Life update:
My shopaholism has actually been relatively in control! I'm able to resist buying clothes since I am now getting into the sizes that I used to fit into a couple years ago, and I don't want to go shopping until I am no longer planning on shrinking out of a given size. Go team!
I kept up with my running and some sightseeing when I went to visit Damien in London in mid-August (which is about when I stopped updating the blog), including some lovely views when I was in Greenwich park, and I also hit up my last Jazzercise class for a while.
I moved in to my grad dorm here at UMaine, and started up a really good schedule to keep myself working out- running on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and going to Spin on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I also have an abs class I go to on Tuesdays, and need to get my butt in gear and start up the ten minutes three times a week I need to do a little pushup program. Occasionally, I hit up Yoga, Circuit Training or Zumba, too, but not regularly!
I ran my first 5K race in September, the 65 Roses in Portland. I had a personal record- 29:12 was the official time- which was amazing! I immediately started training up for a 10K- I signed up for one in Lowell, MA called "Thanks-4-Giving" on Thanksgiving morning- and just ran my first 10K distance this afternoon. I actually did 6.38 miles in 60 minutes, 6.4mph pace! Now I need to keep it up and figure out a new goal time for my actual race, since my goal was to do 6.2 in under an hour on race day (mile 6.25 was at 59 minutes on my run).
I've recently been pseudo-plateaued, I've lost a total of 2 pounds over the entire month of October, so I decided to go over my plan but under my maintenance last week while Damien was visiting and for Halloween, and this week I'm increasing my plan to 1 pound a week weight loss instead of 1.5. I hope that this will help kickstart my metabolism a bit, I'm officially at the "ten pounds to go" stage of my weight loss journey, and I want to be at my goal or within one or two pounds of it by Christmas break so that I can overhaul my wardrobe appropriately!
Now let's see if I remember to update this a little bit more regularly :-)
Monday, November 1, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Zzz...
I am so exhausted right now from getting up too early. I went to bed about forty-five minutes earlier than usual to compensate for getting up forty-five minutes earlier, but my mental block is more like a titanium brick. 6am is early, 5am is just unheard of.
However, the good news about getting up so early and going for my run is that I was able to breathe, and feel comfortable moving on to week 5, day 1 of the C25K program. I think Friday will have to be another early morning to get that in before I leave for my last day of my internship!
I am sooooo ready for my vacation. I hope Dames doesn't mind if I totally zonk out on him a lot while I'm visiting.
I'm also excited to see if I have more energy when I start at UMaine; I should be able to get enough sleep on a regular basis, and still work out, go to class, do homework, etcetc. It just gets to be more on my schedule, which has become increasingly more apparent to be a necessity.
However, the good news about getting up so early and going for my run is that I was able to breathe, and feel comfortable moving on to week 5, day 1 of the C25K program. I think Friday will have to be another early morning to get that in before I leave for my last day of my internship!
I am sooooo ready for my vacation. I hope Dames doesn't mind if I totally zonk out on him a lot while I'm visiting.
I'm also excited to see if I have more energy when I start at UMaine; I should be able to get enough sleep on a regular basis, and still work out, go to class, do homework, etcetc. It just gets to be more on my schedule, which has become increasingly more apparent to be a necessity.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Goals, goals, goals
I decided to separate this one from the negativity of my spending. Even though my finances need serious help, my diet and exercise are going AMAZINGLY.
I lost three pounds over the last week, breaking my lovely run of "lose a pound, wait two weeks, lose a pound."
I'm also moving on to longer running periods in C25K. I'm on week four now, which is 3 min run, 90 second walk, 5 min run, 2.5 min walk, 3 min run, 90 second walk, 5 min run. I did that Sunday afternoon at my grandparents' house, and then jumped in the pool after my cool-down walk (my face felt like it was going to explode, it was so hot and humid, so the pool was wonderful!). That jump made me realize, "hey... the hardest thing for me is running. Once I can run a 5K, what's really stopping me from a triathlon?" So I decided that I will start swimming, spinning classes, and eventually outdoor biking once I get back to school. If I work at it slowly, I should be able to do one next summer!
I also spent a good chunk of time yesterday looking up potential races to do. When I get back from London, I'll gather some crafting supplies and turn it into a "wish board." Things going on that include a couple more 5Ks, (aside from the 65 Roses one I've already signed up for), some 10Ks closer to next summer (like the Beach to Beacon), triathlons for late summer/early fall, and the one that will be my CROWNING (get it?) glory- the Disney Princess Half Marathon. I'm aiming for the February 2012 race, because I really, really want the tiara.
I actually was quite energetic Saturday morning when I got up to go to Jazzercise. I found that I didn't feel like I got the same amount out of it, since I had only done one of the routines in the past. Different locations with different instructors mean that you do different songs, so I couldn't anticipate the patterns or the moves as easily so had to do a little more following and a little less oomph.
Yesterday's run was TOUGH. I seriously think I was starting to have an asthma attack, but with only a minute left in my last interval, I didn't want to stop. Definitely a poor choice, but I made it through and was able to breathe again with the cool-down walk. I'm going to have to get up early tomorrow to go out in the morning when it is cooler and less humid; 6 o'clock yesterday evening was 88 degrees with high humidity, tough on the people in the best of shape, let alone a newbie runner with mild breathing problems!
The schedule for the rest of this week is:
Tuesday- Jazzercise
Wednesday- C25K, W4D3
Thursday- Jazzercise
Friday- C25K, either W4D3 if I think I need a repeat, or W5D1; a bit of treading water and chilling at my grandparents' pool.
Saturday- leaving on a jet plane!!
Running next week should be much easier, London has been having 70-75 degree weather lately.
I lost three pounds over the last week, breaking my lovely run of "lose a pound, wait two weeks, lose a pound."
I'm also moving on to longer running periods in C25K. I'm on week four now, which is 3 min run, 90 second walk, 5 min run, 2.5 min walk, 3 min run, 90 second walk, 5 min run. I did that Sunday afternoon at my grandparents' house, and then jumped in the pool after my cool-down walk (my face felt like it was going to explode, it was so hot and humid, so the pool was wonderful!). That jump made me realize, "hey... the hardest thing for me is running. Once I can run a 5K, what's really stopping me from a triathlon?" So I decided that I will start swimming, spinning classes, and eventually outdoor biking once I get back to school. If I work at it slowly, I should be able to do one next summer!
