Yay! It's Sunday again, which means another set of goals is just around the corner. This couldn't come any quicker considering that I felt the start of a binge today. I go to church for 3 hours on Sunday starting at 11:30. I usually eat breakfast around 8 and don't eat anything until sometimes 3:00! That's a LONG time to go with no food. Oatmeal only goes so far people! When I get home I tend to just start eating, no plate or utensils. Today I had some roasted chicken, triscuits, ranch, & cream cheese. Oh, and a couple of Almond Joy mini's (ok, maybe 3). I caught myself about half way through my tornado and took a step back. Hopefully this little set back falls in the 90/10 rule. If you eat good 90% of the time, that 10% won't matter.
I'm pretty sure that I got cocky this week with how easy it felt to eat good and make good choices. I just knocked myself off my pedestal though, so now I need to re-focus with some good goal setting. Let's see how last week goals checked out!
1. Gym 5 times........CHECK! Yes people, I finally made it to the gym.
2. One new recipe...........Didn't happen. I was going to try and make spaghetti squash spaghetti (instead of noodles) but every time I went to the store, they didn't have any spaghetti squash. Boo.
3. Read for 1 hour daily.....CHECK! I've finally made a dent in my boring book I'm reading. I'm almost done with "The New Rules of Lifting for Women". Recap to happen sometime this week. Man, I love to read!
4. Master grocery list.......Nope, even though I went to the store enough times this week. It was the last thing on my mind for some reason.
5. Spend less time on computer.......No. I made a Facebook Fanpage and did some other things as well. I did do less mindless computer work. You know, when your just bored and looking for something to look at, I did way less of that.
So here we are a new week and a new set of goals, who's stoked?! Me!
Start of the Week Sunday Goals!
1. Go to the gym 5 times. Getting sick of that one yet, cause I am! I can't deny that my week went a whole lot better considering that I started it with a workout.
2. Do a mock run through of the first workout from "The New Rules of Lifting for Women". This book will now be known as TNRLW. I'm tired of typing out the entire title. The first workout can easily be done at home. This way I can tell how much weight I will need when I start the ACTUAL workout. I can see if just doing it with my body weight will make me sore. Then I will really know how weak I have made myself by being this obese. Oh well, I gotta start somewhere! Workouts will be on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
3 Track. It seems that this has to be on the list because if its not I get lazy. My tracker will be tied to my hip.
4. Baby proof my house. Hanna is getting into EVERY THING! She tried to put a piece of the cat scratcher into an outlet the other day, and my heart about stopped. I've never moved so quickly. And Apparently she's learned how to crawl through the sideways chair to get to the cats food and water (and littler box, yuck!). This kid is going to kill me.
5. Try to get the baby blanket I've been knitting finished. Yes, I started it when I first found out I was pregnant almost a year and a half ago. It's time to get it done. Good thing to keep my hands busy and eliminate food binges.
Phew! Another week, another set of goals. This week seems very doable!
No Excuses!!!!!!!
Do you do any type of handy craft?
I can knit(barely), and a little sewing.
What is a goal you are shooting to hit this next week?
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Sunday, July 31, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Waiting it Out...
I'll write a post while I wait out the Presidential message that is airing over my "Hell's Kitchen" show. Ugh, I hate politics. I have a hard time around election time, you want to be informed on the issues, but it just makes you more angry. Just my opinion.
Anyway,
Sweat it Out
45 minutes on the Elliptical
That's right, I started out my Monday with a shweaty workout. Maybe its because I'm doing a different elliptical machine or because I'm drinking an a** load of water, but I have been a sweaty mess when I've gone to the gym! It felt so good today! I kept the tempo in strokes on the Elliptical with the music I was listening to. It was just what I needed to start the week off with a bang!
A new addition to my workout starting on August 7th will be a weight routine. I am reading the book "The New Rules of Lifting for Women". "Lift Like a Man, Look like a Goddess".
I like to lift weights. I like to feel strong. I remember when I was in high school (still over weight) and was at the community center exercising with a group of friends. We were playing around in the weight room while we were waiting for a slide class to start and we started doing some bench pressing. All of my friends were athletic and so imagine my surprise when not only could I bench more than them, I smoked them! If I remember right I benched almost double of our strongest friend. Ever since then I noticed that I had some decent muscles under all the fat I was hiding it with.
I've joined the Prior Fat Girl Group Challenge to try this books way of exercising for 6 months. Big commitment, I know. I will do this challenge to the best of my ability, considering that I am at least 100 pounds overweight and there may be some difficulty in some of the moves. The book says that you will possibly weigh the same, but gain muscle replacing fat. I'm only on page 25 right now, and will give a summary before I begin the program. It also has a nutrition program that goes along with it, but I will be sticking to my Weight Watchers routine.
I will also be taking my measurements as well as weighing in. Measurements will be done once a month. First measurements will be taken on August 7th when I begin the program.
Wish me luck on this new endeavor!
Have you ever used a workout program like The New Rules of Lifting for Women or Body for Life?
