This is for you, Marlies!
Sorry to be MIA. I actually thought no one would notice if I weren't around much, but thanks for keeping me accountable. I have been somewhat keeping up with things in the exercise department, but not at the level I would like. I have been somewhat good at my eating, but once again not at the level I would like. I know for me the biggest hurdle has been coming back after "life" gets in the way. I'm here and I'm not giving up!
I weighed in this morning and was only up .4 lbs from the last two weeks. This is a victory for me because in the past when life throws curve balls, I turn to food and would have gained like 5 lbs. I started exercising more last week, and really felt strong. Okay so here's my pep talk:
I AM strong. I AM determined. I will NOT let the past determine my future. I have BIG ideas and need a healthy body to be able to fulfill these ideas. I CAN, not I AM doing this!
Monday, October 1, 2007
Friday, September 7, 2007
Is it really Friday already!
Yesterday was such a BLAH day, I ended up taking an unscheduled rest day. I had major insomnia that night. I was so exhausted all day. So last night, I decided to go to bed not expecting myself to get up and workout. I said, "If you feel like it, great, if not just do it as soon as you get home from dropping Aubrey off." Well I slept like a baby last night! I did sleep in and did FS as soon as I got back. I think I've had some anxiety about getting up early and it's been causing these restless nights. So, for now I'm going to back off and get the workout in after I drop Aubrey off. Luckily I have this option. I will push again for the early mornings in a couple of weeks.
I felt full of energy with my workout this morning and that felt great. I will try to get in a good workout tomorrow to make up for the unscheduled rest day yesterday.
So, I sneaked a look at the scale today and according to today's number, I've lost the 10 pounds and 2 more! I'll do my official weigh in on Monday and know it could be slightly higher, but that is pretty exciting!
I've been so careful with my eating since my horrible Tuesday night. Funny thing yesterday when I was so sluggish all day I wanted to devour everything in sight! I refrained, but seriously not even 20 minutes after eating a balanced meal I would "feel" famished again. I could tell it was my mind playing tricks on me and I was not about to give in just to get sick to my stomach! The mind can play mean tricks sometimes!
I felt full of energy with my workout this morning and that felt great. I will try to get in a good workout tomorrow to make up for the unscheduled rest day yesterday.
So, I sneaked a look at the scale today and according to today's number, I've lost the 10 pounds and 2 more! I'll do my official weigh in on Monday and know it could be slightly higher, but that is pretty exciting!
I've been so careful with my eating since my horrible Tuesday night. Funny thing yesterday when I was so sluggish all day I wanted to devour everything in sight! I refrained, but seriously not even 20 minutes after eating a balanced meal I would "feel" famished again. I could tell it was my mind playing tricks on me and I was not about to give in just to get sick to my stomach! The mind can play mean tricks sometimes!
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Sluggish Wednesday
So I was determined to be well rested and went to bed early. I fell asleep almost immediately but woke up about 20 minutes later and had the worst insomnia for hours! I think what did me in was dinner. We had leftovers. I knew my portion was too big, but it wasn't enough for two whole portions, so I thought no biggie ... don't want to waste food. About half way through I had the thought that I should finish, but I let my mouth do the talking and ate the rest because it was yummy. I think I've shrunk my tummy or something, because 3 months ago I could have easily eaten what I did and more! Instead, I was miserable all evening. I wasn't stressed, didn't have a lot on my mind, was tired, so I SHOULD have slept well. But the my body is not used to overeating and it sure punished me last night.
While it was not a pleasant experience, I will definitely learn from this. I feel like I am getting to a place where I will be able to listen to my body to see what it needs. Next time my mouth wants more, but my stomach says no ... I am going to remember last night. What's that saying, "A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips?" Well my saying is a moment on the lips, a night full of agony!
Because of the night I allowed myself to do my workout after dropping Aubrey off at school. I pulled out Cardio Burn and worked through the high impact as much as I could. My legs were sore from yesterday, so I couldn't quite finish all of the weight work (I was also exhausted). My goal going into it was to get the cardio done and I did that!
I will eat a nice dinner tonight (portion sized) and get some rest tonight so I can wake up energized to workout!
While it was not a pleasant experience, I will definitely learn from this. I feel like I am getting to a place where I will be able to listen to my body to see what it needs. Next time my mouth wants more, but my stomach says no ... I am going to remember last night. What's that saying, "A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips?" Well my saying is a moment on the lips, a night full of agony!
Because of the night I allowed myself to do my workout after dropping Aubrey off at school. I pulled out Cardio Burn and worked through the high impact as much as I could. My legs were sore from yesterday, so I couldn't quite finish all of the weight work (I was also exhausted). My goal going into it was to get the cardio done and I did that!
I will eat a nice dinner tonight (portion sized) and get some rest tonight so I can wake up energized to workout!
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Can you believe it's September?
I can't believe summer is almost over. Crazy! Been a while since I checked in, but I'm still plugging away. Had a nice weekend, very relaxing. Ate too many yummy foods, but I felt I did okay with portion control. Did some yoga on Sunday, which was a scheduled rest day. Yesterday we were doing family stuff all day, but at bath time last night I asked Taylor to take be in charge of washing hair so I could squeeze in a small workout. I just really felt like I needed to move. I thought about going for a run, but it was too hot!
Today it was impossible to get out of bed, but I came home and did Volume 1 as soon as I dropped Aubrey off. It was challenge with Braden, but I did it!
I'm not weighing myself this week because it TTOM and last month my weight went up 3 pounds during that week. I don't want to make myself feel bad, so I'll put it off until next week. I'm hoping I'll have a pleasant surprise! I am so close to the 10 pound mark. It has been slow, but really I've averaged 1 lb/week which I know is healthy and I living a lifestyle now that I can see myself living forever (i.e. I'm not starving myself!)
