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
Sunday, June 26, 2011
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
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