This weekend was such a blur!
After getting back from WW and showering, we dropped the kids off at my parents. We did a whirl-wind trip to Toys R Us to get a few things for my son's 5th birthday.
Then we headed to the bike store to get us all bikes- well it turned out to be 2 bike stores across the street from each other. Me and my husband got the same Trek bike - just a basic mountain bike, okay for tootling around. We got my son a 20" bike with feet brakes, and my daughter a 24" bike with hand brakes - yikes!
Next we went to the mall (I can't remember the last time I was there on a weekend!) to the Keurig store for my husbands, to Macy's to stock up on Clinique for me. I had tried to get cheaper stuff and never liked it (well, my skin didn't like it) so I am back to the expensive stuff.
Then we went to a brew pub for a late lunch. We each had a couple of beers, split some wings, and I had a pulled pork sandwich (I didn't eat the bread) and onion rings. Yummy! Then we saw "American Hussle" - I fell asleep in the beginning because of the beers (and I thought it was slow). but liked it more after my short nap :) I had a PB&J sandwich for a late dinner when we got home.
This morning I ran a 5K around the neighborhood. It was chilly but felt wonderful to be outside, despite all the snow. And then the rest of the day was all about my daughter:
--I took her to swimming where she moved up a level - no working out or swimming for me
--After a quick lunch and shower we all went back to the mall to get her ear's pierced (she is 7.5)
--Back home for homework, then on to see Frozen (the sing-a-long version)
Too quick! My foot is bothering me some. I am going to just try to work through it. I don't want to go back to basics and run less than 3 miles.
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Sunday, February 9, 2014
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Weekly Weigh-in #11
Starting Weight (12/1/2012): 232.2
Last Week: 195.8
Current Weight: 196.0
Change Since Last Week: +0.2
Total Change: -36.2
Height: 5'6"
Goal: 149
Ugh.....Not that I deserved a loss in any shape or form. Super Bowl munchies on Sunday and Snow Day stress/ boredom on Wednesday, to over all crappy eating each and every evening when I got home from work due to stress and frustration.
I did get some exercise in though!
Saturday I skipped public skating with the family because it was beautiful outside and I wanted to get a run in, so I ran 5K. Wonderful!
Sunday I ran 1 mile on the dreadmill (not continuously, did some intervals), then lifted arm weights THEN swam 8 laps. I was tired!
Today at WW we talked about what we want to do to love ourselves in the next month. And we talked about the routines we learned about last year and which one we can concentrate on in the next week. I chose "Taking some time to think before reaching for seconds" Since 5 pm - 7 pm continues to be my time of difficulty, I am going to work on only eating water and carrots if I have the urge to munch while making dinner, having smaller portions/no seconds, and see how it goes.
Today me and my husband have a date afternoon - in addition to errands, we are going to go to lunch and the movies. I plan on sharing his popcorn :) And not over doing it with lunch - planning my meal before I go and not being hungry (we will be having a late lunch).
I am at 196 today. 190.6 is a milestone for me in that it is 1/2 way between 232.2 (starting point at WW) and 149 (my initial goal). But for now, I just really want the scale to say 194.8 as I have not seen a new number in 2 months (when I first hit 195.8 in mid-December).
Last Week: 195.8
Current Weight: 196.0
Change Since Last Week: +0.2
Total Change: -36.2
Height: 5'6"
Goal: 149
Ugh.....Not that I deserved a loss in any shape or form. Super Bowl munchies on Sunday and Snow Day stress/ boredom on Wednesday, to over all crappy eating each and every evening when I got home from work due to stress and frustration.
I did get some exercise in though!
Saturday I skipped public skating with the family because it was beautiful outside and I wanted to get a run in, so I ran 5K. Wonderful!
Sunday I ran 1 mile on the dreadmill (not continuously, did some intervals), then lifted arm weights THEN swam 8 laps. I was tired!
Today at WW we talked about what we want to do to love ourselves in the next month. And we talked about the routines we learned about last year and which one we can concentrate on in the next week. I chose "Taking some time to think before reaching for seconds" Since 5 pm - 7 pm continues to be my time of difficulty, I am going to work on only eating water and carrots if I have the urge to munch while making dinner, having smaller portions/no seconds, and see how it goes.
Today me and my husband have a date afternoon - in addition to errands, we are going to go to lunch and the movies. I plan on sharing his popcorn :) And not over doing it with lunch - planning my meal before I go and not being hungry (we will be having a late lunch).
