Good Evening it's Friday peoples! It has been a really good week and I'm looking forward to the weekend. After my morning route I headed for Zumba class and today was GLOW day. We all wore bright colored clothes and put glow sticks, bracelets, necklaces etc on and did Zumba in the dark. It was awesome good fun and a good source of burning calories. Anything you can do for exercise and be smiling and laughing while doing it is wonderful in my book. After Zumba did some hula hooping and Amy brought my special order hula hoop so I have my very own for at home now. I can't wait to put it together and practice my hooping skills. Shhh don't tell anyone but I need A LOT of practice hooping so if you drive by my house and this chubby gal is hooping in the front yard...yup it's me!! lol Just don't wreck when you laugh okay. After Zumba and some hooping I put in 6 miles on the recumbent bike to round off my exercise routine for the day...woohoo I feel good!
My diet was really good until this evening when I was taken out to eat at Golden Corral. My calories for the day ended up high but I still ended with over 1500 calories deficit and counting. I met my 15000 + steps and food is logged. I know that I am no longer doing the 21 day challenge but I will keep reporting until I am challenged to do something else. Ohh good news... I found some of my old blue jeans that I haven't worn in like forever and they fit!! yippie now I don't have to go naked or baggy everywhere now that the weather is cooling off. Two pairs of jeans is a lot better than none.
So there it is my day in a nut shell and I feel good about how this week went and I would like to go to the gym in the morning for awhile and then work on cleaning my house afterwords because if I clean first I will never make it to the gym. This will be a busy weekend with Halloween and all. Please have a Happy and safe Halloween. Go easy on the candy if you indulge and exercise off the candy that you do eat. Every calorie you eat should be exercised away... yeah right... think that will happen...lol. We can try... maybe that will help us stay away from the candy.
Keep plugging along and soon your be singing a different song....
Friday, October 29, 2010
Challenge day #21
Well this is the final day of the 21 day challenge and Amy said let's finish strong! So here was my plan for the day. Work in the AM then take Janessa to Dr's appointment then back to work. After work I was planning to go to the gym and get my time in to end good and strong.
Here is how my day went... worked in the AM then ran home and found paperwork and took Janessa to the Dr's appointment. As usual the Dr's. appointment took longer than planned and I barely had time to make it back to work so didn't get any little extra steps in. I was hoping to walk around the building a few times or something but just didn't have the time. Then trained and ran PM route and decided to go to the Walking track between the High School and Middle School to run/walk before going home. It was such a nice cool day I thought it would be better than the gym. Well I had one quick errand to run first and my son called reminding me that he had to be at the college by 5:30pm. well there went my run/walk on the track...lol.
I just got home and got myself all situated when I ended up with company. Needless to say I never made it to the gym or to the track for my run/walk. I knew it would be a difficult day it I didn't make it to the gym in the morning but I was sure hoping for a little time but I look at it like this... it's just one day, and there is always tomorrow. I still ended up with 1 hour and 16 minutes of moderate exercise and met my target calorie burn for the day. I did track and log my calories using the new app and I still ended the day with about a 1500 calorie deficit. I did not make 15000 steps challenge but again... there is always tomorrow. Sorry this post was a day late my evening got away from me and I posted my stats and forgot to blog. Hope you day was a good one and those on the challenge hope you finished strong!
Here is how my day went... worked in the AM then ran home and found paperwork and took Janessa to the Dr's appointment. As usual the Dr's. appointment took longer than planned and I barely had time to make it back to work so didn't get any little extra steps in. I was hoping to walk around the building a few times or something but just didn't have the time. Then trained and ran PM route and decided to go to the Walking track between the High School and Middle School to run/walk before going home. It was such a nice cool day I thought it would be better than the gym. Well I had one quick errand to run first and my son called reminding me that he had to be at the college by 5:30pm. well there went my run/walk on the track...lol.
I just got home and got myself all situated when I ended up with company. Needless to say I never made it to the gym or to the track for my run/walk. I knew it would be a difficult day it I didn't make it to the gym in the morning but I was sure hoping for a little time but I look at it like this... it's just one day, and there is always tomorrow. I still ended up with 1 hour and 16 minutes of moderate exercise and met my target calorie burn for the day. I did track and log my calories using the new app and I still ended the day with about a 1500 calorie deficit. I did not make 15000 steps challenge but again... there is always tomorrow. Sorry this post was a day late my evening got away from me and I posted my stats and forgot to blog. Hope you day was a good one and those on the challenge hope you finished strong!
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Challenge day #20
First off a Happy Birthday to my very special granddaughter Sasha who would have been 2 yrs old today. She passed away May 3rd 2010 due to complications dealing with her Congenital Heart Defect. She is a very beautiful little angel. My children and I celebrated her birthday by going to the cemetery talking to her and singing to her. It was a great way to celebrate her life instead of dwelling on missing her so much.
Today was also day 20 of the 21 day challenge and I was feeling very good. Life is looking up and my weight is looking down...hehehe. I weighed in this morning at 253.5 lbs... so that's a total of 54 lbs down now...yehaw!! I have finally broken through that wall that has had me for several weeks yoyoing between 257 and 259lbs. I'm feeling good and looking better. I saw a different picture of me from about a year ago and the change is amazing to see. I wonder what I will look like a year from today? The answer is up to me. Will I stick to this weight loss plan and finish my loss for a healthier and happier Cheri or will I give up and go back to obese and unhappy? I choose to keep fighting for life and health. I have six amazing kids who drive me totally and completely nuts most of the time but I love them so much and they need a mom and I need them.
My calorie intake was good today until this evening with the bday cake but I did get my food logging in and with the time I put in at the gym I also made my 1500 calorie deficit. I made my 15000 step a day challenge as well, so all is good in the world of weight loss . I am in a bit of a panic however because all of my long pants from last year are way too big on me so I'm gonna have to try and come up with some pants to wear now that cooler temps are approaching very quickly. Thank goodness for draw string mens sweats...lol.
Well I'm gonna head for bed early this evening and catch a little extra rest. I hope you all have been working hard on your 21 day challenge if you participated. If not this time I'm sure that Amy will give us another challenge soon. If you smile that makes everything better I know this to be true... that's how I make it sometimes when things get really rough. So if you are struggling just smile!
Song:
If you chance to meet a frown, do not let it stay
Quickly turn it upside down and smile that frown away.
No one likes a frowning face, change it for a smile
Make the world a better place by smiling all the while.
Today was also day 20 of the 21 day challenge and I was feeling very good. Life is looking up and my weight is looking down...hehehe. I weighed in this morning at 253.5 lbs... so that's a total of 54 lbs down now...yehaw!! I have finally broken through that wall that has had me for several weeks yoyoing between 257 and 259lbs. I'm feeling good and looking better. I saw a different picture of me from about a year ago and the change is amazing to see. I wonder what I will look like a year from today? The answer is up to me. Will I stick to this weight loss plan and finish my loss for a healthier and happier Cheri or will I give up and go back to obese and unhappy? I choose to keep fighting for life and health. I have six amazing kids who drive me totally and completely nuts most of the time but I love them so much and they need a mom and I need them.
My calorie intake was good today until this evening with the bday cake but I did get my food logging in and with the time I put in at the gym I also made my 1500 calorie deficit. I made my 15000 step a day challenge as well, so all is good in the world of weight loss . I am in a bit of a panic however because all of my long pants from last year are way too big on me so I'm gonna have to try and come up with some pants to wear now that cooler temps are approaching very quickly. Thank goodness for draw string mens sweats...lol.
Well I'm gonna head for bed early this evening and catch a little extra rest. I hope you all have been working hard on your 21 day challenge if you participated. If not this time I'm sure that Amy will give us another challenge soon. If you smile that makes everything better I know this to be true... that's how I make it sometimes when things get really rough. So if you are struggling just smile!
Song:
If you chance to meet a frown, do not let it stay
Quickly turn it upside down and smile that frown away.
No one likes a frowning face, change it for a smile
Make the world a better place by smiling all the while.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Challenge day #18 and #19
As you can tell I didn't get a blog in yesterday. I wasn't feeling too well. Monday morning I woke feeling a little worn out but otherwise not too bad. My stomach was a little upset like but just chalked it up to something I ate not setting right with me. When I got to Zumba class I was just way off and struggled through the whole hour. I never gave up but it definitely showed that I was having trouble. At one point Amy came and stood by me and made sure I put a big smile on my face and that was a comfort. See usually I smile all the time and she knew something was wrong because I wasn't smiling. After class she made sure I was okay and told me she wanted to help by standing next to me because I had this look on my face something to the effect that if she made us to one more song....lol. I told her that I wasn't upset but that I was just fighting and having trouble keeping up and coordination etc. Amy I love you and I'm so glad you care about all of us crazy Zumba gals!