Anyway,
Sweat it Out
45 minutes on the Elliptical
That's right, I started out my Monday with a shweaty workout. Maybe its because I'm doing a different elliptical machine or because I'm drinking an a** load of water, but I have been a sweaty mess when I've gone to the gym! It felt so good today! I kept the tempo in strokes on the Elliptical with the music I was listening to. It was just what I needed to start the week off with a bang!
A new addition to my workout starting on August 7th will be a weight routine. I am reading the book "The New Rules of Lifting for Women". "Lift Like a Man, Look like a Goddess".
I like to lift weights. I like to feel strong. I remember when I was in high school (still over weight) and was at the community center exercising with a group of friends. We were playing around in the weight room while we were waiting for a slide class to start and we started doing some bench pressing. All of my friends were athletic and so imagine my surprise when not only could I bench more than them, I smoked them! If I remember right I benched almost double of our strongest friend. Ever since then I noticed that I had some decent muscles under all the fat I was hiding it with.
I've joined the Prior Fat Girl Group Challenge to try this books way of exercising for 6 months. Big commitment, I know. I will do this challenge to the best of my ability, considering that I am at least 100 pounds overweight and there may be some difficulty in some of the moves. The book says that you will possibly weigh the same, but gain muscle replacing fat. I'm only on page 25 right now, and will give a summary before I begin the program. It also has a nutrition program that goes along with it, but I will be sticking to my Weight Watchers routine.
I will also be taking my measurements as well as weighing in. Measurements will be done once a month. First measurements will be taken on August 7th when I begin the program.
Wish me luck on this new endeavor!
Have you ever used a workout program like The New Rules of Lifting for Women or Body for Life?
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Start of the Week Sunday Goals!
First off, remember when I told you that I weigh myself everyday? Today I gasped a little bit when I saw the number. I won't say it out loud because I don't want to jinx myself for this weeks weigh-in. All I'm gonna say is that if it stays the same number until Thursday I will do a happy dance (maybe I'll even record it for you all to see).
Just so you know, I love this weekly post. One of the things I miss about working in management is the making of weekly goals. It's like a to-do list that feels so good when you get to check something off of your list!
Let's recap last weeks goals and see how I did!
1. Go to the gym 5 times this week. I will give myself a silver star for this one because I went to the gym 3 times and cleaned my house for 5 hours one day. I think that is pretty good activity considering I'm usually a couch potato.
2. Track everything you eat everyday= Check! Even the mini binge I had the other day.
3. You will bring healthy snacks to Harry Potter= Totally failed this one. Apparently movie theaters are a trigger for me. I brought the snacks , but only ate the carrots.
4. I will not go out to eat= I'm not going to lie, we had $1 burrito supremes this week. And we were so busy this week that Cafe Rio slipped in there once. Let me tell you it is a HUGE improvement from the way we use to eat on Dustin's week off. We ate at home the rest of the week. Yay us! (Here I'll say "week" one more time because I didn't say it enough in the last paragraph)
5. I will make a grocery list and stay under $100.
= This one I made, but only because we had some extra cash from coin star and a $25 rebate MasterCard.
All-in-all I only made 1 of these goals that didn't have an excuse tied to it. Oops! Well, here's to a new week with new goals to achieve! So gear up for the new week, and get ready for some goal setting!
Start of the Week Sunday Goals!
1. I will go to the gym 5 times this week. This will be a goal until I make it happen. It will most likely be a goal every week until I have to quit reminding myself.
2. I will make one new recipe this week. I like this goal the last week I did it. I need to diversify my recipe book.
3. I will read for one hour before I go to bed. I have so many books that I need to read, but the tv seems to get in the way. One day I will make a goal to turn it off at 7:00, I'm just not ready this week to do that yet :/
4, I will come up with a master grocery list to make grocery shopping easier. My dad does this every week. He has a detailed grocery list that maps the store he shops with. It makes it so you're not running all over like a chicken with your head cut off, and helps you to not buy unplanned things. Money saver as well!
5. I will spend less time on my computer. I spend way too much time on the computer. And I need to be spending time with my daughter. Sometimes its just mindlessly reading dumb articles or blogs I don't really follow. So I will limit my time to when Hanna is napping or after she has gone to bed, with a couple SHORT checks throughout the day. But I will not plant myself in front of the tv while on my computer.
Aw, I have direction this week. It feels so good ;)
What's a goal you have for yourself this week?
How many goals can you set before you feel overwhelmed?
Five, otherwise I lose site of why I'm goal making. The object is to make the goal and not overwhelm yourself.
Just so you know, I love this weekly post. One of the things I miss about working in management is the making of weekly goals. It's like a to-do list that feels so good when you get to check something off of your list!
Let's recap last weeks goals and see how I did!
1. Go to the gym 5 times this week. I will give myself a silver star for this one because I went to the gym 3 times and cleaned my house for 5 hours one day. I think that is pretty good activity considering I'm usually a couch potato.
2. Track everything you eat everyday= Check! Even the mini binge I had the other day.
3. You will bring healthy snacks to Harry Potter= Totally failed this one. Apparently movie theaters are a trigger for me. I brought the snacks , but only ate the carrots.