I am at 196 today. 190.6 is a milestone for me in that it is 1/2 way between 232.2 (starting point at WW) and 149 (my initial goal). But for now, I just really want the scale to say 194.8 as I have not seen a new number in 2 months (when I first hit 195.8 in mid-December).
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Weekly Weigh-in #10
Starting Weight (12/1/2012): 232.2
Last Week: 196.6
Current Weight: 195.8
Change Since Last Week: -0.8
Total Change: -36.4
Height: 5'6"
Goal: 149
Totally undeserving for any loss this week as my eating was pretty out of control. TOM and work stress and absolute desire for the frigid month of January to be over had me grazing quite a bit when I got home from work.
But February is here! As of tomorrow winter is 1/2 over! I know last year we had an absolutely incredible amount of snow from February 8th on, but even if that were to happen again, at least the end is near!
I had all these thoughts of celebrating Chinese New Year tonight and all these typical yummy, fattening foods for the Super Bowl tomorrow, but now I feel like doing none of it. Definitely not the Chinese New Year stuff tonight. I want to wake up feeling refreshed and the scale not being out of control. The Super Bowl....I can make healthier versions of some stuff and not go out of control.
Today me and my daughter are getting our hair done and then going to Target and Sports Authority to get her some new soccer and work out clothes. She needs to start doing cardio work in preparation for soccer this spring and I need to get back on the exercise wagon, if even just a little bit. It is better than nothing!
I so badly want the scale to be under 195. I haven't seen a new "number" in a long time - I am where I was in early December and it has been bouncing up and down for 2 months so I've got to get moving! I weighed my son the other day and he was 38.6 pounds - A couple more pounds and I can say I've "lost my son"!
Last Week: 196.6
Current Weight: 195.8
Change Since Last Week: -0.8
Total Change: -36.4
Height: 5'6"
Goal: 149
Totally undeserving for any loss this week as my eating was pretty out of control. TOM and work stress and absolute desire for the frigid month of January to be over had me grazing quite a bit when I got home from work.
But February is here! As of tomorrow winter is 1/2 over! I know last year we had an absolutely incredible amount of snow from February 8th on, but even if that were to happen again, at least the end is near!
I had all these thoughts of celebrating Chinese New Year tonight and all these typical yummy, fattening foods for the Super Bowl tomorrow, but now I feel like doing none of it. Definitely not the Chinese New Year stuff tonight. I want to wake up feeling refreshed and the scale not being out of control. The Super Bowl....I can make healthier versions of some stuff and not go out of control.
Today me and my daughter are getting our hair done and then going to Target and Sports Authority to get her some new soccer and work out clothes. She needs to start doing cardio work in preparation for soccer this spring and I need to get back on the exercise wagon, if even just a little bit. It is better than nothing!
I so badly want the scale to be under 195. I haven't seen a new "number" in a long time - I am where I was in early December and it has been bouncing up and down for 2 months so I've got to get moving! I weighed my son the other day and he was 38.6 pounds - A couple more pounds and I can say I've "lost my son"!
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Weekly Weigh-in #9
Starting Weight (12/1/2012): 232.2
Last Week: 196.4
Current Weight: 196.6
Change Since Last Week: +0.2
Total Change: -35.6
Height: 5'6"
Goal: 149
The fact that I only had a .2 gain is pretty much a miracle (though according to WW I was down .4 since I wore heavier clothes last week :) )
I had a pretty bad week - so much that 1 day I didn't even weigh myself.
The weekend was a lot of grazing and me eating an entire chocolate santa that was in our freezer (mine from my stocking, nothing I stole from the kids!)
My client was in this week so there were breakfasts and lunches brought in and a fancy smancy dinner out. At one point the scale was up by 6 lbs!
I had high hopes for this coming week and the rest of the week should be good....though for "breakfast" this morning I have had granola, breakfast bars and my daughter's leftover Lo Mein from dinner last night (We had zero food in the house last night so me and my son went to McD but I didn't eat - not even the fries he didn't eat, and I had a variety of healthy munchies for dinner, and I sent my husband and daughter out to dinner after her skating lesson.
As part of getting the shopping list together last night I realized that a lot of stuff in our pantry was expired, so today's shopping ended up being a $$ stocking up.