After class I wanted and needed to get more workout in but took it fairly easy. I sent another hour at the gym on the cross trainer and the recumbent bike. First thing in the morning my armband wouldn't sync so I was exercising blind. I tell you what, when you get used to having your friend attached to your arm and wrist and one of them gets sick you get totally lost. That's as bad as leaving my purse or my cellphone locked in the car and going somewhere without them... scary! I was finally able to sync about two thirds of the way through my workout. I did however forget to put the armband on my calf while on the bike...ohh well.
Over all yesterday was a good day but I just wasn't feeling well. I was dragging by the time I got home and then my chest started hurting.... felt like really bad heart burn. Just to make sure my back wasn't out I had my daughter pop it... didn't help. Took prilosec and that didn't help. Took ibuprofen and drank so milk and finally close to 11pm it started to ease up. Man I hadn't had a case of heartburn that bad in ages. I did sleep good once I got to sleep.
Now for today I felt really good this morning. It was a nice cool morning, very invigorating. After morning route I was ready for that gym so I changed and off I went. I got just under two hours in at the gym today. I did take it a little easy today because of how I felt yesterday but still got a really nice workout it. Becky showed up about halfway through my workout so got the buddy system thing for a little while. It's nice when you have friends at the gym to talk to during the exercising.
This afternoon I felt good about the last couple of days and keep telling myself that I'm headed on the right path and that I am unstoppable. I have so much going on in my life that sometimes I don't take the time to appreciate myself for my hard work. Well I stepped on the scale and it's still going down so I can honestly say... GOOD JOB CHERI you are doing it!
Both yesterday and today my foods were logged and I met my 1500 calorie deficit as well as my 15000 step goal. What a good two days I have had even with a case of heartburn to let me know that my body is still in charge...lol. I sure hope you have all had a good couple of days and that you are reaching for the stars. Take time to be nice to you and congratulate yourself on making positive changes in your life. Until tomorrow...night all.
After class I wanted and needed to get more workout in but took it fairly easy. I sent another hour at the gym on the cross trainer and the recumbent bike. First thing in the morning my armband wouldn't sync so I was exercising blind. I tell you what, when you get used to having your friend attached to your arm and wrist and one of them gets sick you get totally lost. That's as bad as leaving my purse or my cellphone locked in the car and going somewhere without them... scary! I was finally able to sync about two thirds of the way through my workout. I did however forget to put the armband on my calf while on the bike...ohh well.
Over all yesterday was a good day but I just wasn't feeling well. I was dragging by the time I got home and then my chest started hurting.... felt like really bad heart burn. Just to make sure my back wasn't out I had my daughter pop it... didn't help. Took prilosec and that didn't help. Took ibuprofen and drank so milk and finally close to 11pm it started to ease up. Man I hadn't had a case of heartburn that bad in ages. I did sleep good once I got to sleep.
Now for today I felt really good this morning. It was a nice cool morning, very invigorating. After morning route I was ready for that gym so I changed and off I went. I got just under two hours in at the gym today. I did take it a little easy today because of how I felt yesterday but still got a really nice workout it. Becky showed up about halfway through my workout so got the buddy system thing for a little while. It's nice when you have friends at the gym to talk to during the exercising.
This afternoon I felt good about the last couple of days and keep telling myself that I'm headed on the right path and that I am unstoppable. I have so much going on in my life that sometimes I don't take the time to appreciate myself for my hard work. Well I stepped on the scale and it's still going down so I can honestly say... GOOD JOB CHERI you are doing it!
Both yesterday and today my foods were logged and I met my 1500 calorie deficit as well as my 15000 step goal. What a good two days I have had even with a case of heartburn to let me know that my body is still in charge...lol. I sure hope you have all had a good couple of days and that you are reaching for the stars. Take time to be nice to you and congratulate yourself on making positive changes in your life. Until tomorrow...night all.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Challenge day #17
Okay so there is not a whole lot to blog on today. I went to bed last night with a headache and woke up with one too. I just needed my eyes closed so I went back to sleep until like 11:30 am... yeah I know. I hate migraines and today was a good one. When I got up at 11:30am I still had the headache and so more meds were taken. Finally mid to late afternoon my headache eased up. So again today I got nothing done that I needed to get done. I spent my day in bed or parked on the recliner dealing with my headache or watching tv with the kids. We did get laundry done...woohoo... at least we will have clean clothes for the week..lol,
My calorie intake was about normal and I did get it logged however since I did nothing all day my calorie deficit is little to nothing. I did need a day off so I guess I got one because my body said so. I also did not get my 15000 steps in. I guess at least I did one thing I was supposed to... logged the meals. I hope everyone had a good weekend and look forward to a great work week ahead!! Love Ya
My calorie intake was about normal and I did get it logged however since I did nothing all day my calorie deficit is little to nothing. I did need a day off so I guess I got one because my body said so. I also did not get my 15000 steps in. I guess at least I did one thing I was supposed to... logged the meals. I hope everyone had a good weekend and look forward to a great work week ahead!! Love Ya
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Challenge day #16
Good Day to all my friends!! Last night I was up a lot later than normal. I ended up with a house full of teenagers until 2:30 am so I was up till about 3am. I say teenagers but they were young adults. My body really isn't used to being up that late.
I woke up this morning to the wonderful sounds of my boys fighting. When I checked my phone for messages my friend Becky from here in town had texted me to come to the gym if I was awake. I got a whole 5 hrs of sleep but I didn't want to let her down so I jumped up and got headed for the gym. I was there with her for about 45 minutes then needed to run my kids to bowling league. I left and took my kids dropped them off and headed right back to the gym. I spent the next 2 hours at the gym kicking serious butt...lol. I rocked on vigorous today and don't really know what the difference was but even with the lack of sleep I got1.5 hrs of vigorous exercise in plus my 45 minutes of moderate. I'm over my 15000 steps for the day and logged my food plus I also have my 1500 calorie deficit... yehaw!
When my kids called me and I had to leave the gym I was kinda bummed I just wanted to stay until my legs gave out. I came home and then about an hour later laid down for a short nap. My brain was still so active that I couldn't sleep for a little while but I think I ended up with about 30 minutes somewhere along the line. A little later in the afternoon I had the urge to go for a walk but there were too many things going on and I couldn't but it was nice to still feel like I had energy for something. Overall it's been a good day for my weight loss journey. I hope your weekend is going well and you find the strength to work towards a goal.
I woke up this morning to the wonderful sounds of my boys fighting. When I checked my phone for messages my friend Becky from here in town had texted me to come to the gym if I was awake. I got a whole 5 hrs of sleep but I didn't want to let her down so I jumped up and got headed for the gym. I was there with her for about 45 minutes then needed to run my kids to bowling league. I left and took my kids dropped them off and headed right back to the gym. I spent the next 2 hours at the gym kicking serious butt...lol. I rocked on vigorous today and don't really know what the difference was but even with the lack of sleep I got1.5 hrs of vigorous exercise in plus my 45 minutes of moderate. I'm over my 15000 steps for the day and logged my food plus I also have my 1500 calorie deficit... yehaw!
When my kids called me and I had to leave the gym I was kinda bummed I just wanted to stay until my legs gave out. I came home and then about an hour later laid down for a short nap. My brain was still so active that I couldn't sleep for a little while but I think I ended up with about 30 minutes somewhere along the line. A little later in the afternoon I had the urge to go for a walk but there were too many things going on and I couldn't but it was nice to still feel like I had energy for something. Overall it's been a good day for my weight loss journey. I hope your weekend is going well and you find the strength to work towards a goal.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Challenge day #15
Good Evening! So today was my day off of work and all I did was run all day long! I had a long list of things of things that I wanted and needed to get done of which barely any of it actually managed to get completed. My main goal for the day was to make it to the gym and get some exercise in.
Well I made it to the gym and got an hour and a half of exercise in. Today was another day of struggling to meet my vigorous target. I spent my first thirty minutes on the treadmill walking and just didn't have the energy to run so I said... that's okay I will just walk. Then I got on the Recumbent Cross trainer for an hour.
After the gym it was running my daughter Janessa here and there all afternoon and then some cleaning. I finally got a break around 6 or 6:30 this evening. Needless to say the other items on my list were never done. I am proud to say that my food is logged and I have made my 1500 calorie deficit and if I get up and take a few more steps I will be at my 15000 steps for the day so all is good in the world of weight loss. So that's it for today I hope you have had a good day. Keep smiling!
