So today is Friday September 13th, 2013... spooky day
I told Bridget this, and she asked me why? and I did not have an answer... must look up why Friday the 13th is considered spooky...
today = 203 lbs
Last night I stayed and did cardio after my PT session with Tracey, Yay me!!!
I know this to be true - when I stay and do cardio, or when I do any cardio for that matter - I feel like a million bucks!
cardio = better than Celexa :)
I can not remember a time in the past 5-6 years when I have felt so great all the time.
I wont have met my goal tomorrow, but that is ok, I will do my best to meet it the following week.
I will adjust my goal slightly:
Goal = 199.9lbs by Saturday September 21st
Lets get to this...
How?
- Write down all my food
- Eat within my points
- Drink my water
- Cardio!!!
- Oatmeal for breakfast
- Zero point soup (ok, so it isn't zero points anymore... but you get the idea)
- Go to WW meeting on Saturday morning
This is my plan for Friday September 13th through Saturday September 21st
Friday, September 13, 2013
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
deadline looming
Tuesday Sept 10th
So I set a deadline for my first goal a few weeks ago... and that deadline is FAST approaching, and I have a lot of work to do to get there.
EEK
today = 203.4lbs
goal = 199.9 by September 14th
that is 3.5lbs in 4 days.
Is this even possible? of course it is...
I guess I just have to bring out some heavy guns... and see what happens.
I will do my best
so, I cant re-do breakfast this morning, but
So I set a deadline for my first goal a few weeks ago... and that deadline is FAST approaching, and I have a lot of work to do to get there.
EEK
today = 203.4lbs
goal = 199.9 by September 14th
that is 3.5lbs in 4 days.
Is this even possible? of course it is...
I guess I just have to bring out some heavy guns... and see what happens.
I will do my best
so, I cant re-do breakfast this morning, but
- I will have oatmeal for breakfast on Wed, Thurs & Fri
- I will do cardio everyday (Tuesday, Wed, Thurs & Fri)
- I can have WW zero point soup to 'fill the gap'
- I will eat strictly within my points allowance for the rest of today, Wed, Thurs & Fri
- I will write it all down
Lets 'Git 'er dun!!!'
Monday, September 9, 2013
weekends are difficult
204.6lbs
It seems as if weekends are my Nemesis...
I can have a pretty good week, and then *BAM* the weekend comes and messes with my routine.
This past weekend we were at the cottage.
Note: I did not totally blow it, Bridget and I walked to the beach from the cottage (approx. 4 KM), this is a VERY VERY hilly route. Also, we had a very healthy lunch on Saturday (which I prepared!!!)
But... We did have bacon, eggs and toast on Sunday morning...
and we had an ice cream cone on Saturday after out hike... it was the only way I could get Bridget to come with me.
I am hoping that as fall settles in, so do some routines.
Ben and I have decided that IF... I am able to make it to 175lbs by Feb 1, 2014 I can book our Mediterranean cruise for the summer of 2015
if not, then we will do something not so fun... but I will continue to save my pennies, and perhaps when I do make it to my first goal, I can book our vacation!
Routines include, being able to go to my WW meeting on Saturday morning, being able to go for a hike/run/walk on Sundays and in general eating well and not treating myself to a free for all on the weekend.
e.g. a 4+ hour car ride, Wendy's for dinner on Friday night, free for all on Saturday, a big full fat ice cream cone on Saturday and Bacon and eggs and a 4 + hour sit in the car home, and then pita pit for dinner on Sunday...
Today = clean slate.
I commit to writing my food down all week (+ trying to stay within my points)
It seems as if weekends are my Nemesis...
I can have a pretty good week, and then *BAM* the weekend comes and messes with my routine.
This past weekend we were at the cottage.
Note: I did not totally blow it, Bridget and I walked to the beach from the cottage (approx. 4 KM), this is a VERY VERY hilly route. Also, we had a very healthy lunch on Saturday (which I prepared!!!)
But... We did have bacon, eggs and toast on Sunday morning...
and we had an ice cream cone on Saturday after out hike... it was the only way I could get Bridget to come with me.
I am hoping that as fall settles in, so do some routines.
Ben and I have decided that IF... I am able to make it to 175lbs by Feb 1, 2014 I can book our Mediterranean cruise for the summer of 2015
if not, then we will do something not so fun... but I will continue to save my pennies, and perhaps when I do make it to my first goal, I can book our vacation!
Routines include, being able to go to my WW meeting on Saturday morning, being able to go for a hike/run/walk on Sundays and in general eating well and not treating myself to a free for all on the weekend.
e.g. a 4+ hour car ride, Wendy's for dinner on Friday night, free for all on Saturday, a big full fat ice cream cone on Saturday and Bacon and eggs and a 4 + hour sit in the car home, and then pita pit for dinner on Sunday...
Today = clean slate.
I commit to writing my food down all week (+ trying to stay within my points)
Thursday, September 5, 2013
operation GET ON TRACK continues
Thursday Sept. 5th, 2013
(203.6.lbs)
Yesterday was OK, I fell victim to the cupcake... but according to my heart rate monitor I was able to burn 400 cals at the gym, just doing my PT session with Tracey. So cupcake = 1 hour of PT...
The reality is, that cupcake was an expensive cupcake
1 hour of my time + 50$ of PT ...
was it worth it?
NO
I go to the gym because I want muscles, and eventually to see muscle definition, I want to be strong.
That cupcake although did not do irreversible damage, did nothing to get me to my goal.
so, lesson learned.
I need to ask myself "Is this going to get me to my goal faster or slower than I expect?"
e.g. is eating this cupcake going to get me to 199 by Sept 14th?
Other than the cupcake slip up, I was On Plan and on target with my points.
