This might be a little telling, but I'm rather jazzed about all the excitement today.
The President of the United States came to my college campus today.
Someone at the White House requested that the Marching Band be present and play.
This meant that I did not have to stand in line and wait all night for a ticket and I had a gaurenteed seat.
Granted, I had to get up at 6:30 this morning to eat breakfast and spend 4 hours in a hot gym with no air conditioning playing my trumpet and crowded in with fellow band members, but it was hella worth it.
Did I mention that the President even thanked us at the very beginning of his speech?
Yeah, we that cool.
That's really all I got. How often do you get to say this kind of stuff?! :D
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
Wasting away again in Margaritaville
Tips for sucessful weight loss in college:
1. If it's been fried, stay away. Once a week is okay, but no more than that. This includes fried chicken sandwiches, french fries, and chicken nuggets. [This is surprisingly a pretty easy goal to meet!]
2. Stay away from high fat foods at the dining hall. [This year I have been checking the online dining hall menu before every meal to find low fat foods. I was shocked when the majority of foods there have 10+ grams of fat per serving. I'm much more conscious of the food choices I make there. Instead of picking things that I think will just taste good, I go for the things that are good for me. :) ]
3. Lots of water! This means no sodas, teas, or coffee. [This has been an easy for me because I hopped on the water train this past summer. I can drink water day in and day out and it's the best :). There have been a few late nights and early mornings that I grabbed a caffeinated drink on the way to class, but I'm doing really good sticking to water everywhere else!]
4. Live on the opposite side of campus from your classes! [This tip is mostly about walking. I happen to live on the opposite side of campus from ALL of my classes. So everyday I am walking at least 1.75 miles just to get to class, sometimes I do it twice. It is true that I have a bicycle now and I ride that to class sometimes, but have I mentioned how hilly campus is? :D]
5. Stay positive. Keep it up! You can do it! [Even if people aren't saying anything directly to you, they sure are noticing your new fabulousness.]
I realized it had been awhile again since I'd last blogged. College life gets hectic, especially when you attend an NCAA football school and happen to be in the marching band.
I've been feeling kind of discouraged and stagnating for awhile now. But then I have to start thinking about the numbers and everything doesn't seem so bad.
I started this journey at 228 pounds. Right now, I weigh 195! That's a different of 33 pounds! Holy shiznit, that's a lot!
Most mornings I still don't feel any different. I still feel like that really fat girl that everybody is friends with cause she's kind of funny. And then I put on a tank top that shows off my skinny waist and I feel amazing again.
I need more clothes that make me feel amazing. Wearing the same bulky clothes that I had to wedge myself into 30 pounds ago isn't very inspiring. I see a shopping trip or two in the future.
Love and kisses and lots if inspiration,
the Bob
P.S. Today's title is a throwback to our first marching show of the season which was Beach Music and Jimmy Buffet inspired.
1. If it's been fried, stay away. Once a week is okay, but no more than that. This includes fried chicken sandwiches, french fries, and chicken nuggets. [This is surprisingly a pretty easy goal to meet!]
2. Stay away from high fat foods at the dining hall. [This year I have been checking the online dining hall menu before every meal to find low fat foods. I was shocked when the majority of foods there have 10+ grams of fat per serving. I'm much more conscious of the food choices I make there. Instead of picking things that I think will just taste good, I go for the things that are good for me. :) ]
3. Lots of water! This means no sodas, teas, or coffee. [This has been an easy for me because I hopped on the water train this past summer. I can drink water day in and day out and it's the best :). There have been a few late nights and early mornings that I grabbed a caffeinated drink on the way to class, but I'm doing really good sticking to water everywhere else!]
4. Live on the opposite side of campus from your classes! [This tip is mostly about walking. I happen to live on the opposite side of campus from ALL of my classes. So everyday I am walking at least 1.75 miles just to get to class, sometimes I do it twice. It is true that I have a bicycle now and I ride that to class sometimes, but have I mentioned how hilly campus is? :D]
5. Stay positive. Keep it up! You can do it! [Even if people aren't saying anything directly to you, they sure are noticing your new fabulousness.]
I realized it had been awhile again since I'd last blogged. College life gets hectic, especially when you attend an NCAA football school and happen to be in the marching band.
I've been feeling kind of discouraged and stagnating for awhile now. But then I have to start thinking about the numbers and everything doesn't seem so bad.
I started this journey at 228 pounds. Right now, I weigh 195! That's a different of 33 pounds! Holy shiznit, that's a lot!
Most mornings I still don't feel any different. I still feel like that really fat girl that everybody is friends with cause she's kind of funny. And then I put on a tank top that shows off my skinny waist and I feel amazing again.
I need more clothes that make me feel amazing. Wearing the same bulky clothes that I had to wedge myself into 30 pounds ago isn't very inspiring. I see a shopping trip or two in the future.
Love and kisses and lots if inspiration,
the Bob
P.S. Today's title is a throwback to our first marching show of the season which was Beach Music and Jimmy Buffet inspired.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Rocking and a rolling!
After the earthquake from earlier this week, there is also now a category 2 hurricane headed straight for me.
Woot.
Last night, a friend and I went riding bicycles around campus in the middle of the night. It was surprisingly really fun. I would suggest doing it again actually.
Yay bicycles!
Woot.
Last night, a friend and I went riding bicycles around campus in the middle of the night. It was surprisingly really fun. I would suggest doing it again actually.
Yay bicycles!
Monday, August 22, 2011
Beach Music
Sorry about the long time no blog.
As I mentioned before, I moved back to college week before last and then started classes last week.
I kept using classes as an excuse to procrastinate from the blog and now I'm using the blog to procrastinate schoolwork! Yay :)
It's a win-win scenario.
I've been trying to keep with my good eating choices and I have like zero bad-snacking-choices lurking my dorm to sabotage my good eating.
For the first time since starting this thing, I'm living without a scale. It used to be my routine to wake up and weigh and weigh before going to bed. At school, I don't yet have a scale in the dorm room. I went home over this past weekend and weighed myself for the first time in a week and a half. The last weighin I remember was somewhere around 202? This morning (when I weighed before driving back to school), I was 197.6.
Woot!
However, I've been having terrible digestive issues for days that was probably caused from taking the antibiotics after getting bit by the dog. This may end up being something I have to go to the doctor about if it doesn't settle soon.
Also, did I mention that the first day of riding my bike to classes I grazed a wall and gave myself a terrible flesh wound? It looked pretty gnarly for days and was slightly brick shaped. Tehe. It's healing now though and I have to get on my bike soon and ride off to class.
Cheers darlings.
As I mentioned before, I moved back to college week before last and then started classes last week.
I kept using classes as an excuse to procrastinate from the blog and now I'm using the blog to procrastinate schoolwork! Yay :)
It's a win-win scenario.
I've been trying to keep with my good eating choices and I have like zero bad-snacking-choices lurking my dorm to sabotage my good eating.
For the first time since starting this thing, I'm living without a scale. It used to be my routine to wake up and weigh and weigh before going to bed. At school, I don't yet have a scale in the dorm room. I went home over this past weekend and weighed myself for the first time in a week and a half. The last weighin I remember was somewhere around 202? This morning (when I weighed before driving back to school), I was 197.6.
Woot!
However, I've been having terrible digestive issues for days that was probably caused from taking the antibiotics after getting bit by the dog. This may end up being something I have to go to the doctor about if it doesn't settle soon.
Also, did I mention that the first day of riding my bike to classes I grazed a wall and gave myself a terrible flesh wound? It looked pretty gnarly for days and was slightly brick shaped. Tehe. It's healing now though and I have to get on my bike soon and ride off to class.
Cheers darlings.
Monday, August 8, 2011
There's a fire!
Everytime I hear the start of Adele's Rolling in the Deep I'm the first one to shout, "THERES A FIRE." And then she starts singing and I go, "See, told you Adele."
I think it's mostly because I'm sick of hearing that song on the radio. :)
Sorry for the long-time no-blog. There hasn't been much to report.
The day after I got bit by the dog, I decided to get back on my bike and go for a ride. Surprise surprise, I went down a side road (that I've traveled before safely) and someones dog decided to bark and chase me. I, of course, took off down the road heart racing, legs like jelly. Needless to say, I haven't got back on the bike since.
I've never been a dog person and now it seems like there's just dogs everywhere.
This week is packing and I move back into the dorm on Thursday. I'm planning to take my yoga mat (I finally bought one, it's bright orange and has butterflies on it) and my new bicycle (omgeeze, remind me to get a bike lock o.o). I'm also taking my positive attitude, my blog and internet buddies :), my plans for healthier eating (fresh veggies!), and my handy dandy water bottle.
Did I also mention that I'm in the marching band? The first five days of living back on campus is Band Camp for me. Lots of time outside, lots of up and moving around, lots of drinking water!
One last random for the day. Yesterday was my brother, J and C's 1 yr anniversary. One year ago I was in their wedding as a bridesmaid. C bought me a size 16 dress that I could barely fit into. For the wedding, I looked horrible. I could barely squeeze myself into the dress.
Yesterday I tried the dress on and it zipped up just fine. It was roomy. Nothing was squeezed into that dress and I had plenty of room. I felt fabulous and proceeded to prance around the room.
One last line from Adele before I wrap this up:
"Don't underestimate the things that I will do."
I think it's mostly because I'm sick of hearing that song on the radio. :)
Sorry for the long-time no-blog. There hasn't been much to report.
The day after I got bit by the dog, I decided to get back on my bike and go for a ride. Surprise surprise, I went down a side road (that I've traveled before safely) and someones dog decided to bark and chase me. I, of course, took off down the road heart racing, legs like jelly. Needless to say, I haven't got back on the bike since.
I've never been a dog person and now it seems like there's just dogs everywhere.
This week is packing and I move back into the dorm on Thursday. I'm planning to take my yoga mat (I finally bought one, it's bright orange and has butterflies on it) and my new bicycle (omgeeze, remind me to get a bike lock o.o). I'm also taking my positive attitude, my blog and internet buddies :), my plans for healthier eating (fresh veggies!), and my handy dandy water bottle.
Did I also mention that I'm in the marching band? The first five days of living back on campus is Band Camp for me. Lots of time outside, lots of up and moving around, lots of drinking water!
One last random for the day. Yesterday was my brother, J and C's 1 yr anniversary. One year ago I was in their wedding as a bridesmaid. C bought me a size 16 dress that I could barely fit into. For the wedding, I looked horrible. I could barely squeeze myself into the dress.
Yesterday I tried the dress on and it zipped up just fine. It was roomy. Nothing was squeezed into that dress and I had plenty of room. I felt fabulous and proceeded to prance around the room.
One last line from Adele before I wrap this up:
"Don't underestimate the things that I will do."
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Dino-attack!
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Hoping I won't have to get the rabies vaccines. That would be really uncool.
I'm pretty sure these dinos have messed up my blog shape. Heee :)
Silly dinos :)
Title
I don't even know how to blog about this...
I got bit by a dog today while on my ride (second ride around the block).
I rode back to my house and then people were contacted. Trip to ER happened. As did tetanus shot and bandaids.
I feel like an idiot.
And I seriously hope I don't have to have any more shots over this whole ordeal.
I meant to post yesterday about buying the new bike and pictures I took on my ride and how awesome and fun it was and how the camp went and about all that fun and nice stuff. Instead you get this quick update and I'm very very very sleeepy
I got bit by a dog today while on my ride (second ride around the block).
I rode back to my house and then people were contacted. Trip to ER happened. As did tetanus shot and bandaids.
I feel like an idiot.
And I seriously hope I don't have to have any more shots over this whole ordeal.
I meant to post yesterday about buying the new bike and pictures I took on my ride and how awesome and fun it was and how the camp went and about all that fun and nice stuff. Instead you get this quick update and I'm very very very sleeepy
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Fat bottomed girls they'll be riding today
Oh the saga of the bicycles.
Yesterday I got out the bicycle that I hoped would be the solution for me. It's a light blue mountain bike with gears and speeds and whatnot. A gorgeous thing that carried me to Jr High about twice before I realized I couldn't really carry a trumpet and bicycle at the same time.
Mum helped as I wheeled it from the building over to the house. We got out the air pump and wiped the dust off the thing. The tires held and I climbed up on the seat, with the cooshy gel cover and everthing, and....
The thing is TOO DAMN SMALL.
I'm too tall for the bike! My legs are all folded up when I ride and my knees are practically in the handlebars. It's awful. However, the bike just happens to be the perfect size for C. Yay riding buddy!
Not to be easily deterred, I knew there were other bikes in storage. Mum located a different bike, one slightly larger that she had used, and it was....missing a wheel. Honestly.
By now I felt like Goldilocks. Too small. No two wheels. This meant that final bike number three had to be the bike for me!
I wheeled this bike over to the house. It's broken kick-stand meant I had to hold it and watch as Mum filled up the front tire. Whee! And then the back tire.
And the back tire again. And again.
The magical bike has a busted tired. Le sigh!
Well yesterday I rode the small bike anyway. I rode it again today. We're looking at taking the busted wheel and kick-stand bike to a shop we know nearby. I'm hoping they get it fixed for mum.
Me however, I'm in the market for a new bike. I spent quite a bit of time last night and today researching bikes. I've realized I don't need or want a mountain bike like the THREE others currently in our ownership. I'm looking to get a road or a hybrid bike. I want something that will give me speed and be nice for riding around on roads, not dirt and other crazy things. Lols.
I looked at Walmart today and they have a gorgeous red and white Hybrid bike with a rack on the back that looks to be perfect. I even road it around in my heels and skirt I wore to church. (Did I mention one of the ladies hugged me today and goes, "You've gotten shorter haven't you?" Except this was supposed to mean skinnier and I sat there and gave her the most confused look. Lols.) It was good times. And none of the Walmart employees yelled at me. Not that they could have anyway because I was just shopping for bikes!
Agenda for tomorrow!
-Go volunteer at the kid's camp!
-Take bike to bike shop
-Look at bikes at Dick's Sporting Goods
-BUY A NEW BIKE!
Did I mention the small bike is KILLING MY ASS?
Anybody else like to ride bikes? Tell me about it :) In case you haven't noticed this might be a new passion of mine. I'm actually REALLY excited about exercising for the first time in ages. I've never been one to love running but I LOVE riding bikes. Here's hoping that it continues! :D
Yesterday I got out the bicycle that I hoped would be the solution for me. It's a light blue mountain bike with gears and speeds and whatnot. A gorgeous thing that carried me to Jr High about twice before I realized I couldn't really carry a trumpet and bicycle at the same time.
Mum helped as I wheeled it from the building over to the house. We got out the air pump and wiped the dust off the thing. The tires held and I climbed up on the seat, with the cooshy gel cover and everthing, and....
The thing is TOO DAMN SMALL.
I'm too tall for the bike! My legs are all folded up when I ride and my knees are practically in the handlebars. It's awful. However, the bike just happens to be the perfect size for C. Yay riding buddy!
Not to be easily deterred, I knew there were other bikes in storage. Mum located a different bike, one slightly larger that she had used, and it was....missing a wheel. Honestly.
By now I felt like Goldilocks. Too small. No two wheels. This meant that final bike number three had to be the bike for me!
I wheeled this bike over to the house. It's broken kick-stand meant I had to hold it and watch as Mum filled up the front tire. Whee! And then the back tire.
And the back tire again. And again.
The magical bike has a busted tired. Le sigh!
Well yesterday I rode the small bike anyway. I rode it again today. We're looking at taking the busted wheel and kick-stand bike to a shop we know nearby. I'm hoping they get it fixed for mum.
Me however, I'm in the market for a new bike. I spent quite a bit of time last night and today researching bikes. I've realized I don't need or want a mountain bike like the THREE others currently in our ownership. I'm looking to get a road or a hybrid bike. I want something that will give me speed and be nice for riding around on roads, not dirt and other crazy things. Lols.
