-3.1 pounds.
uuummmmmm....what? Believe me, I was waiting for the scale to scream at me, SIKE! Maybe having a cold and fever has positive weight loss effects?
Haha, this week has been less than good for me. Going into my birthday weekend, I only lost -0.2 pounds (sorry about the lack of post, my sister was here, it was my birthday, ect.) Then obviously birthday festivities happened, we drank a lot, I ate cake, the whole shebang. I got my tattoo on Saturday, which made walking hard, let alone working out. THEN, I got crazy sick. So today, going to Zumba was the first day I've worked out since last Sunday when I attempted to do Pi-yo hungover. (Can I just tell you, doing downward-standing dog when hungover is HARD. haha.)
At first, Zumba was crazy hard this morning. I was still tired, and I could feel a week's worth of not working out catching up with me. Plus, I have no rhythm...lol. I'll do Pi-yo tomorrow and then powerscuplt on Monday and Wednesday. Definitely time to get back into the work out routine, especially now that I can wear shoes over my tattoo without it hurting.
Current weight: 170.9
Weight to lose until next goal: 5.4 pounds.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
nowhere is better than backwards
-0 this week.
This is totally okay. I ate relatively well, but did not do my workouts with Bob the second half of the week. Couple that with the fact that all the people in my house have been doing all week is watching football and drinking beer, and I can easily see why I didn't lose any weight this week.
I love beer, but sometimes I forget when cracking up the 3rd one in a night all the extra calories that I'm DRINKING. One of my rules is to try to not drink my calories away. I don't think many people realize that drinks that Starbucks, Jamba Juice, ect sell are like sitting down and eating lunch... and sometimes the calories counts are worse! I've gotten so much better about not wasting my calories on liquids, but beer seems to be the only one that is still killing me again. Looks like I have to go back to Budweiser 55. :p
I missed Zumba on Saturday because I totally spaced the class and volunteered to work for someone whose family was visiting them. But I did make it to Piyo yesterday, and it was AMAZING. And HARD. I've never had the tops of my shoulders be sore, but they most definitely are right now. The class itself is upbeat, but totally relaxing at the same time because its yoga poses infused with pilates. Its a lot of strength and core building, and we even did a bit of ab work out at the end before we all collasped on the floor. I love the class, and I'll definitely be going every week. A-mazing! :)
We don't have class today, so no powersculpt. But when I get off work, I'll be turning on the Biggest Loser and working through my soreness. :)
Oh, and one last thing. My little sister, Korey, is currently embarking on her own weight loss journey, and she lost 5 pounds last week! I couldn't be more proud of her! If you know her or see her, give her a high five for being amazing and working so hard. She's definitely going to keep me on my toes! :)
Current weight: 174.2
Weight to lose until next goal: 8.7 pounds.
This is totally okay. I ate relatively well, but did not do my workouts with Bob the second half of the week. Couple that with the fact that all the people in my house have been doing all week is watching football and drinking beer, and I can easily see why I didn't lose any weight this week.
I love beer, but sometimes I forget when cracking up the 3rd one in a night all the extra calories that I'm DRINKING. One of my rules is to try to not drink my calories away. I don't think many people realize that drinks that Starbucks, Jamba Juice, ect sell are like sitting down and eating lunch... and sometimes the calories counts are worse! I've gotten so much better about not wasting my calories on liquids, but beer seems to be the only one that is still killing me again. Looks like I have to go back to Budweiser 55. :p
I missed Zumba on Saturday because I totally spaced the class and volunteered to work for someone whose family was visiting them. But I did make it to Piyo yesterday, and it was AMAZING. And HARD. I've never had the tops of my shoulders be sore, but they most definitely are right now. The class itself is upbeat, but totally relaxing at the same time because its yoga poses infused with pilates. Its a lot of strength and core building, and we even did a bit of ab work out at the end before we all collasped on the floor. I love the class, and I'll definitely be going every week. A-mazing! :)
We don't have class today, so no powersculpt. But when I get off work, I'll be turning on the Biggest Loser and working through my soreness. :)
Oh, and one last thing. My little sister, Korey, is currently embarking on her own weight loss journey, and she lost 5 pounds last week! I couldn't be more proud of her! If you know her or see her, give her a high five for being amazing and working so hard. She's definitely going to keep me on my toes! :)
Current weight: 174.2
Weight to lose until next goal: 8.7 pounds.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Thank you Bob!