Today it was impossible to get out of bed, but I came home and did Volume 1 as soon as I dropped Aubrey off. It was challenge with Braden, but I did it!
I'm not weighing myself this week because it TTOM and last month my weight went up 3 pounds during that week. I don't want to make myself feel bad, so I'll put it off until next week. I'm hoping I'll have a pleasant surprise! I am so close to the 10 pound mark. It has been slow, but really I've averaged 1 lb/week which I know is healthy and I living a lifestyle now that I can see myself living forever (i.e. I'm not starving myself!)
Week 9
Week 8:
Monday - TJ, 20 minutes
Tuesday - Vol. 1, 60 minutes
Wednesday - CB, 40 minutes
Thursday - rest
Friday - FS, 57 minutes
Saturday -
Sunday -
Total minutes for week: 177minutes
Monday - TJ, 20 minutes
Tuesday - Vol. 1, 60 minutes
Wednesday - CB, 40 minutes
Thursday - rest
Friday - FS, 57 minutes
Saturday -
Sunday -
Total minutes for week: 177minutes
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Half way there!
First I have to start with ... the results are negative! My Mom got her biopsy results yesterday and they are negative for cancer. They just want to do a follow up in 6 months since they weren't able to get the whole lump out. SUCH a relief to know for sure!
Yesterday was kind of a crazy day. I was pretty sore in the morning, but I did get myself up and did some yoga. It felt really good and I liked the DVD I did. It had someone doing modifications that I could follow. Some of those people are amazing. I can't even hold downward dog the whole time. About halfway through I noticed that my muscles felt kind of tingly and alive. Hard to explain, but it felt really good!
Only about an hour after school started, the office called saying that Aubrey was sick. Poor thing threw up in the hall on the way to the bathroom. She was very embarrassed. I'm glad she didn't do it in front of all the kids, because she would have been absolutely mortified. She didn't throw up again at home but fought vicious waves of nausea and had the runs all day. She must have caught some of the germs her brother had last week.
Didn't think she would make it to school today, so we slept in, but not much later than normal. There was NO part of me that wanted to work out. I was a little achy and had the beginnings of a headache. I just wanted to chill with Aubrey. I finally talked myself (I honestly don't know HOW!) into doing Firm Strength. I told myself to just do 10 minutes and then quite if I still didn't want to do it. By that point I was ready to finish the full workout. Aubrey was running around playing with Braden, so I figured if she could run around she should go to school. I sure hope she doesn't get sick there again ... I'd feel horrible!
I feel energized and am glad I worked out. I know I'd be feeling crappy and disappointed if I didn't workout.
Yesterday was kind of a crazy day. I was pretty sore in the morning, but I did get myself up and did some yoga. It felt really good and I liked the DVD I did. It had someone doing modifications that I could follow. Some of those people are amazing. I can't even hold downward dog the whole time. About halfway through I noticed that my muscles felt kind of tingly and alive. Hard to explain, but it felt really good!
Only about an hour after school started, the office called saying that Aubrey was sick. Poor thing threw up in the hall on the way to the bathroom. She was very embarrassed. I'm glad she didn't do it in front of all the kids, because she would have been absolutely mortified. She didn't throw up again at home but fought vicious waves of nausea and had the runs all day. She must have caught some of the germs her brother had last week.
Didn't think she would make it to school today, so we slept in, but not much later than normal. There was NO part of me that wanted to work out. I was a little achy and had the beginnings of a headache. I just wanted to chill with Aubrey. I finally talked myself (I honestly don't know HOW!) into doing Firm Strength. I told myself to just do 10 minutes and then quite if I still didn't want to do it. By that point I was ready to finish the full workout. Aubrey was running around playing with Braden, so I figured if she could run around she should go to school. I sure hope she doesn't get sick there again ... I'd feel horrible!
I feel energized and am glad I worked out. I know I'd be feeling crappy and disappointed if I didn't workout.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
No clever title for today
I had to DRAG myself out of bed at 6:30 am this morning. BUT, I DID it!!! I did Firm Cardio. I did notice I did not have the energy I normally have, so I just did what I could. I know my body just needs to get used to these early mornings. Right now I just want to crawl into bed and nap for four hours!!!
Last night I had kept having cravings for sweets. My subconscious kept popping these thoughts in my head and a few times I almost got up to get a snack without thinking. When I realized what I was about to do, I knew I wasn't hungry, in fact I was quite satisfied and snacking would only give me that overstuffed yucky feeling. I'd go through that process and not even a minute later it would pop back in. I was really able to notice how bizarre it was. I wasn't hungry. I didn't want to eat anything. I was sticking to my goals. Yet my mind tried its darnedest to sabotage things. I tried to think why I was having these thoughts and I think it is because I haven't been strict. We've had a few nights where we've eaten dinner late (like after 9pm) and a few nights where I did some light snacking. I will need to be more careful.
Last night I had kept having cravings for sweets. My subconscious kept popping these thoughts in my head and a few times I almost got up to get a snack without thinking. When I realized what I was about to do, I knew I wasn't hungry, in fact I was quite satisfied and snacking would only give me that overstuffed yucky feeling. I'd go through that process and not even a minute later it would pop back in. I was really able to notice how bizarre it was. I wasn't hungry. I didn't want to eat anything. I was sticking to my goals. Yet my mind tried its darnedest to sabotage things. I tried to think why I was having these thoughts and I think it is because I haven't been strict. We've had a few nights where we've eaten dinner late (like after 9pm) and a few nights where I did some light snacking. I will need to be more careful.
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