I looked at Walmart today and they have a gorgeous red and white Hybrid bike with a rack on the back that looks to be perfect. I even road it around in my heels and skirt I wore to church. (Did I mention one of the ladies hugged me today and goes, "You've gotten shorter haven't you?" Except this was supposed to mean skinnier and I sat there and gave her the most confused look. Lols.) It was good times. And none of the Walmart employees yelled at me. Not that they could have anyway because I was just shopping for bikes!
Agenda for tomorrow!
-Go volunteer at the kid's camp!
-Take bike to bike shop
-Look at bikes at Dick's Sporting Goods
-BUY A NEW BIKE!
Did I mention the small bike is KILLING MY ASS?
Anybody else like to ride bikes? Tell me about it :) In case you haven't noticed this might be a new passion of mine. I'm actually REALLY excited about exercising for the first time in ages. I've never been one to love running but I LOVE riding bikes. Here's hoping that it continues! :D
Saturday, July 30, 2011
He had a pickup truck and the devil's eyes
The official Saturday weigh-in, 203.2. Not too shabby! I was kind of disappointed because I was 202 the other day...but I had a hellova snacking day yesterday with going to the movies with candy and popcorn. Then after I got home, my brother and I went to the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Afterwards we went to Cook Out and I got a milkshake even though I knew I shouldn't have...it's just been tradition for so long and so...I just didn't eat the whole thing! But...yeah this is my excuses for not having a great weigh-in.
Wait! Wa-wait! Did you honestly think I was going to mention RHPS up there and then not talk anymore about it?! AS IF!
I LOVE going to Rocky Horror! I've been about 6 times now (in the last year) and I love it! I love getting to wear skanky clothes and shout things and throw things and sing and dance. I even love the underwear run! Going to Rocky is a great way to get over body size/weight issues. I know the first time I went when it came time for the UNDERWEAR RUN I was all, "No way, I'm too fat, people don't want to see me jiggle around the entire theatre twice!" But I sat back and watched as people of all sizes stripped down and had a ball.
And now I'm one of those crazy weirdos. I know Rocky isn't for everyone, but if you're never been, you need to check it out! And I don't just mean netflix-ing the movie!!
Wow...sorry, //end Rocky ramble.
Today is Saturday so check-up on the goals.
Exercise - I did poorly on walking this week and okay on videos. I tried a new Dance Exercise video and there shall be a review posted probably tomorrow of that.
Food - I did okay on meals and better on snacking since I started writing down what I eat again (except yesterday of course..). I think that I just need to keep up with the journaling for awhile longer. It helps to keep me accountable over what I'm putting in my mouth.
So some ways to improve for this next week! I'm planning to get the bike out today. Not the stationary exercise bike, the real bike. This way, I can mix up walking some nights with a nice bike ride. I'm VERY excited about this cause I love new things to change up stuff. And I plan to keep up the journaling!
Also this week, I've got the kids camp. I'm really hoping this is going to turn out to be a great week. :)
Friday Favourites! (better late than never!)
1. Geeky Comic - Check it out! I love it!
2. Blistex Lip Medex - As a trumpet player, I had a TON of lip blam. This is my fav product to use, especially when I play a LOT. :)
3. Jump in the Line I LOVE this song!!! I'm soo happy it's on Just Dance 2! My Fav!
4. Don't Blink - Seriously. Don't Blink. Blink and you're dead. (and I'm sorry if you don't get this... Doctor Who for the win! :D)
5. Oh and...not going to McDonalds with my family for lunch today
Sharing is Caring: Any Friday Favourites you would like to share? Have you ever been to Rocky Horror? Would you strip down to your undies to run around a theater? How do you mix up your exercise routine if you get bored?
Wait! Wa-wait! Did you honestly think I was going to mention RHPS up there and then not talk anymore about it?! AS IF!
I LOVE going to Rocky Horror! I've been about 6 times now (in the last year) and I love it! I love getting to wear skanky clothes and shout things and throw things and sing and dance. I even love the underwear run! Going to Rocky is a great way to get over body size/weight issues. I know the first time I went when it came time for the UNDERWEAR RUN I was all, "No way, I'm too fat, people don't want to see me jiggle around the entire theatre twice!" But I sat back and watched as people of all sizes stripped down and had a ball.
And now I'm one of those crazy weirdos. I know Rocky isn't for everyone, but if you're never been, you need to check it out! And I don't just mean netflix-ing the movie!!
Wow...sorry, //end Rocky ramble.
Today is Saturday so check-up on the goals.
Exercise - I did poorly on walking this week and okay on videos. I tried a new Dance Exercise video and there shall be a review posted probably tomorrow of that.
Food - I did okay on meals and better on snacking since I started writing down what I eat again (except yesterday of course..). I think that I just need to keep up with the journaling for awhile longer. It helps to keep me accountable over what I'm putting in my mouth.
So some ways to improve for this next week! I'm planning to get the bike out today. Not the stationary exercise bike, the real bike. This way, I can mix up walking some nights with a nice bike ride. I'm VERY excited about this cause I love new things to change up stuff. And I plan to keep up the journaling!
Also this week, I've got the kids camp. I'm really hoping this is going to turn out to be a great week. :)
Friday Favourites! (better late than never!)
1. Geeky Comic - Check it out! I love it!
2. Blistex Lip Medex - As a trumpet player, I had a TON of lip blam. This is my fav product to use, especially when I play a LOT. :)
3. Jump in the Line I LOVE this song!!! I'm soo happy it's on Just Dance 2! My Fav!
4. Don't Blink - Seriously. Don't Blink. Blink and you're dead. (and I'm sorry if you don't get this... Doctor Who for the win! :D)
5. Oh and...not going to McDonalds with my family for lunch today
Sharing is Caring: Any Friday Favourites you would like to share? Have you ever been to Rocky Horror? Would you strip down to your undies to run around a theater? How do you mix up your exercise routine if you get bored?
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Jump in the line!
Good day today!
You know how when things are going bad, people tell you to get some perspective? Well I think today I got some perspective.
I was feeling particularly lethargic today with nothing to do and no plans besides church tonight (that I had planned to get out of). I had the family room all to myself and decided, hey, why the hell not exercise now? So I did!
Even better, I started out by getting on the wiifit. In the 10 days since I've played last, I've lost 5 lbs. I'm still around 204, but this was a great reminder of all my hard work! Despite feeling like I'm not doing anything, I really am and it shows!
I followed that up with the Best Butt Fast video, which kicked my butt today! I've been writing down everything I eat to keep a handle on my snacking. I didn't have enough quick carbs in my system and I could feel myself shutting down halfway through, so I stopped for juice and finished up my workout!
Feeling rather energized and like a winner, I decided to go with mum to a church event which was an event hosted by a summer ministries team at another church. While there, we sang praise songs and heard about the group's experience. To be honest, it made me feel quite inadequate as I've done nothing all summer.
At the end though, they gave us the list of events they're doing in the next week and a half that we (the people who showed up) can get involved in! There's a kids camp next week in the mornings that they need help with, and that's practically right up my alley! It's in a place I know and they'll be people my age running the event. I felt really drawn to doing this event. I've been wanting to volunteer all summer and just never had an opportunity come to me.
So I talked to the lady afterwords and filled out the background check form. I'll be there every morning next week!
The anxious part of me is already freaking out. What will I wear? What will everybody else be wearing? Jeans and tees or should I try to look cute? What if it rains (as this event is outside)? I'm driving so where do I park? What if I get lost? What if they're not friendly?
I've been really inspired by reading other blogs lately to go and do things that scare me and try new things. This is my new and scary thing to try!
And I don't just mean getting up at 7 every morning. o.o
Wish me luck you guys! I'm nervous and excited! Ready for my summer away from school to go out with a big impact, in my life and other's!
And then it's packing and moving again!
You know how when things are going bad, people tell you to get some perspective? Well I think today I got some perspective.
I was feeling particularly lethargic today with nothing to do and no plans besides church tonight (that I had planned to get out of). I had the family room all to myself and decided, hey, why the hell not exercise now? So I did!
Even better, I started out by getting on the wiifit. In the 10 days since I've played last, I've lost 5 lbs. I'm still around 204, but this was a great reminder of all my hard work! Despite feeling like I'm not doing anything, I really am and it shows!
I followed that up with the Best Butt Fast video, which kicked my butt today! I've been writing down everything I eat to keep a handle on my snacking. I didn't have enough quick carbs in my system and I could feel myself shutting down halfway through, so I stopped for juice and finished up my workout!
Feeling rather energized and like a winner, I decided to go with mum to a church event which was an event hosted by a summer ministries team at another church. While there, we sang praise songs and heard about the group's experience. To be honest, it made me feel quite inadequate as I've done nothing all summer.
At the end though, they gave us the list of events they're doing in the next week and a half that we (the people who showed up) can get involved in! There's a kids camp next week in the mornings that they need help with, and that's practically right up my alley! It's in a place I know and they'll be people my age running the event. I felt really drawn to doing this event. I've been wanting to volunteer all summer and just never had an opportunity come to me.
So I talked to the lady afterwords and filled out the background check form. I'll be there every morning next week!
The anxious part of me is already freaking out. What will I wear? What will everybody else be wearing? Jeans and tees or should I try to look cute? What if it rains (as this event is outside)? I'm driving so where do I park? What if I get lost? What if they're not friendly?
I've been really inspired by reading other blogs lately to go and do things that scare me and try new things. This is my new and scary thing to try!
And I don't just mean getting up at 7 every morning. o.o
Wish me luck you guys! I'm nervous and excited! Ready for my summer away from school to go out with a big impact, in my life and other's!
And then it's packing and moving again!
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
If I don't wake up to the sun
Wow. I feel really dumb a lot.
I've been feeling down the last few days. No energy to exercise. And then I keep using the weather as an excuse. "Oh it's raining. Can't go walk now." As if I couldn't put on an exercise tape and burn through an hour workout inside.
Being depressed makes me eat. I've noticed that lately I've been craving chocolate and cookies more. I've also been snacking a whole lot more. I'm doing that thing where I eat even when I'm not hungry. I read this really awesome thing on Jillian Micheal's newsletter about keeping a feed journal and before you eat something, ask yourself, "Am I hungry? Do I need this food? Am I feeling depressed/happy/sad? Why do I want to eat this?"
This might be something I look into doing. I am a notorious writer and journal keeper. It wouldn't be hard for me to tote a notebook around with me all day and write every time I feel the need to sneak that third ice pop when I already had a snack.
Like I said, besides the eating, I haven't felt inspired to move. For instance, today, I didn't walk or do a video. It's bedtime and I was just going to crawl in bed without having done my crunches and weights, even though I know its just a small thing and won't take five minutes. I just didn't have the motivation to do it (or anything lately).
I was snooping on netflix for something to watch, or was going to look up old shows and the "10 Minute Solution: Carb Burner" came up on my top 10 recommendations. The more I thought about it, the more it seemed like a good idea. I've got ten minutes. I'm not doing anything else. Why not? I haven't moved at all today and surely I can handle ten minutes.
Hah, when I found out the video is 55 minutes long, I almost backed out before giving it a chance.
I made some space in my room and turned the volume up enough to barely hear it (our house is small and it was almost 1am, everyone else being asleep). I watched the intro explaining that there are five 10 minute workouts and I can choose to do one, some or all.
I just went with the first workout, in my pajamas and no shoes or socks.
It was actually pretty good! I keep the movements small but I felt better for having moved around. In the video I recognized quite a few of the movies from doing the Self: Your Best Butt, Fast video. It was like learning a new dance with the same moves, I was already a step up and didn't feel quite so intimidated. Though the lady instructor is very fit and FAST.
If she were a pokemon, she'd have SUPER AGILITY power.
Sometimes it looks like I'm watching a fast forward. Seriously, watch her arms whip around.
Okay, well I did the 10 minutes and I'm about to go do my weights and crunches. Just this little burst of movement is a reminder to myself that I'm not hopeless and I can accomplish this. I may have bad days, but I still can push through and MOVE.
I've been feeling down the last few days. No energy to exercise. And then I keep using the weather as an excuse. "Oh it's raining. Can't go walk now." As if I couldn't put on an exercise tape and burn through an hour workout inside.
Being depressed makes me eat. I've noticed that lately I've been craving chocolate and cookies more. I've also been snacking a whole lot more. I'm doing that thing where I eat even when I'm not hungry. I read this really awesome thing on Jillian Micheal's newsletter about keeping a feed journal and before you eat something, ask yourself, "Am I hungry? Do I need this food? Am I feeling depressed/happy/sad? Why do I want to eat this?"
This might be something I look into doing. I am a notorious writer and journal keeper. It wouldn't be hard for me to tote a notebook around with me all day and write every time I feel the need to sneak that third ice pop when I already had a snack.
Like I said, besides the eating, I haven't felt inspired to move. For instance, today, I didn't walk or do a video. It's bedtime and I was just going to crawl in bed without having done my crunches and weights, even though I know its just a small thing and won't take five minutes. I just didn't have the motivation to do it (or anything lately).
I was snooping on netflix for something to watch, or was going to look up old shows and the "10 Minute Solution: Carb Burner" came up on my top 10 recommendations. The more I thought about it, the more it seemed like a good idea. I've got ten minutes. I'm not doing anything else. Why not? I haven't moved at all today and surely I can handle ten minutes.
Hah, when I found out the video is 55 minutes long, I almost backed out before giving it a chance.
I made some space in my room and turned the volume up enough to barely hear it (our house is small and it was almost 1am, everyone else being asleep). I watched the intro explaining that there are five 10 minute workouts and I can choose to do one, some or all.
I just went with the first workout, in my pajamas and no shoes or socks.
It was actually pretty good! I keep the movements small but I felt better for having moved around. In the video I recognized quite a few of the movies from doing the Self: Your Best Butt, Fast video. It was like learning a new dance with the same moves, I was already a step up and didn't feel quite so intimidated. Though the lady instructor is very fit and FAST.
If she were a pokemon, she'd have SUPER AGILITY power.
Sometimes it looks like I'm watching a fast forward. Seriously, watch her arms whip around.
Okay, well I did the 10 minutes and I'm about to go do my weights and crunches. Just this little burst of movement is a reminder to myself that I'm not hopeless and I can accomplish this. I may have bad days, but I still can push through and MOVE.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Will someone please tell him who the F I is?
Hahaha. Someone please read the title and laugh. I'm apparently in love with Nicki Minaj Super Bass. I just love the way she says, "you're a hell of a guy." I need to download this song and put it on my walking playlist.
I know a few weeks ago I made crazy daily goals and said I would post about how well I did keeping up with them? And then I never did, lols. Cause I went on vakay and then was on vakay forever. Still I figured a good update is nice, even if it's not as "good" as I wish it was.
Eating - Too many snacks >.> I'm out of easy, go-to snacks so most of the time I'm not eating good things for snacks and then I end up eating something else a little later. Meals have been okay and pretty on-target.
Walking/Running - I walked 4 out of 7 days this week, either due to excessive heat or rain. Yikes. I've decided to focus more on the walking now because its so hot (several days with heat index over 100!). It's still getting over an hour of walking in everyday, yay exercise!
Videos - Terrible! I think I did two videos this week total. Something I definitely need to work on next week. I need to remember to do them in the middle of the day instead of waiting till at night when I'm all tired and just want to sleep.
Other - Still doing my sit-ups and crunches! Yay :)
Weigh-in: 203.8 this morning! I gotta keep it up :):) ....well er, down relatively speaking.
Okay, sorry I just totally got distracted. Seriously if you don't know what I'm talking about, just go watch it: Nicki Minaj Super Bass It makes me seriously happy. Also, I had a dream last night about Harry Potter. I wonder what that's supposed to mean? Supposedly Serius wasn't dead and there was a closet full of doors. o.o
Dream dictionary wasn't very helpful. They don't tell you what it means if you just see a door...not attached to a door frame. Just like the wood board laying there. I call shenanigans.
Goals for this week!
- Do those Vids! At least every other day.
- Walk every day!
- Work on snacking. I may make up a chart with stickers, so once I eat the snack I put a sticker in the square so I know I already ate my snack and I really don't need anything else until the next meal. Ideas? Opinions?