Well I made it to the gym and got an hour and a half of exercise in. Today was another day of struggling to meet my vigorous target. I spent my first thirty minutes on the treadmill walking and just didn't have the energy to run so I said... that's okay I will just walk. Then I got on the Recumbent Cross trainer for an hour.
After the gym it was running my daughter Janessa here and there all afternoon and then some cleaning. I finally got a break around 6 or 6:30 this evening. Needless to say the other items on my list were never done. I am proud to say that my food is logged and I have made my 1500 calorie deficit and if I get up and take a few more steps I will be at my 15000 steps for the day so all is good in the world of weight loss. So that's it for today I hope you have had a good day. Keep smiling!
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Challenge day #14
What a beautiful day it was today, too bad half of my day was indoors sitting and teaching. I was up and off to work to teach Special Needs to a couple of drivers. It was nice and quiet at work with only a handful of us working today. The only part I disliked was the fact that I spent from 6am to 10am sitting and burning very very few calories. As soon as I finished class Becky D and I headed for the gym to put in an hours workout. I really struggled at the gym this morning, not sure why. I just didn't seem to have the oomph to get my vigorous like I usually do. I did manage to get like 18 minutes of vigorous this morning.
After our workout it was back to work for both us... Becky to her desk and me in a bus riding with a trainee around town and on the highway testing them. It made for a nice calm afternoon however the more I thought about it the more I realized I wasn't burning anything today... yiks! It was gonna have to be a two round day at the gym and based on this mornings performance I was a little worried that even with a second visit I would be lacking in calorie burn. I was only a little over 2000 calories when I got off work and got ready for the gym and I needed at least a 3500 calorie day.
Well when I got home after work I could tell the boys needed a little separation time from each other so I asked Jaden my youngest if he wanted to go to the gym with me and he got all excited. First thing when we got there we both hopped on the treadmill. I got him all set up and the little turkey decided he wasn't going as fast as the guy running on one of the other machines and so he turned up the speed and.... yup you guessed it went right off the back of the treadmill. He wasn't hurt and I wasn't worried but sure scared the poor young guy working....lol. After that he got back on and we hooked the emergency stop string to him... he didn't like that at all. Pretty soon he went to the gymnasium and played soccer with a gal that works the then he joined me on the bikes. I got another 7 miles in there at resistance level 10 so that was a good feeling. While I was on the bike he did some then got on the elliptical and loved it! I took some pics of him and they are on my facebook profile... what a cute boy he is.
Well here it is shortly after 10:30 pm and I have burned over 3600 calories and 15000+ steps for the day. It was a tough road today but at the same time it was a lot of fun. I am proud of myself for getting to the gym on one of those unusual work days that normally throw me off routine. My eating was good today and food has been logged. I have now made my 1500 calorie deficit and so I'm a happy camper! Tomorrow I have the day off, however it is planned to be a very busy day so we will see how things go for me. The boys want to go to Zumba class with me tomorrow morning so it should be a fun morning.
It's getting late and if I plan to be able to shake it in Zumba tomorrow morning I had better get some sleep. To all of you I hope you have had a productive day and that you are enjoying the weather. Did you pay it forward yesterday or today? If not... now is your chance. Love you all...
After our workout it was back to work for both us... Becky to her desk and me in a bus riding with a trainee around town and on the highway testing them. It made for a nice calm afternoon however the more I thought about it the more I realized I wasn't burning anything today... yiks! It was gonna have to be a two round day at the gym and based on this mornings performance I was a little worried that even with a second visit I would be lacking in calorie burn. I was only a little over 2000 calories when I got off work and got ready for the gym and I needed at least a 3500 calorie day.
Well when I got home after work I could tell the boys needed a little separation time from each other so I asked Jaden my youngest if he wanted to go to the gym with me and he got all excited. First thing when we got there we both hopped on the treadmill. I got him all set up and the little turkey decided he wasn't going as fast as the guy running on one of the other machines and so he turned up the speed and.... yup you guessed it went right off the back of the treadmill. He wasn't hurt and I wasn't worried but sure scared the poor young guy working....lol. After that he got back on and we hooked the emergency stop string to him... he didn't like that at all. Pretty soon he went to the gymnasium and played soccer with a gal that works the then he joined me on the bikes. I got another 7 miles in there at resistance level 10 so that was a good feeling. While I was on the bike he did some then got on the elliptical and loved it! I took some pics of him and they are on my facebook profile... what a cute boy he is.
Well here it is shortly after 10:30 pm and I have burned over 3600 calories and 15000+ steps for the day. It was a tough road today but at the same time it was a lot of fun. I am proud of myself for getting to the gym on one of those unusual work days that normally throw me off routine. My eating was good today and food has been logged. I have now made my 1500 calorie deficit and so I'm a happy camper! Tomorrow I have the day off, however it is planned to be a very busy day so we will see how things go for me. The boys want to go to Zumba class with me tomorrow morning so it should be a fun morning.
It's getting late and if I plan to be able to shake it in Zumba tomorrow morning I had better get some sleep. To all of you I hope you have had a productive day and that you are enjoying the weather. Did you pay it forward yesterday or today? If not... now is your chance. Love you all...
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Challenge day #13
Good evening all my fat busting friends!! I was a little unsure how today was going to pan out because of my routine being interrupted due to schedule change at work. History has shown me that I tend to flounder on days like this so my goal today was to make it to the gym if only for a little while.
Today was School Bus Driver Appreciation Day and after morning routes we has a short safety meeting plus we had lots of goodies delivered by food service. There were four different flavors of scones, pineapple, cantelope, strawberries, grapes and orange juice. On top of that we had a chocolate fountain with regular and strawberry marshmallows, pretzels, graham crackers and animal crackers. No way... I knew this would happen...lol. I had a scone and plenty of fruit and I dipped my strawberries in chocolate... I was a very bad bad girl. I regretted it afterwords and wish I has skipped the scone because the little chocolate on the strawberries was probably not nearly as bad for me as the scone itself.
After our meeting Becky D and I hit the gym and we both got a much needed hour of exercise in and worked hard while we were there. I am so glad to finally have some buddies at the gym. I love all the people at the gym and always laugh joke and talk to them... they are my fit family...lol. I know that when I am there I'm never alone even though I may think I am. When I first started going I was worried about being the "fat girl" on the treadmill or cross-trainer. I was worried that people would star at me but that never happened. I found myself the "fat girl" on the treadmill next to two thin individuals and they motivated me to work faster and harder to try and be close to their pace. Now I didn't try to run because the guy next to be was but I felt if he was running the I could walk a little faster and push myself a little harder. It was a mental thing for me and still is a lot of the time. My new thing is to get rid of this butt of mine so I'm trying to focus on doing some things to slim that behind and firm the flab. I realized that just focusing on cardio will help me lose weight but isn't going to firm me up like strength training. I need a balance of both.
After our workout it was back to work and then after work was parent teacher conferences again...different school different kiddo but we still walked to the school and got a few steps in. It's now 9pm and I have met all the targets set by my armband so that always constitutes a good day but with the high calorie breakfast I will need to take an evening walk after this post in order to make a 1500 calorie deficit for today. I did log my calories the best I could and I'm happy with that. I have also made my 15000+ steps today so I'm on track for that goal this week. We have no school the next two days so the real challenge begins tomorrow. I'm teaching a class at 6am then training and so there won't be a huge amount of walking during work hours so I will definitely have to find gym time. I won't be working Friday so it will be just like the weekend for me and I will need to plan and schedule my day to meet my targets and goals. So far so good this week. Another bit of possible good news... I may have finally broke through that wall I was talking about. The scale finally dropped 2 lbs below that 3lb variable I've been battling. We will see if in continues to stay there or drop so say an extra prayer for me tonight that I'm started back down.
Thanks so much to everyone who takes the time to notice the changes in me and make those positive comments. It's still hard for me to accept compliments but I'm trying really hard and I do love them even if I don't always know how to respond. You make my day!
In our meeting today we watched a video based on a true story that really touched me deeply..brought me to tears. Sometimes people just need to hear that they make a difference. The video was about a school project that positively affects many lives by the old pay it forward effect. The students were given ribbons that said (don't recall exact words) You make a difference. They were told to select three individuals and give them a ribbon and ask them to share another ribbon. Well to make a long story short... paying forward the " you make a difference" ribbons went several levels and a father gave his son the ribbon. The son began to sob when his father told him how much he loved him and was sorry he didn't spend as much time being a good father etc. The boy then revealed that he had wrote a letter and was planning to commit suicide that night because he felt like nobody cared. The boys life was saved by one class project of paying forward letting someone know that "you" made a difference to me. So here is a challenge for you... tell three people how they have made a difference in your life. Life is to precious to lose one person because they have felt like nobody cared so let someone know how much they have impacted your life. This person my be the grumpy boss who has taught you structure and work ethic or maybe it's a child that has taught you patience it doesn't matter just let them know.
