I didn't blog about last week...
I didn't put up that I gained 0.4lbs
I didn't write that I kind of got into a "whatever" state of mind
I didn't track this last week
I didn't get angry with myself cause life moves on whether I do or not.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
To do or Not to do...
I recieved an email the other day from the Running room. I get them regularly and they are usually about sales in thier stores... the odd time I get ones about where marathons are taking place.
I have done WW/Running room 5 km challenges a couple of times but I haven't actually done an official marathon.
I Started training for a full marathon (26K - walking) a couple of years ago but had to quit due to an injury. The injury still bothers me but I am getting regular help for it at the chiropractors, physio and reflexology and am hoping that will get me through. It has come a long way - well sort of.
What I am thinking is signing up for the 10K or even the half - if I have someone to do it with it makes it a whole lot easier. I have a friend that I am hoping will join me - we can train together and do it together. She's a busy gal but we have had discussions about getting more active and doing more exercise cause we do feel much more better about ourselves when we do.
We talk about going to water arobics - been once together - but this could be put in as part of our training... it is a great work out and I enjoy water workouts better than on land lol.
Time I looked into the drop in schedule.
This is what I am thinking of signing up for
Historic half marathon
Gives me something to look forward to in February instead of just my wedding anniversary rofl!
I have done WW/Running room 5 km challenges a couple of times but I haven't actually done an official marathon.
I Started training for a full marathon (26K - walking) a couple of years ago but had to quit due to an injury. The injury still bothers me but I am getting regular help for it at the chiropractors, physio and reflexology and am hoping that will get me through. It has come a long way - well sort of.
What I am thinking is signing up for the 10K or even the half - if I have someone to do it with it makes it a whole lot easier. I have a friend that I am hoping will join me - we can train together and do it together. She's a busy gal but we have had discussions about getting more active and doing more exercise cause we do feel much more better about ourselves when we do.
We talk about going to water arobics - been once together - but this could be put in as part of our training... it is a great work out and I enjoy water workouts better than on land lol.
Time I looked into the drop in schedule.
This is what I am thinking of signing up for
Historic half marathon
Gives me something to look forward to in February instead of just my wedding anniversary rofl!
workin' it
I decided this morning to stay upstairs and get some work done - which means I skipped breakfast. I used to be a regular skipper but have tried to break that habit...but I knew that if I went downstairs I would get involved in something else and wouldn't get back up to sort through clothing - something I have wanted to do for a couple of weeks. Out came my summer/winter bin - I went through it, my drawers and the closet. I now officially have less clothes than my hubby (I got rid of a few things of his too). I got rid of anything I haven't worn in some time, anything I won't wear even if it fit me and anything that has never fit right no matter what weight I am.
All said and done I filled two garbage bags full to the top. I now need to get some steps in that will include vacuuming. lol
I have even removed the bags from the house - they have gone to the local value village to be loved by someone else.
My breadmaker died a couple of days ago and I bought a new one... The old one was dropped off at the recycling depot today. Its behind the grocery store so very convenient when I had to pick up kitty litter and a few veggies :)
Going back to the (old) breadmaker... I made 2 loaves and the dough came out medium grey. It literally looked like galvenized steel color. I didn't think that to be too healthy. This machine has lasted me 15 years at least - its my second one - the first one died just shy of its 1 year warranty. It has been well used and when I had a close look the paddle looked like it had been getting worn and something in the bottom was leaching grey stuff... I figure it does not owe me anything. Its been a good kitchen companion and made a lot of yummy tasty bread, buns, cinnamon rolls, cheese bread, raisin bread... mainly the dough as I don't bake it in there. I use the dough setting and bake it in the oven. mmmmm
hmm, I should set some up to go tomorrow - got all the points figured out a long time ago on most of my recipes :)
All said and done I filled two garbage bags full to the top. I now need to get some steps in that will include vacuuming. lol
I have even removed the bags from the house - they have gone to the local value village to be loved by someone else.
My breadmaker died a couple of days ago and I bought a new one... The old one was dropped off at the recycling depot today. Its behind the grocery store so very convenient when I had to pick up kitty litter and a few veggies :)
Going back to the (old) breadmaker... I made 2 loaves and the dough came out medium grey. It literally looked like galvenized steel color. I didn't think that to be too healthy. This machine has lasted me 15 years at least - its my second one - the first one died just shy of its 1 year warranty. It has been well used and when I had a close look the paddle looked like it had been getting worn and something in the bottom was leaching grey stuff... I figure it does not owe me anything. Its been a good kitchen companion and made a lot of yummy tasty bread, buns, cinnamon rolls, cheese bread, raisin bread... mainly the dough as I don't bake it in there. I use the dough setting and bake it in the oven. mmmmm
hmm, I should set some up to go tomorrow - got all the points figured out a long time ago on most of my recipes :)
Sunday, October 23, 2011
ooooooooh Boy!