Have a fabulous rest of the weekend!
He got that super bass!
I know a few weeks ago I made crazy daily goals and said I would post about how well I did keeping up with them? And then I never did, lols. Cause I went on vakay and then was on vakay forever. Still I figured a good update is nice, even if it's not as "good" as I wish it was.
Eating - Too many snacks >.> I'm out of easy, go-to snacks so most of the time I'm not eating good things for snacks and then I end up eating something else a little later. Meals have been okay and pretty on-target.
Walking/Running - I walked 4 out of 7 days this week, either due to excessive heat or rain. Yikes. I've decided to focus more on the walking now because its so hot (several days with heat index over 100!). It's still getting over an hour of walking in everyday, yay exercise!
Videos - Terrible! I think I did two videos this week total. Something I definitely need to work on next week. I need to remember to do them in the middle of the day instead of waiting till at night when I'm all tired and just want to sleep.
Other - Still doing my sit-ups and crunches! Yay :)
Weigh-in: 203.8 this morning! I gotta keep it up :):) ....well er, down relatively speaking.
Okay, sorry I just totally got distracted. Seriously if you don't know what I'm talking about, just go watch it: Nicki Minaj Super Bass It makes me seriously happy. Also, I had a dream last night about Harry Potter. I wonder what that's supposed to mean? Supposedly Serius wasn't dead and there was a closet full of doors. o.o
Dream dictionary wasn't very helpful. They don't tell you what it means if you just see a door...not attached to a door frame. Just like the wood board laying there. I call shenanigans.
Goals for this week!
- Do those Vids! At least every other day.
- Walk every day!
- Work on snacking. I may make up a chart with stickers, so once I eat the snack I put a sticker in the square so I know I already ate my snack and I really don't need anything else until the next meal. Ideas? Opinions?
Have a fabulous rest of the weekend!
He got that super bass!
Friday, July 22, 2011
He sees you when you're sleeping
Thank goodness it's Friday! Now I just wish it wasn't 101 degrees outside.
Maybe I can become a polar bear instead.
They look kind of awesome and ferocious. Though I might have to work on my swimming skills...
And maybe I can just pretend this picture is a hug gone wrong?
Still sitting around 205. I think it's the half-hearted exercising going on this week on my part. After a week off for vacation I guess its hard to just hop right back in. That's okay though. Sitting on a weight is ALWAYS better than gaining :)
Friday Favourites:
1. Best phobia ever
2. Now Eat This by Rocco DiSpirito - I bought this book and have made several recipes from it. Lots of great ways to cut out calories (but not flavour!) from some of your fav dishes.
3. Pin-Up Bangs! - Seriously, I love these! They work best with shoulder length or longer hair...I've been having issues trying to get my short hair rolled up, but it still works when the mood strikes me. I love it with red lipstick and that's a fact!
4. Red Lipstick - No other words necessary. Love <3!
5. Sam's Arm Wrestlin' Challenge - No surprise I love iCarly. And I also love tetris. So this game is rocking! I think the only thing better than this would be....Dinosaur Tetris. Does that exist? Further research needed.
Maybe I can become a polar bear instead.
They look kind of awesome and ferocious. Though I might have to work on my swimming skills...
And maybe I can just pretend this picture is a hug gone wrong?
Still sitting around 205. I think it's the half-hearted exercising going on this week on my part. After a week off for vacation I guess its hard to just hop right back in. That's okay though. Sitting on a weight is ALWAYS better than gaining :)
Friday Favourites:
1. Best phobia ever
2. Now Eat This by Rocco DiSpirito - I bought this book and have made several recipes from it. Lots of great ways to cut out calories (but not flavour!) from some of your fav dishes.
3. Pin-Up Bangs! - Seriously, I love these! They work best with shoulder length or longer hair...I've been having issues trying to get my short hair rolled up, but it still works when the mood strikes me. I love it with red lipstick and that's a fact!
4. Red Lipstick - No other words necessary. Love <3!
5. Sam's Arm Wrestlin' Challenge - No surprise I love iCarly. And I also love tetris. So this game is rocking! I think the only thing better than this would be....Dinosaur Tetris. Does that exist? Further research needed.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
I came to the place in a middle of nowhere
Today I wish I was a Elasmosaurus. This dino lived in the water and had a crazy long neck. Like longer than a giraffe (pronounced HEE-raf-ay). I love it! And it's TOO hot in NC. I wish I was living in some nice cool water and could swim around all day and be awesome.
Oh well. I'll just have to settle for staying inside as much as possible and drinking lots of H20. I went for my walk tonight anyway cause I haven't walked the last two days. It was hot and my back suddenly started hurting halfway through. I waited till almost 8 to walk and it got too dark before I could finish my four miles. I did get an awesome pic on my phone.
Awesome pic in my opinion. Great sunset and you get a shot of my loverly road I walk on!
Also Elasmosaurus, check it out!
Oh well. I'll just have to settle for staying inside as much as possible and drinking lots of H20. I went for my walk tonight anyway cause I haven't walked the last two days. It was hot and my back suddenly started hurting halfway through. I waited till almost 8 to walk and it got too dark before I could finish my four miles. I did get an awesome pic on my phone.
Awesome pic in my opinion. Great sunset and you get a shot of my loverly road I walk on!
Also Elasmosaurus, check it out!
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Don't Give Up On Me
In high school, we only had to take PE one semester. That was my spring freshman semester and we barely had to do anything. Most days we "dressed out" into gym-ish clothes and then sat and gabbed about everything. It was good times for a new girl who had just moved to a new state. It was bad times for starting a legacy of sedentary lifestyle.
Towards the end of the year, our PE teacher told us that the US was doing some survey and thus he needed everybody's height and weight. The powers that be wanted to track heights and weights of all students blah blah blah. So he rigged up a scale to where the only people who could see the numbers was the person on the scale and him.
I really appreciated that he did that. I already knew I was bigger than most of my classmates, but being 15 is hard and I would have been mortified if any of my classmates knew exactly how much I weighed.
I stepped onto the scale and the number flashed in red squared letters right back at me: 190. I weighed 190 pounds my freshman year of high school. And then my PE teacher said to me, quietly so no one else could hear, "You carry your weight really well."
Dumbly, I'm sure I nodded back at him and then went to sit down, glad the whole ordeal was over with.
In the back of my mind, I knew I ran over his words for days though. Was that a compliment? Was that an insult? Did that mean I was too fat? Did that mean that I don't look as fat as I really am?
Years later, this moment came to me last night while lying in bed, wishing I could just instantly drop 5 more pounds overnight.
I think the moral of this story is, even though I may weight a lot, I can still look good and feel good about myself as I continue life's journey. I'm working my way to a better weight and I can be amazing while doing it.
Keep up the good work lads and ladies!
Towards the end of the year, our PE teacher told us that the US was doing some survey and thus he needed everybody's height and weight. The powers that be wanted to track heights and weights of all students blah blah blah. So he rigged up a scale to where the only people who could see the numbers was the person on the scale and him.
I really appreciated that he did that. I already knew I was bigger than most of my classmates, but being 15 is hard and I would have been mortified if any of my classmates knew exactly how much I weighed.
I stepped onto the scale and the number flashed in red squared letters right back at me: 190. I weighed 190 pounds my freshman year of high school. And then my PE teacher said to me, quietly so no one else could hear, "You carry your weight really well."
Dumbly, I'm sure I nodded back at him and then went to sit down, glad the whole ordeal was over with.
In the back of my mind, I knew I ran over his words for days though. Was that a compliment? Was that an insult? Did that mean I was too fat? Did that mean that I don't look as fat as I really am?
Years later, this moment came to me last night while lying in bed, wishing I could just instantly drop 5 more pounds overnight.
I think the moral of this story is, even though I may weight a lot, I can still look good and feel good about myself as I continue life's journey. I'm working my way to a better weight and I can be amazing while doing it.
Keep up the good work lads and ladies!
Monday, July 18, 2011
Fast and Furious
Just a quick update.
I spent last week at Disneyworld. While I didn't do any workouts besides walking around the parks (and walk we did!), I was kind of afraid that I would gain weight while on vacation. We ate quite a few meals at the nicer restaurants and I finished my food almost every time. I also have to mention, even with all the walking, my feet never got sore. Score!
Well I got home Saturday night and promptly hopped up onto the scale, 208.4. Sunday morning when I woke up I was 206.6. That means, ladies and gentleman, that according to the BMI scale, I am NO LONGER obese!!! This also means I've lost over 20 pounds since starting this blog!
I feel fabulous about it! C even mentioned as I walked in the door getting home that I looked awesome :)
I even got a tan on vakay. I, personally, think I'm starting to look pretty nice. And I feel awesome about it too.
Accomplishing this goal, it just goes to show that I CAN do it! All through high school and the last couple years, I've been in the mindset that I'm fat and it's okay and I look nice enough. Even though when things don't go right and I never have any romantic interests, my first thought is always, it's cause I'm fat. I always tend to scan the group I'm with and think, wow I'm the fattest one here.
And finally I'm taking charge and showing myself and everybody else that I can change my life and diet and exercise habits and be the me that I've always wanted to!
Wow this was meant to be a quick update but I kind of rambled off. I'm just soo happy and pleased with myself! Now that I know that I CAN do this, it just makes me even more jazzed up to keep going and get down to a healthy and good weight for me (not to mention a sexy one!).
I spent last week at Disneyworld. While I didn't do any workouts besides walking around the parks (and walk we did!), I was kind of afraid that I would gain weight while on vacation. We ate quite a few meals at the nicer restaurants and I finished my food almost every time. I also have to mention, even with all the walking, my feet never got sore. Score!
Well I got home Saturday night and promptly hopped up onto the scale, 208.4. Sunday morning when I woke up I was 206.6. That means, ladies and gentleman, that according to the BMI scale, I am NO LONGER obese!!! This also means I've lost over 20 pounds since starting this blog!
I feel fabulous about it! C even mentioned as I walked in the door getting home that I looked awesome :)
I even got a tan on vakay. I, personally, think I'm starting to look pretty nice. And I feel awesome about it too.
Accomplishing this goal, it just goes to show that I CAN do it! All through high school and the last couple years, I've been in the mindset that I'm fat and it's okay and I look nice enough. Even though when things don't go right and I never have any romantic interests, my first thought is always, it's cause I'm fat. I always tend to scan the group I'm with and think, wow I'm the fattest one here.
And finally I'm taking charge and showing myself and everybody else that I can change my life and diet and exercise habits and be the me that I've always wanted to!
Wow this was meant to be a quick update but I kind of rambled off. I'm just soo happy and pleased with myself! Now that I know that I CAN do this, it just makes me even more jazzed up to keep going and get down to a healthy and good weight for me (not to mention a sexy one!).
Friday, July 15, 2011
Disneyfication
Have I mentioned I've been on vacation this week at DisneyWorld?
Bob's Dino Life should be back to it's regularly scheduled programming Sunday (July 17th).
Thanks darlings! :)
Bob's Dino Life should be back to it's regularly scheduled programming Sunday (July 17th).
Thanks darlings! :)
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Her face is a map of the world
Today, M went to go get her hair cut. She likes me to go with her to Cost Cutters to sit and wait with her and then see the results when she's done. I like to go and look at their OPI nail polish selection. It's been a few weeks since M has been (she tends to go every 6 weeks, lately more). Instead of sitting inside to wait, I walked around the shopping center in the hot sun, hotness. I got a little more sweaty that my liking, but I at least got some walking in instead of sitting on my bum waiting.
I came back just as M was getting done. The same lady always cuts M's hair and she knows us pretty well by now. When I got back looking kind of hot, she asked if I had been out running or something. I just told her I been walking around the shopping center. She was like yay for getting exercising in. (M has been telling her about our walking and Salon Lady has been trying to loose weight too.) She looked me up and down and then told me she could tell it was working. I looked nice and that I used to be "thick".
Now I know that was supposed to be a compliment and everything, but the only thing I heard in that entire statement was "Damn you used to be fat. At least you're doing something about it now." I'm not one to usually focus on the negative in situations, I try to be positive and think of the fun in everything.
I knew comments like this would happen if I lost weight. Things like, how much better I look now and good I look. To me, it feels like a slap in the face. Like I was just ugly and fat before and no one said anything.
It's like this little cycle of negative feelings. To get myself out of the depressive spiral, I am going to remember five positives everyday to remind myself of how awesome I am and how much awesome-r I'm getting!
Five Positives:
1. I fit into a lot of gorgeous clothes I never thought I would wear again
2. I have WAY MORE energy to walk around and move!
3. I get to spend quality time with M during the walk/runs
4. I will be more fit and fabulous for marching band season
5. My body feels awesome!
Did I mention I went to Old Navy today? I was wearing a Size 16 at Old Navy and I know their sizes run larger than most stores. They had a fab sale today. I picked up a skirt for $6.50! I grabbed a size 14 since I knew I've lost weight (my size 16 jeans from Old Navy are falling off me!). I wasn't really expecting the skirt to fit quite yet but I went to try it on anyway to see how far away I was from the skirt fitting.
Surprise surprise. The skirt fit! I went out and told M I had good news and bad news. The good news? The skirt fit. The bad news? None of my size 16 skirts from Old Navy probably fit anymore. Oh well :)
That just made me feel fabulous!
Friday Favourites:
1.OPI Muppets Nail Collection Sneaks
2. Custom Printed Yoga Mats (Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Dino yoga mats! Too bad its $85 bucks a pop!)
3. Sweet Tomatoes
4. Self - Your Best Butt, Fast! Workout
5. Dino Vandelism
Have a great weekend, chicos!
I came back just as M was getting done. The same lady always cuts M's hair and she knows us pretty well by now. When I got back looking kind of hot, she asked if I had been out running or something. I just told her I been walking around the shopping center. She was like yay for getting exercising in. (M has been telling her about our walking and Salon Lady has been trying to loose weight too.) She looked me up and down and then told me she could tell it was working. I looked nice and that I used to be "thick".
Now I know that was supposed to be a compliment and everything, but the only thing I heard in that entire statement was "Damn you used to be fat. At least you're doing something about it now." I'm not one to usually focus on the negative in situations, I try to be positive and think of the fun in everything.
I knew comments like this would happen if I lost weight. Things like, how much better I look now and good I look. To me, it feels like a slap in the face. Like I was just ugly and fat before and no one said anything.
It's like this little cycle of negative feelings. To get myself out of the depressive spiral, I am going to remember five positives everyday to remind myself of how awesome I am and how much awesome-r I'm getting!
Five Positives:
1. I fit into a lot of gorgeous clothes I never thought I would wear again
2. I have WAY MORE energy to walk around and move!
3. I get to spend quality time with M during the walk/runs
4. I will be more fit and fabulous for marching band season
5. My body feels awesome!
Did I mention I went to Old Navy today? I was wearing a Size 16 at Old Navy and I know their sizes run larger than most stores. They had a fab sale today. I picked up a skirt for $6.50! I grabbed a size 14 since I knew I've lost weight (my size 16 jeans from Old Navy are falling off me!). I wasn't really expecting the skirt to fit quite yet but I went to try it on anyway to see how far away I was from the skirt fitting.
Surprise surprise. The skirt fit! I went out and told M I had good news and bad news. The good news? The skirt fit. The bad news? None of my size 16 skirts from Old Navy probably fit anymore. Oh well :)
That just made me feel fabulous!
Friday Favourites:
1.OPI Muppets Nail Collection Sneaks
2. Custom Printed Yoga Mats (Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Dino yoga mats! Too bad its $85 bucks a pop!)
3. Sweet Tomatoes
4. Self - Your Best Butt, Fast! Workout
5. Dino Vandelism
Have a great weekend, chicos!
Friday, July 8, 2011
And It's All True
Someone decided to leave my a present on my walking path today. More about that in a minute.
I walked early today. The last few days it's rained during normal walking time (7:30-8:30). Around 4pm it was cloudy but nice so I decided to walk early and get my groove on before it rained. It was hot and I got really sweaty but I finished my full walk and felt awesome when I got home.