The exercise highlight of last week was going swimming after my daughter's class. She and I did some laps before my husband and son joined us for free swim. Right after we got home I ordered myself goggles and a swimming cap that I get to try out tomorrow.
Last Week: 196.4
Current Weight: 196.6
Change Since Last Week: +0.2
Total Change: -35.6
Height: 5'6"
Goal: 149
The fact that I only had a .2 gain is pretty much a miracle (though according to WW I was down .4 since I wore heavier clothes last week :) )
I had a pretty bad week - so much that 1 day I didn't even weigh myself.
The weekend was a lot of grazing and me eating an entire chocolate santa that was in our freezer (mine from my stocking, nothing I stole from the kids!)
My client was in this week so there were breakfasts and lunches brought in and a fancy smancy dinner out. At one point the scale was up by 6 lbs!
I had high hopes for this coming week and the rest of the week should be good....though for "breakfast" this morning I have had granola, breakfast bars and my daughter's leftover Lo Mein from dinner last night (We had zero food in the house last night so me and my son went to McD but I didn't eat - not even the fries he didn't eat, and I had a variety of healthy munchies for dinner, and I sent my husband and daughter out to dinner after her skating lesson.
As part of getting the shopping list together last night I realized that a lot of stuff in our pantry was expired, so today's shopping ended up being a $$ stocking up.
The exercise highlight of last week was going swimming after my daughter's class. She and I did some laps before my husband and son joined us for free swim. Right after we got home I ordered myself goggles and a swimming cap that I get to try out tomorrow.
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Weekly Weigh-in #8
Starting Weight (12/1/2012): 232.2
Last Week: 195.6
Current Weight: 196.4
Change Since Last Week: +0.8
Total Change: -35.8
Height: 5'6"
Goal: 149
Even after my post last night, I was disappointed in the number this morning - so often Saturday morning weigh-ins provided miracles. But it is what it is.
And because I wore my running stuff to the meeting, the scale difference was 2 lbs, instead of the usual 1.2 - 1.6, so WW had me at a 1.2 lb gain.
BUT I did as I intended and ran home from the mechanic. It felt great! Just 2 miles. I have no idea how fast I ran because I just plugged in my music and went.
Off to make chili and clean the house. Happy Saturday!
Last Week: 195.6
Current Weight: 196.4
Change Since Last Week: +0.8
Total Change: -35.8
Height: 5'6"
Goal: 149
Even after my post last night, I was disappointed in the number this morning - so often Saturday morning weigh-ins provided miracles. But it is what it is.
And because I wore my running stuff to the meeting, the scale difference was 2 lbs, instead of the usual 1.2 - 1.6, so WW had me at a 1.2 lb gain.
BUT I did as I intended and ran home from the mechanic. It felt great! Just 2 miles. I have no idea how fast I ran because I just plugged in my music and went.
Off to make chili and clean the house. Happy Saturday!
Friday, January 17, 2014
Low expectations for weigh-in
This week didn't end up being what I had hoped it would be, and I am so thankful for it being Friday.
Work stress continued though it was be better than last week. At least this week I got some help. For the most part I ate well at work - Monday we had our monthly birthday celebration with my old team and instead of cupcakes they brought in cheesecake tarts and I had 2; another day I grabbed a granola bar for a snack instead of my normal Vitatop and fruit cup. But I ate my normal breakfast and lunches all week, though lunch 2 days wasn't until 2 o'clock (and I hadn't had time to eat my snack).
Exercise was non-existent. I was working late most evenings and the nights I only worked until 9 or 10, I just wanted to sleep, sleep, sleep even though my legs with antsy from sitting all day - I knew working out would feel great, but sleep won out.
On Friday nights I usually have a PB&J sandwich and a fruit cup. Since I can't work from home on Fridays right now, I didn't have any bread except a bagel thin, which wouldn't have been enough. So I had that, and a banana, then a bunch of salsa (fresh) and chips, and a few bites of my son's mac&cheese. The scale has been up all week - so, like the title, low expectations for tomorrow.
But...After my meeting I have to bring my car into the shop. Since it will be 8 am, I told my husband he didn't need to pick me up. It is only 2 miles from our house. I can run home :) Yes it is supposed to be almost freezing and raining, but that is okay. That is what cold weather gear is for!
