for just 6 crackers! That's only part of 3 s'mores! Oh the humanity!
It's been great to be able to start connecting with people on the boards. I've been posting for a couple weeks now, but haven't really gotten to know anyone. I think that's going to start to change now that I'm a part of the Provincial Challenge "Atlantic Shrinking Shores" team. I'm going to try to lose 15 lb between now & November. I think it's doable!
I'm off now to finish up my packing & head to bed. I have to be up in less than 7 hours!
I'm a bit anxious about traveling with Mom for four days around the Gaspe because she loves desserts so much and she doesn't follow any kind of plan. *eeps* We're taking a cooler with us though & so I'm hoping to fill it with water, healthy snacks & maybe take some small meal things too (e.g. stuff for wraps, breakfast). Not only will it save us money, but it'll help me stay on track.
I'm worried about getting APs in as well. Mom can walk some, as long as it's on flat ground; I'd really like to log some APs though. I'm going to really want it b/c there will be so much driving involved. I packed my sports bra, shorts & a t-shirt just in case one of our hotels happens to have a gym inside it. *fingers crossed*
The provincial challenge started today. I completely forgot until after I got home & logged online. Fortunately, I didn't go over points today, but it was too late to get all the water I needed in, and I ate really unhealthy.
Speaking of which, I've noticed that I feel gross when I don't eat healthy & drink a lot now. Before I never really noticed a difference, but I think that my body is getting used to eating well, so it really stands out when it gets fed crap. I love my unhealthy foods, but I like feeling good, and not stuffed. Right now I feel rather stuffed, and that's just from finally having supper a couple hours ago. (3 pieces of multi-grain haddock, 2 tbsp tartar sauce & 1 C skim milk).
I can't wait to get settled in again though & start going to a gym again. Honestly, I miss being active & fit, but it always seemed like I never had time. I know that I really could've made time, but I never felt like it was worth the effort...though it was.
I really hope that I can stick to everything while traveling. It's going to be really tough though.
Jeff definitely helps though because he understands that I'm passionate about this. He finished off the marshmallows today (his eating habits are definitely more unhealthy at this point), but made sure to hold on to the empty bag for me & know where it was, just so I could log the points for the 3 I ate on Saturday night. I was super sad to find out how many points honey graham crackers are though. :( 8 points for just 6 crackers! That's only part of 3 s'mores! Oh the humanity!
It's been great to be able to start connecting with people on the boards. I've been posting for a couple weeks now, but haven't really gotten to know anyone. I think that's going to start to change now that I'm a part of the Provincial Challenge "Atlantic Shrinking Shores" team. I'm going to try to lose 15 lb between now & November. I think it's doable!
I'm off now to finish up my packing & head to bed. I have to be up in less than 7 hours!
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