Well, two days in a row of exercising! That's gotta be a record LOL
Yesterday I hopped on the elliptical. Today, I got out the jogging stroller I bought (to walk with the baby & get some exercise) and decided to go for a walk. It is kind of hot & muggy here, so I thought I will walk at the mall...it is air conditioned & indoors, right? WRONG! It was SO hot in there! It was cooler outside. But, we did a couple laps and then I got some yummy bourbon chicken & stir-fry veggies for lunch (no rice, no noodles). It all went pretty well.
Have to be in court all day tomorrow...so, not much time for exercise. Foster parent stuff, ugh. But it will actually be a whole day away from the kids for me. So, yay (kind of).
That's all for now!
Two
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Back in the saddle, again...
So, I figured out that I have kind of maxed out the weight I am going to lose from dieting alone and it is time to start working out again. I have been hesitant because I have been in a lot of pain...but, the only way I am going to get out of so me of the pain is to lose the weight. Such irony! So, today I had a couple hours because the baby had a visit with her mom, so I came home and jumped on the elliptical machine. I could only manage 11 1/2 minutes, but it is better than nothing! And I sure worked up a sweat & got my heart beating. So, that is good.
I have been struggling lately with eating. So tired & bored of the LC food I was eating...I have been slipping and eating some higher carb stuff. But, I have been paying for it too. Last week my blood sugar shot up to the 240s! I just can't be doing that. I really want to avoid going on insulin as long as possible...if not forever! So, one of the best ways to keep BS down is...you got it, exercise!
I have been struggling lately with eating. So tired & bored of the LC food I was eating...I have been slipping and eating some higher carb stuff. But, I have been paying for it too. Last week my blood sugar shot up to the 240s! I just can't be doing that. I really want to avoid going on insulin as long as possible...if not forever! So, one of the best ways to keep BS down is...you got it, exercise!
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
OK, enough of that!
I can't believe how much I am feeling sorry for myself, I started to take a nap after that last post. I was lying there, thinking about all I had to get done today, about all I have accomplished, and about all I have (counting blessings type of thing) and realized I am *so* feeling sorry for myself!
Instead of napping (something I do NOT need to do!), I hit the on-demand beginning yoga program I have been working on and got a little farther in the program today. Still can't finish it and it is very hard to make my rolly-poly body get into those poses, but I went further than I did earlier this week. Now, I am typing this and drinking a glass of water. Yay for me! :D
Thus far, this is my favorite pose. I can feel the vertebrae in my spine popping & relaxing when I do this pose (forward fold):
So, enough blogging today...got lots of stuff to do. The baby won't stay asleep for much longer!
Best,
Two
Instead of napping (something I do NOT need to do!), I hit the on-demand beginning yoga program I have been working on and got a little farther in the program today. Still can't finish it and it is very hard to make my rolly-poly body get into those poses, but I went further than I did earlier this week. Now, I am typing this and drinking a glass of water. Yay for me! :D
Thus far, this is my favorite pose. I can feel the vertebrae in my spine popping & relaxing when I do this pose (forward fold):
So, enough blogging today...got lots of stuff to do. The baby won't stay asleep for much longer!
Best,
Two
Saturday, January 23, 2010
day thirteen -mindful vs mindless eating
My day (Saturday 1/23/10) - Feeling very optimistic about this week's weigh-in. My pants are fitting looser!!! YEAH! It is getting easier to avoid "mindless eating." I have been reading a book on mindful eating. It is helpful and makes sense to me as I am a Buddhist. Mindfulness is one of the keystones of Buddhism. Food and eating is one area where I have not been a very good Buddhist. Not at all! So, this book is helping.
Also, in the hopes of getting a supportive following, I have begun to subscribe to, visit, and comment on other WL blogs. I am hoping that will help. Thanks for anyone who is checking out my new blog. Please leave a comment so I know you are out there :-)
late: got my first comment today! woohoo! So excited. There are actually people out there! AND: my first "follower" - YAY!
Also, I am adding a Twitter account for this blog. Or, I guess I should say, I am tweeting as well as blogging? I usually don't use twitter. I am normally a facebook person. But I will try it: https://twitter.com/twoofmee
Ultimate goal: HALF MY SIZE BY Sept 2012
Working goal: to fit back into those size 18 pants by May 1
Mini Goal: more water!
Food:
-bowl of cereal & milk (275)
-Quaker oaks bfst "cookie" (175)
-half chx breast (baked) (202)
-crackers & LC cheese (95)
-Spec K bar (90)
-full bar (160)
-big salad w/ light dressing (180)
-LC dinner (320)
---I may have a skinny cow ice cream for dessert, but that is only another 140 cal, so that would be 1637 for the day....ya hoo!
total diet cokes today: 2
Calories:...1497
workout:
13 min of pretty intense elliptical & some crunches
Water:
12 oz so far. Will try for more before I go to bed! Will try to get to 24 oz today.
Confession of the day: (good for the soul, no?)
Sex is not so great (or at least as not as great as it used to be) when you both get fat! One of the reasons I am losing weight is to make that better. Now that's a motivator! :D
until tomorrow,
Two
Also, in the hopes of getting a supportive following, I have begun to subscribe to, visit, and comment on other WL blogs. I am hoping that will help. Thanks for anyone who is checking out my new blog. Please leave a comment so I know you are out there :-)
late: got my first comment today! woohoo! So excited. There are actually people out there! AND: my first "follower" - YAY!