4. I will not go out to eat= I'm not going to lie, we had $1 burrito supremes this week. And we were so busy this week that Cafe Rio slipped in there once. Let me tell you it is a HUGE improvement from the way we use to eat on Dustin's week off. We ate at home the rest of the week. Yay us! (Here I'll say "week" one more time because I didn't say it enough in the last paragraph)
5. I will make a grocery list and stay under $100.
= This one I made, but only because we had some extra cash from coin star and a $25 rebate MasterCard.
All-in-all I only made 1 of these goals that didn't have an excuse tied to it. Oops! Well, here's to a new week with new goals to achieve! So gear up for the new week, and get ready for some goal setting!
Start of the Week Sunday Goals!
1. I will go to the gym 5 times this week. This will be a goal until I make it happen. It will most likely be a goal every week until I have to quit reminding myself.
2. I will make one new recipe this week. I like this goal the last week I did it. I need to diversify my recipe book.
3. I will read for one hour before I go to bed. I have so many books that I need to read, but the tv seems to get in the way. One day I will make a goal to turn it off at 7:00, I'm just not ready this week to do that yet :/
4, I will come up with a master grocery list to make grocery shopping easier. My dad does this every week. He has a detailed grocery list that maps the store he shops with. It makes it so you're not running all over like a chicken with your head cut off, and helps you to not buy unplanned things. Money saver as well!
5. I will spend less time on my computer. I spend way too much time on the computer. And I need to be spending time with my daughter. Sometimes its just mindlessly reading dumb articles or blogs I don't really follow. So I will limit my time to when Hanna is napping or after she has gone to bed, with a couple SHORT checks throughout the day. But I will not plant myself in front of the tv while on my computer.
Aw, I have direction this week. It feels so good ;)
What's a goal you have for yourself this week?
How many goals can you set before you feel overwhelmed?
Five, otherwise I lose site of why I'm goal making. The object is to make the goal and not overwhelm yourself.
Monday, July 18, 2011
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Today was my hub's first day off of the week, so as always it is a busy one. We tend to think that we need to get everything done in one day because we never know when or if he's going to get called into work.
Started off the day having no idea what to have for breakfast considering that I hadn't been to the store in a week and so we are very low on food. We did have a TON of eggs and so Dustin made us some eggs with ham and cheese. I like to have lots of fruit with breakfast, but after looking in the fridge I only saw almost bad grapes and green apples. Apples are really more of a snack for me so I looked around further to see if there was anything else. Then I remembered that I had freeze dried strawberries in our food storage. I thought they would make a good yogurt topper right? Wrong. I followed the directions on the can and they were horrible. Had to bag that idea and make time for a trip to Sam's Club (no Costco in GJ, BOO!).
Lesson learned that freeze dried strawberries will have to wait to be eaten until we are jobless and REALLY can't afford food.
The Good
I saw Harry Potter this afternoon and it was amazing! What a great way to end the series. I wanted to watch it immediately after it was finished.
We cashed in our change at Coin star and had $69 in change! Not bad for people who hardly ever have cash on hand, right?! Then I found a Regal Cinema's gift card for $10, a free movie ticket from the rewards card (couldn't use this time, the movie was too new), a mail in rebate MasterCard for $25, and two free Chik-fil-a sandwich vouchers that I got over a year ago that don't expire! Sheesh, I got free stuff coming out my ears!
The Bad
Went to Sam's club and it was lunch time. Got a hot dog and the hub's and I shared a Cherry Coke (damn you cherry coke!). We almost went to Taco Bell on the way home to get a Burrito Supreme for $.99, but we made it home without.
Then my husband wanted me to make cookies because he was hankering for something sweet. I promptly told him "no", more like yelled it at him.
The Ugly
In the midst of all the free stuff that we found laying around, they also gave us a free popcorn at the movie for using our rewards card. FREE! I could have totally bypassed it but it. was. free. My will power went out the window and we got some popcorn. Luckily I had packed my nalgene of ice water so that I wasn't tempted to get another carbonated drink. I also had apples and carrots. Our friends had met us at the movies and they brought in a purse full of chocolate. Dustin and I shared the top half of the popcorn and then traded it for 2 mini Almond Joys (for me) and a Reese's Peanut Butter cup (for Dustin).
Oh, and I didn't go to the gym. Great start to the week of goals that I set for myself. I will have to try a whole lot harder tomorrow.
Started off the day having no idea what to have for breakfast considering that I hadn't been to the store in a week and so we are very low on food. We did have a TON of eggs and so Dustin made us some eggs with ham and cheese. I like to have lots of fruit with breakfast, but after looking in the fridge I only saw almost bad grapes and green apples. Apples are really more of a snack for me so I looked around further to see if there was anything else. Then I remembered that I had freeze dried strawberries in our food storage. I thought they would make a good yogurt topper right? Wrong. I followed the directions on the can and they were horrible. Had to bag that idea and make time for a trip to Sam's Club (no Costco in GJ, BOO!).
Lesson learned that freeze dried strawberries will have to wait to be eaten until we are jobless and REALLY can't afford food.
The Good
I saw Harry Potter this afternoon and it was amazing! What a great way to end the series. I wanted to watch it immediately after it was finished.