Wellllllll, I kind of got off to a bad dinner last night. I had a healthy one just over ate (made home made pizza) - then today it went from bad to worse! I was hungry and we stopped for a pee break on the way home from Vancouver - I thought I was doing good by grabbing some baked Old Dutch chips for a snack but later found out I could have had 2 - YES 2! bags of Baked Lays for the same amount of points... I also grabbed a kit kat - now I usually grab the small one with 2 sticks... or even 4, then I share. But they only had the KING size - they are short sticks but there are many. Oh boy, yes, I ate the whole thing... 8 points.. At lunch I was right on track for the day (before the chips and bar) but then hubby got a free mcd's cheese burger - it IS monopoly time... and yes he used the coupon and YES I ate it! another 8 points.. *sigh*
Breakfast wasn't so hot either - I always make turkey bacon but my dear son was craving pork bacon so he bought and made some - I only had 2 slices but found out after that I could have triple that in turkey bacon for the amount of points it was! I had a sullen reminder on why I eat turkey bacon and NOT pork bacon!
I have two 17 year olds in my house right now... and they saved me... I went into the fridge about 1/2 hour ago (which prompted me to write here) and I was looking for the left over pizza... well they had already eaten it! so I closed the fridge and came here to write. Gotta drop it here and off my mind to move forward...
Dinner tonight is VEGGIES all the way... thank goodness for those extra weekly points...
Breakfast wasn't so hot either - I always make turkey bacon but my dear son was craving pork bacon so he bought and made some - I only had 2 slices but found out after that I could have triple that in turkey bacon for the amount of points it was! I had a sullen reminder on why I eat turkey bacon and NOT pork bacon!
I have two 17 year olds in my house right now... and they saved me... I went into the fridge about 1/2 hour ago (which prompted me to write here) and I was looking for the left over pizza... well they had already eaten it! so I closed the fridge and came here to write. Gotta drop it here and off my mind to move forward...
Dinner tonight is VEGGIES all the way... thank goodness for those extra weekly points...
Friday, October 21, 2011
Goal met yesterday
I have set a personal challenge to walk at least 12,025 steps to reach my goal of getting across Canada by December 31, 2011. Yesterday at bed time I noticed I had just shy of 10,000 steps on my pedometer. So, determined to get the steps in, I started walking around the house and up and down the stairs to the basement. My cats looked on and followed me part of the time - sticking their head through the stair railing to watch when I went down & up them - of course they wouldn't follow down there although one of my cats could definitely use the exercise! lol
In no time at all I had my steps in and could go to bed... funny thing was I woke at 2:30 am and realized I hadn't taken my pedometer off! hahaha now that diligence!
In no time at all I had my steps in and could go to bed... funny thing was I woke at 2:30 am and realized I hadn't taken my pedometer off! hahaha now that diligence!
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Skinny days
I absolutely love it when I wake up in the morning and I feel skinny. I step on the scale and it hasn't changed much but I FEEL skinny! I am not bloated, no severe pain under my ribs (just a dull one), my face isn't puffy, my hands and feet aren't swollen... all due to me eating healthy and not eating what I have been told my body is sensitive to.
Yep I am having one of those days... now off to get my steps in cause I have figured out I need a minimum of 12,025 steps per day to finish my walking challenges by the end of this year...GO ME!
Yep I am having one of those days... now off to get my steps in cause I have figured out I need a minimum of 12,025 steps per day to finish my walking challenges by the end of this year...GO ME!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Weighing in
Today was WI day... I am pleased to say that even though I missed weighing in last week I lost weight.
I was worried I would have done damage with my crazy eating and with all the halloween candy my darling hubby brought into the house... and I ate.
I guess I saved myself by diligently tracking for 3 days before weigh in. lol
But I do have an issue with the scale... my scale said I was down a pound. When I got to WW I stepped on a scale I don't normally weigh on (they have 3 and I normally weigh on the far right one but I weighed in on the far left one) and I was only down 0.4 lbs. I will take it but my scale is usually very close if not spot on the same as the WW scale I weigh in on. They say they are all the same but I have my doubts. If next week I have a big weight loss when stepping on the one I usually use, I will definitely be bringing up the fact that they are different!
Today I have tracked... most of my food - I need to add a few things.. do you know that a subway cookie is 6 points? sheesh! um yah, I had 2 today - knowing full well what the points were.
Trying not to fall into my mindless eating. I should have had a glass of water - or chewed on some gum...
My head seems to be getting into the right space again so I am going to ride with it.