Though, like I said, someone decided to leave me a present. I walked along and almost got to the end of the road and smelt this abhorrent stench. It smelled like rotting potatoes. Since I walk next to a sweet potato field, I didn't know if someone had pulled up some potatoes and left them laying there to rot. However, on my way back by the smelly area of the road, I noticed something shiny in the grass in the ditch. It was a pile of stinking fish carcasses, heads attached and all. Someone dumped out a bucket of STINKY FISH GUTS right next to my walking path.
EWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!
The worst part? I walk by that spot in my normal route 3 times! Today I walked extra with M and I had to walk by it again. She also thought it was AWFUL.
Ugh.
I walked early today. The last few days it's rained during normal walking time (7:30-8:30). Around 4pm it was cloudy but nice so I decided to walk early and get my groove on before it rained. It was hot and I got really sweaty but I finished my full walk and felt awesome when I got home.
Though, like I said, someone decided to leave me a present. I walked along and almost got to the end of the road and smelt this abhorrent stench. It smelled like rotting potatoes. Since I walk next to a sweet potato field, I didn't know if someone had pulled up some potatoes and left them laying there to rot. However, on my way back by the smelly area of the road, I noticed something shiny in the grass in the ditch. It was a pile of stinking fish carcasses, heads attached and all. Someone dumped out a bucket of STINKY FISH GUTS right next to my walking path.
EWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!
The worst part? I walk by that spot in my normal route 3 times! Today I walked extra with M and I had to walk by it again. She also thought it was AWFUL.
Ugh.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Don't Bring Around A Cloud to Rain....
Oh dear. The summer rains have started.
I walked yesterday with mum. I got half a lap in and turned around for my second half lap with the thunder and stormy clouds above. M went back to the house. I told her I'd run home if it stared raining. Halfway through my half lap, some lightning struck too close for my comfort. I started running home and it started pouring. I was running towards the rain and had to hold my glasses and squint to make sure I didn't get hit by a car or anything. I got home and was soaked. It was kind of awful.
Today it rained even before I could set out on any walking. Though we did go grocery shopping today and I did a bit of walking there, lol.
Running in the rain, I think I overtaxed some joints in my knees and ankles. They're not feeling too good today. I'm hoping the rain lets up tomorrow and my joints feel better so I can at least get a good long walk in even if I can't run.
Sad clouds.
I walked yesterday with mum. I got half a lap in and turned around for my second half lap with the thunder and stormy clouds above. M went back to the house. I told her I'd run home if it stared raining. Halfway through my half lap, some lightning struck too close for my comfort. I started running home and it started pouring. I was running towards the rain and had to hold my glasses and squint to make sure I didn't get hit by a car or anything. I got home and was soaked. It was kind of awful.
Today it rained even before I could set out on any walking. Though we did go grocery shopping today and I did a bit of walking there, lol.
Running in the rain, I think I overtaxed some joints in my knees and ankles. They're not feeling too good today. I'm hoping the rain lets up tomorrow and my joints feel better so I can at least get a good long walk in even if I can't run.
Sad clouds.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Happy 4th
Besides the festivities and everything,
Sad face for today.
I've gained a pound back instead of losing anything. Slow and steady though wins the race right?
I'm still on track with my goals this week! I intend to continue until I see some results!! I really want to weigh less than 200 by the time school starts back (mid-August).
Sorry I just got distracted looking at Yoga mats. WHY IS THERE NOT A DINOSAUR YOGA MAT?
I'm outraged. Nothing in life makes sense.
That's all.
Sad face for today.
I've gained a pound back instead of losing anything. Slow and steady though wins the race right?
I'm still on track with my goals this week! I intend to continue until I see some results!! I really want to weigh less than 200 by the time school starts back (mid-August).
Sorry I just got distracted looking at Yoga mats. WHY IS THERE NOT A DINOSAUR YOGA MAT?
I'm outraged. Nothing in life makes sense.
That's all.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Hah! New Challenges!
The family get together was nice today. It was nice to see people I saw a few weeks ago. I'm getting to know my extended family a little better. The weather was gorgeous and the food wasn't too heavy! I made a delicious veggie lasagna that was around 250 cals per serving! I had prolly half a serving and it was delicious! I don't even like regular lasagna!
I was kind of disappointed G didn't say anything about how I looked other than my dress was nice without being prompted. She told me a few times she really liked my dress (it's new, it was $12.5 on clearance at target and its like a cute, short floral summer dress). Then finally later M goes, does she look like she's lost any weight and G goes "Yeah yeah I can tell." Which pretty much means she didn't really notice. Le sigh.
It also just kind of makes me want to work harder so in the future it's like BAM! I'm awesome and fab!
Speaking of awesome and fab, after the walk tonight (and a tad bit of running), I came back and C was doing a Self Magazine workout video on the wii. She did "Bikini Ready Fast." It looked rather interesting. Glamorous girls on the beach working out with a constant stream of chatter to guide you through the workout. It looked like a refreshing change from Richard's "hug yourself" and "don't ever give up" mantra. I watched C finish up the workout and she said she could really feel it. She mentioned there were other Self workouts on Netflix so I decided I might check it out.
I debated on doing the "Slim and Sleek, Fast!" or the "Your Best Butt, Fast!" I want to work on getting slim but as everyone knows, I have a nice round butt. I finally asked M and she said the Butt one.
I watched the intro the to video and it sounded really exciting. Kickboxing?! I LOVE kicking stuff around campus: signs, trashcans, bins, buildings. Yoga? I love Yoga on the WiiFit and I just bought a beginners Yoga Dvd to try out doing a more smooth Yoga routine. Dance Moves? Hello! I love doing the Richard dances. I was really stoked to do the workout!
Warm-up: The warm up was nice and decent. Lots of walking and easy steps. It got my heart going and the constant reminder to think about my butt muscles made me really THINK and FEEL them working during my exercise.
Kickboxing: This was awesome! You start out with small moves and slowly add them together to move into fab kickboxing quick steps/kicks. I worked up a sweat and really jammed out during this portion. In terms of thinking/feeling butt muscles, I didn't do so well during most of this portion. I think I was too busy focusing on the moves still to really start honing in on the muscles working and tensing to firm that area.
Weights: This section was killer. I had to stop and just walk for a bit. Seriously. I'm not the best at lunges and squats. Fat thighs and weakish knees doesn't add up. Normally I could push myself through and finish it anyway, I'm a very determined gal, but after storming through Kickboxing, I just wasn't ready for the intense squats, pulses, and jumps this section entails. I will definitely try to work myself up to ace-ing this section.
Dance moves: This bit was good. I really could feel, think, and work my butt muscles during this section. It's like taking basic dance moves and slowing them down for maximum butt workout. I really enjoyed this. I could feel the workout here and it was good!
Yoga: This was AMAZING! I really loved the Yoga section! Like I mentioned before, I enjoy doing the Yoga poses on the Wiifit but I have a hard time trying to keep my stupid balance in the bubble or between the lines. I knew I wanted to look into some Yoga outside of that but I still haven't yet. This section really showed me how much I need to get into Yoga! The moves were very fluid and controlled. I could feel my body using my butt muscles in each movement to hold and strengthen my poses. I really felt like a got a good workout here! My only complaint was that I sweated so much during the previous sections that during the Downward Facing Dog, sweat kept running in my eyes. Eww.
Cool-Down: This was a great section. My heart had already cooled down some from doing the slow dance moves and then the Yoga and slower breathing. This section really focused on stretching out the muscles you used and I could feel it! I kept going "Oh oh oh!" during the stretches, it was rather obscene. Lol!
Overall Impression: I loved this video! I will definitely do it again! I think this week I will alternate nights of Richard Simmons and this video just to see how my butt muscles get worked (and to see if it helps with the losing weight!). It's a much more intense workout than Richard so I feel alternating them will really help to work my body.
Like I mentioned before, we haven't been doing Richard so I haven't lost any weight this week. I'm still sitting around 210-214. I really want to weigh 209 or less because then I won't be in the obese category anymore!
The new goals for the upcoming week:
-Walk every day, Run every other day or more
- Richard video every other night
- "Your Best Butt, Fast!" video every other night
- 50 crunches a day
- 15 arm curls with the 10 lb weight, a day
- Eat 400-500 calorie meals, focus especially on cutting back when eating out
- Limit number of snacks (no extras!) and keep calories under 150 per snack!!
Wow it's a lot of work! But I've been kind of slack lately so I need to work extra hard to keep up the weight loss and not let myself get into a rut. It's hard to stay motivated when the scale isn't moving.
I will try to be more accountable about my goals. Every Saturday night, I will start doing a recap of how well I accomplished my goals for the week. I'm hoping this will give me the much needed kick in the pants to jump start more weight loss!
I've rambled enough for tonight. G'night fabulous people!
I was kind of disappointed G didn't say anything about how I looked other than my dress was nice without being prompted. She told me a few times she really liked my dress (it's new, it was $12.5 on clearance at target and its like a cute, short floral summer dress). Then finally later M goes, does she look like she's lost any weight and G goes "Yeah yeah I can tell." Which pretty much means she didn't really notice. Le sigh.
It also just kind of makes me want to work harder so in the future it's like BAM! I'm awesome and fab!
Speaking of awesome and fab, after the walk tonight (and a tad bit of running), I came back and C was doing a Self Magazine workout video on the wii. She did "Bikini Ready Fast." It looked rather interesting. Glamorous girls on the beach working out with a constant stream of chatter to guide you through the workout. It looked like a refreshing change from Richard's "hug yourself" and "don't ever give up" mantra. I watched C finish up the workout and she said she could really feel it. She mentioned there were other Self workouts on Netflix so I decided I might check it out.
I debated on doing the "Slim and Sleek, Fast!" or the "Your Best Butt, Fast!" I want to work on getting slim but as everyone knows, I have a nice round butt. I finally asked M and she said the Butt one.
I watched the intro the to video and it sounded really exciting. Kickboxing?! I LOVE kicking stuff around campus: signs, trashcans, bins, buildings. Yoga? I love Yoga on the WiiFit and I just bought a beginners Yoga Dvd to try out doing a more smooth Yoga routine. Dance Moves? Hello! I love doing the Richard dances. I was really stoked to do the workout!
Warm-up: The warm up was nice and decent. Lots of walking and easy steps. It got my heart going and the constant reminder to think about my butt muscles made me really THINK and FEEL them working during my exercise.
Kickboxing: This was awesome! You start out with small moves and slowly add them together to move into fab kickboxing quick steps/kicks. I worked up a sweat and really jammed out during this portion. In terms of thinking/feeling butt muscles, I didn't do so well during most of this portion. I think I was too busy focusing on the moves still to really start honing in on the muscles working and tensing to firm that area.
Weights: This section was killer. I had to stop and just walk for a bit. Seriously. I'm not the best at lunges and squats. Fat thighs and weakish knees doesn't add up. Normally I could push myself through and finish it anyway, I'm a very determined gal, but after storming through Kickboxing, I just wasn't ready for the intense squats, pulses, and jumps this section entails. I will definitely try to work myself up to ace-ing this section.
Dance moves: This bit was good. I really could feel, think, and work my butt muscles during this section. It's like taking basic dance moves and slowing them down for maximum butt workout. I really enjoyed this. I could feel the workout here and it was good!
Yoga: This was AMAZING! I really loved the Yoga section! Like I mentioned before, I enjoy doing the Yoga poses on the Wiifit but I have a hard time trying to keep my stupid balance in the bubble or between the lines. I knew I wanted to look into some Yoga outside of that but I still haven't yet. This section really showed me how much I need to get into Yoga! The moves were very fluid and controlled. I could feel my body using my butt muscles in each movement to hold and strengthen my poses. I really felt like a got a good workout here! My only complaint was that I sweated so much during the previous sections that during the Downward Facing Dog, sweat kept running in my eyes. Eww.
Cool-Down: This was a great section. My heart had already cooled down some from doing the slow dance moves and then the Yoga and slower breathing. This section really focused on stretching out the muscles you used and I could feel it! I kept going "Oh oh oh!" during the stretches, it was rather obscene. Lol!
Overall Impression: I loved this video! I will definitely do it again! I think this week I will alternate nights of Richard Simmons and this video just to see how my butt muscles get worked (and to see if it helps with the losing weight!). It's a much more intense workout than Richard so I feel alternating them will really help to work my body.
Like I mentioned before, we haven't been doing Richard so I haven't lost any weight this week. I'm still sitting around 210-214. I really want to weigh 209 or less because then I won't be in the obese category anymore!
The new goals for the upcoming week:
-Walk every day, Run every other day or more
- Richard video every other night
- "Your Best Butt, Fast!" video every other night
- 50 crunches a day
- 15 arm curls with the 10 lb weight, a day
- Eat 400-500 calorie meals, focus especially on cutting back when eating out
- Limit number of snacks (no extras!) and keep calories under 150 per snack!!
Wow it's a lot of work! But I've been kind of slack lately so I need to work extra hard to keep up the weight loss and not let myself get into a rut. It's hard to stay motivated when the scale isn't moving.
I will try to be more accountable about my goals. Every Saturday night, I will start doing a recap of how well I accomplished my goals for the week. I'm hoping this will give me the much needed kick in the pants to jump start more weight loss!
I've rambled enough for tonight. G'night fabulous people!
Friday, July 1, 2011
Celebrations
Lots of hovering again this week, but I've been slack about doing Richard this week. I was really busy with finishing cleaning out the room and just was super focused about that this week.
Cleaning was a lot of work for me. It was sorting out throw away, bin, donate, and wash stuff. I own entirely too many clothes so I'm working on donating lots of my older clothes. Soon I will be done with organizing all my stuff, once the closet all gets done, so hopefully I'll be able to focus more on the exercising and doing Richard every night again.
I'm, going to visit G and P again tomorrow. I haven't seen them in the last couple of weeks. I'm going to wear one of my new dresses and look pretty. I'm kind of hoping they notice a change in how I look. We'll just have to see!
Friday Favorites!
1. Rubber Duck Speaker
2. UK Flag Lip Tattoo
3. Polka Dot Pin-Up Pumps
4. Clean House
5. My Pink Nike Shoes - I looked on the Nike website but couldn't find them. I did buy them from the Nike Outlet Clearance section..so that might be why I can't find it, sorry!
Have a fab weekend!
Cleaning was a lot of work for me. It was sorting out throw away, bin, donate, and wash stuff. I own entirely too many clothes so I'm working on donating lots of my older clothes. Soon I will be done with organizing all my stuff, once the closet all gets done, so hopefully I'll be able to focus more on the exercising and doing Richard every night again.
I'm, going to visit G and P again tomorrow. I haven't seen them in the last couple of weeks. I'm going to wear one of my new dresses and look pretty. I'm kind of hoping they notice a change in how I look. We'll just have to see!
Friday Favorites!
1. Rubber Duck Speaker
2. UK Flag Lip Tattoo
3. Polka Dot Pin-Up Pumps
4. Clean House
5. My Pink Nike Shoes - I looked on the Nike website but couldn't find them. I did buy them from the Nike Outlet Clearance section..so that might be why I can't find it, sorry!
Have a fab weekend!
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Happy thoughts
Have I mentioned I ran 1/4th of a mile straight today? I couldn't even do that in Jr high when we were forced to "run" a mile once a week. :)
Also, did I mention I was down to 213 this (Saturday) morning?
Heck yes.
In other notes, I found my old Three Hour Diet book for Teens from High School. It has a lot of really good visualization ideas that I wanted to look back at. I think talking the time once a day to sit down and really think about how your body is changing and how amazing you feel from exercising and then how awesome it will to be a healthy weight again, it's really good for you! Positive vibes!
Well in the book when I started that diet (for like 5 days) in HS, I weighed 194. I found this really exciting! I can't wait until I'm down below that point! I was a sophomore in HS and weighed that much. Now as a 3rd year college student, I'm going to weigh less than that soon!