I also spent a good chunk of time yesterday looking up potential races to do. When I get back from London, I'll gather some crafting supplies and turn it into a "wish board." Things going on that include a couple more 5Ks, (aside from the 65 Roses one I've already signed up for), some 10Ks closer to next summer (like the Beach to Beacon), triathlons for late summer/early fall, and the one that will be my CROWNING (get it?) glory- the Disney Princess Half Marathon. I'm aiming for the February 2012 race, because I really, really want the tiara.
I actually was quite energetic Saturday morning when I got up to go to Jazzercise. I found that I didn't feel like I got the same amount out of it, since I had only done one of the routines in the past. Different locations with different instructors mean that you do different songs, so I couldn't anticipate the patterns or the moves as easily so had to do a little more following and a little less oomph.
Yesterday's run was TOUGH. I seriously think I was starting to have an asthma attack, but with only a minute left in my last interval, I didn't want to stop. Definitely a poor choice, but I made it through and was able to breathe again with the cool-down walk. I'm going to have to get up early tomorrow to go out in the morning when it is cooler and less humid; 6 o'clock yesterday evening was 88 degrees with high humidity, tough on the people in the best of shape, let alone a newbie runner with mild breathing problems!
The schedule for the rest of this week is:
Tuesday- Jazzercise
Wednesday- C25K, W4D3
Thursday- Jazzercise
Friday- C25K, either W4D3 if I think I need a repeat, or W5D1; a bit of treading water and chilling at my grandparents' pool.
Saturday- leaving on a jet plane!!
Running next week should be much easier, London has been having 70-75 degree weather lately.
Not your Frugal Fanny...
What IS it about things being "discounted" or "on sale" that makes me go crazy?? Honestly. I could be in the Olympics- if they had a sports category for "justifying expenses." This last weekend, I took my parents out to dinner, I bought my grandma a gift card for her birthday, I got a few more things for back-to-school, I got another one of my magical sports bras (seriously- it accounts for cup size, and you can adjust the band AND the straps; it's fantastic), and I'm about to get some gift cards for my aunt and uncle since they have been so great to let me stay with them this summer. All reasonable-to-necessary expenses. Then I got a pair of ballet flats. Okay, that one was alright, but not the greatest expense- I was planning on buying two new pairs for back-to-school since three of my pairs are about to be out of commission.
Then I bought a Nook with a cute cover. This is where my mentality was starting to get warped. I've known for several months that when I have the money I would get a Nook. I don't have the money. But I convinced myself that because I'd be traveling to London, and would want to be able to have an eReader, and when I read books on my iPod it really makes it die faster, and since I use my iPod for so much other stuff, like LoseIt! and C25K, that it was better if I got the Nook before I went. And the cover was necessary, and it was okay to get THAT instead of borrow my mom's because they only had the display model and they gave me a 20% discount.
I am officially going on a payment plan and strict budget when I move in to school, and I am going to try to buy almost nothing this week and when I'm in London. My mentality about money needs a serious overhaul before I get in serious trouble- I'm getting to be too grown up to have my parents bail me out if I get in a tough spot because I'm being frivolous!
Then I bought a Nook with a cute cover. This is where my mentality was starting to get warped. I've known for several months that when I have the money I would get a Nook. I don't have the money. But I convinced myself that because I'd be traveling to London, and would want to be able to have an eReader, and when I read books on my iPod it really makes it die faster, and since I use my iPod for so much other stuff, like LoseIt! and C25K, that it was better if I got the Nook before I went. And the cover was necessary, and it was okay to get THAT instead of borrow my mom's because they only had the display model and they gave me a 20% discount.
I am officially going on a payment plan and strict budget when I move in to school, and I am going to try to buy almost nothing this week and when I'm in London. My mentality about money needs a serious overhaul before I get in serious trouble- I'm getting to be too grown up to have my parents bail me out if I get in a tough spot because I'm being frivolous!
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Let me eat cake!
I missed my run on Monday night; I went to see Inception (I'm surprised by how much I enjoyed the film, by the way) with some friends, and the 7:15 showing worked best for them. I was going to go for a run when I got back from the movie, but after dropping the guys all off, it was 10:20 at night, a little too late and a little too dark.
Since I have a rule- "Don't make plans that make you cancel your exercise"- and I broke it, I had to pay for it by getting up wicked early Tuesday morning. I like working out, since it makes me feel great, but I do NOT like getting up around 5:30 in the morning. It was a lovely and cool morning run though, and I was going to add on one minute of jogging before taking a four-minute cooldown walk. I didn't check the time until I'd added a full three minute interval of running on, which was amazing- I definitely felt like I could've kept going.
I also did Jazzercise on Tuesday night, so I was EXHAUSTED by the time I got to bed, and super tired all of Wednesday.
We had an end-of-summer BBQ for the interns. I would have done SO WELL, but for the cake! It was chocolate and had two layers and yummy frosting... I was going to cut a piece and half and take half, but didn't want to leave a half of a piece (silly, I know), so I took a full one. I felt satisfied after half, but it just looked soooo yummy there on my plate. I actually felt a little ill for the rest of the day after I finished it, since it was 90, humid, and I was overly full!
That cake might just be the only thing that got me out of the house to go running yesterday evening; I was literally falling asleep, then Damien told me I should go for my run or I'd be upset with myself (he was right). At 9PM I hauled my butt out the door... and felt like I was stepping into a SAUNA. It was still over 80 degrees out, with at least 65% humidity (having trouble finding the exact), an hour after sunset. I didn't go quite as far, maybe because of the dark and humidity, or maybe because I ran two days in a row, but I still added in an extra three minute jog before I finished.
Despite caking out, I dropped another half-pound or more from two days ago, bringing my total this week to 2, which is fabulous. I've been worrying a little bit, since it seemed like I was losing maybe a pound every other week.
Money spending... I talked myself out of a cute dress at the Express Outlet. It was summery, green, and adorable, but I didn't really have the forty bucks for it and should start looking into fall and TA-appropriate clothing. I did, however, buy a cute short-sleeve pink sweater that I'm already wearing at work right now. $17 and I will definitely wear it a lot :-) It's a good thing I don't pop up to the outlets on my lunch breaks more often!
Since I have a rule- "Don't make plans that make you cancel your exercise"- and I broke it, I had to pay for it by getting up wicked early Tuesday morning. I like working out, since it makes me feel great, but I do NOT like getting up around 5:30 in the morning. It was a lovely and cool morning run though, and I was going to add on one minute of jogging before taking a four-minute cooldown walk. I didn't check the time until I'd added a full three minute interval of running on, which was amazing- I definitely felt like I could've kept going.