Please everyone know how much you all have helped me by letting me know that I'm succeeding in my journey and that those changes are visible because sometimes I can't seem them as much as you can. The encouragement gives me strength to dig deeper within my soul. You have been there when I have needed someone to talk to and vent or cry. I hope that I can do the same for you... I love you all. Have a great night!!
Today was School Bus Driver Appreciation Day and after morning routes we has a short safety meeting plus we had lots of goodies delivered by food service. There were four different flavors of scones, pineapple, cantelope, strawberries, grapes and orange juice. On top of that we had a chocolate fountain with regular and strawberry marshmallows, pretzels, graham crackers and animal crackers. No way... I knew this would happen...lol. I had a scone and plenty of fruit and I dipped my strawberries in chocolate... I was a very bad bad girl. I regretted it afterwords and wish I has skipped the scone because the little chocolate on the strawberries was probably not nearly as bad for me as the scone itself.
After our meeting Becky D and I hit the gym and we both got a much needed hour of exercise in and worked hard while we were there. I am so glad to finally have some buddies at the gym. I love all the people at the gym and always laugh joke and talk to them... they are my fit family...lol. I know that when I am there I'm never alone even though I may think I am. When I first started going I was worried about being the "fat girl" on the treadmill or cross-trainer. I was worried that people would star at me but that never happened. I found myself the "fat girl" on the treadmill next to two thin individuals and they motivated me to work faster and harder to try and be close to their pace. Now I didn't try to run because the guy next to be was but I felt if he was running the I could walk a little faster and push myself a little harder. It was a mental thing for me and still is a lot of the time. My new thing is to get rid of this butt of mine so I'm trying to focus on doing some things to slim that behind and firm the flab. I realized that just focusing on cardio will help me lose weight but isn't going to firm me up like strength training. I need a balance of both.
After our workout it was back to work and then after work was parent teacher conferences again...different school different kiddo but we still walked to the school and got a few steps in. It's now 9pm and I have met all the targets set by my armband so that always constitutes a good day but with the high calorie breakfast I will need to take an evening walk after this post in order to make a 1500 calorie deficit for today. I did log my calories the best I could and I'm happy with that. I have also made my 15000+ steps today so I'm on track for that goal this week. We have no school the next two days so the real challenge begins tomorrow. I'm teaching a class at 6am then training and so there won't be a huge amount of walking during work hours so I will definitely have to find gym time. I won't be working Friday so it will be just like the weekend for me and I will need to plan and schedule my day to meet my targets and goals. So far so good this week. Another bit of possible good news... I may have finally broke through that wall I was talking about. The scale finally dropped 2 lbs below that 3lb variable I've been battling. We will see if in continues to stay there or drop so say an extra prayer for me tonight that I'm started back down.
Thanks so much to everyone who takes the time to notice the changes in me and make those positive comments. It's still hard for me to accept compliments but I'm trying really hard and I do love them even if I don't always know how to respond. You make my day!
In our meeting today we watched a video based on a true story that really touched me deeply..brought me to tears. Sometimes people just need to hear that they make a difference. The video was about a school project that positively affects many lives by the old pay it forward effect. The students were given ribbons that said (don't recall exact words) You make a difference. They were told to select three individuals and give them a ribbon and ask them to share another ribbon. Well to make a long story short... paying forward the " you make a difference" ribbons went several levels and a father gave his son the ribbon. The son began to sob when his father told him how much he loved him and was sorry he didn't spend as much time being a good father etc. The boy then revealed that he had wrote a letter and was planning to commit suicide that night because he felt like nobody cared. The boys life was saved by one class project of paying forward letting someone know that "you" made a difference to me. So here is a challenge for you... tell three people how they have made a difference in your life. Life is to precious to lose one person because they have felt like nobody cared so let someone know how much they have impacted your life. This person my be the grumpy boss who has taught you structure and work ethic or maybe it's a child that has taught you patience it doesn't matter just let them know.
Please everyone know how much you all have helped me by letting me know that I'm succeeding in my journey and that those changes are visible because sometimes I can't seem them as much as you can. The encouragement gives me strength to dig deeper within my soul. You have been there when I have needed someone to talk to and vent or cry. I hope that I can do the same for you... I love you all. Have a great night!!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Challenge day #12
Today was a very good Tuesday! Work got off to a good start and then off to the gym I went. My goal for the day at the gym was to work on my lower body as much as possible. There was no Zumba class today so I was on my own. Here is what I did:
30 minutes Treadmill walking incline intervals = 2 miles
30 minutes Recumbent Bike (resistance level 10) = 7 miles
45 minutes Recumbent Cross Trainer -level 7 over 5000 steps
It felt great to leave there knowing I pushed hard on the bike. It has been a long time since I have been on the bike so 7 miles was good and the resistance made it even better. I find myself enjoying the challenge of pushing myself a little harder and then realizing that I can do it! I ran through the drivers room this morning without even knowing I was doing it. I was trying to catch a driver before they went to their bus. I think I shocked several people because they were all like... you just ran... and I said yes I did I can run now...lol. It was funny and simple and not a big deal but at the same time it was huge for me. My friend Becky was right... at time I just want to jog across the lot or run across the room. I doubt I will ever be one for running for miles just to run but then again you never know.
It was a beautiful day today and the rest of my afternoon consisted of training with a new driver and then driving my afternoon routes. My bus is in the shop and my elementary kids keep asking me how many different buses I have...lol.
Today was the first day of Parent teacher Conferences and so Justen and I walked to the school for his teacher conferences. Its nice to make a choice to walk here and there instead of always just jumping in the car to drive 6 blocks. Can you tell how lazy I was. Tomorrow I will not get much in for exercise. It's School Bus Driver Appreciation Day so we have a special meeting at 9am when I would normally be going to Zumba class. I will have about an hour off and then I will be training until afternoon route time. I will do my best to get a little something in but will just have to play it by ear.
How was your day? Are you fighting to win? Enjoy the weather and lets make the best of what we have!
30 minutes Treadmill walking incline intervals = 2 miles
30 minutes Recumbent Bike (resistance level 10) = 7 miles
45 minutes Recumbent Cross Trainer -level 7 over 5000 steps
It felt great to leave there knowing I pushed hard on the bike. It has been a long time since I have been on the bike so 7 miles was good and the resistance made it even better. I find myself enjoying the challenge of pushing myself a little harder and then realizing that I can do it! I ran through the drivers room this morning without even knowing I was doing it. I was trying to catch a driver before they went to their bus. I think I shocked several people because they were all like... you just ran... and I said yes I did I can run now...lol. It was funny and simple and not a big deal but at the same time it was huge for me. My friend Becky was right... at time I just want to jog across the lot or run across the room. I doubt I will ever be one for running for miles just to run but then again you never know.
It was a beautiful day today and the rest of my afternoon consisted of training with a new driver and then driving my afternoon routes. My bus is in the shop and my elementary kids keep asking me how many different buses I have...lol.
Today was the first day of Parent teacher Conferences and so Justen and I walked to the school for his teacher conferences. Its nice to make a choice to walk here and there instead of always just jumping in the car to drive 6 blocks. Can you tell how lazy I was. Tomorrow I will not get much in for exercise. It's School Bus Driver Appreciation Day so we have a special meeting at 9am when I would normally be going to Zumba class. I will have about an hour off and then I will be training until afternoon route time. I will do my best to get a little something in but will just have to play it by ear.
How was your day? Are you fighting to win? Enjoy the weather and lets make the best of what we have!
Monday, October 18, 2010
Challenge day #9, #10 & #11
Good evening everyone! Well as you can tell I dropped the ball this weekend when it came to blogging. Weekends are never good for me when it comes to exercise and food. I need to find a way to get to the gym and get some time in on the weekends like I used to. I always seem to be so overwhelmed with things to get done that I don't get anything done....sound familiar? Saturday and Sunday were neither one good days when it came to exercise. I did get my foods logged however my calorie deficit was only like 500 to 700 though. Weekends are something I need work on apparently.
Over all this was a pretty darn good Monday in the grand scheme of things. Nice weather, good workout and kids on bus were good etc. One of my favorite parts of the day was going to the gym and having four of us there with BodyMedia Fit armbands on working out together. It was a great feeling to know that I'm starting a trend among friends and co workers. We reset our trips and away we went... each at different levels but we still shared our stats as we went a long. It's nice to have someone else working out with me... it can get very lonely fighting this weight loss battle at the gym by yourself. Just going to Zumba class even helps because it's a group effort in there. When I workout by myself I have to push myself the whole time and sometimes I just need that push from someone else. Thanks girls for being at the gym with me today... it was fun!!