I'm soo pumped about my life changes! I'm running/walking every other day now and walking the same distance on days I don't run/walk. I'm doing the Richard Simmons tape 6 days a week (though I didn't last night because I ran out of time with putting all the Ikea furniture together). And I have so much more energy and strength I didn't have before! I'm even more flexible! I can do the butterfly stretch and put my forearms on the ground next to my feet. It feels AMAZING.
And I just have to remind myself, even on the not so great days, when the scale doesn't budge and I eat half a Ritter Sport bar or decide I can't dance, I'm still amazing! I'm doing so much good for myself.
One last mention. My clothes are starting to be really loose. I can practically shank myself in my jeans nowadays where before there were days when it was a struggled to pull them up. Even my pj shorts are super loose. Amazing :D
Also, did I mention I was down to 213 this (Saturday) morning?
Heck yes.
In other notes, I found my old Three Hour Diet book for Teens from High School. It has a lot of really good visualization ideas that I wanted to look back at. I think talking the time once a day to sit down and really think about how your body is changing and how amazing you feel from exercising and then how awesome it will to be a healthy weight again, it's really good for you! Positive vibes!
Well in the book when I started that diet (for like 5 days) in HS, I weighed 194. I found this really exciting! I can't wait until I'm down below that point! I was a sophomore in HS and weighed that much. Now as a 3rd year college student, I'm going to weigh less than that soon!
I'm soo pumped about my life changes! I'm running/walking every other day now and walking the same distance on days I don't run/walk. I'm doing the Richard Simmons tape 6 days a week (though I didn't last night because I ran out of time with putting all the Ikea furniture together). And I have so much more energy and strength I didn't have before! I'm even more flexible! I can do the butterfly stretch and put my forearms on the ground next to my feet. It feels AMAZING.
And I just have to remind myself, even on the not so great days, when the scale doesn't budge and I eat half a Ritter Sport bar or decide I can't dance, I'm still amazing! I'm doing so much good for myself.
One last mention. My clothes are starting to be really loose. I can practically shank myself in my jeans nowadays where before there were days when it was a struggled to pull them up. Even my pj shorts are super loose. Amazing :D
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Ain't No Mountain High...
With all the renovation household goals and my losing weight goals, I feel like I'm starting at Mt. Rushmore and I just climbed up a teeny tiny little hill to get the big view of the climb ahead.
It's hard to take out the time every single day to do all my exercising. Right now, I'm walking/running over a mile a day, doing a Richard Simmons Tape, doing strength exercises on my arms with 3lb weights, and some leg lifts. It sounds like a lot but it doesn't really feel like a lot. When I'm doing it and right after I feel awesome! And then it's been like an hour and a half and I feel like I just spent my entire evening dancing around. xD
Wow I thought I had a lot to say tonight but I guess not. Not a lot of progress to report, besides increased strength. My weight is hovering between 214-217, hasn't budged much in the last few days. I was feeling really discourage about it yesterday, then I went back and re-read all my older blog posts. It made me feel spectacular! Just to know that I've come such a long way in a few short weeks. I could barely run a stretch without puffing like a freight train and my muscles seizing up.
Things I'm Cheerful About:
1. Running longer stretches
2. Making great decisions about meals and snacks
3. Cooking tasty and low fat/cal meals
4. Encouraging M and C to follow me in my fitness goals!
Oh and I dressed up today! Dressing up and looking pretty always makes me feel good. I put on a dress and makeup and did my hair! I think I looked rather fab! It was kind of funny though. My dress hung a little looser on me; I bought it in the last few months so now that I'm dropping a few pounds, recent clothes will start getting baggier. Oh well...it just means more clothes shopping eventually! :D
Ta!
It's hard to take out the time every single day to do all my exercising. Right now, I'm walking/running over a mile a day, doing a Richard Simmons Tape, doing strength exercises on my arms with 3lb weights, and some leg lifts. It sounds like a lot but it doesn't really feel like a lot. When I'm doing it and right after I feel awesome! And then it's been like an hour and a half and I feel like I just spent my entire evening dancing around. xD
Wow I thought I had a lot to say tonight but I guess not. Not a lot of progress to report, besides increased strength. My weight is hovering between 214-217, hasn't budged much in the last few days. I was feeling really discourage about it yesterday, then I went back and re-read all my older blog posts. It made me feel spectacular! Just to know that I've come such a long way in a few short weeks. I could barely run a stretch without puffing like a freight train and my muscles seizing up.
Things I'm Cheerful About:
1. Running longer stretches
2. Making great decisions about meals and snacks
3. Cooking tasty and low fat/cal meals
4. Encouraging M and C to follow me in my fitness goals!
Oh and I dressed up today! Dressing up and looking pretty always makes me feel good. I put on a dress and makeup and did my hair! I think I looked rather fab! It was kind of funny though. My dress hung a little looser on me; I bought it in the last few months so now that I'm dropping a few pounds, recent clothes will start getting baggier. Oh well...it just means more clothes shopping eventually! :D
Ta!
Monday, June 20, 2011
Life, especially summer
Summer is always such a boring time for me. Nothing interesting happens. I don't get to see my friends. There's little for me to actually accomplish. I think I even forgot to make a summer list this year. Usually the first day off from school every year I make a list of things I want to do over the summer. I think now, this year my summer goal, to finish before school starts in Aug, is to drop below 200 pounds. There's roughly 2 months left in my summer and I'm currently weighing around 216. So, sounds like a perfect goal! Plus, if I lose more than that, it will just be icing on the cake!
Despite hovering instead of losing the last couple of days, I feel really good. I've really noticed a change in my eating habits since starting these new life changes! I'm no longer scarfing down large meals. I make conscious decisions when we eat out to pick something healthy or with a smaller amount of calories. This has actually been something really hard to do! Have you ever looked at most chain restaurants' (what we have in abundance locally) menus? Most are terrible for information! Some places have a decal for meals with less than 500, 600, or 700 calories. But there are like only 6 meals that add up on the entire menu! A lot of my decisions come after looking up calorie counts on my phone. While I don't have a savvy smartphone, I'm still able to get useful info most of the time to make an informed decision. It's work, but it makes me feel good to know I'm making smart decisions!
Also, exercising is getting better! I can actually run! For short distances, but still! It's much more successful than my first few days of pushing myself to run and feeling out of breath every 50 ft. I'm running longer stretches and then can turn around and run another stretch just about as long! It's very exciting for something who always swore that she would never run anywhere! Hah!
M, C, and I are still doing the Richard Simmons tapes almost every night. I decided to take one night off a week, which was Sunday night. We've found our favourites are still the Sweatin' to the Oldies. Mine is still S2tO3. Though we just bought the dvds from Amazon and I'm exciting to try out S2tO4. It's always fun to dance around to something new!
Sorry for neglecting you again lately blog. I know if I sit down to type it will take some time to actually think and get across what I've been ruminating about. But it's good for me and I need to do it.
See ya tomorrow, okay? :)
Despite hovering instead of losing the last couple of days, I feel really good. I've really noticed a change in my eating habits since starting these new life changes! I'm no longer scarfing down large meals. I make conscious decisions when we eat out to pick something healthy or with a smaller amount of calories. This has actually been something really hard to do! Have you ever looked at most chain restaurants' (what we have in abundance locally) menus? Most are terrible for information! Some places have a decal for meals with less than 500, 600, or 700 calories. But there are like only 6 meals that add up on the entire menu! A lot of my decisions come after looking up calorie counts on my phone. While I don't have a savvy smartphone, I'm still able to get useful info most of the time to make an informed decision. It's work, but it makes me feel good to know I'm making smart decisions!
Also, exercising is getting better! I can actually run! For short distances, but still! It's much more successful than my first few days of pushing myself to run and feeling out of breath every 50 ft. I'm running longer stretches and then can turn around and run another stretch just about as long! It's very exciting for something who always swore that she would never run anywhere! Hah!
M, C, and I are still doing the Richard Simmons tapes almost every night. I decided to take one night off a week, which was Sunday night. We've found our favourites are still the Sweatin' to the Oldies. Mine is still S2tO3. Though we just bought the dvds from Amazon and I'm exciting to try out S2tO4. It's always fun to dance around to something new!
Sorry for neglecting you again lately blog. I know if I sit down to type it will take some time to actually think and get across what I've been ruminating about. But it's good for me and I need to do it.
See ya tomorrow, okay? :)
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Dear Blog
Dear Blog,
I've been avoiding you lately. I've been flat-out avoiding the computer lately. I don't know what this is about, besides been crazy busy every single day.
The short of it: I lost roughly 8 lbs doing the Special K Challenge.
I'm not going to change my diet extravagantly far from the Special K Challenge for the future. Just replacing the cereal or bar meals with small, healthy meals with lots of fruit and veggies.
I haven't been running lately. I'm still trying to walk every day. I did today, plus some weight exercises for arms on the balance ball. And then C wanted to do a Richard Simmons tape, so I did that too! And then I sat on the balance ball and wiggled and bounced around forever. I just had the jitter bug today and needed to dance it out.
Speaking of that, today was a good day. I danced in the car. I walked with M and entertained her with my crazy awful dancing. I bought two new tops today and some lounge pants at Rue 21. I wore one of the new tops right after buying it and C told me I looked soo skinny. That comment just like reminded me of all the hard work I've been putting in recently.
And yeah, the scale read 218 tonight. That's seriously down 10 lbs from where I started (and down 16 lbs from my highest)! How exciting!
I can do this you guys! :D
I've been avoiding you lately. I've been flat-out avoiding the computer lately. I don't know what this is about, besides been crazy busy every single day.
The short of it: I lost roughly 8 lbs doing the Special K Challenge.
I'm not going to change my diet extravagantly far from the Special K Challenge for the future. Just replacing the cereal or bar meals with small, healthy meals with lots of fruit and veggies.
I haven't been running lately. I'm still trying to walk every day. I did today, plus some weight exercises for arms on the balance ball. And then C wanted to do a Richard Simmons tape, so I did that too! And then I sat on the balance ball and wiggled and bounced around forever. I just had the jitter bug today and needed to dance it out.
Speaking of that, today was a good day. I danced in the car. I walked with M and entertained her with my crazy awful dancing. I bought two new tops today and some lounge pants at Rue 21. I wore one of the new tops right after buying it and C told me I looked soo skinny. That comment just like reminded me of all the hard work I've been putting in recently.
And yeah, the scale read 218 tonight. That's seriously down 10 lbs from where I started (and down 16 lbs from my highest)! How exciting!
I can do this you guys! :D
Monday, June 6, 2011
Day 11
I feel like this almost isn't even worth it. What's the point of a blog you know? I thought I might do this and get some support from random people but nobody knows about this blog cause I don't want to be a total weirdo and push my blog on random people. Oh well.
It's Day 11. I'm almost done with this Special K challenge. I must say, I'm going to hold all my crazy views till the end, but it's not looking so good for special K. More on that later.
I'm working on cleaning up my room. Picture the worst teenage room you've ever seen and multiply the clothes in that room by a hundred, then you have my room. It's geting better though. I'm sorting. And realizing that I don't need anything new for a very long time xD Except of course a bookcase and a set of drawers and a couch. But that's furniture. I dont have any furniture besides my bed and some nightstands (that are all crammed with books).
It's been like a day-long process so far. I skipped out on going shopping tonight to clean and I'm still working. Ughh. I just want it to be done! C "cleaned" my room once. It was terrible. I couldn't find anything! It was like she had just taken all of my stuff and shoved it somewhere! That's NOT cleaning. I'm cleaning!
I made German for dinner. I must say it's like my fav thing to eat. So nommy!
Lunch - SK protein bar
Snack - SK snack bar - chocolate pretzel one
Dinner - Red cabbage, green beans, roasted potatoes and vidalia onions, and 1 beer brat, and some grey poupon mustard, nommy!
Snack - Skinny Cow Mint Ice cream sandwich, strawberries and cream
That reminds me, last night I broke down and ate half a Ritter Sport bar, whoops. Though it was sooo delicious. Satisfied my cravings for cake too!
Goodnight dear readers.
P.S. I also didn't run today. Between cleaning and resting my leg, I figured a day off wouldn't be so bad. Remind me of this when I complain lots tomorrow =/
It's Day 11. I'm almost done with this Special K challenge. I must say, I'm going to hold all my crazy views till the end, but it's not looking so good for special K. More on that later.
I'm working on cleaning up my room. Picture the worst teenage room you've ever seen and multiply the clothes in that room by a hundred, then you have my room. It's geting better though. I'm sorting. And realizing that I don't need anything new for a very long time xD Except of course a bookcase and a set of drawers and a couch. But that's furniture. I dont have any furniture besides my bed and some nightstands (that are all crammed with books).
It's been like a day-long process so far. I skipped out on going shopping tonight to clean and I'm still working. Ughh. I just want it to be done! C "cleaned" my room once. It was terrible. I couldn't find anything! It was like she had just taken all of my stuff and shoved it somewhere! That's NOT cleaning. I'm cleaning!
I made German for dinner. I must say it's like my fav thing to eat. So nommy!
Lunch - SK protein bar
Snack - SK snack bar - chocolate pretzel one
Dinner - Red cabbage, green beans, roasted potatoes and vidalia onions, and 1 beer brat, and some grey poupon mustard, nommy!
Snack - Skinny Cow Mint Ice cream sandwich, strawberries and cream
That reminds me, last night I broke down and ate half a Ritter Sport bar, whoops. Though it was sooo delicious. Satisfied my cravings for cake too!
Goodnight dear readers.
P.S. I also didn't run today. Between cleaning and resting my leg, I figured a day off wouldn't be so bad. Remind me of this when I complain lots tomorrow =/
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Day 9 and 10
Wowzers. Yesterday totally got away from me. I'll just do a quick recap. I ended up going to family reunion type thing and ate too much food! I made sure to get home early enough that I could run though. My left leg hurt really bad last night so M and I agreed to go shoe shopping today for new running shoes, cause converses really aren't all that great for running in.
Breakfast - SK protein bar and banana
Lunch - chicken thigh and leg grilled with sauce, baked beans, some kind of shredded potatoes baked with sour cream and cheddar cheese pilled on top, noodle salad with cucumbers and tomatoes, slice of carrot cake, chocolate chocolate chip cookie, macadamia nut cookie, and two no-bake cookies
Snack - 3 roasted marshmellows
Wow I don't even remember if that's all what I ate yesterday. I know that's everything I ate at the cookout. It was soo good. And baked sweets! I felt kind of terrible about it but it's not like I do that every day!
Onto today!
We went shopping after lunch out and I picked up these awesome hot pink trainers at Nike. I tried Adidas but had no luck finding any shoes that fit me! I have wide feet and am usually between a 9 1/2 and 10. Even the 10s didn't fit me there! So we went to Nike and I got some shoes and was super happy about it!
It came time to run tonight and I had my new shoes all laced up and felt energized. My first sprint was awesome! I do a nice go and felt really good during the sprint. I walked and worked up to another run. And Another. I still had the run/walk home left and I did one run up the road towards the house, and my leg hurt SOO bad I couldn't run anymore. I tried to stretch a little in the road. Didn't help. I debated sitting in the grass and waiting till M realized I hadn't come back and gone looking for me. But I knew she would freak out. So I toughed through it and walked the rest of the way home in serious pain. I put ice on my leg and then tried some heat while limping to the microwave. I think all the running in poor shoes has damaged something so I'll have to cut back on the running for a few days until my legs start to feel better. It's frustrating that when I really want to run, my body tells me no!
So boo.
Snack - 1 cup pineapple
Lunch - Hibachi Place, 1 cup fried rice, 3 oz hibachi chicken, 1 oz mushrooms, 1/2 cup zucchini and onions, 1 cup salad with ginger dressing, 4 pieces philly roll sushi
Snack - Mint Chocolate marshmellows (50 cals worth), Fiber One CHocolate chewy bar (90 cals)
Snack - 3/4 pickle
I'm in a terrible mood right now. Idk what's up with me. More tomorrow I guess.
Ugh frustration!!!