I also did Jazzercise on Tuesday night, so I was EXHAUSTED by the time I got to bed, and super tired all of Wednesday.
We had an end-of-summer BBQ for the interns. I would have done SO WELL, but for the cake! It was chocolate and had two layers and yummy frosting... I was going to cut a piece and half and take half, but didn't want to leave a half of a piece (silly, I know), so I took a full one. I felt satisfied after half, but it just looked soooo yummy there on my plate. I actually felt a little ill for the rest of the day after I finished it, since it was 90, humid, and I was overly full!
That cake might just be the only thing that got me out of the house to go running yesterday evening; I was literally falling asleep, then Damien told me I should go for my run or I'd be upset with myself (he was right). At 9PM I hauled my butt out the door... and felt like I was stepping into a SAUNA. It was still over 80 degrees out, with at least 65% humidity (having trouble finding the exact), an hour after sunset. I didn't go quite as far, maybe because of the dark and humidity, or maybe because I ran two days in a row, but I still added in an extra three minute jog before I finished.
Despite caking out, I dropped another half-pound or more from two days ago, bringing my total this week to 2, which is fabulous. I've been worrying a little bit, since it seemed like I was losing maybe a pound every other week.
Money spending... I talked myself out of a cute dress at the Express Outlet. It was summery, green, and adorable, but I didn't really have the forty bucks for it and should start looking into fall and TA-appropriate clothing. I did, however, buy a cute short-sleeve pink sweater that I'm already wearing at work right now. $17 and I will definitely wear it a lot :-) It's a good thing I don't pop up to the outlets on my lunch breaks more often!
Monday, August 2, 2010
Oh, Mothers
My workout schedule has been going strong, which is excellent! I did Week 3, Day 1 of C25K on Saturday morning, and even lengthened a running interval a bit (ninety seconds to 2 minutes 15 seconds) and added another minute-long run interval using the first minute of the cool-down walk. It seemed silly to me to do a 3 minute walking interval, and then do a 5 minute cool-down walk, so I think I'll keep that up for the next two days of this week.
This was also the first week that I came in under what LoseIt! displays as my budget, which is pretty amazing. I purposefully set my deficit lower to account for the fact that I would likely go over by about 500 calories a week, so I'm impressed that I was able to stay under! I'm sure my hours of walking around Boston yesterday, including going through the aquarium (and watching the penguins for likely a good hour), helped a ton- I only put it in as "household walking" for three hours, even though it was more strenuous than that and for a good five to six hours.
I'm addicted to caffeine, apparently. That's no good... drinking a cup of coffee was the only way to make my killer headache go away after I got in yesterday. I thought I was dehydrated, so I drank a ton of water and took some ibuprophin and took a ten minute nap, but it was still throbbing strong a couple hours later, soothed only with my lovely iced concoction. If it was sugar-induced... well, my chocolate cupcake with chocolate frosting and chocolate sprinkles and m'n'ms was well worth the punishment (I only ate the top part that had the frosting, though).
While my intake and output this past week was pretty fantastic for me (1700 exercise calories), my spending was sub par. I bought a bunch of stuff that was on my list for back-to-school, eliminated other items off my list, and came under budget with all that. I registered my car, which cost a pretty penny. I treated my family to dinner, which wasn't as expensive as I was anticipating. And let's not talk about that ticket I got... :-\
The unexpected expense was my stop at Old Navy with my mom. She has this unique habit of being able to talk me into buying almost anything- she almost got me to purchase a pair of WHITE shorts! The style was adorable, but I would never buy white shorts; I am truly her daughter, and have an awesome knack for dropping stuff on myself, or sitting in stuff, or just mysteriously getting dirty, so white is just a very poor bottom color choice. Not the greatest for the top, either, come to think of it. I was going to buy only one item, and use my 30% off coupon, but ended up with a cardigan, a tank top, a tee shirt and a pair of khaki bermudas, and kindly picked up a tee for my little brother. Not a total bank-breaking trip, since everything was on sale, but definitely more than anticipated.
I REALLY need to get my butt in gear with this whole "sticking to a budget" thing. I'm thinking it might be smarter to start that once I've moved in to school- a new place with new spending habits, hopefully leaning towards a bit more frugality. And I also won't have the dorm-furnishing, car-registering purchases that I am currently plagued with.
This was also the first week that I came in under what LoseIt! displays as my budget, which is pretty amazing. I purposefully set my deficit lower to account for the fact that I would likely go over by about 500 calories a week, so I'm impressed that I was able to stay under! I'm sure my hours of walking around Boston yesterday, including going through the aquarium (and watching the penguins for likely a good hour), helped a ton- I only put it in as "household walking" for three hours, even though it was more strenuous than that and for a good five to six hours.
I'm addicted to caffeine, apparently. That's no good... drinking a cup of coffee was the only way to make my killer headache go away after I got in yesterday. I thought I was dehydrated, so I drank a ton of water and took some ibuprophin and took a ten minute nap, but it was still throbbing strong a couple hours later, soothed only with my lovely iced concoction. If it was sugar-induced... well, my chocolate cupcake with chocolate frosting and chocolate sprinkles and m'n'ms was well worth the punishment (I only ate the top part that had the frosting, though).
While my intake and output this past week was pretty fantastic for me (1700 exercise calories), my spending was sub par. I bought a bunch of stuff that was on my list for back-to-school, eliminated other items off my list, and came under budget with all that. I registered my car, which cost a pretty penny. I treated my family to dinner, which wasn't as expensive as I was anticipating. And let's not talk about that ticket I got... :-\
The unexpected expense was my stop at Old Navy with my mom. She has this unique habit of being able to talk me into buying almost anything- she almost got me to purchase a pair of WHITE shorts! The style was adorable, but I would never buy white shorts; I am truly her daughter, and have an awesome knack for dropping stuff on myself, or sitting in stuff, or just mysteriously getting dirty, so white is just a very poor bottom color choice. Not the greatest for the top, either, come to think of it. I was going to buy only one item, and use my 30% off coupon, but ended up with a cardigan, a tank top, a tee shirt and a pair of khaki bermudas, and kindly picked up a tee for my little brother. Not a total bank-breaking trip, since everything was on sale, but definitely more than anticipated.