So overall not a bad day... but for the record the cupcake was NOT worth it.
Today I will track !
(203.6.lbs)
Yesterday was OK, I fell victim to the cupcake... but according to my heart rate monitor I was able to burn 400 cals at the gym, just doing my PT session with Tracey. So cupcake = 1 hour of PT...
The reality is, that cupcake was an expensive cupcake
1 hour of my time + 50$ of PT ...
was it worth it?
NO
I go to the gym because I want muscles, and eventually to see muscle definition, I want to be strong.
That cupcake although did not do irreversible damage, did nothing to get me to my goal.
so, lesson learned.
I need to ask myself "Is this going to get me to my goal faster or slower than I expect?"
e.g. is eating this cupcake going to get me to 199 by Sept 14th?
Other than the cupcake slip up, I was On Plan and on target with my points.
So overall not a bad day... but for the record the cupcake was NOT worth it.
Today I will track !
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
the plan is working
Wednesday September 4th, 2013
so today is business as usual. The first day of school has come and gone, the long weekend is long over, and summer seems like it is coming to an end.
I think I weighed myself this morning and I weighed (203.8lbs) but I really cant remember.
I should take a photo with my phone, that way I will remember.
so far today I have written down everything I have eaten.
I have had 3/4 of a litre of water
I have had 5 servings of fruits and veggies
I had 7 hours sleep
and I am going to the gym tonight to get my strength training and cardio in
on plan and loving it.
then why do I feel so awful?
I have a headache, by sinuses are all stuffed, and my upper lip is tingling from my sinuses...
Unfortunately I think I have a sinus infection :(
Last night I went grocery shopping with Bridget, she begged me to buy some cupcakes... I did.
then when we got home I check the nutritionals... UGH they were 400 calories per cupcake!!!
Whoa.... I didn't even think of taking a bite. 400 calories is like going to the gym and working HARD for over an hour!!! no way!
on a side note: I shouldn't be feeding this to my child, but we very rarely get treats of this nature, I figured it was a nice "back to school" treat. Unfortunately they came in a package of 4. Bridget tried sharing them with the kids on the street, but 2 of them had to go out with their daddy... so I was only able to get rid of 2 of the cupcakes. One for Bridget and one for the little boy across the street. I guess she can have one tonight, and perhaps I can convince Ben to finish up the other one :) I need them out of my house.
so today is business as usual. The first day of school has come and gone, the long weekend is long over, and summer seems like it is coming to an end.
I think I weighed myself this morning and I weighed (203.8lbs) but I really cant remember.
I should take a photo with my phone, that way I will remember.
so far today I have written down everything I have eaten.
I have had 3/4 of a litre of water
I have had 5 servings of fruits and veggies
I had 7 hours sleep
and I am going to the gym tonight to get my strength training and cardio in
on plan and loving it.
then why do I feel so awful?
I have a headache, by sinuses are all stuffed, and my upper lip is tingling from my sinuses...
Unfortunately I think I have a sinus infection :(
Last night I went grocery shopping with Bridget, she begged me to buy some cupcakes... I did.
then when we got home I check the nutritionals... UGH they were 400 calories per cupcake!!!
Whoa.... I didn't even think of taking a bite. 400 calories is like going to the gym and working HARD for over an hour!!! no way!
on a side note: I shouldn't be feeding this to my child, but we very rarely get treats of this nature, I figured it was a nice "back to school" treat. Unfortunately they came in a package of 4. Bridget tried sharing them with the kids on the street, but 2 of them had to go out with their daddy... so I was only able to get rid of 2 of the cupcakes. One for Bridget and one for the little boy across the street. I guess she can have one tonight, and perhaps I can convince Ben to finish up the other one :) I need them out of my house.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
First day of school and picnic summary
Tuesday Sept 3rd, 2013
Today is Bridget's first day of school, grade 2, a day for new beginnings. Fresh perspectives, starting new, forming new habits, rebirth!!! as you can see she is really happy to return to school and see all of her friends.
So we had the big "Family Picnic" this weekend, and as you can see from the photos, the food was beautiful, colourful, healthy, and fresh.
Although I didn't eat too poorly over the long weekend, I did not track.
Tracking is the habit I need to get a handle on so I am successful.
Planning, Tracking and eating within my points.
These 3 things are critical to my success.
Today I will track.
p.s. I have a paper tracker, so this week I commit to writing down everything I eat, Tuesday - Friday.
It isnt that hard in the big grand scheme of life to write down a few things for 4 days. I can do it!
So, today I will track, and the more I track the easier it will become, just like brushing my teeth, it will be something I just do.
I will track.
guess what, I have already started, I wrote down my breakfast!
keep going Fiona, if you do this for 4 days you will be down at your weigh in on Saturday.
Today is Bridget's first day of school, grade 2, a day for new beginnings. Fresh perspectives, starting new, forming new habits, rebirth!!! as you can see she is really happy to return to school and see all of her friends.
So we had the big "Family Picnic" this weekend, and as you can see from the photos, the food was beautiful, colourful, healthy, and fresh.
Although I didn't eat too poorly over the long weekend, I did not track.
Tracking is the habit I need to get a handle on so I am successful.
Planning, Tracking and eating within my points.
These 3 things are critical to my success.
Today I will track.
p.s. I have a paper tracker, so this week I commit to writing down everything I eat, Tuesday - Friday.
It isnt that hard in the big grand scheme of life to write down a few things for 4 days. I can do it!
So, today I will track, and the more I track the easier it will become, just like brushing my teeth, it will be something I just do.
I will track.
guess what, I have already started, I wrote down my breakfast!
keep going Fiona, if you do this for 4 days you will be down at your weigh in on Saturday.
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