-1.7 pounds!
I nearly fell off the wii fit this morning I was so excited.
I worked really hard this week to try and eat better. I did the Biggest Loser work out 3 times, and man, did my legs hurt. I meant to do it yesterday, but Justin and Austin were watching football ALLLL DAYYY. Haha.
My fitness classes start tomorrow. Powersculpt on Mondays/Wednesday, Zumba on Saturday, and Piyo on Sunday. Excited! I don't think it will be possible for me to stay fat when I throw in a Biggest Loser work out into the mix.
I know I've said this time and time again, that I'm excited, I've found my motivation again, ect. ect. And I don't think each time I wasn't serious. But I've got a feeling that this time will be like the first, when I started in June and lost that first 50. Here's to the next 40! :)
I've always thought that smaller goals that are more attainable encourage me more, so I'm going to say my next goal is to lose 5% of my total weight. Currently, that would be 8.7 pounds. :)
Current weight: 174.2
Weight to lose until next goal: 8.7 pounds.
I nearly fell off the wii fit this morning I was so excited.
I worked really hard this week to try and eat better. I did the Biggest Loser work out 3 times, and man, did my legs hurt. I meant to do it yesterday, but Justin and Austin were watching football ALLLL DAYYY. Haha.
My fitness classes start tomorrow. Powersculpt on Mondays/Wednesday, Zumba on Saturday, and Piyo on Sunday. Excited! I don't think it will be possible for me to stay fat when I throw in a Biggest Loser work out into the mix.
I know I've said this time and time again, that I'm excited, I've found my motivation again, ect. ect. And I don't think each time I wasn't serious. But I've got a feeling that this time will be like the first, when I started in June and lost that first 50. Here's to the next 40! :)
I've always thought that smaller goals that are more attainable encourage me more, so I'm going to say my next goal is to lose 5% of my total weight. Currently, that would be 8.7 pounds. :)
Current weight: 174.2
Weight to lose until next goal: 8.7 pounds.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Recipes of yummy!
So I've been digging through my Hungry Girl cookbooks recently and adapting them to figure out new and yummy things to cook for myself. So far I've got two that I absolutely loved!
Broccoli & Cheddar Soup--I made a big serving of this, so when its all done, I have 3 one cup servings!
1 24oz bag of Green Giant Broccoli and Cheese
3 Light Laughing Cow Cheese wedges
1 cup of nonfat milk
Cook the bag of broccoli and cheese according to directions on bag (something like 15 minutes in the microwave.)
Chop up the Laughing Cow cheese wedges and when the broccoli is just about done, and sprinkle on top of the broccoli and cheese in microwave--microwave for about a minute more.
Mix! Then, dump the broccoli & cheese mix in a blender. Add one cup of milk. Blend according to soup liking (blend less if you like broccoli chunks, more if you like it smooth.)
Microwave, and serve! YUM!
BBQ Chicken Ranch Pizza
1 tortilla
2 light laughing cow cheese wedges
1 tsp of dry ranch dip
1 light mozzarella cheese stick
2 ounces of canned chicken
1 tbsp of BBQ sauce
artichoke hearts
Preheat the oven to 375.
Heat the tortilla in the microwave for 15 seconds. Mix the dry ranch with the 2 wedges of laughing cow cheese. Spread the mix on the tortilla.
Chop up the cheese stick and spread it on top of the ranch/laughing cow cheese mix.
Take the canned chicken and mix it with the tbsp of BBQ sauce. Spread the BBQ chicken on top of the pizza. Then, add artichoke hearts, or not if you don't like them. :)
Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick spray, put the tortilla on, and cook for 10-12 minutes.
Pull out, and enjoy! :)
Broccoli & Cheddar Soup--I made a big serving of this, so when its all done, I have 3 one cup servings!
1 24oz bag of Green Giant Broccoli and Cheese
3 Light Laughing Cow Cheese wedges
1 cup of nonfat milk
Cook the bag of broccoli and cheese according to directions on bag (something like 15 minutes in the microwave.)
Chop up the Laughing Cow cheese wedges and when the broccoli is just about done, and sprinkle on top of the broccoli and cheese in microwave--microwave for about a minute more.
Mix! Then, dump the broccoli & cheese mix in a blender. Add one cup of milk. Blend according to soup liking (blend less if you like broccoli chunks, more if you like it smooth.)