I REALLY need to get my butt in gear with this whole "sticking to a budget" thing. I'm thinking it might be smarter to start that once I've moved in to school- a new place with new spending habits, hopefully leaning towards a bit more frugality. And I also won't have the dorm-furnishing, car-registering purchases that I am currently plagued with.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
JazzBunnie
So today was Jazzercise, and an auditor was visiting (to make sure the instructors are instructing well). Having her watch was definitely good pressure to put even more oomph into the workout, since I was dragging a bit as I walked in to class.
Bunnie- yes, BunnIE- pulled aside me and three other girls after class and solicited us to consider becoming Jazzercise instructors, whilst expressing her happy surprise at the number of us that had potential in the class (I guess they don't frequently get young, energetic people in the classes). She also suggested that, if I were to become an instructor, that I could start classes up at grad school since they don't have them anywhere near there already.
I'll be honest, this is something I'd been thinking of trying to do for a while. Wouldn't it be so fun to earn money while working out?
The catch is that you have to "buy into the franchise" to be an instructor. So while in one respect, this would be a great time to go to training, and start Jazzercise at the gym at my school, in another respect, it's a terrible time. I don't think I really have the right amount to invest- if I COULD get the money, would I really have the time to make it all back?
Definitely something I'm going to keep considering! And I'm pretty flattered that she pulled me aside, that's for darn sure :-)
Yesterday: C25K, Week 2 Day 2- pretty decent, though my route was really messed up since I kept tripling back over stretches of the run to get more shade, which meant I didn't go as far. I decided to go over a bit with the calories yesterday because I really fancied one of my light Klondike bars, and now I'm accidentally pretty far under today, so that all worked out just fine!
Today's lesson: don't chop up your banana unless you're going to eat it immediately or unless you really want to eat a pile of brown mush.
Bunnie- yes, BunnIE- pulled aside me and three other girls after class and solicited us to consider becoming Jazzercise instructors, whilst expressing her happy surprise at the number of us that had potential in the class (I guess they don't frequently get young, energetic people in the classes). She also suggested that, if I were to become an instructor, that I could start classes up at grad school since they don't have them anywhere near there already.
I'll be honest, this is something I'd been thinking of trying to do for a while. Wouldn't it be so fun to earn money while working out?
The catch is that you have to "buy into the franchise" to be an instructor. So while in one respect, this would be a great time to go to training, and start Jazzercise at the gym at my school, in another respect, it's a terrible time. I don't think I really have the right amount to invest- if I COULD get the money, would I really have the time to make it all back?
Definitely something I'm going to keep considering! And I'm pretty flattered that she pulled me aside, that's for darn sure :-)
Yesterday: C25K, Week 2 Day 2- pretty decent, though my route was really messed up since I kept tripling back over stretches of the run to get more shade, which meant I didn't go as far. I decided to go over a bit with the calories yesterday because I really fancied one of my light Klondike bars, and now I'm accidentally pretty far under today, so that all worked out just fine!
Today's lesson: don't chop up your banana unless you're going to eat it immediately or unless you really want to eat a pile of brown mush.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Lazy Day Sunday
It was so hard to drag myself out of bed yesterday, after a busy weekend, but a bowl of fruit and a coffee woke me up nicely so I could go to Jazzercise!
It was definitely a kick-butt workout, and different than the songs we typically use since we had an instructor I'd never seen before. Some of the routines she used were boring, or I couldn't figure out how to make them more of a cardio workout, which I didn't really like... and I didn't really like the woman herself, she sort of rubbed me the wrong way somehow. I'll just hope that I get back one of the other five instructors I've had and really enjoyed on Tuesday!
I somehow stayed way under on calories, even with the pastieda for dinner (cheese-only lasagna- not sure how to spell it)- I guess I didn't really have a lunch because I had good, small snacks at good intervals (some chicken lunchmeat, some string cheese, more fruit). I also got to float around on a raft in a pool reading for a couple hours, which was fabulously relaxing.
I'm back up a pound again, which I really can't figure out. I've increased my exercise, been drinking loads of water, and my weekly net cals are well below the losing one pound a week rate - much closer to losing 1.5 pounds a week. People have been able to see a difference- one of my friends commented that I looked really good, and Dames has been seeing a noticeable difference, particularly in the shoulder area and back- but it's still so frustrating that I keep wobbling around 144/145 and don't go down! I started at 148, too, so it's not like I've even been able to enjoy hitting the 5 pound loss mark, let alone a ten or the 22 that I set as my initial goal to lose.
Ugh. Oh well, I'm going to keep at it, because even if the scale won't admit it, I know I am being about 200% healthier in the choices I'm making and the activities I'm doing, and feel better and thinner. I think I might give the scale a two-week break, and then see if there's any difference if I'm not constantly checking, hoping that finally, finally, another pound will have disappeared.
It was definitely a kick-butt workout, and different than the songs we typically use since we had an instructor I'd never seen before. Some of the routines she used were boring, or I couldn't figure out how to make them more of a cardio workout, which I didn't really like... and I didn't really like the woman herself, she sort of rubbed me the wrong way somehow. I'll just hope that I get back one of the other five instructors I've had and really enjoyed on Tuesday!
I somehow stayed way under on calories, even with the pastieda for dinner (cheese-only lasagna- not sure how to spell it)- I guess I didn't really have a lunch because I had good, small snacks at good intervals (some chicken lunchmeat, some string cheese, more fruit). I also got to float around on a raft in a pool reading for a couple hours, which was fabulously relaxing.
I'm back up a pound again, which I really can't figure out. I've increased my exercise, been drinking loads of water, and my weekly net cals are well below the losing one pound a week rate - much closer to losing 1.5 pounds a week. People have been able to see a difference- one of my friends commented that I looked really good, and Dames has been seeing a noticeable difference, particularly in the shoulder area and back- but it's still so frustrating that I keep wobbling around 144/145 and don't go down! I started at 148, too, so it's not like I've even been able to enjoy hitting the 5 pound loss mark, let alone a ten or the 22 that I set as my initial goal to lose.
Ugh. Oh well, I'm going to keep at it, because even if the scale won't admit it, I know I am being about 200% healthier in the choices I'm making and the activities I'm doing, and feel better and thinner. I think I might give the scale a two-week break, and then see if there's any difference if I'm not constantly checking, hoping that finally, finally, another pound will have disappeared.
Fun, fun, fun until the dessert plates get in your wa-a-ay.
Saturday was not so hot for my diet. I went up to a New Hampshire lake house for a yearly gathering one of my college friends hosts; it's always so fun, but being an Italian family, they always prepare a massive amount of delicious food (welcome to my holidays).
