This week has been good so far. I have been eating good, and getting exercise in. My goal was to strength train 3x this week and so far I have only done it once. I am ok with this as I am still sore from doing Kettle bells on Monday and last night I did an outdoor fitness class for an hour and 10 minutes. The first half was Hi-low impact moves and the 2nd half was Zumba, let me just say I am NOT a fan of Zumba. I'm not sure if I am sore from that or still sore from Monday. I guess that is good!! I won't do Kettlebells tomorrow, I signed up for The Fallen Police Officers 5k on Saturday morning and don't want to be sore for that.
On to the tale of the Spaghetti Squash, I got instructions from Kris http://krisgetshealthy.com/, on how to cook this baby. Thank-you Kris!! I did what she said and it turned out very good. I had never had it before and it was good. My plan was to take some of that and some Lasagna made from a South Beach recipe to work the next day. I packaged my lunch up and grabbed it out of the fridge the next morning. Oops!!!! I grabbed the container that had all the Spaghetti Squash in it. What is a girl to do that was my lunch. Thankfully at work we had meatballs and sauce so I scrapped scauce from the pan and used that with the squash, I threw on some cottage cheese and a very, very small bit of shredded cheese. It was very tasety and filling!! So for never having Spaghetti Squash before I ate almost the whole thing in one day!!! I need to get some more of it this weekend!!!!!!
I haven't been as good at writting my food down as I would like to be but I will get there. I am on day 6 with no pop!! Hopefully my changes will result in changes in the scale and the way my clothes fit!!!!
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Back from vacation and ready to attack
I am back from vacation and ready to put some plans into action. Before leaving for vacation I decided when I got back that I would stop drinking Dt, Mountain Dew. I took all of what I had on hand back to ND with me and didn't buy any today at the store!!!!! Today is day one with no pop, so far so good even with a headache.
I have also known for awhile but chose to avoid the obvious that my eating is not where it should be, it is not that I over do the portions or eat bad stuff, ok busted, alot of it is processed and I rarely have vegetables unless they are mixed with something. So to change this when I went to the store today I did not buy anything processed or boxed!! I bought grapes, clementines, bananas and peaches, I bought spinach, tomatoes, carrots, cucumber and a spaghetti squash. I don't really know what to do with that guy but I have seen before where people use it in place of noodles, so I am going to give it a try!!!! I like some raw vegetables but it is easier for me if they are cooked and mixed in with something. Still have to trick myself sometimes!!!
I am also going to try and prepare my meals for the week, I am going to be doing some of that prep work today, cooking a bunch of chicken and figuring out what vegetables I can mix in with it!!! I wanted to find some divided plates that had covers today but I didn't have any luck!! My plan was just to plate all the meals and stick them in the fridge, nice and easy to grab. Guess I will have to use multiple containers!!!! I am going to try REALLY REALLY HARD to track what I eat. At this point I dont' care about calories and if I can I will figure out the WWPP ( I get overwhelmed when you eat something like hot dish that you have to figure out all the points) if not at least I will have written down what I ate. It is a place to start.
On to the exercise part, I have always done really well with cardio, I may not always like it or want to do it but I do!! It is no surprise that I hate weights!!! My plan is to start Monday doing a Kettle Bell DVD or the 30 Minute Shred DVD or go to the Body Pump class at the gym. I will do this at least 3 times a week. The DVD's are both 20 minutes I think and the class is an hour. I know 20 minutes might not sound like a "good" workout to some but for me that is a place to start. I have done the Body Pump class before and I do like it other than the 20 million squats you have to do!! The times for the class are not the most convenient so before I would say screw it. Not anymore!!!
This is my plan of action, I am going to take it day by day and step by step and meal by meal.
On Saturday the 20th I plan to run a 5K for Fallen Police Officers, I am waiting to sign up to see if any co-workers are going to do it with me.