We cashed in our change at Coin star and had $69 in change! Not bad for people who hardly ever have cash on hand, right?! Then I found a Regal Cinema's gift card for $10, a free movie ticket from the rewards card (couldn't use this time, the movie was too new), a mail in rebate MasterCard for $25, and two free Chik-fil-a sandwich vouchers that I got over a year ago that don't expire! Sheesh, I got free stuff coming out my ears!
The Bad
Went to Sam's club and it was lunch time. Got a hot dog and the hub's and I shared a Cherry Coke (damn you cherry coke!). We almost went to Taco Bell on the way home to get a Burrito Supreme for $.99, but we made it home without.
Then my husband wanted me to make cookies because he was hankering for something sweet. I promptly told him "no", more like yelled it at him.
The Ugly
In the midst of all the free stuff that we found laying around, they also gave us a free popcorn at the movie for using our rewards card. FREE! I could have totally bypassed it but it. was. free. My will power went out the window and we got some popcorn. Luckily I had packed my nalgene of ice water so that I wasn't tempted to get another carbonated drink. I also had apples and carrots. Our friends had met us at the movies and they brought in a purse full of chocolate. Dustin and I shared the top half of the popcorn and then traded it for 2 mini Almond Joys (for me) and a Reese's Peanut Butter cup (for Dustin).
Oh, and I didn't go to the gym. Great start to the week of goals that I set for myself. I will have to try a whole lot harder tomorrow.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Start of the Week Sunday Goals!
I am so glad its the beginning of a new week and I can start working on some new goals. Last weeks goals kind of went down the tubes with the whole sick baby thing. But let's see where I sat with them just for fun!
Totally tried 2 new recipes which turned out delicious (if I do say so myself), which you will find here & here. Check!
Tracked EVERYTHING I ate EVERYDAY. Check!
Non-Weight related, made a family budget. Check!
Went to my Weight Watcher meeting even though I thought I didn't lose anything (but I did 1.2 lb's!). Check!
The only goal I didn't make was to go to the gym 5 times this week. Oops! So guess what's at the top of my list again this week?
Start of the Week Sunday Goals!
1. Go to the gym 5 times this week. I'm serious Carrie. There will be consequences (that I haven't come up with yet) if this goal isn't met. eating well alone is not going to get the job done. Suck it up and get to the gym. Plus, your new shoes are calling!
2. Track everything you eat everyday. This will be a goal until I can get it through my head that tracking is the only way to go. One thing I've learned about keeping a food journal is that when I feel like I've eaten horrible I usually throw in the towel and just eat whatever because I think the day is shot anyway. When I track I find that I don't eat as bad as my head makes me feel so it makes me want to keep it up.
3. You will bring healthy snacks when you go see Harry Potter. I use to have a major relationship with movie popcorn with butter. But alas, I say farewell because not only are you going to kill me at a young age, but I'm hungry an hour later. Not worth it. And that giant Cherry Coke that I "just can't live without" I will just have to. My water will have to suffice.
4. I will not go out to eat. This one will be easy considering the fact that we have no money to go out. But somehow me and hub's always find a way. There will be no way this week.
5. I will make a grocery list and stay under $100. This applies to me keeping my budget. I only went to the store twice this week, and I can only do it once this week. I can do this.
So there are this week goals. Now I am off to make "Italian Meatloaf" with mashed cauliflower and potatoes on the side. Yum!
And could the ice cream truck that has been circling my neighborhood kindly move on. I'm really sick of hearing your music.
Harry Potter tomorrow, so excited!
Totally tried 2 new recipes which turned out delicious (if I do say so myself), which you will find here & here. Check!
Tracked EVERYTHING I ate EVERYDAY. Check!
Non-Weight related, made a family budget. Check!
Went to my Weight Watcher meeting even though I thought I didn't lose anything (but I did 1.2 lb's!). Check!
The only goal I didn't make was to go to the gym 5 times this week. Oops! So guess what's at the top of my list again this week?
Start of the Week Sunday Goals!
1. Go to the gym 5 times this week. I'm serious Carrie. There will be consequences (that I haven't come up with yet) if this goal isn't met. eating well alone is not going to get the job done. Suck it up and get to the gym. Plus, your new shoes are calling!
2. Track everything you eat everyday. This will be a goal until I can get it through my head that tracking is the only way to go. One thing I've learned about keeping a food journal is that when I feel like I've eaten horrible I usually throw in the towel and just eat whatever because I think the day is shot anyway. When I track I find that I don't eat as bad as my head makes me feel so it makes me want to keep it up.
3. You will bring healthy snacks when you go see Harry Potter. I use to have a major relationship with movie popcorn with butter. But alas, I say farewell because not only are you going to kill me at a young age, but I'm hungry an hour later. Not worth it. And that giant Cherry Coke that I "just can't live without" I will just have to. My water will have to suffice.
4. I will not go out to eat. This one will be easy considering the fact that we have no money to go out. But somehow me and hub's always find a way. There will be no way this week.
5. I will make a grocery list and stay under $100. This applies to me keeping my budget. I only went to the store twice this week, and I can only do it once this week. I can do this.
So there are this week goals. Now I am off to make "Italian Meatloaf" with mashed cauliflower and potatoes on the side. Yum!
And could the ice cream truck that has been circling my neighborhood kindly move on. I'm really sick of hearing your music.