Breakfast - SK protein bar and banana
Lunch - chicken thigh and leg grilled with sauce, baked beans, some kind of shredded potatoes baked with sour cream and cheddar cheese pilled on top, noodle salad with cucumbers and tomatoes, slice of carrot cake, chocolate chocolate chip cookie, macadamia nut cookie, and two no-bake cookies
Snack - 3 roasted marshmellows
Wow I don't even remember if that's all what I ate yesterday. I know that's everything I ate at the cookout. It was soo good. And baked sweets! I felt kind of terrible about it but it's not like I do that every day!
Onto today!
We went shopping after lunch out and I picked up these awesome hot pink trainers at Nike. I tried Adidas but had no luck finding any shoes that fit me! I have wide feet and am usually between a 9 1/2 and 10. Even the 10s didn't fit me there! So we went to Nike and I got some shoes and was super happy about it!
It came time to run tonight and I had my new shoes all laced up and felt energized. My first sprint was awesome! I do a nice go and felt really good during the sprint. I walked and worked up to another run. And Another. I still had the run/walk home left and I did one run up the road towards the house, and my leg hurt SOO bad I couldn't run anymore. I tried to stretch a little in the road. Didn't help. I debated sitting in the grass and waiting till M realized I hadn't come back and gone looking for me. But I knew she would freak out. So I toughed through it and walked the rest of the way home in serious pain. I put ice on my leg and then tried some heat while limping to the microwave. I think all the running in poor shoes has damaged something so I'll have to cut back on the running for a few days until my legs start to feel better. It's frustrating that when I really want to run, my body tells me no!
So boo.
Snack - 1 cup pineapple
Lunch - Hibachi Place, 1 cup fried rice, 3 oz hibachi chicken, 1 oz mushrooms, 1/2 cup zucchini and onions, 1 cup salad with ginger dressing, 4 pieces philly roll sushi
Snack - Mint Chocolate marshmellows (50 cals worth), Fiber One CHocolate chewy bar (90 cals)
Snack - 3/4 pickle
I'm in a terrible mood right now. Idk what's up with me. More tomorrow I guess.
Ugh frustration!!!
Friday, June 3, 2011
Day 8
Yikes, I'm feeling another shorter post today. I don't think my poor bandaged fingers can type very much. I went for my run today with C. We didn't really run together but we were outside at the same times. I ran with much more intensity and feel it was a good workout. I could have run a bit more, but it was still good. Right after running, D had me used a post driver to drive T-posts into the ground. The driver is super heavy but I was going along just fine. Until I got to post 15 and I felt my hands slide and crack. I stopped to look at my hands and I had several blisters that burst open. I didn't even notice the blisters until after they cracked open. It was icky. I could hardly drive any more posts cause my hands hurt so bad.
After that I went in the house and washed dishes FOREVER it seemed like. I had to use four bandaids and wear the rubber gloves to wash dishes. Even then, whenever I submerged my hands in the hot rinse water the blistery wounds would hurt. Yikes.
Lunch - SK red berries, 1/2 cup greek yoghurt, 1 small peach
Snack - Mint Truffle Bar, 1 cup watermelon, 1/4 pickle
Dinner - Baked chicken with mozerellla and breadcrumbs, red white and blue mashed potatoes (red mashed potatoes with blue cheese and bacon), and green beans
Snack - Skinny Cow Mint Ice Cream sandwich thing
Right now I'm really pooped! Tomorrow theres some family get together on M's side that I have to go to or something. Bleh, I'm not really excited about it. =/
After that I went in the house and washed dishes FOREVER it seemed like. I had to use four bandaids and wear the rubber gloves to wash dishes. Even then, whenever I submerged my hands in the hot rinse water the blistery wounds would hurt. Yikes.
Lunch - SK red berries, 1/2 cup greek yoghurt, 1 small peach
Snack - Mint Truffle Bar, 1 cup watermelon, 1/4 pickle
Dinner - Baked chicken with mozerellla and breadcrumbs, red white and blue mashed potatoes (red mashed potatoes with blue cheese and bacon), and green beans
Snack - Skinny Cow Mint Ice Cream sandwich thing
Right now I'm really pooped! Tomorrow theres some family get together on M's side that I have to go to or something. Bleh, I'm not really excited about it. =/
Day 7
Goodness. Last night I had a lot to say in today's post and now I'm so tired I doubt any of it will get put down. Sorries.
Lunch - Special K cinnamon pecan, 1/2 cup greek yoghurt
Snack - Fiber One chocolatey snack bar (90 cal), 1/2 cup watermelon
Snack - Fudge Bar made from splenda (35 cals) I don't remember the brand right now, SK chocolate chip snack bar
Dinner - 6 oz salmon at Lonestar, 2 rolls with butter, 1 serving cooked spinach (not creamed) with additional butter (leftover from the rolls since the spinach was so bitter)
After dinner I felt sooo bad. I hadn't planned to eat any rolls. But then we had to wait for people to show up and dinner took forever and we were eating really late so I was hungry and impulsive and ate the food in front of my face, rolls with butter. Then I didn't want to eat all my salmon...and all of that disappeared. I ate all the spinach too. It was really divine with the sweet butter from the bread basket but I'm sure that wasn't good for me. I also had green beans with my meal but they weren't cooked or seasoned enough. Blehk. I'd like my veggies with a little flavour po-lease.
I know I shouldn't feel guilty about eating a big meal. I mean it was just fish and veggies. But I ate a lot all at one time and with changing my eating habits I'm trying to eat smaller meals. Tonight was not a small meal. I tried to come home and look up Lonestar's nutrition facts on their website. They don't even put the nutrition facts on their website! I was astounded!
Okay so just done some googling. I feel less bad about the salmon but REALLY bad about the rolls. YIKES! Not eating those again. I just got to stick to my guns some more.
I had to run early today since we were having a late dinner and wouldn't be home before dark. I ended up running at 6pm. Gosh that was terrible! It was soo hot and hot out. My mouth was dry the entire time and all I could think was how much I wanted some water. I didn't run near as much as I have been and it was pitiful. Meh day for running.
Whoops. I got distracted and didn't finish my post until after mignight. I think I'll just stop here and write more tomorrow.
Loves,
Bob
Lunch - Special K cinnamon pecan, 1/2 cup greek yoghurt
Snack - Fiber One chocolatey snack bar (90 cal), 1/2 cup watermelon
Snack - Fudge Bar made from splenda (35 cals) I don't remember the brand right now, SK chocolate chip snack bar
Dinner - 6 oz salmon at Lonestar, 2 rolls with butter, 1 serving cooked spinach (not creamed) with additional butter (leftover from the rolls since the spinach was so bitter)
After dinner I felt sooo bad. I hadn't planned to eat any rolls. But then we had to wait for people to show up and dinner took forever and we were eating really late so I was hungry and impulsive and ate the food in front of my face, rolls with butter. Then I didn't want to eat all my salmon...and all of that disappeared. I ate all the spinach too. It was really divine with the sweet butter from the bread basket but I'm sure that wasn't good for me. I also had green beans with my meal but they weren't cooked or seasoned enough. Blehk. I'd like my veggies with a little flavour po-lease.
I know I shouldn't feel guilty about eating a big meal. I mean it was just fish and veggies. But I ate a lot all at one time and with changing my eating habits I'm trying to eat smaller meals. Tonight was not a small meal. I tried to come home and look up Lonestar's nutrition facts on their website. They don't even put the nutrition facts on their website! I was astounded!
Okay so just done some googling. I feel less bad about the salmon but REALLY bad about the rolls. YIKES! Not eating those again. I just got to stick to my guns some more.
I had to run early today since we were having a late dinner and wouldn't be home before dark. I ended up running at 6pm. Gosh that was terrible! It was soo hot and hot out. My mouth was dry the entire time and all I could think was how much I wanted some water. I didn't run near as much as I have been and it was pitiful. Meh day for running.
Whoops. I got distracted and didn't finish my post until after mignight. I think I'll just stop here and write more tomorrow.
Loves,
Bob
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Day 6
Can I just take a moment to say I weighed myself this morning and the scale said 220.4lbs! Seriously! I was elated I nearly jumped up and down. As long as I keep working hard and don't give up, I could never see 230 again! (234 being my heaviest recorded weight). What an exciting day!
Other than that I slept really late, whoops. I couldn't fall asleep last night and then when I almost did, I kept hearing this rustling noise. I turned on the light to see if it was a cat and it was a COCKROACH! Like a giant sized cockroach. I was so freaked out I climbed in bed with M and slept with her for the rest of the night. Ugh, gives me the heebiejeebies! I didn't get a chance to catch/kill the thing so now I'm afraid to do very much in my room for fear of finding the darn bug again.
Lunch - SK double chocolate protein meal bar, banana
Dinner - Homemade pot-stickers with cabbage, onions and carrots, asian salad (lettuce, cabbage and potsticker filling mixed with scratch asian sauce), and 3oz cooked chicken breast
Snack - Skinny Cow Mint Truffle Bar (omg these are still amazing!)
Snack - 1 cup watermelon
So I forgot to eat a snack between lunch and dinner, whoops! I got soo busy with helping change the sink faucet, making the watermelon rind pickles, trying to plan dinner, and trying to plan tonight's youth church activity/lesson. Busy busy day. By the time I was stuffing and sealing the pot-stickers for dinner I realized I was super hungry and it was because I hadn't eaten since lunch!
But I made my watermelon pickles and they came out so super fabulous. I'm sure they're not very good for me, but one every once in a while won't hurt. They're just too tasty! If you've never heard of watermelon pickles, you NEED to check them out. Find a recipe and make some! It requires a little bit of work but really pays off in the end.
I also made pot-stickers for the first time ever today! I had watched Alton Brown do it and thought, "Hey I can do that!" I sliced cabbage, onions, and carrots super thin and cooked them down with a dash of olive oil, rice vinegar, and soy sauce. Then I stuffed the pot-stickers and cooked them according to his directions. They turned out fab! I even made some dipping sauce for them. I also cooked chicken breast and made an easy Asian salad to go with dinner. I feel like it was a semi-healthy meal. Super tasty though! I think I ate too much, hee!
I have church on Wednesday nights so I ran kind of late tonight. The sun had already gone down so I was running in the dusky twilight-ness. It was a nice run. I ran for a good stretch before I ever had to take a walk break. After that though, I don't feel like my run was as productive. I ran about as much as yesterday, but I don't think I had the same level of intensity. Also, I would run for a short bit and then have to talk a walking break. I even yawned the entire way through the run. I'm surprised I didn't catch any bugs in my mouth as wide as it was open most of the time! I'm hopping tomorrow's run goes better.
Water! I gotta drink more of it! The last couple days I haven't been drinking as much water. This is not a good thing! I need to make sure I'm sipping throughout the day and drinking two glasses with meals.
So that makes two things to work on for tomorrow: running harder/longer durations of running and more water.
I bought a box of Cinnamon Pecan SK cereal. I'm very hopeful and excited about trying something. M has been on a cinnamon kick lately. She said if I didn't like it then she'd eat the rest. I'm kind of hoping it tastes awesome since the Chocolate was such a disappointment. Maybe I can do something with the cereal, like make cereal bars with them. I'll have to do some research into this and report back what I find!
Stay classy!
Bob
Other than that I slept really late, whoops. I couldn't fall asleep last night and then when I almost did, I kept hearing this rustling noise. I turned on the light to see if it was a cat and it was a COCKROACH! Like a giant sized cockroach. I was so freaked out I climbed in bed with M and slept with her for the rest of the night. Ugh, gives me the heebiejeebies! I didn't get a chance to catch/kill the thing so now I'm afraid to do very much in my room for fear of finding the darn bug again.
Lunch - SK double chocolate protein meal bar, banana
Dinner - Homemade pot-stickers with cabbage, onions and carrots, asian salad (lettuce, cabbage and potsticker filling mixed with scratch asian sauce), and 3oz cooked chicken breast
Snack - Skinny Cow Mint Truffle Bar (omg these are still amazing!)
Snack - 1 cup watermelon
So I forgot to eat a snack between lunch and dinner, whoops! I got soo busy with helping change the sink faucet, making the watermelon rind pickles, trying to plan dinner, and trying to plan tonight's youth church activity/lesson. Busy busy day. By the time I was stuffing and sealing the pot-stickers for dinner I realized I was super hungry and it was because I hadn't eaten since lunch!
But I made my watermelon pickles and they came out so super fabulous. I'm sure they're not very good for me, but one every once in a while won't hurt. They're just too tasty! If you've never heard of watermelon pickles, you NEED to check them out. Find a recipe and make some! It requires a little bit of work but really pays off in the end.
I also made pot-stickers for the first time ever today! I had watched Alton Brown do it and thought, "Hey I can do that!" I sliced cabbage, onions, and carrots super thin and cooked them down with a dash of olive oil, rice vinegar, and soy sauce. Then I stuffed the pot-stickers and cooked them according to his directions. They turned out fab! I even made some dipping sauce for them. I also cooked chicken breast and made an easy Asian salad to go with dinner. I feel like it was a semi-healthy meal. Super tasty though! I think I ate too much, hee!
I have church on Wednesday nights so I ran kind of late tonight. The sun had already gone down so I was running in the dusky twilight-ness. It was a nice run. I ran for a good stretch before I ever had to take a walk break. After that though, I don't feel like my run was as productive. I ran about as much as yesterday, but I don't think I had the same level of intensity. Also, I would run for a short bit and then have to talk a walking break. I even yawned the entire way through the run. I'm surprised I didn't catch any bugs in my mouth as wide as it was open most of the time! I'm hopping tomorrow's run goes better.
Water! I gotta drink more of it! The last couple days I haven't been drinking as much water. This is not a good thing! I need to make sure I'm sipping throughout the day and drinking two glasses with meals.
So that makes two things to work on for tomorrow: running harder/longer durations of running and more water.
I bought a box of Cinnamon Pecan SK cereal. I'm very hopeful and excited about trying something. M has been on a cinnamon kick lately. She said if I didn't like it then she'd eat the rest. I'm kind of hoping it tastes awesome since the Chocolate was such a disappointment. Maybe I can do something with the cereal, like make cereal bars with them. I'll have to do some research into this and report back what I find!
Stay classy!
Bob
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Day 5
Is it really even Day 5? I don't feel like I've been doing this forever anymore, lols. And I'm not hungry all the time! My stomach isn't alerting me 30 mins before ever scheduled eating. I swear all I thought about the other day was food, when and what I was eating, how to prepare it, how many calories was in it. And now it's more like natural and less emotional probably. I mean I know I'm an emotional eater. It started during Jr High and has just continued with me through life so far. Now that I'm thinking about what I eat and why I want to eat things, it's become so much more clear to me why I was so unhealthy and gained so much weight.
Breakfast/snack - SK chocolate peanut butter snack bar, banana
Lunch - Sweet Tomatoes, small serving of cold pasta with tomatoes, kidney beans, olives, and regular ranch dressing (such a splurge I know), small side of ceasar salad, small side of potato salad, a couple spoonfuls of Buffalo Chicken soup and Pinto Basil soup, 1/3 cup macaroni and cheese, 1 low-fat cornbread muffin, 1 pralin crunch muffin (omg this was sooo tasty, I could have eaten another one!)
Snack - Skinny Cow Peanut Butter Ice Cream Sannich (this was alright, I wish I would have bought the mint ones instead, M insisted on the peanut butter ones)
Dinner - SK Chocolate, 1/2 cup Greek Yoghurt, 1 peach
Snack - WATERMELON!
Lunch sounds like it was a lot but it was a lot of little bits of this and that. Normally at Sweet Tomatoes I tend to eat a lot of all my favorite things and leave the place feeling over-stuffed. Today I put things on my plate more sensible. Tried the soups and stopped eating them when I didn't particularly care for them. The mac'n'cheese was a splurge just because I love their's. Also, the praline crunch muffin apparently has 250 calories in it (I checked the website), it was sooo tasty but I'm not entirely sure if it was worth that much.
