Yuck!

So, nothing really went according to plan this weekend. I was feeling like crap, and my dad is NOT a morning person, so I decided to skip the gym while in Chicago. I did alright with food on Thursday and Friday. Unfortunately, sitting in class all day means very little activity. My steps were pathetic. I think right now, for today, I have more steps than I did Friday, Saturday and Sunday combined. Pitiful. Saturday I was good with food until dinner. Sunday was just a mess any way you look at it! lol.

The scale showed me where I messed up. Today I weighed in at 217.4, so that sucks, but I'm back at it. Today is going to be a bit of a struggle. After work I have to get to the grocery store. I can't make dinner until I shop. So dinner will be late. My husband did not do much in terms of keeping the house clean, so that's another job for tonight.

On the bright side, I think I'm doing great with the smoking. So, yay me!

Have a great Monday!

1 month in :)

So, it's been a month. And here's my update.

I love getting my workout in in the morning. It is the best start to my day. I started this journey at 231.6 pounds, and today I weighed in at 215.2. That is a total loss of 16.4 pounds in one month. Unbelievable! It's nice to look at it that way instead of the "I have x amount left to go."

So, a few changes I've made along the way.

-I let myself have treats, I just limit them. For instance, this peanut butter pie has been creeping in to my lunch, but I have such a tiny sliver, it really isn't that much of a dent in my day. Plus, it will be gone soon.

-I steadily increase my workouts. Like, yes, right now I'm doing 5 miles in the am, but sometimes I get to 5 and I'm at like 587 calories burned, so I keep going until 600, so then I end up with like 5.12 miles. So, the 5.5 next week shouldn't feel like too much more. I sure do wish the shows were the exact time it took though. I hate ending in the middle of a show.

-I am trying not to snack big in the afternoon. I get needing something substantial in the morning but in the afternoon, it's really about boredom or needing something to break up the day.

I've got a gnarly cold right now, so I've been going to bed at like 8 pm. Which is wonderful! I just wish we as people needed less sleep. If 4:30 is when I have to get up to get in a workout, then I have to get to bed early...well, that's fine in the winter when outside sucks, but other than making dinner, there isn't much time to do much of anything if I'm going to bed at 8:30-9.

Oh well.

It's going to be a busy and stressful couple of days with this class in Chicago.

I'll check back in on Monday! Have a great weekend!

I'm so tired!

So, I'm not feeling the best. There seems to be some sort of cold that is going around. My husband and I both woke up yesterday feeling icky. But I'm pushing through. I meant to start this whole healthy thing back in December, but 3 days after I got married, I got a cold....and it lasted over a month! YUCK!

I just started feeling better about 3 weeks ago, so I really hope this one comes and goes and I can get on with my life!

On the bright side, when my husband isn't feeling good, he doesn't put up a fight about going to bed early! We were in bed before 8:30 last night. It was amazing!!!

I had a good day yesterday. Adding in that half a mile really helps with my steps and calories burned for the day. So, I did great on my budget, got in my steps, and today, I weighed in at 215.2. I've lost just over 16 pounds! Woot woot!

There is no way I can break my streak now!

I am still stressed about the next few days. Tonight I have to cook dinner, pick up a prescription from the pharmacy, do some laundry, and pack what I can for my weekend away. I plan to leave tomorrow after work, well, shortly after work. Because I will still have to come home, grab my stuff, and pack the last of what I couldn't before.

I hate driving at night and alone! So, that should be horrible. haha

I'm glad to be taking the class, but I'm upset my husband can't come along, and I'm upset that it will mean little time to relax and unwind while I'm up there. Oh well! It must be done!

Here's to hoping the meds get me through the day, and this cold disappears.

What a difference!

So, I'm not really sure how to make sense of it, but oh well. As of yesterday, I increased my activity from 4.5 miles in the morning to 5 miles in the morning. And my fitbit adjustment through LoseIt went up about 100....but somehow, and I'm sure the math and logic are there, but it's still strange, by the time I ate dinner, I had zeroed out all the calories I had eaten throughout the day. Very strange! But pretty awesome really!