Harry Potter tomorrow, so excited!
Monday, July 11, 2011
Fly by the Seat of Your Pants
I can't believe how fast this day has gone by. I've been trying to recover from my vacation and try to get back in my old routine. Hanna doesn't want to cooperate, and has been having to cry herself to sleep for naps and I am now listening to her scream in her bed right now.
Today has been a tiring day of budget making. Nothing is more depressing than going over finances and seeing how little you have left after all of your bills. I don't know about you, but I carry all of my stress in my jaw (is that weird?). My teeth and jaw are killing me right now.
The most important thing for today is that I did not let the stress get to my eating. I have tracked everything. Even-though, I'm pretty sure I can't listen to my daughter scream for any longer or I may need some ice cream. To bad I didn't get anything but fruit at the store today.
Not only am I trying to lose weight, but I'm trying to get my life together as a whole. My husband and I have a tendency to "fly by the seat of our pants". Weight, Church, finances.......I'm on a mission to get my life in order. Today was a good start. Now if only I can stick with it. I guess that would be another goal I'm working on......following through.
Today has been a tiring day of budget making. Nothing is more depressing than going over finances and seeing how little you have left after all of your bills. I don't know about you, but I carry all of my stress in my jaw (is that weird?). My teeth and jaw are killing me right now.
The most important thing for today is that I did not let the stress get to my eating. I have tracked everything. Even-though, I'm pretty sure I can't listen to my daughter scream for any longer or I may need some ice cream. To bad I didn't get anything but fruit at the store today.
Not only am I trying to lose weight, but I'm trying to get my life together as a whole. My husband and I have a tendency to "fly by the seat of our pants". Weight, Church, finances.......I'm on a mission to get my life in order. Today was a good start. Now if only I can stick with it. I guess that would be another goal I'm working on......following through.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Vacation Recap and This Weeks Goals
What a whirlwind these last few day have been! Here is a brief overview of this weeks events:
Took the kids to go see Gramma dressed like a lion at the Lehi Library, where she read us a funny children's book about a Lion in a Library.
Hanna wasn't too happy in this picture.
Went to Park City and road the Alpine Slide and had fun enjoying the cooler weather.
Dustin, Garrit, Saige, Angela, Tyler, Ryan, Michael, & Maddie waiting in line to get on the Alpine Slide. I got to watch, the joys of having an infant. I got a pretty wicked sunburn too.
Park City is beautiful! It was a gorgeous day.
The mom's waiting with their babes while everyone went on rides.
All-in-all my trip to Utah was fun and I was so happy to have been able to see so much of my family. I am also happy to be in the comforts of my own home. Now I just have to get Hanna back on her sleeping schedule and try to salvage some weight loss from the last few days of crappy (seriously crappy?) eating. When you are on the run it is hard to get in food that are healthy diet friendly.
Adding a new weekly staple on the blog will be "Start the Week Sunday Goals"! Every week to keep myself focused on the task at hand. I couldn't need it more than this week. The first week of vacation I did well with eating. The last week? Not so much. It felt like I was running from one event to the next and poor planning=poor eating.
5 Start the Week Sunday Goals!
1. I will workout 5 times this week for one hour (cardio & strength training). After not working out for pretty much the entire time I was on vacay, my gym clothes are yelling at me through the dresser drawer.
2. I will track my points on WW website everyday. I've gotten kind of lazy with tracking and just counting points up in my head. I will not succeed if I don't track. I have the time, there is no excuse.
3. I will, again, go to my Weight Watchers Meeting even if I think I didn't lose anything. I have to hold myself accountable and not get lazy. I realize that I have gone off the wagon for the last few days, but that is no reason to give it all up. I have to pick myself back up and move on. Let the past be the past and not beat myself up.
4. Try two new healthy recipes for dinner. I tend to eat the same things over and over again when I'm trying to lose weight. I need to try and keep it interesting so that I can sustain this lifestyle for long term.
5. (non-weight related) Figure out a sustainable budget that my family can live on. Ever since I have quit my job to stay home with Hanna we have never really figure out a budget to live on. I get stressed about money and then it effects my weight loss i.e, emotional eating. I've got to get this figured out this week so it can quit having a negative effect on my life.
So there are this weeks first set of goals. Simple and clear. I can do this.
Do you set weekly goals for yourself at the beginning of the week?
How do you get back on the healthy eating train when you're back from vacation?
Took the kids to go see Gramma dressed like a lion at the Lehi Library, where she read us a funny children's book about a Lion in a Library.
Hanna wasn't too happy in this picture.
Went to Park City and road the Alpine Slide and had fun enjoying the cooler weather.
Dustin, Garrit, Saige, Angela, Tyler, Ryan, Michael, & Maddie waiting in line to get on the Alpine Slide. I got to watch, the joys of having an infant. I got a pretty wicked sunburn too.
Park City is beautiful! It was a gorgeous day.
The mom's waiting with their babes while everyone went on rides.
All-in-all my trip to Utah was fun and I was so happy to have been able to see so much of my family. I am also happy to be in the comforts of my own home. Now I just have to get Hanna back on her sleeping schedule and try to salvage some weight loss from the last few days of crappy (seriously crappy?) eating. When you are on the run it is hard to get in food that are healthy diet friendly.