Work stress continued though it was be better than last week. At least this week I got some help. For the most part I ate well at work - Monday we had our monthly birthday celebration with my old team and instead of cupcakes they brought in cheesecake tarts and I had 2; another day I grabbed a granola bar for a snack instead of my normal Vitatop and fruit cup. But I ate my normal breakfast and lunches all week, though lunch 2 days wasn't until 2 o'clock (and I hadn't had time to eat my snack).
Exercise was non-existent. I was working late most evenings and the nights I only worked until 9 or 10, I just wanted to sleep, sleep, sleep even though my legs with antsy from sitting all day - I knew working out would feel great, but sleep won out.
On Friday nights I usually have a PB&J sandwich and a fruit cup. Since I can't work from home on Fridays right now, I didn't have any bread except a bagel thin, which wouldn't have been enough. So I had that, and a banana, then a bunch of salsa (fresh) and chips, and a few bites of my son's mac&cheese. The scale has been up all week - so, like the title, low expectations for tomorrow.
But...After my meeting I have to bring my car into the shop. Since it will be 8 am, I told my husband he didn't need to pick me up. It is only 2 miles from our house. I can run home :) Yes it is supposed to be almost freezing and raining, but that is okay. That is what cold weather gear is for!
Sunday, January 12, 2014
I hope for a good week
Last week at work really, really sucked. Unfortunately the next week probably won't be any better. But I need to have a better week psychologically and physically.
The weekend didn't end up being as "on-plan" as I intended
--Before the birthday party at Chuck E Cheese I ate my normal lunch. But I succumbed to some of the pizza brought for the parents and a very, very small piece of cake. I did stick to water though.
--Dinner was stew made in the crock pot - but I ate some of the noodles I made for the kids. But I did skip the bread and butter the rest of the family was having.
--An impulse buy on Friday night was a dozen mini cupcakes - so we each got 3 and I enjoyed each one :)
--Slices of cheese made it into my mouth as I was making chicken cordon bleu Sunday night for dinner.
The good part of the weekend was I lifted weights at the Y during my daughter's swimming lesson. I wasn't incredibly impressed with all the machines - I thought there were more than there were, but turned out there was just a second set of almost everything. A few machines I had been hoping for they didn't have. But they had the major ones I wanted. I don't use a lot of the machines because I do so much with free weights, but some of the leg machines are great and there are some muscles I don't feel like I am getting adequately enough with free weights. So hopefully next weekend I will be a little more organized.
The current plan is:
Monday - Rest
Tuesday - Cardio
Wednesday - Weights at home
Thursday - Cardio
Friday - Weights at home
Saturday - Cardio (not sure when I will fit this in)
Sunday - Weights at the gym/ ?Free swim
Eventually I will want to get to the gym to do weights on Saturdays and do my long run on Sunday, but as long as I am running inside, I can do it on Saturday (I really should have gotten outside this weekend and run since it was in the 40s and 50s - by next weekend it will be in the 20s).
The weekend didn't end up being as "on-plan" as I intended
--Before the birthday party at Chuck E Cheese I ate my normal lunch. But I succumbed to some of the pizza brought for the parents and a very, very small piece of cake. I did stick to water though.
--Dinner was stew made in the crock pot - but I ate some of the noodles I made for the kids. But I did skip the bread and butter the rest of the family was having.
--An impulse buy on Friday night was a dozen mini cupcakes - so we each got 3 and I enjoyed each one :)
--Slices of cheese made it into my mouth as I was making chicken cordon bleu Sunday night for dinner.
The good part of the weekend was I lifted weights at the Y during my daughter's swimming lesson. I wasn't incredibly impressed with all the machines - I thought there were more than there were, but turned out there was just a second set of almost everything. A few machines I had been hoping for they didn't have. But they had the major ones I wanted. I don't use a lot of the machines because I do so much with free weights, but some of the leg machines are great and there are some muscles I don't feel like I am getting adequately enough with free weights. So hopefully next weekend I will be a little more organized.
The current plan is:
Monday - Rest
Tuesday - Cardio
Wednesday - Weights at home
Thursday - Cardio
Friday - Weights at home
Saturday - Cardio (not sure when I will fit this in)
Sunday - Weights at the gym/ ?Free swim
Eventually I will want to get to the gym to do weights on Saturdays and do my long run on Sunday, but as long as I am running inside, I can do it on Saturday (I really should have gotten outside this weekend and run since it was in the 40s and 50s - by next weekend it will be in the 20s).
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