I'm still not losing weight but I must be just gaining muscle because I am still slowly shrinking. Yesterday I hid out in my bedroom for a little while trying cloths on. I put pants on that wouldn't fit me last year and guess what ... they were too big. What a great feeling! I'm so used to things getting tighter rather than looser that now I don't know how to act or feel. I don't know what I am going to do for winter cloths because all of my pants are too big. I have no money to buy smaller cloths right now so big and baggy with have to do... guess I will fit in with the kids on the bus...hehehe. I look in the mirror and one minute I can see a difference and then next I don't see any change. Do you ever feel like that?
Well here is what I did at the gym today:
Zumba 1 hr
Treadmill walking/running 30 min
Stair climber 10 min
Recumbent Crosstrainer15 minutes
Yes Becky I ran again today...lol. Two minutes walking then one minute running... 30 minutes of this... felt good but wears me out that running it does. I plan to continue this and hopefully soon it will be two running two walking and so forth. All in all a really good day. My food logging is done and 1500 calorie deficit has been met.
How was your day? Did you make your goals or targets? If not what can you do different tomorrow? We are all in this together so hold that chin up and keep moving forward. Have a wonderful evening!
Over all this was a pretty darn good Monday in the grand scheme of things. Nice weather, good workout and kids on bus were good etc. One of my favorite parts of the day was going to the gym and having four of us there with BodyMedia Fit armbands on working out together. It was a great feeling to know that I'm starting a trend among friends and co workers. We reset our trips and away we went... each at different levels but we still shared our stats as we went a long. It's nice to have someone else working out with me... it can get very lonely fighting this weight loss battle at the gym by yourself. Just going to Zumba class even helps because it's a group effort in there. When I workout by myself I have to push myself the whole time and sometimes I just need that push from someone else. Thanks girls for being at the gym with me today... it was fun!!
I'm still not losing weight but I must be just gaining muscle because I am still slowly shrinking. Yesterday I hid out in my bedroom for a little while trying cloths on. I put pants on that wouldn't fit me last year and guess what ... they were too big. What a great feeling! I'm so used to things getting tighter rather than looser that now I don't know how to act or feel. I don't know what I am going to do for winter cloths because all of my pants are too big. I have no money to buy smaller cloths right now so big and baggy with have to do... guess I will fit in with the kids on the bus...hehehe. I look in the mirror and one minute I can see a difference and then next I don't see any change. Do you ever feel like that?
Well here is what I did at the gym today:
Zumba 1 hr
Treadmill walking/running 30 min
Stair climber 10 min
Recumbent Crosstrainer15 minutes
Yes Becky I ran again today...lol. Two minutes walking then one minute running... 30 minutes of this... felt good but wears me out that running it does. I plan to continue this and hopefully soon it will be two running two walking and so forth. All in all a really good day. My food logging is done and 1500 calorie deficit has been met.
How was your day? Did you make your goals or targets? If not what can you do different tomorrow? We are all in this together so hold that chin up and keep moving forward. Have a wonderful evening!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Challenge day #8 and Day #4 4000 Cal. burn
So life tends to interrupt us when we have something good going on. I was so excited the other day that I was actually able to run for the first time even if only for short periods of time. I have been meeting this 21 day challenge head on and doing very well. I started my own personal challenge and have also been doing really good until today. I have really struggled today for whatever reason. I couldn't seem to get past the frustration of knowing that I was not going to be able to make my goal for the 4000 calorie burn today. It has eaten at me all day long and it's my own fault!
I woke and was ready for the day.... I had plans laid out how my day would go and what little extras I would have to do in order to make my 4000 calorie burn. I know to some of you this may seem very trivial but for me sometimes the little things are huge. I knew that with my schedule being different that it would be more difficult for me but at the same time I knew I had the same amount of time off work to exercise etc so it would just be a matter of putting in some extra effort.
I was sitting in the office from 6 am until almost 10 am this morning. Don't get me wrong I love working in the office and we stayed very busy so time went by pretty fast but it messes up my daily routine for exercise. Because I was sitting I knew I wouldn't be burning the calories from walking to and from my bus and pretrip and post trip etc but it wasn't pretty when I looked at my display as I got off work.
I need to back up just a little. I was supposed to be off at 9:30 but sometimes you just need to finish what you started before you can walk away. The school had called me at like 9:20 am saying that Jaden had forgot his meds again and I told them I would be off at 9:30 and would run home get the meds and give them to Jaden. Well guess what in the 30 minutes I spent at work after that call I completely forgot about my son being at school driving everyone nuts because he didn't have his meds. I was so focused on getting to the gym to get as much time as possible because I knew it was gonna cost me a certain amount of time at the gym in order to reach my number that I forgot to be a mom first.
Well the school calls me back after I have been at the gym just about 40 min and I was so embarrassed that I forgot to get the meds to school. So I had to leave the gym and I was just getting into a groove. By the time I got home and then up to the school I could feel the swelling in my hips and lower back and there was no way I could get back to the gym right then and besides now I only had an hour before I had to be back at work and I needed to eat plus have time to get cleaned up a bit. This is why it was my fault for not reaching my goal today... if I had just taken the meds after I got off all would be fine.
While I was at the gym today I decided to try running again. I did intervals again. walk 2 minutes then run a minutes... I did this the whole 35 minutes. It was nice and I ran like 10 or 11 minutes. I'm glad I was able to get that much in... anything is better than nothing. Remember me telling you that my hips hurt... it was from the running.... hips are bothering me more than my knees... go figure. My hips were very sore by the time I was done on the treadmill and called to the school. My sacroiliac is out so after exercise I have swelling and get very sore and stiff, well today I had that pain and swelling plus my hips were aching pretty bad. I'm glad I ran though and wouldn't change it, this is just part of the journey.
Well it's late and I have rambled and whined long enough so here we go... Calories logged and good but a little higher than necessary. 1500 calorie deficit will be just barely short or be barely met...lol. The 4000 calorie deficit will not be reached.... I will be about 500 calories off. Although I am disappointed in not reaching this the challenge must go on so I will get some sleep and hit it tomorrow and see how everything goes. Hope you all had a great day and keeping smiling! Yes I kept telling myself to smile today too...lol
I woke and was ready for the day.... I had plans laid out how my day would go and what little extras I would have to do in order to make my 4000 calorie burn. I know to some of you this may seem very trivial but for me sometimes the little things are huge. I knew that with my schedule being different that it would be more difficult for me but at the same time I knew I had the same amount of time off work to exercise etc so it would just be a matter of putting in some extra effort.
I was sitting in the office from 6 am until almost 10 am this morning. Don't get me wrong I love working in the office and we stayed very busy so time went by pretty fast but it messes up my daily routine for exercise. Because I was sitting I knew I wouldn't be burning the calories from walking to and from my bus and pretrip and post trip etc but it wasn't pretty when I looked at my display as I got off work.
I need to back up just a little. I was supposed to be off at 9:30 but sometimes you just need to finish what you started before you can walk away. The school had called me at like 9:20 am saying that Jaden had forgot his meds again and I told them I would be off at 9:30 and would run home get the meds and give them to Jaden. Well guess what in the 30 minutes I spent at work after that call I completely forgot about my son being at school driving everyone nuts because he didn't have his meds. I was so focused on getting to the gym to get as much time as possible because I knew it was gonna cost me a certain amount of time at the gym in order to reach my number that I forgot to be a mom first.
Well the school calls me back after I have been at the gym just about 40 min and I was so embarrassed that I forgot to get the meds to school. So I had to leave the gym and I was just getting into a groove. By the time I got home and then up to the school I could feel the swelling in my hips and lower back and there was no way I could get back to the gym right then and besides now I only had an hour before I had to be back at work and I needed to eat plus have time to get cleaned up a bit. This is why it was my fault for not reaching my goal today... if I had just taken the meds after I got off all would be fine.
While I was at the gym today I decided to try running again. I did intervals again. walk 2 minutes then run a minutes... I did this the whole 35 minutes. It was nice and I ran like 10 or 11 minutes. I'm glad I was able to get that much in... anything is better than nothing. Remember me telling you that my hips hurt... it was from the running.... hips are bothering me more than my knees... go figure. My hips were very sore by the time I was done on the treadmill and called to the school. My sacroiliac is out so after exercise I have swelling and get very sore and stiff, well today I had that pain and swelling plus my hips were aching pretty bad. I'm glad I ran though and wouldn't change it, this is just part of the journey.