I just got back from the gym, got another 5 miles it. It feels good! I'm down to 216.8 today, so that's wonderful! So far, that's just over 14 pounds lost, and it's just under a month! I'm doing great on my water intake. I'm way over 110 oz a day. I haven't really felt like skipping the gym yet, I don't press snooze or anything. So, that helps! And, it's been COLD. I can't wait for when I don't have to warm up my car in the morning, and for when it's not black out until after my shower....Bring on spring!

That's all for today! Keep up the good work :)

Not too shabby!

Okay, so, this weekend wasn't quite what I was expecting it to be, but I'm going to call it a win. I got over 10,000 each day. And, I got to enjoy some treats. Now, I feel kind of like I over indulged, but also, I was only over in calories on Sunday, and only by 322, so that's not horrible. I went to the gym on Saturday, got in my 4.5 miles, had sensible food, went to the movies and let myself enjoy a pretzel and popcorn, had a good dinner. Sunday, I took my rest day from the gym, so I did make it there 6 of the  days again. We went out to eat, and breakfast was delicious. The bad part is that I had corned beef hash with 2 eggs and toast. That meal alone totaled 925. It was a bit of a late breakfast, so I didn't eat again until dinner. I know, not good. Dinner was good, healthy. It was after dinner that killed me. If I had stuck to the 2, I would have been fine. I then had some of that pesty banana bread. Even that alone would have been fine. But then, my husband brought out the peanut butter pie. I was a goner. It was sooooo good. It had about 600 calories per piece, and I had a full piece. So, that's what put me over the edge. Saturday I weighed in the same as Friday, but Sunday I was actually down to 217.8, but then today I was up to 218.6. Now, I'm sure that's because I ate so late. There is no way that being over 1 day by 300 calories made me gain almost a pound. I'm guessing it's just because the food is still in my body...Oh well! I killed it at the gym this morning.

I am stressing out about this week though. Monday-Wednesday will be fine. But Thursday, I head to Chicago. I'm hoping I can get my dad to pick up some soup for when I get into town. I love this soup (egg lemon drop) from this diner in town that is only there on Thursdays. Fingers crossed. Unfortunately, I won't get into town until like 8 pm. YUCK! It's Friday, Saturday and Sunday I worry about. There is a gym there I can head to, but from my dad's house, it's about 15-20 minutes away. And the class I'm heading to is probably about 20 minutes away from his house too. So that means if I want to stick to my schedule, I may have to get up closer to 4 am. I'm also not sure if he has coffee at his house, which may kill me. Haha. That will be Friday and Saturday that I have to do that. Friday I'm going to dinner with grandma. Eating out again. Both days, I likely have to get lunch near my class. Eating out again. Then Sunday, if I skip the gym, I'm going to be in the car for 2ish hours. So that means once I get back to my house, I have to find a way to walk a lot. That also means I'll have to leave pretty early. I've already decided that Saturday will be my cheat night because I'm meeting up with an old friend :)

Hopefully I'm building this all up to be bigger than it will be. I just need to focus on my goal, and the rest will fall into place. Stupid sitting!  Why does everything involve sitting.

This is also a warning. My dad doesn't have internet, so no posts Friday-Sunday.

As of February 5th, I will have been watching my weight for a month. It will not have been working out the whole time though, so we will see what my month total loss is!

How was your weekend? Good? Bad? Not going to talk about it?

Have a great Monday!

Staying strong!

Sometimes everything seems like more than you can handle, and I know with me, the first thing to suffer is usually myself. For instance, let's say there is just crap going on at home....well, I usually make sure all of that is attended to and skip the stuff I worry about for me. But, this time I'm not. Sitting here, I can see crumbs on the kitchen counter, the dishwasher needs unloaded, there is a load of laundry done in the dryer that needs folded and put away, the table has miscellaneous stuff that I need to find a place for, and the kitchen floor is muddy from the dogs. Now, in the past, I would have stayed up last night to make sure this was all taken care of before I went to bed. Staying up means I wouldn't have been able to get up this morning for the gym. But I didn't. I need to remember that I am important. I still think it absolutely sucks that I need to get up at 4:30 to have some me time, to make being healthy fit into my life, but oh well. So be it. It doesn't hurt anything to let the dirtiness wait a day. It will hurt a lot if I don't take care of myself!