Microwave, and serve! YUM!
BBQ Chicken Ranch Pizza
1 tortilla
2 light laughing cow cheese wedges
1 tsp of dry ranch dip
1 light mozzarella cheese stick
2 ounces of canned chicken
1 tbsp of BBQ sauce
artichoke hearts
Preheat the oven to 375.
Heat the tortilla in the microwave for 15 seconds. Mix the dry ranch with the 2 wedges of laughing cow cheese. Spread the mix on the tortilla.
Chop up the cheese stick and spread it on top of the ranch/laughing cow cheese mix.
Take the canned chicken and mix it with the tbsp of BBQ sauce. Spread the BBQ chicken on top of the pizza. Then, add artichoke hearts, or not if you don't like them. :)
Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick spray, put the tortilla on, and cook for 10-12 minutes.
Pull out, and enjoy! :)
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Its been 51 days.
51 days is too long. I'm sorry I've been gone so long...that I temporarily gave up. I'm mad at myself, but apparently I wasn't mad enough to get going again. But here I am, working to forgive myself and find that fire I found 2 summers ago--when I exercised everyday and lost nearly 50 pounds over the course of 8 months. How awesome was that? I need to do that again.
I currently weigh 175.9. The wii fit told me I had only gained 0.6 lbs in the 51 days since I last weighed. I'll admit I was extremely relieved and very surprised that barely a pound was all the damage I had done.
I can make up a million excuses for this break--preschool was stressful, work was too much, no time to exercise, ect ect. And as much as each of those excuses had an element of truth to them, I still needed to make more time and exert the effort to continue exercising and eating right. Like Justin has pointed out to me a couple of times now, its not like its going to get easier--I'm not going to have more time, less stress. This is it. This is my time.
This semester, I'm making myself exercise.
Right now, I'm signed up for Power sculpt Mondays and Wednesdays, Zumba on Saturday, and Piyo (pilates/yoga) on Sundays.
My dad got me The Biggest Loser game for the Kinect for Christmas. I turned that thing on today, and it honestly and completely kicked my ass. I picked a moderate workout for 20 minutes, and wanted to die at the end. And I picked Bob as my trainer...somehow I feel like having Jillian Michaels yell at my would make it even harder...lol. I figure if I can throw the Biggest Loser workout into the mix twice a week, I'll be to my goals in no time. There's a reason those people on the TV show lose weight like they do--their work out plans are KILLER. I'm excited for this.
I need to be excited if I'm going to be successful this time. Excited and motivated. They put inspirational quotes on the walls of the "work-out" room on the Biggest Loser game. I like this one:
I want to be happy, healthy, and skinny. And I have the right to be happy, healthy, and skinny. I don't have to be fat. I choose to be fat. I can choose to change. I am choosing to change.
I currently weigh 175.9. The wii fit told me I had only gained 0.6 lbs in the 51 days since I last weighed. I'll admit I was extremely relieved and very surprised that barely a pound was all the damage I had done.
I can make up a million excuses for this break--preschool was stressful, work was too much, no time to exercise, ect ect. And as much as each of those excuses had an element of truth to them, I still needed to make more time and exert the effort to continue exercising and eating right. Like Justin has pointed out to me a couple of times now, its not like its going to get easier--I'm not going to have more time, less stress. This is it. This is my time.
This semester, I'm making myself exercise.
Right now, I'm signed up for Power sculpt Mondays and Wednesdays, Zumba on Saturday, and Piyo (pilates/yoga) on Sundays.
My dad got me The Biggest Loser game for the Kinect for Christmas. I turned that thing on today, and it honestly and completely kicked my ass. I picked a moderate workout for 20 minutes, and wanted to die at the end. And I picked Bob as my trainer...somehow I feel like having Jillian Michaels yell at my would make it even harder...lol. I figure if I can throw the Biggest Loser workout into the mix twice a week, I'll be to my goals in no time. There's a reason those people on the TV show lose weight like they do--their work out plans are KILLER. I'm excited for this.
I need to be excited if I'm going to be successful this time. Excited and motivated. They put inspirational quotes on the walls of the "work-out" room on the Biggest Loser game. I like this one:
"Don't lose sight of what you want! Don't lose sight of what you're entitled too!"
I want to be happy, healthy, and skinny. And I have the right to be happy, healthy, and skinny. I don't have to be fat. I choose to be fat. I can choose to change. I am choosing to change.
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