Also, I am adding a Twitter account for this blog. Or, I guess I should say, I am tweeting as well as blogging? I usually don't use twitter. I am normally a facebook person. But I will try it: https://twitter.com/twoofmee
Ultimate goal: HALF MY SIZE BY Sept 2012
Working goal: to fit back into those size 18 pants by May 1
Mini Goal: more water!
Food:
-bowl of cereal & milk (275)
-Quaker oaks bfst "cookie" (175)
-half chx breast (baked) (202)
-crackers & LC cheese (95)
-Spec K bar (90)
-full bar (160)
-big salad w/ light dressing (180)
-LC dinner (320)
---I may have a skinny cow ice cream for dessert, but that is only another 140 cal, so that would be 1637 for the day....ya hoo!
total diet cokes today: 2
Calories:...1497
Your Daily Calorie Requirements Are: 2,579 Calories Per Day
If I eat 500 calories less is than that, it is: 2079...
Which is what I need to try for each day.
Which is what I need to try for each day.
workout:
13 min of pretty intense elliptical & some crunches
Water:
12 oz so far. Will try for more before I go to bed! Will try to get to 24 oz today.
Confession of the day: (good for the soul, no?)
Sex is not so great (or at least as not as great as it used to be) when you both get fat! One of the reasons I am losing weight is to make that better. Now that's a motivator! :D
until tomorrow,
Two
Thursday, January 14, 2010
day four
OK, here is my day (Thursday 1/14/10) - NO middle of the night eating last night! However, I woke up tired and sore! I am determined, however, to work out this afternoon while the baby sleeps (now getting the baby to sleep might be the harder part of that!). Someone put the camera somewhere and I can't find it, so I have yet to take "before" pictures.
Later: OK, I found the camera. I promise to get some pictures soon! It has been a tough day for me, just all around. Nothing in particular. But, I have managed to do OK.
Working goal: to fit back into those size 18 pants by May 1............
Mini Goal: more water!
Food:
-bowl of Life cereal & milk 240
-Daves Killer bread, (2) toasted w/cream cheese (260+100)
-KFC grilled 2 pc meal (no biscuit) (490) - which was YUMMY!
-lg orange (86)
-1 serving of wheat thins "chips" (120)
-sm fudgescicle (40)
-bowl of cereal & milk (250) - this was a cheat, a comfort eating thing :(
-big salad w/ light dressing & almonds (abt 150)
-lean cuisine sesame chicken (320)
-Melba Rounds (Whole Grain Sea Salt) (75) tastes pretty good.
total diet cokes today: 4! oops!
Calories:...2131 (closer every day!)
workout:
Over 16 minutes! yeah! - I really need to figure out how to make that damn machine stop squeaking though! ARG!
Water:
none! The more diet coke I drink, the less water...hmmm
Confession of the day: (good for the soul, no?)
One of my favorite cheats was to stop by a bakery in the area and get a HUGE piece of poppy seed/marion berry cake (with SINFUL icing) and eat the whole thing on my way home & hide the container deep in the outside trash. Wow, talk about secretive eating!!!
Tomorrow is Friday, and on Fridays I have to drive down south for a while, and usually see my eldest daughter (again, a stressor that usually triggers eating with me). Not sure if I can work out tomorrow or not. I am going to have to get over not being able to work out when my family is home since it is a three day weekend though!
until tomorrow,
Two
Later: OK, I found the camera. I promise to get some pictures soon! It has been a tough day for me, just all around. Nothing in particular. But, I have managed to do OK.
Working goal: to fit back into those size 18 pants by May 1............
Mini Goal: more water!
Food:
-bowl of Life cereal & milk 240
-Daves Killer bread, (2) toasted w/cream cheese (260+100)
-KFC grilled 2 pc meal (no biscuit) (490) - which was YUMMY!
-lg orange (86)
-1 serving of wheat thins "chips" (120)
-sm fudgescicle (40)
-bowl of cereal & milk (250) - this was a cheat, a comfort eating thing :(
-big salad w/ light dressing & almonds (abt 150)
-lean cuisine sesame chicken (320)
-Melba Rounds (Whole Grain Sea Salt) (75) tastes pretty good.
total diet cokes today: 4! oops!
Calories:...2131 (closer every day!)
Your Daily Calorie Requirements Are: 2,579 Calories Per Day
If I eat 500 calories less is than that, it is: 2079...
Which is what I need to try for each day.
Which is what I need to try for each day.
workout:
Over 16 minutes! yeah! - I really need to figure out how to make that damn machine stop squeaking though! ARG!
Water:
none! The more diet coke I drink, the less water...hmmm
Confession of the day: (good for the soul, no?)
One of my favorite cheats was to stop by a bakery in the area and get a HUGE piece of poppy seed/marion berry cake (with SINFUL icing) and eat the whole thing on my way home & hide the container deep in the outside trash. Wow, talk about secretive eating!!!
Tomorrow is Friday, and on Fridays I have to drive down south for a while, and usually see my eldest daughter (again, a stressor that usually triggers eating with me). Not sure if I can work out tomorrow or not. I am going to have to get over not being able to work out when my family is home since it is a three day weekend though!
until tomorrow,
Two
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