I've done good the past couple of days. I couldn't write yesterday because I had a doctors appointment at 7:30. This is the first time I can think of that the doctor hasn't commented on my weight. Not that it's in a safe place, but that they were focused on other aspects. I'm going to be quitting smoking, so I got Chantix. I'm excited.

Today I weighed in at 218.0. Not too shabby! I like it when I lose weight. Makes the work and not snacking seem worth it.

I'm worried about today a bit. We are going out to eat for lunch as an office. Let's pray I can pick something not bad for you. And that I don't overeat. We also have to pick up my stepdaughter about an hour away after work. I assume both my husband and I are going, but I'm not completely sure. That being said, we are to meet them around 6 pm. That means we have to leave at 5. I get off work at 4:45 and it takes me about 15 minutes to get home. From there, we have to leave immediately. No time to eat. Then it's an hour drive there and an hour drive back. We will get home around 7-8. That's awfully late to be eating dinner. My alternative is to get something while on the road. Probably not a lot of healthy options there either. OI OI OI!

Temptation wise, I need this banana bread to disappear. It calls my name at night. Haha!  It's just that I like something sweet after a meal. I need to get jelly beans. That way I can have like 4 jelly beans, calories will be low, and I will satisfy the sweet tooth. Now, where to hide them so everyone else doesn't jack them?

I'm excited to go shopping tomorrow because I have the lists from the new cookbooks. I really hope we find some recipes we love!!

I am planning to get up at 6 tomorrow, maybe 5:30, so I can get up and still do my routine. We have my stepdaughter, so there will be some family time stuff. We need to do some housework. I have to shop. I have an oil change appointment at 9 am. I may be showing a few houses. It's going to be a busy Saturday. It's also supposed to snow Saturday night into Sunday, with and expected 4-6+ inches...so, who knows what will be in store.

Have a great weekend!

Don't go it alone!

If you ask me, one of the most important things in any journey is having a support system. They can be pretty hard to come by. You'd like to think the people closest to you would be the ones you could rely on, but often times, that is not the case. If you think about it, it makes sense. If they were on the same page as you are with your goals, would you have ended up where you are?

Here's an example of what I mean. I would love for my husband to be my biggest supporter in my weightloss journey. I love him. He'se here for me. We can do it together. Let's be honest, he could use some exercise too. Who couldn't? But when I ask him to come to the gym, he'd rather sleep. When I ask him for input on foods, he chooses usually unhealthy things, or even finds a way to make a healthy recipe not so healthy. But it makes complete sense. This is how I got to where I am today. Together, we chose to sit around instead of be active. Together we ordered pizza instead of cooking. Together we finished off that cake. So, although I have decided to change my outlook, my goals and my ways of doing things, that doesn't mean he has to or wants to. Sure, if I only cook healthy stuff and don't give him a choice, he's going to have to eat it. But this isn't his journey. He is used to and presumably likes the way things were (even though he says he wants to lose weight too), but he hasn't had his wake up call yet. It hasn't hit him. And I shouldn't look to him to be my only support system because he's not in a place to do that yet.

That's where this lovely internet comes in handy. Now, sure, it sucks when I want someone to take a Zumba class with me, or I want a friend who knows what I'm going through to go to the movies with so I don't overload on popcorn and soda. But on the internet, I can find groups, friends, recipes, exercise recommendations, you name it. My support system is unlimited. All you have to do is look, and you can find someone to be your personal cheerleader. But don't forget, you are your own team. You decide how this ends. You have the control. You can do it!

Yesterday was a decent day. No change in weight. I have not done the miles at night. Not sure why. I guess just feeling tired at the end of the day. Well actually, I think it's because I've been watching tv with my husband at night. And when I get on the mini elliptical, he thinks I have a ton of energy, so he wants to go on a walk (in the cold), which I do not. Those walks last too long and I hate getting bundled up for them. 1 mile in my house is only about 15 minutes, and I can do it in my pajamas and moccasins.

I was also coerced into making banana bread last night. It was yummy, but I shouldn't have had any. I hope he takes it to work today. Haha!

3 of my 4 new cookbooks filled with one dish recipes arrived last night! I can't wait to pick out some recipes for the next couple of weeks!

Have a great Wednesday!