I started the day out reasonably, with low-cal waffles, strawberries, yogurt, and a coffee (330 calories total), figuring that I was full enough to make it until the late lunch/early dinner meal without starving and then gorging on the food. I had a bunch of grapes when I got there, then we all went swimming for an hour or two (I looked up the minimum calories I burned for the day just by gently treading water and talking- not even counting when I did swim or frolick more heavily- and it was a lot!).
Lunch/dinner also was reasonable- I had a hot dog and bun, half an ear of corn, some salad (with peaches and a little cheese in it), under a cup of mac and cheese, and a small chicken breast. Sounds like a lot, but I DID want to eat more real food so I wouldn't actually be hungry when the dessert meal rolled around.
We went swimming for another couple hours, and I also hopped in the kayak and went out, paddled around an island (I only ran into the island two times!! Three if you count the time I ran into the island forwards and then backwards as I tried to turn around separately). I logged a very small portion of all of my exercise though, putting it on the lightest setting possible and for a lot less time than I actually was active.
The dessert meal was the killer, as I knew it would be. There are always so many delicious, delicious things, so I decided to take very small portions of the things I really wanted to try, and then overcount (hopefully) by putting in a full portion size into LoseIt! Chocolate cake, ricotta cake, cream cheese brownies, a banana trifle, lemon squares, multi-chip cookies, apple turnovers... it all looked soooo good.
For honesty's sake: I took a small sliver of each of the two cakes, the smallest brownie on the plate, half of a piece of the turnover (already cut into reasonably small pieces), a half-size lemon square (which were maybe 1 inch by 2 inches originally), one of the cookies (130 cals each), split another small pink one in half with a friend (I was curious) and a third to a half cup of the banana trifle- and made sure my portion was mostly bananas and strawberries and less pudding, cool whip and whatever else. It sounds like a lot, but since the portions were very small of everything, it wasn't totally dreadful- I logged it all (including the naughty seconds of the brownies) at about 1300 calories, and that's definitely an overestimate.
And, shockingly, at the end of the day (I sometimes jump on again before bed out of curiosity) I only weighed one pound more than that morning, and the next morning I actually weighed half a pound less than Saturday morning. Yay for indulging wisely- and saying no to s'mores! I'm glad I could have a super fun day, and not feel like I was really sacrificing anything. In fact, I was overly full! Last summer, I'm sure I ate larger portions of everything and really wanted more.
I also was able to eat out twice on Friday and not go too far over (the bread with dinner was the killer, it was delicious and I had two pieces, oops!) by getting an Ahi Tuna Salad at dinner, and just a cup of broccoli cheddar soup from Panera (though I logged it as the larger portion, since I didn't trust that they actually gave me the cup; it looked like it, but I decided to be safe).
I started the day out reasonably, with low-cal waffles, strawberries, yogurt, and a coffee (330 calories total), figuring that I was full enough to make it until the late lunch/early dinner meal without starving and then gorging on the food. I had a bunch of grapes when I got there, then we all went swimming for an hour or two (I looked up the minimum calories I burned for the day just by gently treading water and talking- not even counting when I did swim or frolick more heavily- and it was a lot!).
Lunch/dinner also was reasonable- I had a hot dog and bun, half an ear of corn, some salad (with peaches and a little cheese in it), under a cup of mac and cheese, and a small chicken breast. Sounds like a lot, but I DID want to eat more real food so I wouldn't actually be hungry when the dessert meal rolled around.
We went swimming for another couple hours, and I also hopped in the kayak and went out, paddled around an island (I only ran into the island two times!! Three if you count the time I ran into the island forwards and then backwards as I tried to turn around separately). I logged a very small portion of all of my exercise though, putting it on the lightest setting possible and for a lot less time than I actually was active.
The dessert meal was the killer, as I knew it would be. There are always so many delicious, delicious things, so I decided to take very small portions of the things I really wanted to try, and then overcount (hopefully) by putting in a full portion size into LoseIt! Chocolate cake, ricotta cake, cream cheese brownies, a banana trifle, lemon squares, multi-chip cookies, apple turnovers... it all looked soooo good.
For honesty's sake: I took a small sliver of each of the two cakes, the smallest brownie on the plate, half of a piece of the turnover (already cut into reasonably small pieces), a half-size lemon square (which were maybe 1 inch by 2 inches originally), one of the cookies (130 cals each), split another small pink one in half with a friend (I was curious) and a third to a half cup of the banana trifle- and made sure my portion was mostly bananas and strawberries and less pudding, cool whip and whatever else. It sounds like a lot, but since the portions were very small of everything, it wasn't totally dreadful- I logged it all (including the naughty seconds of the brownies) at about 1300 calories, and that's definitely an overestimate.
And, shockingly, at the end of the day (I sometimes jump on again before bed out of curiosity) I only weighed one pound more than that morning, and the next morning I actually weighed half a pound less than Saturday morning. Yay for indulging wisely- and saying no to s'mores! I'm glad I could have a super fun day, and not feel like I was really sacrificing anything. In fact, I was overly full! Last summer, I'm sure I ate larger portions of everything and really wanted more.
I also was able to eat out twice on Friday and not go too far over (the bread with dinner was the killer, it was delicious and I had two pieces, oops!) by getting an Ahi Tuna Salad at dinner, and just a cup of broccoli cheddar soup from Panera (though I logged it as the larger portion, since I didn't trust that they actually gave me the cup; it looked like it, but I decided to be safe).
Friday, July 23, 2010
Early morning, ran the whole way...
I am going to be so tired tonight, but it was well worth it. Since I can't go running this evening and shouldn't go running tomorrow (I have a four hour round-trip drive to go swim and frolick for many hours, so I shouldn't tucker myself out too much!), I dragged myself out of bed at quarter of six this morning. I KNOW, right? Granted, I sat on my laptop for twenty minutes, considering going back to sleep, until I was awake enough to spring into action. I was so glad that I got my butt out of bed and into my running clothes, since it was so cool but nice out (65 degrees, nice light morning air, and so lovely and quiet!). The conditions definitely made week 2, day 1 of C25K so much nicer than week 1 was, trying to breathe all that heavy, humid air. It's too bad that I have to leave so early for work and that I'm such a night owl- this was deifnitely an infrequent occurrence.