... to another week... I will be waiting til the last minute to get my DL renewed... maybe my face will thin down in a week and a half. phhfffffft!
I was worried I would have done damage with my crazy eating and with all the halloween candy my darling hubby brought into the house... and I ate.
I guess I saved myself by diligently tracking for 3 days before weigh in. lol
But I do have an issue with the scale... my scale said I was down a pound. When I got to WW I stepped on a scale I don't normally weigh on (they have 3 and I normally weigh on the far right one but I weighed in on the far left one) and I was only down 0.4 lbs. I will take it but my scale is usually very close if not spot on the same as the WW scale I weigh in on. They say they are all the same but I have my doubts. If next week I have a big weight loss when stepping on the one I usually use, I will definitely be bringing up the fact that they are different!
Today I have tracked... most of my food - I need to add a few things.. do you know that a subway cookie is 6 points? sheesh! um yah, I had 2 today - knowing full well what the points were.
Trying not to fall into my mindless eating. I should have had a glass of water - or chewed on some gum...
My head seems to be getting into the right space again so I am going to ride with it.
... to another week... I will be waiting til the last minute to get my DL renewed... maybe my face will thin down in a week and a half. phhfffffft!
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Not too bad
This is day 3 of diligent tracking. Pretty proud of myself! Considering I have been ignoring it for some time and having a severe lazy streak... thought about it lots before but I am now putting it in action!
Now if I could just get this tension headache to go away!
Life has had its ups and downs with teenager and renter (2 completely different issues) and they both came to a head this past week. *sigh*
But head held high and onward I march - hope to have good results on the scale tomorrow. I took a sneak peek this morning on my scale and it looks promising!
Now if I could just get this tension headache to go away!
Life has had its ups and downs with teenager and renter (2 completely different issues) and they both came to a head this past week. *sigh*
But head held high and onward I march - hope to have good results on the scale tomorrow. I took a sneak peek this morning on my scale and it looks promising!
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Weeeeeelllllllll
It has been awhile since I have written as I am sure some of you may have noticed. As the days add up so does my weight.
I can't seem to get a handle on it. I am managing to stay within a "range" but its 25lbs over the range I want to be. *sigh*
Yesterday I started tracking again. I skipped breakfast (lack of not knowing what to eat) and lunch consisted of left overs. I tracked... but then I went into dinner with a blank brain and ate whatever. actually I got into my daughters halloween candy and had mac n cheese with sliced weiners and icecream cake for dessert... *sigh* I didn't track dinner.
Today, I am attempting to track again. I had 2 boiled eggs and 2 slices of bread - 8 points.
I am headed to the feed store to pick up some stuff for my animals and it also has a grocery store so I am going to pull out my pen n paper and make a list.
This is what I NEED to do - to start: no more chocolate! no more diet cola! decrease the milk products (makes me bloated) and try and eliminate the bread - sandwiches are just too easy to make.
I need to wean my self back on the program slowly - making things a habit again.
I don't want to be big and fat when my sons grade 12 grad comes along in June... I didn't want another fat picture on my drivers license for the next 5 years either but nothing I can do to change that now... and same with my passport... its getting renewed now too. *sigh* gee I do lot of sighing now.
Been thinking... its time to go through my clothes... I have a lot in my drawer that I don't wear even when I am "lighter". So I need to stop hanging on to them and let go... not sure why I have them - but its time to get rid of the objects that only take up space - just because.
I can't seem to get a handle on it. I am managing to stay within a "range" but its 25lbs over the range I want to be. *sigh*
Yesterday I started tracking again. I skipped breakfast (lack of not knowing what to eat) and lunch consisted of left overs. I tracked... but then I went into dinner with a blank brain and ate whatever. actually I got into my daughters halloween candy and had mac n cheese with sliced weiners and icecream cake for dessert... *sigh* I didn't track dinner.
Today, I am attempting to track again. I had 2 boiled eggs and 2 slices of bread - 8 points.
I am headed to the feed store to pick up some stuff for my animals and it also has a grocery store so I am going to pull out my pen n paper and make a list.
This is what I NEED to do - to start: no more chocolate! no more diet cola! decrease the milk products (makes me bloated) and try and eliminate the bread - sandwiches are just too easy to make.
I need to wean my self back on the program slowly - making things a habit again.
I don't want to be big and fat when my sons grade 12 grad comes along in June... I didn't want another fat picture on my drivers license for the next 5 years either but nothing I can do to change that now... and same with my passport... its getting renewed now too. *sigh* gee I do lot of sighing now.
Been thinking... its time to go through my clothes... I have a lot in my drawer that I don't wear even when I am "lighter". So I need to stop hanging on to them and let go... not sure why I have them - but its time to get rid of the objects that only take up space - just because.
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