Adding a new weekly staple on the blog will be "Start the Week Sunday Goals"! Every week to keep myself focused on the task at hand. I couldn't need it more than this week. The first week of vacation I did well with eating. The last week? Not so much. It felt like I was running from one event to the next and poor planning=poor eating.
5 Start the Week Sunday Goals!
1. I will workout 5 times this week for one hour (cardio & strength training). After not working out for pretty much the entire time I was on vacay, my gym clothes are yelling at me through the dresser drawer.
2. I will track my points on WW website everyday. I've gotten kind of lazy with tracking and just counting points up in my head. I will not succeed if I don't track. I have the time, there is no excuse.
3. I will, again, go to my Weight Watchers Meeting even if I think I didn't lose anything. I have to hold myself accountable and not get lazy. I realize that I have gone off the wagon for the last few days, but that is no reason to give it all up. I have to pick myself back up and move on. Let the past be the past and not beat myself up.
4. Try two new healthy recipes for dinner. I tend to eat the same things over and over again when I'm trying to lose weight. I need to try and keep it interesting so that I can sustain this lifestyle for long term.
5. (non-weight related) Figure out a sustainable budget that my family can live on. Ever since I have quit my job to stay home with Hanna we have never really figure out a budget to live on. I get stressed about money and then it effects my weight loss i.e, emotional eating. I've got to get this figured out this week so it can quit having a negative effect on my life.
So there are this weeks first set of goals. Simple and clear. I can do this.
Do you set weekly goals for yourself at the beginning of the week?
How do you get back on the healthy eating train when you're back from vacation?
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Recouping Sunday
Today should be a lazy day. A great time to get Hanna caught up on sleep by actually taking naps that do not involve a car seat.
It is also a good time to get back on track. Sunday is a family day for me. I stay home and spend time with the people I love. I also eat at home all day long, so this is the perfect time to track my food and get myself back on track. Maybe I can come up with a plan of attack for the rest of my week, I mean, I WILL come up with a plan to stay on track for the next week.
Things I will stick to this week:
1. I will go to my weigh in on Wednesday no matter how unsure I feel about losing. You have to take the good with the bad. Right now I don't think I've gained, but my days have been lacking any structure so I never know.
2. I will drink at least 3 Nalgenes of water a day. That's 96 ounces. I have heard (please tell me if you know this to be true) that you should drink half of your weight in ounces of water a day. Really that would mean I should be drinking around 140 oz's a day. That's like FIVE Nalgenes! I've been carting my water bottle everywhere and still seem to only be able to drink 2 (at home I drink like 4). Suggestions?
3. Opt for fruit. I LOVE July, it seems like all fruits are in season. Especially watermelons and cantaloupes. I'm pretty sure I've ate melon everyday this last week.
4. Hold the bun. There will be a lot of barbecuing going on this next week and so I will be picky about my meat products and I won't eat the bun to save on calories. I have a bit of a wheat allergy so I have to be careful about the kinds of bread I eat. I should probably be more careful about this, I think it would help the weight come off. I'm just not ready to cut it out yet.
5. Salad, Salad, & more Salad. Green is good. My family always has green salad at cook outs and so I will load up on the greens.
6. Walk it off. The other great thing about this time of year is festival's! Utah has one of the best 4th of July celebrations around so I will be doing a lot of walking to get some activity points in.
7. Quit worrying & enjoy time with family. Most importantly I will enjoy spending time with my immediate and extended family. This is one of the only times of year that I get to see most of my extended family and so food should really be the last thing on my mind.
There are my goals for the next week. Initially I was going to do 10 but 7 seemed to be the perfect amount. I don't want to set any strict unattainable goals on a holiday week. That is just a set up for failure.
Happy Fourth of July peep's!
Q's
What are your plans for the 4th?
How much water do you usually drink in a day?
It is also a good time to get back on track. Sunday is a family day for me. I stay home and spend time with the people I love. I also eat at home all day long, so this is the perfect time to track my food and get myself back on track. Maybe I can come up with a plan of attack for the rest of my week, I mean, I WILL come up with a plan to stay on track for the next week.
Things I will stick to this week:
1. I will go to my weigh in on Wednesday no matter how unsure I feel about losing. You have to take the good with the bad. Right now I don't think I've gained, but my days have been lacking any structure so I never know.
2. I will drink at least 3 Nalgenes of water a day. That's 96 ounces. I have heard (please tell me if you know this to be true) that you should drink half of your weight in ounces of water a day. Really that would mean I should be drinking around 140 oz's a day. That's like FIVE Nalgenes! I've been carting my water bottle everywhere and still seem to only be able to drink 2 (at home I drink like 4). Suggestions?
3. Opt for fruit. I LOVE July, it seems like all fruits are in season. Especially watermelons and cantaloupes. I'm pretty sure I've ate melon everyday this last week.
4. Hold the bun. There will be a lot of barbecuing going on this next week and so I will be picky about my meat products and I won't eat the bun to save on calories. I have a bit of a wheat allergy so I have to be careful about the kinds of bread I eat. I should probably be more careful about this, I think it would help the weight come off. I'm just not ready to cut it out yet.