Last but not least here are a few web sites/blogspots and an I-phone App you might find useful. The I-phone App is called fooducate, it is FREE!! You scan the bar code on a food and it will give you a grade and the WWPP value along with alternatives that are a better choice!!!
Now for the websites/blog spots.... thehealthyapron.com, anutritionisteats.com, pointlessmeals.blogspot.com,http://www.howsweeteats.com/
http://www.skinnytaste.com/
Enjoy and have a great week!!
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I have also known for awhile but chose to avoid the obvious that my eating is not where it should be, it is not that I over do the portions or eat bad stuff, ok busted, alot of it is processed and I rarely have vegetables unless they are mixed with something. So to change this when I went to the store today I did not buy anything processed or boxed!! I bought grapes, clementines, bananas and peaches, I bought spinach, tomatoes, carrots, cucumber and a spaghetti squash. I don't really know what to do with that guy but I have seen before where people use it in place of noodles, so I am going to give it a try!!!! I like some raw vegetables but it is easier for me if they are cooked and mixed in with something. Still have to trick myself sometimes!!!
I am also going to try and prepare my meals for the week, I am going to be doing some of that prep work today, cooking a bunch of chicken and figuring out what vegetables I can mix in with it!!! I wanted to find some divided plates that had covers today but I didn't have any luck!! My plan was just to plate all the meals and stick them in the fridge, nice and easy to grab. Guess I will have to use multiple containers!!!! I am going to try REALLY REALLY HARD to track what I eat. At this point I dont' care about calories and if I can I will figure out the WWPP ( I get overwhelmed when you eat something like hot dish that you have to figure out all the points) if not at least I will have written down what I ate. It is a place to start.
On to the exercise part, I have always done really well with cardio, I may not always like it or want to do it but I do!! It is no surprise that I hate weights!!! My plan is to start Monday doing a Kettle Bell DVD or the 30 Minute Shred DVD or go to the Body Pump class at the gym. I will do this at least 3 times a week. The DVD's are both 20 minutes I think and the class is an hour. I know 20 minutes might not sound like a "good" workout to some but for me that is a place to start. I have done the Body Pump class before and I do like it other than the 20 million squats you have to do!! The times for the class are not the most convenient so before I would say screw it. Not anymore!!!
This is my plan of action, I am going to take it day by day and step by step and meal by meal.
On Saturday the 20th I plan to run a 5K for Fallen Police Officers, I am waiting to sign up to see if any co-workers are going to do it with me.
Last but not least here are a few web sites/blogspots and an I-phone App you might find useful. The I-phone App is called fooducate, it is FREE!! You scan the bar code on a food and it will give you a grade and the WWPP value along with alternatives that are a better choice!!!
Now for the websites/blog spots.... thehealthyapron.com, anutritionisteats.com, pointlessmeals.blogspot.com,http://www.howsweeteats.com/
http://www.skinnytaste.com/
Enjoy and have a great week!!
it
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Fun Times
On Sunday I, along with some co-workers competed in the Warrior Dash.
This is how is all ended!!!!!
In my earlier post I was confident that I could run the whole race even if it was at a slow pace, this was not the case!!! The mere fact that it was held at a Ski Resort should have told me otherwise from the beginning. Our first, "hill" out of the starting gate was a really big "SLOPE". We started out running but by the time we reached the top we were walking. After that we ran, walked, ran, walked. We did it as a group with the exception of the two fairly clean guys on the end, they did it in about 40 minutes, the rest of us our time was right under and hour, my official time was 59.45!!! My husband looked up my results the following day I was 7064 out of 8883!!! I was not LAST!!! I was very sore the next day but we had alot of fun!! My sister and brother came to cheer me on along with 2 other friends, all of them are talking about doing it next year!!!! Nice to know even full of mud I can bring inspiration to them!!!!