I signed up for a 5K this morning; it's called 65 Roses and is a benefit for Cystic Fibrosis, in Portland. It's the first year that they're doing it, but it sounds lovely! I'm very excited, and hope that my sister will be able to do it with me. I decided I should sign up now, though, to keep myself going and ensure that I run, whether alone or with someone else! I decided I have to hold off on workout clothes (okay, I'll probably get another sports bra before then) until the week before the race, and then I'll allow myself to go buy a cute running outfit :-)
Jazzercise was excellent last night, I can tell I'm getting into better shape because I can put so much more energy into the routines now. I went straight from there (don't worry, I washed up in the bathroom quickly so I didn't smell too badly- wouldn't want to stink up my new car!) to pick up my friend Kaz for mini-golfing, which was super fun! I wasn't AS terrible at it as I used to be, but still am pretty crappy. Either that, or my ball had the same magnetization as the holes, since it dipped in and out an alarming amount of times.
I was goofing around on LoseIt! this morning, and realized that I "burned" 150 calories for the hour we spent there... I put it in as a half hour because I thought it was funny to have that listed as an "exercise."
I signed up for a 5K this morning; it's called 65 Roses and is a benefit for Cystic Fibrosis, in Portland. It's the first year that they're doing it, but it sounds lovely! I'm very excited, and hope that my sister will be able to do it with me. I decided I should sign up now, though, to keep myself going and ensure that I run, whether alone or with someone else! I decided I have to hold off on workout clothes (okay, I'll probably get another sports bra before then) until the week before the race, and then I'll allow myself to go buy a cute running outfit :-)
Jazzercise was excellent last night, I can tell I'm getting into better shape because I can put so much more energy into the routines now. I went straight from there (don't worry, I washed up in the bathroom quickly so I didn't smell too badly- wouldn't want to stink up my new car!) to pick up my friend Kaz for mini-golfing, which was super fun! I wasn't AS terrible at it as I used to be, but still am pretty crappy. Either that, or my ball had the same magnetization as the holes, since it dipped in and out an alarming amount of times.
I was goofing around on LoseIt! this morning, and realized that I "burned" 150 calories for the hour we spent there... I put it in as a half hour because I thought it was funny to have that listed as an "exercise."
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
My name is Emily, and I'm a chocoholic!
Today, I did not eat chocolate (unless you count my chocolate "flavored" coffee, which really just smells like chocolate). This is a HUGE shocker for me, and I'm surprised that I don't feel as if I'm missing something.... I have been kinda grumpy today, though THAT could be due to the fact that I have almost not made it out of bed the past two mornings.Or it could be withdrawals.
Ribs for dinner- even though I only took two- put me quite a bit over for today, but I at least had bought a bunch of fruit and yogurt yesterday, so I didn't really have any junk food today, which kept it a little more reasonable. I decided last night that I need to cut out the sweet snack I usually have at work, so I've replaced the usual bread product&coffee/fruit/sandwich/cookie breakfast and lunch combo with the following:
Toast or low-cal waffles, coffee
Yogurt
Sandwich, fruit
Fruit
So, as you can see, I'll get to eat more for the same amount of calories- and they're better calories. Look at me, learning to be all healthy and such ;-)
Jazzercise kicked my butt yesterday; there's this one abductor/adductor routine that is a killer, and of course we did that. My legs and abs and arms are still sore from that, and now I'm fully exhausted from doing W1D3 of C25K. I was going to work out a little more to make up for those ribs, but I decided that I should really just pass out instead.
For fun, this is what I expected when I went to Jazzercise; subtract out the pushups, add in better music, and it's not too far off!
80's Dance Aerobics Champs
Ribs for dinner- even though I only took two- put me quite a bit over for today, but I at least had bought a bunch of fruit and yogurt yesterday, so I didn't really have any junk food today, which kept it a little more reasonable. I decided last night that I need to cut out the sweet snack I usually have at work, so I've replaced the usual bread product&coffee/fruit/sandwich/cookie breakfast and lunch combo with the following:
Toast or low-cal waffles, coffee
Yogurt
Sandwich, fruit
Fruit
So, as you can see, I'll get to eat more for the same amount of calories- and they're better calories. Look at me, learning to be all healthy and such ;-)
Jazzercise kicked my butt yesterday; there's this one abductor/adductor routine that is a killer, and of course we did that. My legs and abs and arms are still sore from that, and now I'm fully exhausted from doing W1D3 of C25K. I was going to work out a little more to make up for those ribs, but I decided that I should really just pass out instead.
For fun, this is what I expected when I went to Jazzercise; subtract out the pushups, add in better music, and it's not too far off!
80's Dance Aerobics Champs
Monday, July 19, 2010
Does driving count as exercise?
I honestly used to feel as if driving home for the weekend should be a workout- sitting in traffic for an hour in the hot sun with my 16-year-old car with the sticky shifter and tough clutch left me tired, sweaty and sore. Don't worry, I never logged that as exercise in LoseIt, though I sometimes wish I could have!
Now it's sort of a moot point... I bought a new car on Saturday, and it's adorable!! Pretty little red Ford Focus. It shifts easily AND has AC, both completely winning points. While this might seem like another bout of shopaholism, it's actually been premeditated and well-discussed, and very necessary, that I get a new car. I'm lucky that I don't impulse buy with major purchases- it's mostly clothing that gets me.
I was supposed to do Jazzercise Express on Friday, but it was so sunny and hot out, and finding a spot to park at Jazzercise was beyond unappealing. I let myself sleep in a bit on Saturday, missing the Jazzercise class THAT morning, but was going to go for a run around 10 after I grabbed my armband. This endeavor failed thanks to car shopping and then yet more heat. This heat wave is totally bogging me down!
Fortunately, I got right back on the exercise horse bright and early Sunday, doing my first day of C25K. I was surprised the run intervals were only 60 seconds long, definitely very manageable for me, and I felt GREAT after. I had a ton of energy until a lot later in the day- after two hours of driving, an hour of hanging out, and four hours of beaching with my friends. Espresso helped a ton there ;-) I also resisted the urge to eat the entirety of my "Ploughman" sandwich I purchased for lunch- chicken salad, cheddar cheese, green apples and honey mustard on sourdough bread, of course in the giant sandwich-shop size. I ate half and figured I would eat more later in the afternoon if I was hungry enough, which of course I wasn't.
Today, I did week 1, day 2 of C25K... my shins were a little sore, they weren't used to running outside yet, but I pushed through and felt better once I'd finished- sweating buckets and breathing hard thanks to the heavy, humid air.