Well it's late and I have rambled and whined long enough so here we go... Calories logged and good but a little higher than necessary. 1500 calorie deficit will be just barely short or be barely met...lol. The 4000 calorie deficit will not be reached.... I will be about 500 calories off. Although I am disappointed in not reaching this the challenge must go on so I will get some sleep and hit it tomorrow and see how everything goes. Hope you all had a great day and keeping smiling! Yes I kept telling myself to smile today too...lol
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Challenge day #7 and Day #3 4000 Cal. burn
Howdy there...I don't know about you but I haven't been getting enough sleep and it's catching up with me. It seems like I can't get more than like 4 or 5 hrs of sleep these days. My daughter started a new job and tends to have to close... getting off at 11pm ends up being almost midnight on a school night and I end up staying awake most of the time waiting for her to call instead of going to bed and then waking to go get her. Anyway...it's something I need to work on, getting more sleep that is.
My schedule was different today with supervisors out of town etc so I spent a lot more time parked in front of a computer on my fanny instead of walking back and forth through the bus lot checking my bus out making sure it was ready for route. When I went to the gym this morning I walked a few laps in the basketball court before Zumba... helps to get the blood flowing. Zumba went well however my arms and legs felt like they each weighed an extra10 lbs...lol. There are a couple newer songs that require extremely fast movement and I struggled to keep up but I did what I could and follow Amy's advice, if you get lost confused or can't do it that's okay just keep moving until you can. There were a couple times I had my feet a going but they were doing what I was trying to make them do so I marched in place until I picked it up again. I now know that I have hips because I could feel the joints and muscles from either the running from yesterday or the stair climber machine. Not bad pain at all just could definitely tell I found some new muscles to use. I did not run or do the stair climb today because I was just feeling extra drained and I didn't want to injure myself. I am happy to report that my knees didn't bother me today at the gym only a little achy tonight.
My calories have been logged and my 1500 calorie deficit has been met and I will make my 4000 Calorie burn today despite a shorter time at the gym and more office time sitting. I am on track and if I can keep up this pace I'm sure to start seeing more results soon. I am running out of healthier foods to eat because I'm pretty broke these days so I won't have a lot of food choices and will have to eat what I have and just watch my portion sizes. I hate that anything good for you costs twice as much as whats bad for you. All in all I had another great day and as always gotta love Zumba. Keep working hard at your goals... half the battle is mental.
My schedule was different today with supervisors out of town etc so I spent a lot more time parked in front of a computer on my fanny instead of walking back and forth through the bus lot checking my bus out making sure it was ready for route. When I went to the gym this morning I walked a few laps in the basketball court before Zumba... helps to get the blood flowing. Zumba went well however my arms and legs felt like they each weighed an extra10 lbs...lol. There are a couple newer songs that require extremely fast movement and I struggled to keep up but I did what I could and follow Amy's advice, if you get lost confused or can't do it that's okay just keep moving until you can. There were a couple times I had my feet a going but they were doing what I was trying to make them do so I marched in place until I picked it up again. I now know that I have hips because I could feel the joints and muscles from either the running from yesterday or the stair climber machine. Not bad pain at all just could definitely tell I found some new muscles to use. I did not run or do the stair climb today because I was just feeling extra drained and I didn't want to injure myself. I am happy to report that my knees didn't bother me today at the gym only a little achy tonight.
My calories have been logged and my 1500 calorie deficit has been met and I will make my 4000 Calorie burn today despite a shorter time at the gym and more office time sitting. I am on track and if I can keep up this pace I'm sure to start seeing more results soon. I am running out of healthier foods to eat because I'm pretty broke these days so I won't have a lot of food choices and will have to eat what I have and just watch my portion sizes. I hate that anything good for you costs twice as much as whats bad for you. All in all I had another great day and as always gotta love Zumba. Keep working hard at your goals... half the battle is mental.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Challenge day #6 and Day #2 4000 Cal. burn
Okay so where do I start...today was a really good day! I got up excited that I'm making progress on my food logging and my calorie deficit. Hoping to see some results in the coming weeks. So far I'm on top of this week and planning to conquer it... so watch out week you are on my list!!
My breakfast was a whole wheat bagel with some light cream cheese on it... yum!! For lunch I had a chicken cesar salad and carrots. Supper was fish...and veggies. My calorie intake was under 2000 and I drank plenty of water. I know that watching my calories closer helps me pay closer attention to what I'm eating so if I want to eat something I have to make sure I have enough available calories allotted.
So I went to the gym and here is what I did today. I was on the treadmill walking when Becky responded to my post from yesterday about what to do for trimming down my butt and thighs. She told me to try doing some running. I have to be really honest here, I haven't ran anywhere for anything in years. I used to run in track when I was in high school but that has been over 20 yrs ago. I decided what the heck I will at least give it a try so I did. I ran for one minute and walked for two minutes and ran for one and so on. I actually ran a total of seven minutes today for the very first time, then I did ten minutes on the stair climber, another first. After those two I put in a full hour on the recumbent cross trainer and then ten minutes on the elliptical machine. I left the gym almost in tears... not sad or painful tears but happy ones because I did something new and felt awesome about it. I really was happy that I have lost enough weight to try these things and not stop just because I gave up... it was a great feeling.
So here we go...21 day challenge - Calories logged and well within proper weight loss range. I have more than a 1500 calorie deficit today and I'm going to hit my 4000 calorie burn target for the second day in a row. Life is good. I have iced my knees this evening and looking forward to some serious Zumba tomorrow! How was your day? Did you find the strength to reach your daily goal? If not set a small one for tomorrow and join the fun. Have a great evening and as always smile!
My breakfast was a whole wheat bagel with some light cream cheese on it... yum!! For lunch I had a chicken cesar salad and carrots. Supper was fish...and veggies. My calorie intake was under 2000 and I drank plenty of water. I know that watching my calories closer helps me pay closer attention to what I'm eating so if I want to eat something I have to make sure I have enough available calories allotted.
So I went to the gym and here is what I did today. I was on the treadmill walking when Becky responded to my post from yesterday about what to do for trimming down my butt and thighs. She told me to try doing some running. I have to be really honest here, I haven't ran anywhere for anything in years. I used to run in track when I was in high school but that has been over 20 yrs ago. I decided what the heck I will at least give it a try so I did. I ran for one minute and walked for two minutes and ran for one and so on. I actually ran a total of seven minutes today for the very first time, then I did ten minutes on the stair climber, another first. After those two I put in a full hour on the recumbent cross trainer and then ten minutes on the elliptical machine. I left the gym almost in tears... not sad or painful tears but happy ones because I did something new and felt awesome about it. I really was happy that I have lost enough weight to try these things and not stop just because I gave up... it was a great feeling.
So here we go...21 day challenge - Calories logged and well within proper weight loss range. I have more than a 1500 calorie deficit today and I'm going to hit my 4000 calorie burn target for the second day in a row. Life is good. I have iced my knees this evening and looking forward to some serious Zumba tomorrow! How was your day? Did you find the strength to reach your daily goal? If not set a small one for tomorrow and join the fun. Have a great evening and as always smile!
Monday, October 11, 2010
Challenge day #5 and Day #1 4000 Cal. burn
Good Evening! This morning I would have thought was going to be a disaster but thankfully the tides changed and worked with me rather than against me. This weekend when walking home from the football game I stepped off the edge of the sidewalk and kinda tweaked my left ankle again... you know the one I twisted badly a couple months or so ago. When I woke this more I had a little limp and a pinching in it and was sure that my body was working against me again but by the time morning route was over I didn't feel a thing and was able to go do Zumba. Boy how I have missed being in class and feeling the strength of the other ladies and Amy our wonderful instructor. After my hour in Zumba class I put in an additional 45 minutes on the recumbent cross trainer. I left feeling revived and good inside.
The rest of my day has been pretty average. A little training and then my afternoon routes. I enjoyed the weather today, even the rain. If it could stay about 65 degrees year round I would be a happy camper...lol. My diet was pretty good... had a sweet onion chicken terriyoki from Subway with extra veggies on the side. I stayed away from the chips and soda so that was a good choice too. I did good on water today as well. I'm proud to say that I will hit my 4000 calorie burn today just before midnight...lol. I logged my meals and my deficit is over 1500 cal so I should be on the move by the end of the week. I would just like to see some improvement one way or the other.
Ohh something I haven't done in a very long time... sit ups, I did some of them tonight too so will see how my tummy feels in the morning. No pain no gain they say. Now if I keep doing sit ups maybe my tummy will start to trim down some. What I really need help with is some sort of exercise that are good for my butt , gut and thighs... if you know some good ones to help trim those problem areas please share the info with me. Well it's getting late and I need my beauty sleep so I will catch up with you tomorrow. Stay strong and smile it really does help!