My plan on Monday was to get organized, making meal plans then making food for the week. That plan fell by the wayside because my friend from out of town that came to watch the race stayed an extra day. Much more fun to hang with a friend than plan meals. I did plan my food for yesterday and today, so far so good for the post part. I am trying to follow the Weight Watchers plan on my own. I have used the program before and had success. I am not a fan of the leaders at the center I went to. I could switch centers but I don't want to have to drive more than across town, I know I wouldn't go.
Tonight is the first time I have worked out since the race, I did 65 minutes on the elliptical. I plan to go tomorrow and the weekend, nothing on Friday I have a 16 hour shift at work!!! ICK!! Onward with the workouts and downward for the scale please!!!
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Would you be the CEO?
It is finally here, on Sunday I will participate in the Warrior Dash!!! www.warriordash.com This scares the heck out of me. I know that it is more of a mental game than a physical one. I am pretty confident I can run the whole thing, not fast by any means mind you, but the obstacles, that's where my fear is. I don't do good with mental games. It is all for fun so I am going to give it my best shot and have some fun!!!!! I will try and post pictures but I am not to good getting things uploaded on here!!!
I took Monday off from work just in case I need to recover, hahah. I really took it off to get my shit together and regroup my plan of action.
The only one that can make changes and make things happen is me! I am the CEO of my body, I am the one in charge making all the high powered decisions. Should I have this job? At this point I wouldn't say I am the best candidate but who else is there? Who else can make these decisions? The answer is NO ONE! For me I think I need to look at weight loss and healthy living as a job and in the end the pay off is living a long, healthy life. This is as close to being a CEO as I will ever get so I better take advantage of it. Would you hire yourself to be the CEO of your body?
I took Monday off from work just in case I need to recover, hahah. I really took it off to get my shit together and regroup my plan of action.
The only one that can make changes and make things happen is me! I am the CEO of my body, I am the one in charge making all the high powered decisions. Should I have this job? At this point I wouldn't say I am the best candidate but who else is there? Who else can make these decisions? The answer is NO ONE! For me I think I need to look at weight loss and healthy living as a job and in the end the pay off is living a long, healthy life. This is as close to being a CEO as I will ever get so I better take advantage of it. Would you hire yourself to be the CEO of your body?
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
New outlook
I haven't been blogging lately because I feel like I am failing big time. I still exercise and try to eat healthy but I fail with eating. My downfall is always when I get off work. I eat good while I am at work, but when I get home it all goes out the window. It is a matter of two things, the first one being I know I don't eat enough while at work so when I get home I am starving and I gorge myself and two, I can do this because no one is home to see me do this. I do this to myself, I know this. After my hour or so of non-stop eating I feel guilty and will go to the gym or go for a run. I am acknowledging this behavior and I know it needs to stop.
I have been having some really good runs outside, might I remind you I am not a runner nor did I ever run outside until this spring. I am liking it. It really is easier on my body than the treadmill.
I had a realization at work today, I am a correctional officer and had to respond to a fight. I ran to the location with no problems but getting a good grip on the inmate was a different story. He was already on the floor so we just had to cuff him, stand him up and walk him to another unit. It felt like it took so much more effort for me to help get control of him, getting on the floor, getting back up all of it. It felt that way because I need to lose some weight!!!!!! On the upside of this is that myself and another female officer handled the the inmate on the walk down to the other unit. Believe me this is pretty big when you have 10 males that usually take control. We did it and we were awesome at it. I just want it to be a little easier for me next time. I can make that happen!! That is the choice that I will make.
I know that planning is a huge thing for me, I just need to do it 7 days a week instead of 3 or 4 or 5!! I am getting a new fridge on Friday, this is big, my old one froze the veggies and fruit if they got to far to the back no matter how many times I tried to adjust the temp. This one is also bigger. I can have my OWN shelves with all MY fancy containers where I can get to them easily!!!!!
One site I will leave you with and encourage you to check out is dashingdish.com. There is a recipes for a bunch of flavorful smoothies made with COTTAGE CHEESE!! Yes, that is correct, don't knock it until you try it. I have even tricked two co-workers with these babies!!! You will love them I promise. Check it out and let me know what you think!!!!