I have four more weeks of C25K and Jazzercise three times a week each, then two weeks where I really have to self-motivate before grad school starts and I can create a new routine.
Now it's sort of a moot point... I bought a new car on Saturday, and it's adorable!! Pretty little red Ford Focus. It shifts easily AND has AC, both completely winning points. While this might seem like another bout of shopaholism, it's actually been premeditated and well-discussed, and very necessary, that I get a new car. I'm lucky that I don't impulse buy with major purchases- it's mostly clothing that gets me.
I was supposed to do Jazzercise Express on Friday, but it was so sunny and hot out, and finding a spot to park at Jazzercise was beyond unappealing. I let myself sleep in a bit on Saturday, missing the Jazzercise class THAT morning, but was going to go for a run around 10 after I grabbed my armband. This endeavor failed thanks to car shopping and then yet more heat. This heat wave is totally bogging me down!
Fortunately, I got right back on the exercise horse bright and early Sunday, doing my first day of C25K. I was surprised the run intervals were only 60 seconds long, definitely very manageable for me, and I felt GREAT after. I had a ton of energy until a lot later in the day- after two hours of driving, an hour of hanging out, and four hours of beaching with my friends. Espresso helped a ton there ;-) I also resisted the urge to eat the entirety of my "Ploughman" sandwich I purchased for lunch- chicken salad, cheddar cheese, green apples and honey mustard on sourdough bread, of course in the giant sandwich-shop size. I ate half and figured I would eat more later in the afternoon if I was hungry enough, which of course I wasn't.
Today, I did week 1, day 2 of C25K... my shins were a little sore, they weren't used to running outside yet, but I pushed through and felt better once I'd finished- sweating buckets and breathing hard thanks to the heavy, humid air.
I have four more weeks of C25K and Jazzercise three times a week each, then two weeks where I really have to self-motivate before grad school starts and I can create a new routine.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Patience (or, Why Emily Would Fail at Being a Jedi)
I just graduated from a rather expensive college this May; couple that with being a shopaholic and a travelaholic, I'm broke. This is bad news for me, especially now that I'm trying to get back into a non-spherical shape.
I have this theory about myself: I only have a finite amount of patience. Patience is the same thing as willpower for me- it took me a while last summer when I was on DIET: ROUND ONE to figure this one out, but the more effort I had to put in to not eating chocolate and dragging myself on runs, the grumpier I would get with people. Contra-positively, the happier I was with people, the more likely I was to slack with diet and exercise.
Now let's look at a chart:
So as you can see, after everything else that's going on in my day, I really only have about 1% of my patience left to resist the siren call of malls, online shopping, and even the "as seen on TV" section that's suddenly appeared in CVS (evidence: my turbie, purchased last week whilst buying shampoo).
I face the very real dilemma of not really knowing if I should buy something every once in a while, to stay strong with my diet (because if I take more than my allotted share of patience for not shopping, it sure as heck is going to cut into the patience I have for not eating tons of chocolate), or realizing that I don't have money and giving in to a little more chocolate that evening.
Also, when I do get frustrated with the rate I'm losing weight (slowly, though it is progress), I usually decide to kick up my exercise a notch. But to motivate myself to do THAT, I usually need a cute workout tee, a new pair of sneakers, or a new sports bra. Thank goodness for Bob's on the shoe and shirt front, but sports bras are a whole other, expensive story.
I found this quote- not sure where it came from, but I liked it.
I have this theory about myself: I only have a finite amount of patience. Patience is the same thing as willpower for me- it took me a while last summer when I was on DIET: ROUND ONE to figure this one out, but the more effort I had to put in to not eating chocolate and dragging myself on runs, the grumpier I would get with people. Contra-positively, the happier I was with people, the more likely I was to slack with diet and exercise.
Now let's look at a chart:
I face the very real dilemma of not really knowing if I should buy something every once in a while, to stay strong with my diet (because if I take more than my allotted share of patience for not shopping, it sure as heck is going to cut into the patience I have for not eating tons of chocolate), or realizing that I don't have money and giving in to a little more chocolate that evening.
Also, when I do get frustrated with the rate I'm losing weight (slowly, though it is progress), I usually decide to kick up my exercise a notch. But to motivate myself to do THAT, I usually need a cute workout tee, a new pair of sneakers, or a new sports bra. Thank goodness for Bob's on the shoe and shirt front, but sports bras are a whole other, expensive story.
I found this quote- not sure where it came from, but I liked it.
Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow - that is patience.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Isn't Round a Shape?
I’ve always been a dancer… until a few months ago. Sure, I’ll still take classes for fun when I can, but it can no longer be my single source of exercise (plus it’s EXPENSIVE).
I’ve tried running, but that never really worked for me… it was always too easy to think it’s hot out, maybe tomorrow will be cooler or I’m tired, maybe I’ll have more energy tomorrow. I have the same issues with the gym, too. It’s too easy to just say “Eh, I’m not feeling it,” and sit at home with some ice cream and TLC.
So I know exactly what I need from a workout- it needs to be FUN and it needs to have a SCHEDULE that I can’t change. I’ve tried setting up “workout dates” with friends, either jogs or gym trips, but it’s not fair to force my friends into forcing me to go. They don’t need to deal with my whingey crap!
Jazzercise. That was a perfect solution for me this summer. I found out about classes in my area online, noted that I could make it to classes on four days, and saw that they were offering a free trial. So I went… and it was FUN and kicked my ASS. I loved it, from the bouncy cardio (with some dance steps thrown in, some kickboxing, some demonic never-stand-up-from-your-squat routines) to the arm weight routines to the ab workouts. Each routine tends to have three segments composed of a couple of moves, and you mix up the three segments through the entire song (good music, too!) to keep it interesting. It is as high-intensity as you want it to be, so if you’re legitimately overtired you can just put the energy you have into the workout, or if you’re really hyper you can bounce extra high and squat extra low.
I had printed off a coupon in case I decided I really wanted to go to classes regularly- a student deal for June, July and August. $75, unlimited classes for the three months. PERFECT.
Now I go on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and then one of either Saturday or Sunday (I HAVE to go Sunday if I don’t go Saturday); if I’m home for the weekend, there’s a Jazzercise location that has a Saturday morning class I can drag myself to (bright and early, 8:30 am and a half hour away from home). I schedule hanging out with friends around my workout times, so that life doesn’t get in the way of me working towards living comfortably.