5. Salad, Salad, & more Salad. Green is good. My family always has green salad at cook outs and so I will load up on the greens.
6. Walk it off. The other great thing about this time of year is festival's! Utah has one of the best 4th of July celebrations around so I will be doing a lot of walking to get some activity points in.
7. Quit worrying & enjoy time with family. Most importantly I will enjoy spending time with my immediate and extended family. This is one of the only times of year that I get to see most of my extended family and so food should really be the last thing on my mind.
There are my goals for the next week. Initially I was going to do 10 but 7 seemed to be the perfect amount. I don't want to set any strict unattainable goals on a holiday week. That is just a set up for failure.
Happy Fourth of July peep's!
Q's
What are your plans for the 4th?
How much water do you usually drink in a day?
Friday, July 1, 2011
Atta Boy!
How do you reward yourself for a job well done? I have been thinking about this a lot lately because I, like most people, like to reward myself after I feel like I have accomplished something. The problem with this is that I have the habit of rewarding myself with food (obviously). Problem #2 is that the reward system has gone kind of down hill. It was getting to the point where I felt I needed props for things like: Getting out of bed before 7 or cleaning the house. Pretty sure that those are what I signed on for when I decided to be a stay at home mom. How often does your boss reward you when you show up on time for work? Ya, that's what I thought. And Hanna's reward's tend to come in a smelly diaper change (someone really needs to explain what a "present" really is to this child).
So how do you change your mindset on what is reward worthy and what is not? I have had to re-evaluate my goals lately and I think the only solution is that you get something when you make something. I want to celebrate the small things (like a 2.8 pound loss) but I want the actual goal to stand out. This week I lost sight and rewarded my weight loss with sushi. I know your thinking that wasn't that bad, but I'm pretty sure Japanese Mayo isn't fat-free:(
Here is my dilemma. What do I reward myself with that won't break my bank, be food related, and will still keep me motivated? I'm open for suggestions!
I've gotten a little off track the last couple of days since my weigh in and I need to re-focus. Today my goal is to track everything I eat with my etools on Weight Watchers.com. I also need to eat consistently and not have HOURS in between each meal. I have a packed day so I will go into it with a positive can-do attitude and do the best that I can do. I am also hopefully doing some swimming so some activity points might be earned!
Q's
How do you reward yourself?
What kind of things do you reward yourself for?
So how do you change your mindset on what is reward worthy and what is not? I have had to re-evaluate my goals lately and I think the only solution is that you get something when you make something. I want to celebrate the small things (like a 2.8 pound loss) but I want the actual goal to stand out. This week I lost sight and rewarded my weight loss with sushi. I know your thinking that wasn't that bad, but I'm pretty sure Japanese Mayo isn't fat-free:(
Here is my dilemma. What do I reward myself with that won't break my bank, be food related, and will still keep me motivated? I'm open for suggestions!
I've gotten a little off track the last couple of days since my weigh in and I need to re-focus. Today my goal is to track everything I eat with my etools on Weight Watchers.com. I also need to eat consistently and not have HOURS in between each meal. I have a packed day so I will go into it with a positive can-do attitude and do the best that I can do. I am also hopefully doing some swimming so some activity points might be earned!
Q's
How do you reward yourself?
What kind of things do you reward yourself for?
Friday, June 24, 2011
Have You Ever.......
Have you ever bought a pair of jeans that were too small purposefully so that you will lose weight? I have given numerous articles of clothing to the "Goodwill" that had this back story.
Since you all know my weight I may as well tell you that I am a size 24. After I had my baby back in October, I dropped down to 266 which was 7 pounds less than before pregnancy. I had high hopes for breast feeding and that it would help me to lose weight, but instead I gained.
Before I gained another 14 pounds I bought a steal of a deal pair of jeans. If any of you know how much Seven jeans cost, then I would be embarrassed to admit I spent all that money on them. I got these Seven Jeans for $20, but they didn't have my size, so I had to go the size down which was 22.
Cute, right? Hopefully by the Fall when I can wear these they will be too big to fit into. I love goals that don't have to do with getting on the scale.
Q's
Have you ever bought a size smaller to help motivate you to lose weight?
All the time. I am determined to not waste my money anymore by actually becoming smaller and fitting into the smaller sizes.
Since you all know my weight I may as well tell you that I am a size 24. After I had my baby back in October, I dropped down to 266 which was 7 pounds less than before pregnancy. I had high hopes for breast feeding and that it would help me to lose weight, but instead I gained.
Before I gained another 14 pounds I bought a steal of a deal pair of jeans. If any of you know how much Seven jeans cost, then I would be embarrassed to admit I spent all that money on them. I got these Seven Jeans for $20, but they didn't have my size, so I had to go the size down which was 22.
Cute, right? Hopefully by the Fall when I can wear these they will be too big to fit into. I love goals that don't have to do with getting on the scale.
Q's
Have you ever bought a size smaller to help motivate you to lose weight?
All the time. I am determined to not waste my money anymore by actually becoming smaller and fitting into the smaller sizes.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Every Other Week Seven Day Vacation......
Don't get to excited, I don't really get a week long vacation every other week, but sometimes it feels like it.
