January 2011
33 posts
1.29.2011 & 1.30.2011
Weekend update:
Saturday was a mixture - breakfast and lunch were just as they would be through the week, but my DH and I had a much needed date night (it has been months - several months - since we’ve gone out without both the kids) and we went to Lonestar and had steak, shrimp and lots of potato products. Sunday was just a free-for-all. Both of us ate too much and too unhealthy....
To begin the day...
Not ready for a daily recap, but I thought this would be a good time to do some rambling.
Today I’ve already done my cardio - TM for 37:32 min (2 miles) at 1.5 incline. I walked only.
I’m guessing it is probably time for some numbers - I weigh in on Saturday morning so there’s no better time, right?
Highest Weight: 215
Starting Weight: 212 (at the start of this new...
1.28.2011
Here it is - the good and the not so good:
1. I ate a donut (it was my 5th anniversary with my employer and my boss brought donuts…I had to have one, right?)
2. I had a Skinny Caramel Macchiato (this gets filed under indulgence with a side of healthy since I went with the skinny version…it is 140 calories of lovely and I won’t give up my coffee)
3. And the best/worst...
That's right damn it - I WIN!
So it was after 8pm when I got home and it was pretty much 8:30pm before I got on the TM, but I DID! ANDDDDDD I jogged some…so there stupid, crazy day with your unhealthy schedule and not-so-nutritious food - I still win :o)
And now I shower…I’m sweaty…EWW!
1.27.2011
Posting now b/c the day is SHOT. I had a business meeting for lunch - catered by Pei Wei. I didn’t do horribly considering the options (one lettuce wrap, 2 spring rolls, small scoop of rice w/ some chicken and mushroom dish). However, here’s where it gets ugly…had to rush home after work (sensing a theme yet??) to make a quick dinner because we have a middle school meeting...
1.26.2011
Calories = 1,252
Exercise = 45 min/1.5 incline/3.2 mph (I know it is slow, but I’ll get faster)
All-in-all a good day - I rushed straight home from work, changed into workout clothes and jumped on the TM. Got through 45 min before I had to hop off and take my son to his youth group meeting at the church. Then it was back home to make dinner for me and the younger one.
1.25.2011
Yesterday:
Calories: 1,154 (I know there were some unaccounted “munches” - I just didn’t have the energy to figure out what 3 pieces of microwave popcorn or 5 Cheetos was - I’ll assume I was as close to 1,200 as I was gonna get)
Exercise = zip (unless you count the relentless rustling back and forth between meetings, appointments, kid corralling, and basketball...
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Mid-day Check-in
Breakfast and lunch both went well. Had my multi-vitamin and my calcium +D supplement with:
Breakfast:
Banana
Cottage Cheese (low-fat, small curd) w/ Pineapple
Mid-morning Snack:
VitaMuffins Vitatop; Deep Chocolate
Then for lunch:
Turkey Sandwich (Sara Lee 45 & Delicious whole wheat, deli select turkey, hy-vee spicy mustard)
Nathan’s Kosher Halves (one half)
Mott’s Healthy...
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WTH...
My first WTH post.
So you know how the people who are closest to you (parents, siblings, significant others, dear friends, etc) are supposed to love you, protect you, know you best and all that jazz?? Then you know how sometimes they lose all common sense and say the most idiotic things at the most idiotic times?? Yeah, my husband did that last night at 11pm and I’m still ticked.
Ticked...
1.24.2011...
I have a quick update for a very busy day:
I haven’t tracked everything I’ve eaten today, but I am certain I am under calories (probably too far under as that is just how this day has panned out…I’ll get better at having better planned, mobile snacks on hand I’m sure).
In between work, dinner, girl scout meeting, and lunch preparation (tomorrow’s lunch for me...
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Weekend update...
Weekends are hard for me and the internet - I really try to disconnect and hang with the family.
That not only influences how often I’ll post an update on Tumblr, but it also affects how much I track my food and exercise, which was spotty at best. However, I still tried to make healthier choices though I let my standards slip a little.
I did do 45 minutes on the TM and a little Wii Fit...
1.21.2011
Sooo…I’m realizing that it is way hard to estimate the calories I had today at lunch. Other than that, I hate relatively well today and I’m at 578 calories. I’m guessing if I had a calorie count for the fabulous Chihuahua Dawg (and fries) that I for lunch that I would see that I’m over my calories for today.
Honestly, I don’t feel horrible about...
Holy Headache...
I’ve just been assaulted by a ridiculous headache - migraine style. It is full blown with nausea and floaters…ugh…
1.20.2011
Today was a good day; perfect - no, but a good day. School was canceled as of 5:30pm yesterday so it was a work from home day for me. I’m lucky to have that flexibility in an employer; I know many parents do not have such options.
WFH days are always a little hard to navigate. It is hard for the kids to remember that snow days aren’t free days for me so I spend a lot of time telling...
Intense nausea...
That’s what happens when you do something BIG. At least big in your own mind. I just posted a link to this blog on Facebook, inviting all my friends and family to view my successes, my failures, and the neurotic workings of my inner mind…SCARY!
Now, I feel slightly nauseous because what if someone comes and looks…what if they think it sucks…what if they think I...
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1.19.2011
Well - today was scarier than yesterday…but I rocked it anyway!
Have a busy, but very productive morning - check.
Get ridiculous amounts of snowfall in a very short amount of time - check.
Get stuck driving with people who have lived here all their life and therefore should be accustomed to the way of life and not drive like idiots - check.
Arrive home tired, tense, and totally irritated...
Jan. 18, 2011
So yesterday didn’t go quite as well as Monday, which, of course, is to be expected because Monday was a holiday so no work responsibilities and stresses. Not to mention lots of extra time.
Tuesday, however, had plenty of the work issues I was able to dodge while spending an extra day at home. I got off to a great start with breakfast and it just went downhill from there. Whole grain toast...
Day 1
For my purposes Day 1 of the week is Monday (it just works in my head that way - starting on Sunday is just jacked up)…I kid!
So for my day 1 (which was yesterday, but tumblr was down so I couldn’t post) I did pretty good. I skipped breakfast (not good), but I did eat healthy the rest of the day coming in at around 1,100 calories and I exercised.
30 min on TM @ 3mph and 1 incline...
Goals...
I promised goals next so here they are (in no specific order):
1. Run a 5k (I’ve done 4 races, but I’m not able to run/jog the whole distance…don’t care about time - I just want to run the whole thing).
2. Read 50 books (this sounds low to some and high to others, but it is a decent challenge for me with the amount of time I have to devote to reading).
3. Get fit/lose...
A little history...
This new blog is all about my ‘outlet’ - having a place to put my goals in writing as well as ramble about them and the books I read. You see I’ve always loved to read - loved books. I’m not overly picky about what I read (as far as genre goes) and I’ll give most things a try. Then you get to the running part of the URL. As a child, a teenager and even as a young...
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Today is the day...
I’m finally doing it - I’m taking the leap. There’s no one here but me and that is probably how it will stay for a while - maybe forever, but if it keeps me on track and gives me the outlet I’m looking for then I’m set! Here goes:
I’m a mom - I have two children.
I’m a wife - I have one husband.
I’m a professional - I have one job that sometimes...