As of right now, I use the elliptical or try to go for a little jog on some of the off days, but Monday night I downloaded the C25K application for my iPod Touch and uploaded a bunch of music.
C25K is a program that takes you from the couch to running a 5K, and can be repeated to improve your times. It’s a 9 week thing, with 3 half hour to forty minute runs (with some walk intervals at first) each week. This will work in perfectly with my Jazzercise schedule- Jazzercise three times a week, C25K three times a week, and a rest day. (I’ll also probably try to throw the Zumba and Bollywood Burn DVDs in every once in a while.)
To keep myself doing the C25K (again, what’s stopping me from just putting it off?), my sister and I are going to register to run a 5K in late September/early October, so I have a little bit of wiggle room in case I need to repeat a week of training or want to improve my time a bit before the race.
And to keep myself running even further than THAT… let’s just say, Disney World has some GREAT offerings, and someday, I would not be opposed to being crowned an honorary Disney Princess for finishing the Disney Princess Half Marathon.
I’ve tried running, but that never really worked for me… it was always too easy to think it’s hot out, maybe tomorrow will be cooler or I’m tired, maybe I’ll have more energy tomorrow. I have the same issues with the gym, too. It’s too easy to just say “Eh, I’m not feeling it,” and sit at home with some ice cream and TLC.
So I know exactly what I need from a workout- it needs to be FUN and it needs to have a SCHEDULE that I can’t change. I’ve tried setting up “workout dates” with friends, either jogs or gym trips, but it’s not fair to force my friends into forcing me to go. They don’t need to deal with my whingey crap!
Jazzercise. That was a perfect solution for me this summer. I found out about classes in my area online, noted that I could make it to classes on four days, and saw that they were offering a free trial. So I went… and it was FUN and kicked my ASS. I loved it, from the bouncy cardio (with some dance steps thrown in, some kickboxing, some demonic never-stand-up-from-your-squat routines) to the arm weight routines to the ab workouts. Each routine tends to have three segments composed of a couple of moves, and you mix up the three segments through the entire song (good music, too!) to keep it interesting. It is as high-intensity as you want it to be, so if you’re legitimately overtired you can just put the energy you have into the workout, or if you’re really hyper you can bounce extra high and squat extra low.
I had printed off a coupon in case I decided I really wanted to go to classes regularly- a student deal for June, July and August. $75, unlimited classes for the three months. PERFECT.
Now I go on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and then one of either Saturday or Sunday (I HAVE to go Sunday if I don’t go Saturday); if I’m home for the weekend, there’s a Jazzercise location that has a Saturday morning class I can drag myself to (bright and early, 8:30 am and a half hour away from home). I schedule hanging out with friends around my workout times, so that life doesn’t get in the way of me working towards living comfortably.
As of right now, I use the elliptical or try to go for a little jog on some of the off days, but Monday night I downloaded the C25K application for my iPod Touch and uploaded a bunch of music.
C25K is a program that takes you from the couch to running a 5K, and can be repeated to improve your times. It’s a 9 week thing, with 3 half hour to forty minute runs (with some walk intervals at first) each week. This will work in perfectly with my Jazzercise schedule- Jazzercise three times a week, C25K three times a week, and a rest day. (I’ll also probably try to throw the Zumba and Bollywood Burn DVDs in every once in a while.)
To keep myself doing the C25K (again, what’s stopping me from just putting it off?), my sister and I are going to register to run a 5K in late September/early October, so I have a little bit of wiggle room in case I need to repeat a week of training or want to improve my time a bit before the race.
And to keep myself running even further than THAT… let’s just say, Disney World has some GREAT offerings, and someday, I would not be opposed to being crowned an honorary Disney Princess for finishing the Disney Princess Half Marathon.
Llama Face!
I love chocolate. Really, there’s no way around it. I also am naturally lazy. So it’s no wonder that I gained a TON of weight after my seven to eight hours a week of dancing ended in February, and I was too tired or I didn’t feel well enough to go to the gym.
Since I’m trying to be all “honesty is the best policy, especially with myself” here, I’ll give the stats.
I’m 22. I’m 5 feet tall. And at the start of this summer, I weighed 148 pounds (NOT much muscle) and was a size 12. At five feet, that’s not HUGE, but it is definitely big, and I was definitely not happy about it.
This past month and a half, I downloaded the LoseIt! app for my iPod Touch; my first week, I was just honest with myself about what I was eating. Then, I got down to business- I set myself up to lose a pound a week (if I stuck to my budget) and start working out.
My progress report is that things are going pretty well- I’m down 3 pounds and my clothes are definitively baggy- but not as well as I would hope. I got super frustrated last week when my weight went UP a pound. WHAT IS THIS CRAP?! I thought. As D (my boyfriend) could attest, I was grouchy and whingey THAT night. But I decided to keep at it; I worked out extra hard the following day, and at the start of this week (yesterday; the app starts the week on Mondays) I decided to put my program down to losing 1.5 pounds a week, hoping the extra kick in the cals would help some weight come off.
I know, I know. I am very likely building muscle with my exercise, but of course that laziness of mine kicks in and I haven’t started taking measurements yet, so for now, I have to go by the fit of my clothes.
The good news: I lost that pound that I gained back again. Yay team!
Since I’m trying to be all “honesty is the best policy, especially with myself” here, I’ll give the stats.
I’m 22. I’m 5 feet tall. And at the start of this summer, I weighed 148 pounds (NOT much muscle) and was a size 12. At five feet, that’s not HUGE, but it is definitely big, and I was definitely not happy about it.
This past month and a half, I downloaded the LoseIt! app for my iPod Touch; my first week, I was just honest with myself about what I was eating. Then, I got down to business- I set myself up to lose a pound a week (if I stuck to my budget) and start working out.
My progress report is that things are going pretty well- I’m down 3 pounds and my clothes are definitively baggy- but not as well as I would hope. I got super frustrated last week when my weight went UP a pound. WHAT IS THIS CRAP?! I thought. As D (my boyfriend) could attest, I was grouchy and whingey THAT night. But I decided to keep at it; I worked out extra hard the following day, and at the start of this week (yesterday; the app starts the week on Mondays) I decided to put my program down to losing 1.5 pounds a week, hoping the extra kick in the cals would help some weight come off.
I know, I know. I am very likely building muscle with my exercise, but of course that laziness of mine kicks in and I haven’t started taking measurements yet, so for now, I have to go by the fit of my clothes.
The good news: I lost that pound that I gained back again. Yay team!
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