I am ready to put my best foot forward and make some changes!!! I am in control of my choices, me, myself and I can do this!
I have been having some really good runs outside, might I remind you I am not a runner nor did I ever run outside until this spring. I am liking it. It really is easier on my body than the treadmill.
I had a realization at work today, I am a correctional officer and had to respond to a fight. I ran to the location with no problems but getting a good grip on the inmate was a different story. He was already on the floor so we just had to cuff him, stand him up and walk him to another unit. It felt like it took so much more effort for me to help get control of him, getting on the floor, getting back up all of it. It felt that way because I need to lose some weight!!!!!! On the upside of this is that myself and another female officer handled the the inmate on the walk down to the other unit. Believe me this is pretty big when you have 10 males that usually take control. We did it and we were awesome at it. I just want it to be a little easier for me next time. I can make that happen!! That is the choice that I will make.
I know that planning is a huge thing for me, I just need to do it 7 days a week instead of 3 or 4 or 5!! I am getting a new fridge on Friday, this is big, my old one froze the veggies and fruit if they got to far to the back no matter how many times I tried to adjust the temp. This one is also bigger. I can have my OWN shelves with all MY fancy containers where I can get to them easily!!!!!
One site I will leave you with and encourage you to check out is dashingdish.com. There is a recipes for a bunch of flavorful smoothies made with COTTAGE CHEESE!! Yes, that is correct, don't knock it until you try it. I have even tricked two co-workers with these babies!!! You will love them I promise. Check it out and let me know what you think!!!!
I am ready to put my best foot forward and make some changes!!! I am in control of my choices, me, myself and I can do this!
Monday, June 6, 2011
What is up with Blogger
I have been trying to leave comments on other's blogs and it is not working. It is very frustrating. Anyone else having the same problem?
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Mind over Matter
Is it really Mind over Matter when you are trying to push yourself just a little more during your workout or when you are trying to make very wise food choices for the day? I hear people say this all the time. When will I "get it" and it will " matter to mind" that I have made good choices for the day? Right now I'm not on the same brain wave length.
Last night I dusted off my 90 day journal and wrote down what I was taking with me to work today. I put a little sticker on the June 1st page that says "watch this" what this means for me is watch me right down my food consumption each day, good choices and bad, watch me write down my exercise and calories burned, watch me mark off the water glasses at the bottom of the page and most of all watch me transform myself!!!!!!! I left my 90 day journal open and on the floor where I can't miss it. Failure to fill in my information will lead to blank pages staring back at me!!
I know the rest of this week will be a challenge for me. I work a double shift tomorrow 7am-11pm and will be out of town for the weekend. That means no workouts and probably not the best food choices and some beer consumption. This is not an excuse for me it is reality. I am off work on Monday so that means I will be back in action. I will get a workout in, I will get to the grocery store and get some " quality" food and then make some meals to take to work for the rest of the week. Now that we have sunshine, let summer begin!!!!!!
Last night I dusted off my 90 day journal and wrote down what I was taking with me to work today. I put a little sticker on the June 1st page that says "watch this" what this means for me is watch me right down my food consumption each day, good choices and bad, watch me write down my exercise and calories burned, watch me mark off the water glasses at the bottom of the page and most of all watch me transform myself!!!!!!! I left my 90 day journal open and on the floor where I can't miss it. Failure to fill in my information will lead to blank pages staring back at me!!
I know the rest of this week will be a challenge for me. I work a double shift tomorrow 7am-11pm and will be out of town for the weekend. That means no workouts and probably not the best food choices and some beer consumption. This is not an excuse for me it is reality. I am off work on Monday so that means I will be back in action. I will get a workout in, I will get to the grocery store and get some " quality" food and then make some meals to take to work for the rest of the week. Now that we have sunshine, let summer begin!!!!!!
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