The rest of my day has been pretty average. A little training and then my afternoon routes. I enjoyed the weather today, even the rain. If it could stay about 65 degrees year round I would be a happy camper...lol. My diet was pretty good... had a sweet onion chicken terriyoki from Subway with extra veggies on the side. I stayed away from the chips and soda so that was a good choice too. I did good on water today as well. I'm proud to say that I will hit my 4000 calorie burn today just before midnight...lol. I logged my meals and my deficit is over 1500 cal so I should be on the move by the end of the week. I would just like to see some improvement one way or the other.
Ohh something I haven't done in a very long time... sit ups, I did some of them tonight too so will see how my tummy feels in the morning. No pain no gain they say. Now if I keep doing sit ups maybe my tummy will start to trim down some. What I really need help with is some sort of exercise that are good for my butt , gut and thighs... if you know some good ones to help trim those problem areas please share the info with me. Well it's getting late and I need my beauty sleep so I will catch up with you tomorrow. Stay strong and smile it really does help!
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Challenge day #4
Today did not turn out as I had hoped. It's a Sunday and I know that exercise is always minimal and I always seem to have too much to do and never enough time to do it. I got up and went to church and by the time I got home it was almost 2pm. Then its time to eat and then I realized that I forgot to go to the laundry mat yesterday and wash our cloths for the week. Yes, I have no washer and dryer right now so its the wonderful laundry mat yuk!! So guess what I got to do today...yup laundry.
Today was my son Jamisons 15th B-day and we were so not as prepared as we thought we were. So after church and laundry it was picking up the house. Of course Jamison wanted corn dogs for his B-Day dinner and instead of cake we made lemon bars. So guess where most of my calories for the day came from. Not good nutritious foods but I was careful earlier in the day so that I didn't have to eat different than everyone else. My two oldest kids came over for a couple hours.. I really really enjoyed that. I miss them kids a lot!
Today was supposed to be the first day of my 4000 calorie burn a day goal... I'm quickly thinking that weekends will not be included in that. So maybe it's in my best interest to not try for 7 days right now. I'm gonna try for Monday through Friday with a 4000 calorie a day burn. If I can do that consistently maybe then I should try for the weekend thing. It just seems like I have so many obstacles so I need to be realistic.
This week will prove to be a challenge for me once again. First of all we are training new drivers and second of all my schedule will be different. My two supervisors will be out of the office for two days and also the dispatcher will be gone the second half of the week so I will be pulled off of the bus and be in the office more. This equals less walking and more sitting as well as loss of time at the gym. So if I plan to do this 4000 calorie burn day thing I will have to really put forth a lot of extra effort. I sure hope the rest of my life cooperates this week....lol.
My foods were logged today however my calorie deficit is probably closer to 1000 instead of the 1500 calorie deficit I was hoping for with the 21 day challenge. Hope you had a great day!
Today was my son Jamisons 15th B-day and we were so not as prepared as we thought we were. So after church and laundry it was picking up the house. Of course Jamison wanted corn dogs for his B-Day dinner and instead of cake we made lemon bars. So guess where most of my calories for the day came from. Not good nutritious foods but I was careful earlier in the day so that I didn't have to eat different than everyone else. My two oldest kids came over for a couple hours.. I really really enjoyed that. I miss them kids a lot!
Today was supposed to be the first day of my 4000 calorie burn a day goal... I'm quickly thinking that weekends will not be included in that. So maybe it's in my best interest to not try for 7 days right now. I'm gonna try for Monday through Friday with a 4000 calorie a day burn. If I can do that consistently maybe then I should try for the weekend thing. It just seems like I have so many obstacles so I need to be realistic.
This week will prove to be a challenge for me once again. First of all we are training new drivers and second of all my schedule will be different. My two supervisors will be out of the office for two days and also the dispatcher will be gone the second half of the week so I will be pulled off of the bus and be in the office more. This equals less walking and more sitting as well as loss of time at the gym. So if I plan to do this 4000 calorie burn day thing I will have to really put forth a lot of extra effort. I sure hope the rest of my life cooperates this week....lol.
My foods were logged today however my calorie deficit is probably closer to 1000 instead of the 1500 calorie deficit I was hoping for with the 21 day challenge. Hope you had a great day!
Challenge day #3
Okay so I didn't make it on here to blog yesterday so this is a day late. Saturdays and Sundays are always a struggle for me when it comes to exercise and eating. I end up trying to relax and then just relax too much...lol. With relaxation comes the munchies...got to enjoy food while sitting on my butt right? Well to tell the truth it wasn't that bad for me today thank goodness!
I had to go to work at 7am and train a gal to be a School Bus driver. This was good because it got be out of bed at a somewhat normal time and moving around. With training comes being on my feet walking around the bus in and out setting up cones for obstacles etc so every little bit helps. A lot better than the alternative of sitting on my butt eating junk all day. So I had a Fiber One bar for breakfast and when I got home fixed myself a hearty bowl of chunky soup. Between the two I was sitting at 565 calories. I did take a nap due to a headache and woke up and ate a small piece of cheese and half cup of milk. Then for supper I was taken out for Mexican and ate half of my enchilada and just about 3/4 cup of Mexican rice. I figure at best guess it was about 700 or 800 calories. So for the day based on the high cal for supper I was at 1485 Calorie intake for the day. Didn't eat as much fruit and veggies as I needed but was still better than overeating a bunch of crap all day long. I did make my goal of tracking calories closer and 1500 calorie deficit so today was a success!
My evening after dinner was rough. I was emotional and stressed. My life never seems to go smoothly and it's really frustrating to me. I have got to deal better with the stress in my life than I currently am. I have missed the gym all week and I feel it from head to toe so starting to count my calories closer this week has been a blessing. My personal life and stress has been affecting my weight loss and that just makes me plain old mad...ggrrrr.
I hope your day has been good and productive... think of a goal, keep it small then go for it. When that one has been reached choose another small goal and soon you will have conquered a big goal. Love you all have a great day!!
P.S. check out my updated photo on the right of the screen... I can see a difference...yeah!
I had to go to work at 7am and train a gal to be a School Bus driver. This was good because it got be out of bed at a somewhat normal time and moving around. With training comes being on my feet walking around the bus in and out setting up cones for obstacles etc so every little bit helps. A lot better than the alternative of sitting on my butt eating junk all day. So I had a Fiber One bar for breakfast and when I got home fixed myself a hearty bowl of chunky soup. Between the two I was sitting at 565 calories. I did take a nap due to a headache and woke up and ate a small piece of cheese and half cup of milk. Then for supper I was taken out for Mexican and ate half of my enchilada and just about 3/4 cup of Mexican rice. I figure at best guess it was about 700 or 800 calories. So for the day based on the high cal for supper I was at 1485 Calorie intake for the day. Didn't eat as much fruit and veggies as I needed but was still better than overeating a bunch of crap all day long. I did make my goal of tracking calories closer and 1500 calorie deficit so today was a success!
My evening after dinner was rough. I was emotional and stressed. My life never seems to go smoothly and it's really frustrating to me. I have got to deal better with the stress in my life than I currently am. I have missed the gym all week and I feel it from head to toe so starting to count my calories closer this week has been a blessing. My personal life and stress has been affecting my weight loss and that just makes me plain old mad...ggrrrr.
I hope your day has been good and productive... think of a goal, keep it small then go for it. When that one has been reached choose another small goal and soon you will have conquered a big goal. Love you all have a great day!!
P.S. check out my updated photo on the right of the screen... I can see a difference...yeah!
Friday, October 8, 2010
Challenge day #2
Good evening my friends! What a day today was and boy am I glad today was Friday. This has been a long rough week for me and I didn't like it not one little bit...lol. So my mouth was pretty achy from dental work so I took my TMJ meds and went to bed early. I was up with no problems this morning but towards the end of my AM bus route I became extremely sleepy. Not sure if it was a leftover effect from the meds or just me exhausted from the week of stress and illness but I decided I needed to go home and rest instead of exercise.
After work it was time to get ready and go to the High School Football game where my son Jadens school was recognized. I was feeling pretty good so I told the boys lets just walk tonight and get some exercise so we did just that. It was a good game and our Spartan team won...yeah. The walk home was nice and relaxing in the moonlight but I had to walk slower because it was dark and some of the pavement was uneven.