I'm trying to do the stop-when-you-feel-full and leave some left on the plate mentality. I've always been one to clean my plate whether or not I was full 10 bites ago. This isn't particularly healthy. I'm starting to realize that this is really bad and why I used to eat so much food. It's a whole mind change for eating, but I'm really trying to stick to it now! I read this earlier from a website and thought it fit perfectly:
"Do you stop when you're full?
Many people still have a "clean your plate" mentality. You will have much more energy and feel less tired if you only eat as much food as your body needs. Think of it this way--you don't continue to fill your car with gas when the tank is full, so why would you do it to your body?"
A note about dinner: SK Chocolate was terrible! I'm not one to like cornflake cereal (even though I love it with the strawberry twist), and that's what it was! With little pieces of pretend chocolate thrown in. I poured my bowl and saw all the little chocolate piece fall into my bowl looking all decadent. I'm still a fat kid at heart so I snatched one up to eat it and...it was like a little pad of subtlety chocolate flavoured crisco. Ugh! Well I still ate it with my greek yoghurt for dinner, although I doubt I will be eating it again. It might be better with milk, but I hate eating cereal with milk (I won't eat cereal once it loses its crisp factor). And since I'm trying to eat more slowly (and listen to my body when it says its full), I doubt I'll finish the box. Le sigh.
About the running: I expected it to be all kinds of hot and muggy outside like it was all day today (M, C and I went out shopping and I bought nail polish!). We're even under an air quality alert but I knew I had to go out running anyway. I went out and it wasn't bad at all; it had just started cooling off out. I ran slightly more than yesterday AND I covered more distance. I would have run more but my lower stomach/intestines area started hurting (not like a cramp but hurting nonetheless), so I just briskly walked the last half of the return trip.
I even saw interesting things during my run! I saw (1) walking lady; she was behind me when we started and I saw her again when we crossed on my return trip, (2) mallard ducks; okay these aren't all that interesting because they hang out in our yard all the time. My favourite thing to do is get in their space, they quack if you're within a 15 ft radius of them! (3) tractors in operation, and (1) red cardinal. Fun times! :D
I can't wait to cut into that watermelon! I'm also excited about making watermelon rind pickles! It's a southern classic! My grandmother (who passed away) used to make them and I LOVED eating them at her house. Now I'm going to make my own!
Bob
Breakfast/snack - SK chocolate peanut butter snack bar, banana
Lunch - Sweet Tomatoes, small serving of cold pasta with tomatoes, kidney beans, olives, and regular ranch dressing (such a splurge I know), small side of ceasar salad, small side of potato salad, a couple spoonfuls of Buffalo Chicken soup and Pinto Basil soup, 1/3 cup macaroni and cheese, 1 low-fat cornbread muffin, 1 pralin crunch muffin (omg this was sooo tasty, I could have eaten another one!)
Snack - Skinny Cow Peanut Butter Ice Cream Sannich (this was alright, I wish I would have bought the mint ones instead, M insisted on the peanut butter ones)
Dinner - SK Chocolate, 1/2 cup Greek Yoghurt, 1 peach
Snack - WATERMELON!
Lunch sounds like it was a lot but it was a lot of little bits of this and that. Normally at Sweet Tomatoes I tend to eat a lot of all my favorite things and leave the place feeling over-stuffed. Today I put things on my plate more sensible. Tried the soups and stopped eating them when I didn't particularly care for them. The mac'n'cheese was a splurge just because I love their's. Also, the praline crunch muffin apparently has 250 calories in it (I checked the website), it was sooo tasty but I'm not entirely sure if it was worth that much.
I'm trying to do the stop-when-you-feel-full and leave some left on the plate mentality. I've always been one to clean my plate whether or not I was full 10 bites ago. This isn't particularly healthy. I'm starting to realize that this is really bad and why I used to eat so much food. It's a whole mind change for eating, but I'm really trying to stick to it now! I read this earlier from a website and thought it fit perfectly:
"Do you stop when you're full?
Many people still have a "clean your plate" mentality. You will have much more energy and feel less tired if you only eat as much food as your body needs. Think of it this way--you don't continue to fill your car with gas when the tank is full, so why would you do it to your body?"
A note about dinner: SK Chocolate was terrible! I'm not one to like cornflake cereal (even though I love it with the strawberry twist), and that's what it was! With little pieces of pretend chocolate thrown in. I poured my bowl and saw all the little chocolate piece fall into my bowl looking all decadent. I'm still a fat kid at heart so I snatched one up to eat it and...it was like a little pad of subtlety chocolate flavoured crisco. Ugh! Well I still ate it with my greek yoghurt for dinner, although I doubt I will be eating it again. It might be better with milk, but I hate eating cereal with milk (I won't eat cereal once it loses its crisp factor). And since I'm trying to eat more slowly (and listen to my body when it says its full), I doubt I'll finish the box. Le sigh.
About the running: I expected it to be all kinds of hot and muggy outside like it was all day today (M, C and I went out shopping and I bought nail polish!). We're even under an air quality alert but I knew I had to go out running anyway. I went out and it wasn't bad at all; it had just started cooling off out. I ran slightly more than yesterday AND I covered more distance. I would have run more but my lower stomach/intestines area started hurting (not like a cramp but hurting nonetheless), so I just briskly walked the last half of the return trip.
I even saw interesting things during my run! I saw (1) walking lady; she was behind me when we started and I saw her again when we crossed on my return trip, (2) mallard ducks; okay these aren't all that interesting because they hang out in our yard all the time. My favourite thing to do is get in their space, they quack if you're within a 15 ft radius of them! (3) tractors in operation, and (1) red cardinal. Fun times! :D
I can't wait to cut into that watermelon! I'm also excited about making watermelon rind pickles! It's a southern classic! My grandmother (who passed away) used to make them and I LOVED eating them at her house. Now I'm going to make my own!
Bob
Monday, May 30, 2011
Day 4
Breakfast/Lunch - SK protein chocolate peanut butter meal bar, banana
Snack - SK chocolate pretzel bar, peach
Dinner - 5oz steak, 3/4 cup couscous, 1/3 cup low fat onion gravy, 3/4 cup low fat potato and leek soup
Snacks - 5 large roasted marshmellows, 1 skinny cow mint truffle bar
Day 4 and it's already becoming so much of a routine, eat small meal, have a snack a few hours later, drink LOTS of water. I'm getting used to it and not being super hungry all the time anymore. Gosh, Day 2 I was hungry all day long I swear! The extra skinny cow bar was a weak moment. I had planned to have the ice cream bar and then I ended up eating the marshmellows with the fire we had outside...and then I still wanted the ice cream bar. So I gave in and ate it anyway. No big deal.
I ran the same amount as yesterday today. I didn't think I'd get any running in today with all the family stuff going on but I did. Afterwards I thought dinner might come up, I think I either ate too much dinner or ran too soon after or both. =/ But a little bit later I felt good for having done my run, even if the girl down the road and her boyfriend drove by and gave my dirty awkward looks. I was wearing bike shorts under soffe shorts with a tank top. Oh well, yay for running! Us fat gals can run if we want to! :D
I've watched the scale go down a bit. Last night, right before bed I weighed for my lowest weight yet: 223! I was so elated! I can't wait to keep watch the scale go down down down. Yeah I'm impatient, but yay yay yay! Just have to remind myself of these super good moments when I'm feeling not so well or the scale doesn't budge for a day or two or three. I can do it! :D
That's all for tonight.
Bob
Snack - SK chocolate pretzel bar, peach
Dinner - 5oz steak, 3/4 cup couscous, 1/3 cup low fat onion gravy, 3/4 cup low fat potato and leek soup
Snacks - 5 large roasted marshmellows, 1 skinny cow mint truffle bar
Day 4 and it's already becoming so much of a routine, eat small meal, have a snack a few hours later, drink LOTS of water. I'm getting used to it and not being super hungry all the time anymore. Gosh, Day 2 I was hungry all day long I swear! The extra skinny cow bar was a weak moment. I had planned to have the ice cream bar and then I ended up eating the marshmellows with the fire we had outside...and then I still wanted the ice cream bar. So I gave in and ate it anyway. No big deal.
I ran the same amount as yesterday today. I didn't think I'd get any running in today with all the family stuff going on but I did. Afterwards I thought dinner might come up, I think I either ate too much dinner or ran too soon after or both. =/ But a little bit later I felt good for having done my run, even if the girl down the road and her boyfriend drove by and gave my dirty awkward looks. I was wearing bike shorts under soffe shorts with a tank top. Oh well, yay for running! Us fat gals can run if we want to! :D
I've watched the scale go down a bit. Last night, right before bed I weighed for my lowest weight yet: 223! I was so elated! I can't wait to keep watch the scale go down down down. Yeah I'm impatient, but yay yay yay! Just have to remind myself of these super good moments when I'm feeling not so well or the scale doesn't budge for a day or two or three. I can do it! :D
That's all for tonight.
Bob
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Day 3
I woke up this morning late again. So eating schedule again thrown completely off.
Waking up snack - Yoohoo, 1/2 pickle
Lunch - Outback, bread, salad with tomato dressing, alfredo pasta
Snack - Large peach, 1/3 cup Plain Greek Yoghurt
Dinner - SK red berries, 1/2 cup Plain Greek Yoghurt, Carrot and Daikon salad (7 baby carrots and 1/5th daikon sliced and tossed in rice vinegar)
Snack - 1 peach, 1 tablespoon whip cream
Let's have a little side-note ramble for my EPIC LOVE of Greek Yoghurt. It's soo tasty and not like normal yoghurt. It's not sweet and it's not overly liquidy. It has more of the consistency of sour cream and a delish and unique taste. I love the plain non-fat varierty with all kinds of things: a spoonful of strawberry jam, fresh peach, fresh strawberries, SK cereal apparently. I've also heard it's great to use in cooking in place of sour creme or cream cheese. I can't wait to try this out sometime. I've tried some of the flavoured varieties and none of them have really appealed to me, epscially NOT the vanilla flavoured ones! Those are a complete ruin to the taste greek-yoghurt-ness! Right, end rant about greek yoghurt.
I went for my run today. I ran probably like 30% more than the last two days. It was really good. I took my MP3 player with me and jammed out to some tunes. I felt really awesome afterwards. I then got the exercise ball out of the closet and did some short workouts, just something to get me moving. Really awesome day overall.
More tomorrow folks!
Bob
Waking up snack - Yoohoo, 1/2 pickle
Lunch - Outback, bread, salad with tomato dressing, alfredo pasta
Snack - Large peach, 1/3 cup Plain Greek Yoghurt
Dinner - SK red berries, 1/2 cup Plain Greek Yoghurt, Carrot and Daikon salad (7 baby carrots and 1/5th daikon sliced and tossed in rice vinegar)
Snack - 1 peach, 1 tablespoon whip cream
Let's have a little side-note ramble for my EPIC LOVE of Greek Yoghurt. It's soo tasty and not like normal yoghurt. It's not sweet and it's not overly liquidy. It has more of the consistency of sour cream and a delish and unique taste. I love the plain non-fat varierty with all kinds of things: a spoonful of strawberry jam, fresh peach, fresh strawberries, SK cereal apparently. I've also heard it's great to use in cooking in place of sour creme or cream cheese. I can't wait to try this out sometime. I've tried some of the flavoured varieties and none of them have really appealed to me, epscially NOT the vanilla flavoured ones! Those are a complete ruin to the taste greek-yoghurt-ness! Right, end rant about greek yoghurt.
I went for my run today. I ran probably like 30% more than the last two days. It was really good. I took my MP3 player with me and jammed out to some tunes. I felt really awesome afterwards. I then got the exercise ball out of the closet and did some short workouts, just something to get me moving. Really awesome day overall.
More tomorrow folks!
Bob
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Day 2
Breakfast - Chocolate Peanut Butter Meal Bar, Banana
Snack - 6 Rosemary and Herb Triscuts (omgz, these taste amazing btw!)
Lunch - Vegetarian Burrito (at local Mexican restaurant), large flour tortilla with tomatoes, onions, zuchini, and black beans, I decided to skip the chips, salsa, and sour cream to cut down on calories
Snack - SK Chocolately Pretzel bar (this was actually really delish, I liked the chocolate layer on the bottom and the crunchy pretzel on top)
Dinner - SK Cereal Red Berries, 1/2 cup Greek Yogurt, peach, 1/2 pickle
I knew today would be hard. Day 1 is always really easy because you're riding that wave of awesomeness from a new undertaking. I didn't wake up early enough to eat breakfast at a decent breakfast time, but I ate when I got up and moved my meal schedule down. My body should probably be used to it cause we've been eating dinner so late.Since M and I ate lunch out, it's another night where I won't cook because I'm having SK for dinner. She doesn't seem entirely pleased about this, but whatever.
I do go have my run today, like I said yesterday, I knew it would be hard. While at G and P's yesterday, C and I did some squats and lunges. These made my thighs ridiculously sore today. Running was not as successful. I ran about the same amount as yesterday, if not a little less.
This brings up an interesting and extremely relevant topic: patience. I have like zero patience for anything. I like instant gratification and now now now. It's really hard to work on something and not be able to immediately see results. Thus, I'm going to have to really put a lot of effort into being more patient, especially with losing any weight.
It's also really really hard to stick to Special K with yoghurt for dinner and then make an ice cream sundae for M and not eat any of it. Soo tempting. I just kept thinking: do this and get out of the kitchen, you don't need it, you're strong and won't do it. And I didn't.
Well...it's supposed to just get easier from here right? I really have no clue. But I'm all for sticking with it. I really do want to change. I want to lose this weight and eat differently.
Last night I weighed myself after blogging and I weighed 225.6. It was kind of cheerful to see. I swear every time I try to put effort into losing weight the scale always goes up up up. Speaking of that, I weighed tonight and it was 227. But things fluctuate around. I'm not worried, cause I can do this! :D
For tomorrow, I will get up early and eat breakfast. I will eat SK for lunch so that I can make a yummy dinner with all the fresh veggies we bought at the supermarket the other day. I will drink lots of water and go for my run, pushing myself a bit further. I'm going to put together a playlist tonight so I can run with some inspiring music.
Ta for now!
Bob
Snack - 6 Rosemary and Herb Triscuts (omgz, these taste amazing btw!)
Lunch - Vegetarian Burrito (at local Mexican restaurant), large flour tortilla with tomatoes, onions, zuchini, and black beans, I decided to skip the chips, salsa, and sour cream to cut down on calories
Snack - SK Chocolately Pretzel bar (this was actually really delish, I liked the chocolate layer on the bottom and the crunchy pretzel on top)
Dinner - SK Cereal Red Berries, 1/2 cup Greek Yogurt, peach, 1/2 pickle
I knew today would be hard. Day 1 is always really easy because you're riding that wave of awesomeness from a new undertaking. I didn't wake up early enough to eat breakfast at a decent breakfast time, but I ate when I got up and moved my meal schedule down. My body should probably be used to it cause we've been eating dinner so late.Since M and I ate lunch out, it's another night where I won't cook because I'm having SK for dinner. She doesn't seem entirely pleased about this, but whatever.
I do go have my run today, like I said yesterday, I knew it would be hard. While at G and P's yesterday, C and I did some squats and lunges. These made my thighs ridiculously sore today. Running was not as successful. I ran about the same amount as yesterday, if not a little less.
This brings up an interesting and extremely relevant topic: patience. I have like zero patience for anything. I like instant gratification and now now now. It's really hard to work on something and not be able to immediately see results. Thus, I'm going to have to really put a lot of effort into being more patient, especially with losing any weight.
It's also really really hard to stick to Special K with yoghurt for dinner and then make an ice cream sundae for M and not eat any of it. Soo tempting. I just kept thinking: do this and get out of the kitchen, you don't need it, you're strong and won't do it. And I didn't.
Well...it's supposed to just get easier from here right? I really have no clue. But I'm all for sticking with it. I really do want to change. I want to lose this weight and eat differently.