This is the site I get to see every other Monday when my husband starts his days off:
Luckily, I have been blessed with a husband that turns off the video games when I ask him to, and got headphones when we had our baby so he wouldn't wake her up with the sound of gun shots. He is a keeper!
My husband is a sub-contracted Water Plant Operator. On the weeks that he works, thats all he does is work. 12 hours a day, with a total of a 2 1/2 hour commute. But, luckily he works 7 on and 7 off so every other week I get to enjoy 7 whole days off with my hub's (that is if he doesn't get called into work, which happens more often than not).
The down side to this schedule is that every other week is like a vacation for our little fam. we tend to go out to eat at least 4 times, and my schedule goes out the window.
Yesterday, we prepared to eat at home the entire week. We went to the grocery store and got plenty of lunch time food so that we would not be tempted to go to any of our favorite lunch spots. We are trying to plan some activities that take us out of the house and keep us active. We are learning to enjoy going to the gym together. The saddest part is that it is the closest thing we have to date night.
Last night, we tried Habanero Monterey Jack Chicken Sausage. It was delish!
I topped mine with saurkraut and mustard, and made a caesar salad. Initially, my hub's had been looking at brat's which have a load of fat and calories. Then we discovered these chicken sausages which only have 120 calories and 6 grams of fat. I forwent the bun, my body has a hard time with bread so I try to keep it to bagel thins only. I didn't miss it.
I am off to the Colorado Monument to do a little hiking and exploring (pictures to follow).
Q's
Have you ever tried chicken sausage? What do you think?
Never had until last night. Love it.
What activity are you going to be doing today besides the gym?
Free Day at the Colorado Monument, ya buddy!
This is the site I get to see every other Monday when my husband starts his days off:
Luckily, I have been blessed with a husband that turns off the video games when I ask him to, and got headphones when we had our baby so he wouldn't wake her up with the sound of gun shots. He is a keeper!
My husband is a sub-contracted Water Plant Operator. On the weeks that he works, thats all he does is work. 12 hours a day, with a total of a 2 1/2 hour commute. But, luckily he works 7 on and 7 off so every other week I get to enjoy 7 whole days off with my hub's (that is if he doesn't get called into work, which happens more often than not).
The down side to this schedule is that every other week is like a vacation for our little fam. we tend to go out to eat at least 4 times, and my schedule goes out the window.
Yesterday, we prepared to eat at home the entire week. We went to the grocery store and got plenty of lunch time food so that we would not be tempted to go to any of our favorite lunch spots. We are trying to plan some activities that take us out of the house and keep us active. We are learning to enjoy going to the gym together. The saddest part is that it is the closest thing we have to date night.
Last night, we tried Habanero Monterey Jack Chicken Sausage. It was delish!
I topped mine with saurkraut and mustard, and made a caesar salad. Initially, my hub's had been looking at brat's which have a load of fat and calories. Then we discovered these chicken sausages which only have 120 calories and 6 grams of fat. I forwent the bun, my body has a hard time with bread so I try to keep it to bagel thins only. I didn't miss it.
I am off to the Colorado Monument to do a little hiking and exploring (pictures to follow).
Q's
Have you ever tried chicken sausage? What do you think?
Never had until last night. Love it.
What activity are you going to be doing today besides the gym?
Free Day at the Colorado Monument, ya buddy!
Friday, June 17, 2011
5%, Ya Baby.
If you direct your attention to the right of my blog you will find a weight tracker. A new addition as of yesterday. Don't be alarmed I am not only trying to lose 15 pounds, that won't even make a dent in the work I have ahead of me. My first goal for WW is 5% of my body weight which is 15 pounds.
I have decided to try and take it 10 pounds at a time (but my goal with WW is 5%). Overall goal is 120 pounds. You totally saw that right. This is a jaw-dropping moment people........my first weigh in was 283 pounds. Ugh, my honest thought of that number is disgust. It's hard to not be completely negative when you see a number like that. How did I let it get this bad?
So I have broken this number down into mini-goals, which I will celebrate and not think about the HUGE number that lies ahead.
You'll also notice that I added some blogs that I stalk for motivation. I have to read these everyday in order to stay motivated. You should check them out if you need motivation for any area of your life. They are inspiring and keep me hopeful.
Now I am off to the Pediatrician for Hanna's wellness shots (I hate these days). There is something wrong about holding your child down so she can get poked with needles. That'll teach her.
I have decided to try and take it 10 pounds at a time (but my goal with WW is 5%). Overall goal is 120 pounds. You totally saw that right. This is a jaw-dropping moment people........my first weigh in was 283 pounds. Ugh, my honest thought of that number is disgust. It's hard to not be completely negative when you see a number like that. How did I let it get this bad?
So I have broken this number down into mini-goals, which I will celebrate and not think about the HUGE number that lies ahead.
You'll also notice that I added some blogs that I stalk for motivation. I have to read these everyday in order to stay motivated. You should check them out if you need motivation for any area of your life. They are inspiring and keep me hopeful.
Now I am off to the Pediatrician for Hanna's wellness shots (I hate these days). There is something wrong about holding your child down so she can get poked with needles. That'll teach her.
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