I did much better on my eating today... stayed away from that regular soda pop and those calories. I ate a Fiber One bar for Breakfast, caesar salad, veggies and fruit for lunch, Homemade Fruit/yogurt/protein shake for supper and just a little popcorn at the football game. Ohh and a bite of my son's hotdog at the game also. So now the chore begins tomorrow because weekends are difficult for most everything because I'm out of my routine. Well it's late and I'm tired and I have to work tomorrow on a Saturday... need to train a new driver so no rest for the wicked... so off I go. Hope you all had a great day today and also that you made your challenge day a good one.
After work it was time to get ready and go to the High School Football game where my son Jadens school was recognized. I was feeling pretty good so I told the boys lets just walk tonight and get some exercise so we did just that. It was a good game and our Spartan team won...yeah. The walk home was nice and relaxing in the moonlight but I had to walk slower because it was dark and some of the pavement was uneven.
I did much better on my eating today... stayed away from that regular soda pop and those calories. I ate a Fiber One bar for Breakfast, caesar salad, veggies and fruit for lunch, Homemade Fruit/yogurt/protein shake for supper and just a little popcorn at the football game. Ohh and a bite of my son's hotdog at the game also. So now the chore begins tomorrow because weekends are difficult for most everything because I'm out of my routine. Well it's late and I'm tired and I have to work tomorrow on a Saturday... need to train a new driver so no rest for the wicked... so off I go. Hope you all had a great day today and also that you made your challenge day a good one.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Challenge day #1
Okay so I woke up this morning thinking I was going to go do Pilates for the first time in forever when I realized... oh crap I have a dental appointment at the dental hygiene school. So after my route I had to make a mad dash over there and didn't leave until it was time for me to be back at work. Worst part was I was laying the whole time with my feet higher than my head.... that doesn't help burn calories...lol.
I am proud to say that I did log all of my foods today and was depressed when doing so. I could definitely tell I had been in a rut of "food logging failure" and boy this was eye opening. I thought I could be lazy and leave out a step and close would be good enough but it's not. We think we know how many calories we take in but we don't. In just a few short months I had forgotten this major step already. Why do we wear the armband and make the effort to exercise if we are unwilling to finish the process. If we bake a cake and forget the eggs or the sugar... the cake won't turn out right. Well if we exercise and we don't monitor our intake then we can't lose and get healthy. What we eat is just as important as the exercise. I don't eat horrible but I don't eat as good as I should. For example today since I left dentist in a rush to get back to work I grabbed a Crispy Chicken Cesar Salad from McD's which with Dressing is about 510 calories... not too bad even with crispy chicken instead of grilled. Without even thinking I ordered a large root beer... no not diet...that glass of root beer cost me over 400 calories...yiks! Needless to say between the pop at noon and pizza for supper my diet wasn't good today. My calorie deficit will be better tomorrow it has to be if I am going to change my ways.
Now for good news of the day... three or four times in the last twenty four hours I have been told how I'm thinning out and looking good. Thanks to those who made my day... it feels great to know that people can SEE the results and compliments just feed my desire to fight harder.
Please respond and let me know how your day #1 went. If at first we don't succeed try try again and soon enough you will win. Have a great evening and please keep smiling!
I am proud to say that I did log all of my foods today and was depressed when doing so. I could definitely tell I had been in a rut of "food logging failure" and boy this was eye opening. I thought I could be lazy and leave out a step and close would be good enough but it's not. We think we know how many calories we take in but we don't. In just a few short months I had forgotten this major step already. Why do we wear the armband and make the effort to exercise if we are unwilling to finish the process. If we bake a cake and forget the eggs or the sugar... the cake won't turn out right. Well if we exercise and we don't monitor our intake then we can't lose and get healthy. What we eat is just as important as the exercise. I don't eat horrible but I don't eat as good as I should. For example today since I left dentist in a rush to get back to work I grabbed a Crispy Chicken Cesar Salad from McD's which with Dressing is about 510 calories... not too bad even with crispy chicken instead of grilled. Without even thinking I ordered a large root beer... no not diet...that glass of root beer cost me over 400 calories...yiks! Needless to say between the pop at noon and pizza for supper my diet wasn't good today. My calorie deficit will be better tomorrow it has to be if I am going to change my ways.
Now for good news of the day... three or four times in the last twenty four hours I have been told how I'm thinning out and looking good. Thanks to those who made my day... it feels great to know that people can SEE the results and compliments just feed my desire to fight harder.
Please respond and let me know how your day #1 went. If at first we don't succeed try try again and soon enough you will win. Have a great evening and please keep smiling!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
I'm taking a 21 day challenge!!
Good evening! Well let's see if I can get back to this blogging on a regular basis. Today my Zumba instructor and friend challenged us to a 21 day challenge. She stated how making something a habit takes at least 21 days and so we were to choose "something" that we wanted to become a good habit and DO IT over the next 21days. She chose to work on her schedule and I mentioned yesterday needing to be more accountable on my calories so that is what I will be making a habit.
For the next 21 days I will start documenting my calories very closely and no guessing. If I want the results to come, I need to put forth the effort. Second part of my 21 day goal is to have at least a 1500 calorie deficit each day. Now for those of you who know I have already set my own 4000 calorie a day burn week. That will also fall within this 21 days. Sounds like I have my work cut out for me. This all starts tomorrow so be watching my blog as I will try to daily inform you right here how things are going.
Because my week has been a crash and burn sort of week I will attempt once again to start my 4000 a day burn on Sunday. Maybe next week will be the week to really focus on exercise daily without skipping. So here I am officially saying... I'm taking the challenge... are you? Let's do this together because we all need help and encouragement on our journeys regardless of if they are weight related or not. Fight till you win... fight till the end.
For the next 21 days I will start documenting my calories very closely and no guessing. If I want the results to come, I need to put forth the effort. Second part of my 21 day goal is to have at least a 1500 calorie deficit each day. Now for those of you who know I have already set my own 4000 calorie a day burn week. That will also fall within this 21 days. Sounds like I have my work cut out for me. This all starts tomorrow so be watching my blog as I will try to daily inform you right here how things are going.
Because my week has been a crash and burn sort of week I will attempt once again to start my 4000 a day burn on Sunday. Maybe next week will be the week to really focus on exercise daily without skipping. So here I am officially saying... I'm taking the challenge... are you? Let's do this together because we all need help and encouragement on our journeys regardless of if they are weight related or not. Fight till you win... fight till the end.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
One goal down!!
Good morning to everyone! This last month has been full of ups and downs and I'm here to say that I accomplished a goal I set. When I last blogged I had attempted a 5000 calorie burn day and ended just short of reaching it. I learned something that day, I realized exactly what I needed to do to reach it. So guess what, I DID it!! After the first time of reaching my 5000 burn day I went for another 5000 day the following week. Well I made it a full month reaching one 5000 cal burn day each week...yeah me. So now I've decided that my next goal is to reach a 4000 calorie burn everyday for a week. I planned to start yesterday but wasn't feeling well and still not up to par today so plan for now is to start my 4000 a day week tomorrow Wednesday the 6th of October.
I have some things I really need to work on. I have found that while dealing with the current stress in my life that at times I get depressed and just don't care. What I'm saying is, I tend on those days to look for comfort foods and have the attitude that I don't care it's one day. Consequently I do care because it keeps me from eating properly and allows my stress to build and I feel guilty for not eating the way I should. I do believe there is nothing wrong in splurging once in a while and treating yourself but there is a difference between treating yourself and just eating because you can. I need to focus on eating better and not allowing myself to get to the "I don't care" phase.
Speaking of eating better.. I also need to start recording my food better because I get busy and don't do it on a regular basis then I end up guesstimating. I need to be 100% accurate if I expect to see better results. Between the stress in my life and my recent eating habits my results have been extremely slow. If I plan to win this battle I need to buckle down and fight the proper way and stay in control. Thanks for reading and feel free to comment and also follow my blog.
I have some things I really need to work on. I have found that while dealing with the current stress in my life that at times I get depressed and just don't care. What I'm saying is, I tend on those days to look for comfort foods and have the attitude that I don't care it's one day. Consequently I do care because it keeps me from eating properly and allows my stress to build and I feel guilty for not eating the way I should. I do believe there is nothing wrong in splurging once in a while and treating yourself but there is a difference between treating yourself and just eating because you can. I need to focus on eating better and not allowing myself to get to the "I don't care" phase.
Speaking of eating better.. I also need to start recording my food better because I get busy and don't do it on a regular basis then I end up guesstimating. I need to be 100% accurate if I expect to see better results. Between the stress in my life and my recent eating habits my results have been extremely slow. If I plan to win this battle I need to buckle down and fight the proper way and stay in control. Thanks for reading and feel free to comment and also follow my blog.
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