Last night I weighed myself after blogging and I weighed 225.6. It was kind of cheerful to see. I swear every time I try to put effort into losing weight the scale always goes up up up. Speaking of that, I weighed tonight and it was 227. But things fluctuate around. I'm not worried, cause I can do this! :D
For tomorrow, I will get up early and eat breakfast. I will eat SK for lunch so that I can make a yummy dinner with all the fresh veggies we bought at the supermarket the other day. I will drink lots of water and go for my run, pushing myself a bit further. I'm going to put together a playlist tonight so I can run with some inspiring music.
Ta for now!
Bob
Friday, May 27, 2011
Day 1
Breakfast - SK double chocolate protein meal bar, banana, peach
Snack - SK snack bar chocolate chip cookie
Lunch - Ruby Tuesday's biscuit, 1/2 hamburger, sliced tomatoes
Snack - 6 Rosemary and herb triscuts
Dinner - 1 cup SK Red Berries, 2/3 cup Greek yogurt, 1 cup skim milk, 1 peach
So I kind of bleh day overall. M got up early to go to G and P's to clean. She wanted C and me to go along and keep G company while she cleaned. I kind of hoped C wouldn't get up and go with us cause I wanted some time to talk to M about the diet and exercising stuff. But C got up and went with us anyway.
Kind of bleh. I chunked down breakfast before we left and packed my snacks to take with me. Breakfast made me feel sick, up till like 2 hours later when I finally had snack. I'm not one to usually eat breakfast especially right after waking up. I ate the snack bar at G's next to C. She looked at me and asked "What is that?" I showed her it was a SK snack bar and told her it was kind of like a Rice Crispy Treat. She wrinkled her nose up and goes "How much FAT is in that?" I shrugged and checked the label, 1.5 grams. Last night, I read a lot of reviews and stuff about the SK challenge. It's a low fat diet, of course the snack bars are going to be low-fat duh. It just bothers me how condescending C is sometimes.
That and I talked to M last night about today. She wanted to eat for lunch, so that meant breakfast and dinner I would have SK. And now M is all huffy because I'm not cooking dinner or wanting to go out to eat. No wonder it's so hard to stick to a diet, no support. And now I feel guilty cause Mum's going to have a sannich for dinner.
Took a break from blogging to go outside and talk to M. I still wanted to go for a run today. I talked to her last night. The bike is inaccessible for awhile so I'll have to stick to running everyday. M told me she would run or at least walk with me. She went on a short run with me. She had to stop before I did. I ran about 1/4 mile down the road and then walked back some and ran back some. The run itself was nice and tiring. I haven't run anywhere in a good while. I know it wasn't very far, but I've never been one to run before now. I came back in and had some more water. The plan is to run every day. In a few days I'll be able to run farther. I know tomorrow will be harder cause I won't want to run.
I did have a good inspirational think today. In the car I was thinking about running. I don't really like to run anywhere. But last night I was looking at some other weight-loss blogs and some girl's goal was to run a marathon. M had brought up awhile ago that K runs marathons all the time and she wanted to eventually run one with him. I kept thinking that if I start running, one day I could run a marathon with him or in general. And I would be fit then and everybody in my family would look at me and be proud of me. Not that they aren't proud of me now...they would just probably be more proud of me.
I did tell C about the SK challenge tonight. She actually seemed really positive about it. That was a really nice surprise! I'm hoping this continues, lots of positive response and encouragement.
Yay for keeping up with my goals! I haven't been really hungry today except for right at meal times, they were a bit skewed with traveling to G and P's but it was fine. Goals for tomorrow: run down the road at least as far as I did today, drink 2 nalgene bottles of water or more, eat special k for two meals, have two snacks, have one nicely portioned meal.
That's it for today folks.
Bob.
Snack - SK snack bar chocolate chip cookie
Lunch - Ruby Tuesday's biscuit, 1/2 hamburger, sliced tomatoes
Snack - 6 Rosemary and herb triscuts
Dinner - 1 cup SK Red Berries, 2/3 cup Greek yogurt, 1 cup skim milk, 1 peach
So I kind of bleh day overall. M got up early to go to G and P's to clean. She wanted C and me to go along and keep G company while she cleaned. I kind of hoped C wouldn't get up and go with us cause I wanted some time to talk to M about the diet and exercising stuff. But C got up and went with us anyway.
Kind of bleh. I chunked down breakfast before we left and packed my snacks to take with me. Breakfast made me feel sick, up till like 2 hours later when I finally had snack. I'm not one to usually eat breakfast especially right after waking up. I ate the snack bar at G's next to C. She looked at me and asked "What is that?" I showed her it was a SK snack bar and told her it was kind of like a Rice Crispy Treat. She wrinkled her nose up and goes "How much FAT is in that?" I shrugged and checked the label, 1.5 grams. Last night, I read a lot of reviews and stuff about the SK challenge. It's a low fat diet, of course the snack bars are going to be low-fat duh. It just bothers me how condescending C is sometimes.
That and I talked to M last night about today. She wanted to eat for lunch, so that meant breakfast and dinner I would have SK. And now M is all huffy because I'm not cooking dinner or wanting to go out to eat. No wonder it's so hard to stick to a diet, no support. And now I feel guilty cause Mum's going to have a sannich for dinner.
Took a break from blogging to go outside and talk to M. I still wanted to go for a run today. I talked to her last night. The bike is inaccessible for awhile so I'll have to stick to running everyday. M told me she would run or at least walk with me. She went on a short run with me. She had to stop before I did. I ran about 1/4 mile down the road and then walked back some and ran back some. The run itself was nice and tiring. I haven't run anywhere in a good while. I know it wasn't very far, but I've never been one to run before now. I came back in and had some more water. The plan is to run every day. In a few days I'll be able to run farther. I know tomorrow will be harder cause I won't want to run.
I did have a good inspirational think today. In the car I was thinking about running. I don't really like to run anywhere. But last night I was looking at some other weight-loss blogs and some girl's goal was to run a marathon. M had brought up awhile ago that K runs marathons all the time and she wanted to eventually run one with him. I kept thinking that if I start running, one day I could run a marathon with him or in general. And I would be fit then and everybody in my family would look at me and be proud of me. Not that they aren't proud of me now...they would just probably be more proud of me.
I did tell C about the SK challenge tonight. She actually seemed really positive about it. That was a really nice surprise! I'm hoping this continues, lots of positive response and encouragement.
Yay for keeping up with my goals! I haven't been really hungry today except for right at meal times, they were a bit skewed with traveling to G and P's but it was fine. Goals for tomorrow: run down the road at least as far as I did today, drink 2 nalgene bottles of water or more, eat special k for two meals, have two snacks, have one nicely portioned meal.
That's it for today folks.
Bob.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Day 1/2
Okay readers. I've finally done it. The Special K diet. You can roll your eyes and bemoan life. Tell me how it doesn't work and eating cereal is blech. This is stuff I already know. But I'm ready for a change, something different.
I've tried several diets before, and they just didn't work for me. I've tried the South Beach Diet (not really, something M forced upon the family when I was in middle school and gave me this terrible self-image of being really fat), the 3-hr diet, and well just using various other dieting techniques. Nothing has really stuck with me. I cut out soda's awhile back.While at school I drink a healthy amount of water. Now I'm home for the summer and things aren't going as well.
Foodwise, I love to cook. Watching the food network is total inspiration to try new things and cook like never before. I love to buy all kinds of fresh and whole ingredients to make my own homemade dishes.
So I'm doing this Special K Challenge. I figure it's for two weeks and it's fairly simple. Two bowls of cereal or meal bars. Two snacks. One Regular Meal. Something I can handle. It's how we eat at my house anyway. You're on your own for breakfast and lunch (unless we go out to eat). Then C or I make dinner (or we go out to eat, but since C and I both love to cook, more cooking has been happening lately).
I officially start the day tomorrow but I'm going to also record everything I eat. It's really important for me to write and keep track of what's going on. So here's today's list (baring I don't eat anything else...maybe some fruit. Or water. I've heard if you drink a glass of water that helps if you get nommy and don't want to eat anything before bed. This could be lies. M told me this.)
Breakfast - Yoohoo, Reese' Peanut Butter Egg, and a Peach
Lunch - 1/2 Baked Ziti al Forno at Olive Garden, 1 plate salad, 2 breaksticks with alfredo
Snack - Chocolate Chip Cookie (?) Special K bar [Side note: this was okay. It was about like eating a chocolate Rice Crispy treat. Meh, but chocolately.]
Dinner - Cracker Barrel veggie plate, carrots, green beans, turnip greens, and mac n cheese, 1 1/2 biscuits with butter and apple butter
Later Snack - who knows yet? Maybe another peach, we have a lot of those
Already I'm kind of feeling discouraged. D especially doesn't seem too keen about this. Fam is notorious for buying cereal and then not eating it. He looked at the grocery bags today and goes, "Who is going to eat this?" M replied that I would and it was for the Special K diet. He scoffed. Not a great start =/
I'm hoping to also be more active. I'm not really sure how to do this. I'm terrible at most sports. I don't like running, though side note: I have lots of dreams where I'm running, fast, free and amazing. There's no pain or shortness of breath, I'm just running past and feel amazing. When I wake up from these dreams I always want to go running but I don't think it ever happens. I should start running right? And other physical activites around the house? Well there aren't a whole lot. I should try and get the exercise bike out of storage. I hated it when it was in the fam room at the old house. Maybe I will feel more inspired to use it now that I want to change.
And I really do. I want to change things about my body and how I look. I don't think I need a nose job or anything like that. I'm just...really overweight. I keep thinking, I can lose all this weight and find adorable clothes that fit me. I know my bones aren't going to get any smaller so I will always be a certain size, but I'd like to be a few sizes back where I used to be.
My long-term goal in mind, over a year or so is to lose 50 pounds. Current;y, I weight 228lbs and I'm 5'10".
The slightly less long-term goal is to lose 20 lbs. If I loose 20 lbs, my BMI will say that I am no longer obese. I really really really want to not be obese.
My short-term goal is to lose 6 lbs and start a work out schedule. I want to keep to this strict SK (Special K from now on will be abbreviated. And there was much rejoicing. Ho-ray) and start exercising to show myself and other people that I really mean business. I feel like if I can accomplish this, I will feel more enthused about changing my lifestyle and being a better me.
For tomorrow, I will talk to M about bringing the bike in the house (or putting it somewhere useable, we might have a trial finding it). I will eat breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, and dinner. With plenty of fruits (and prolly some veggies) with the meals and with snacks. I will also drink at least...2 bottles of water (the big Nalgene bottle's worth, that's 32 ounces times 2, so 64 ounces of water). I will spend time tomorrow envisioning me fitting back...into my SR prom dress. It only just doesn't fit. I would really love to wear it to Rocky Horror sometime because it is the PERFECT Mrs. Lovitt dress.
I've read different diet books. And I think the best thing I can do is to mediate everyday on being that new slimmer me. I think I should start doing the yoga on the wii again. That way I can learn the routines and spend the time meditating on looking better and feeling rejuvenated.
I haven't told C about this undertaking yet. I'm afraid she might try to mock me or give me that "What stupid thing are you doing now? look." I did tell M about it though. She is also trying to lose some weight (though not SK diet). We'll have to work together I think. I'll need all the support I can get. I'm just afraid my close people will do more to discourage me and get me down rather than encourage and support.
Hmm..I'm really hungry right now, going to get a peach and some water.
Well, I think I've said everything I need to tonight.
I'll see you tomorrow friends!
Love, Bob
I've tried several diets before, and they just didn't work for me. I've tried the South Beach Diet (not really, something M forced upon the family when I was in middle school and gave me this terrible self-image of being really fat), the 3-hr diet, and well just using various other dieting techniques. Nothing has really stuck with me. I cut out soda's awhile back.While at school I drink a healthy amount of water. Now I'm home for the summer and things aren't going as well.
Foodwise, I love to cook. Watching the food network is total inspiration to try new things and cook like never before. I love to buy all kinds of fresh and whole ingredients to make my own homemade dishes.
So I'm doing this Special K Challenge. I figure it's for two weeks and it's fairly simple. Two bowls of cereal or meal bars. Two snacks. One Regular Meal. Something I can handle. It's how we eat at my house anyway. You're on your own for breakfast and lunch (unless we go out to eat). Then C or I make dinner (or we go out to eat, but since C and I both love to cook, more cooking has been happening lately).
I officially start the day tomorrow but I'm going to also record everything I eat. It's really important for me to write and keep track of what's going on. So here's today's list (baring I don't eat anything else...maybe some fruit. Or water. I've heard if you drink a glass of water that helps if you get nommy and don't want to eat anything before bed. This could be lies. M told me this.)
Breakfast - Yoohoo, Reese' Peanut Butter Egg, and a Peach
Lunch - 1/2 Baked Ziti al Forno at Olive Garden, 1 plate salad, 2 breaksticks with alfredo
Snack - Chocolate Chip Cookie (?) Special K bar [Side note: this was okay. It was about like eating a chocolate Rice Crispy treat. Meh, but chocolately.]
Dinner - Cracker Barrel veggie plate, carrots, green beans, turnip greens, and mac n cheese, 1 1/2 biscuits with butter and apple butter
Later Snack - who knows yet? Maybe another peach, we have a lot of those
Already I'm kind of feeling discouraged. D especially doesn't seem too keen about this. Fam is notorious for buying cereal and then not eating it. He looked at the grocery bags today and goes, "Who is going to eat this?" M replied that I would and it was for the Special K diet. He scoffed. Not a great start =/
I'm hoping to also be more active. I'm not really sure how to do this. I'm terrible at most sports. I don't like running, though side note: I have lots of dreams where I'm running, fast, free and amazing. There's no pain or shortness of breath, I'm just running past and feel amazing. When I wake up from these dreams I always want to go running but I don't think it ever happens. I should start running right? And other physical activites around the house? Well there aren't a whole lot. I should try and get the exercise bike out of storage. I hated it when it was in the fam room at the old house. Maybe I will feel more inspired to use it now that I want to change.
And I really do. I want to change things about my body and how I look. I don't think I need a nose job or anything like that. I'm just...really overweight. I keep thinking, I can lose all this weight and find adorable clothes that fit me. I know my bones aren't going to get any smaller so I will always be a certain size, but I'd like to be a few sizes back where I used to be.
My long-term goal in mind, over a year or so is to lose 50 pounds. Current;y, I weight 228lbs and I'm 5'10".
The slightly less long-term goal is to lose 20 lbs. If I loose 20 lbs, my BMI will say that I am no longer obese. I really really really want to not be obese.
My short-term goal is to lose 6 lbs and start a work out schedule. I want to keep to this strict SK (Special K from now on will be abbreviated. And there was much rejoicing. Ho-ray) and start exercising to show myself and other people that I really mean business. I feel like if I can accomplish this, I will feel more enthused about changing my lifestyle and being a better me.
For tomorrow, I will talk to M about bringing the bike in the house (or putting it somewhere useable, we might have a trial finding it). I will eat breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, and dinner. With plenty of fruits (and prolly some veggies) with the meals and with snacks. I will also drink at least...2 bottles of water (the big Nalgene bottle's worth, that's 32 ounces times 2, so 64 ounces of water). I will spend time tomorrow envisioning me fitting back...into my SR prom dress. It only just doesn't fit. I would really love to wear it to Rocky Horror sometime because it is the PERFECT Mrs. Lovitt dress.
I've read different diet books. And I think the best thing I can do is to mediate everyday on being that new slimmer me. I think I should start doing the yoga on the wii again. That way I can learn the routines and spend the time meditating on looking better and feeling rejuvenated.
I haven't told C about this undertaking yet. I'm afraid she might try to mock me or give me that "What stupid thing are you doing now? look." I did tell M about it though. She is also trying to lose some weight (though not SK diet). We'll have to work together I think. I'll need all the support I can get. I'm just afraid my close people will do more to discourage me and get me down rather than encourage and support.
Hmm..I'm really hungry right now, going to get a peach and some water.
Well, I think I've said everything I need to tonight.
I'll see you tomorrow friends!
Love, Bob
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