Not a lot of sleep overnight

Good Evening!  My morning got started early today as I was awake for 30 minutes in the middle of the night and then awake again at 4:25 am.  I assure you this wasn't on purpose because I sleep until the last possible minute...lol. Our windows were open overnight, the humidity was high and it was sticky.  My guess this was part of my problem with sleeping.  I told my hubby that he had to turn the AC on today if he wanted me to be a happy camper for very long. I didn't feel too bad today but did get the draggy butts late this afternoon.
Work went well and after morning route I spent the next two hours scrubbing the seats of my bus, digging junk and trash wedged between the seats and the wall out and sweeping the bus.  This only scratches the surface of the cleaning to be done this week but it was a start.  I have to say that I dealt with the heat much better than I originally thought I would. 
As expected I didn't get to the gym today but I feel pretty good about my water intake and my calorie burn considering no gym.  Tomorrow will be another day of cleaning etc but the plan is to go to the gym even if just for a short time after my morning route. It may only be 30 minutes so i may just do the recumbent cross trainer.  We will see how the morning goes.
Tomorrow evening is the season finale of Biggest Loser and I am excited to watch.  I want to be my own biggest loser in my own time.  A year from now I should be 100lbs lighter than when I started if I keep slowly chipping away at the weight.  I will be more fit next year at this time even if I'm not 100lbs lighter.  I will succeed... I will!

Here are yesterdays final numbers:

Targets set by Armband: 3303 calories burned, 8000 steps, 40 min moderate exercise and 10 min vigorous

Actual for 5/22/2010: 2714 calories burned, 2831 steps, 11 min moderate exercise and 0 min vigorous exercise

Busy Weekend

Well I'm sorry about not posting yesterday.  I got wrapped up in things and lost track of time and just plain forgot.  Friday's numbers were: 3758 Cal burned  13571 steps 49 mod and 31 vig exercise.  Friday was a decent day when it came to my numbers.  I did weigh in this morning and managed to lose 1lb this week so I'm now officially down 23.5lbs. Baby steps....
Well yesterday was my daughter Janessa's 17th B-day and my son Joshua Levi received his technical degree in computer program and design.  In Dec. he will have his associates.  Today my other daughter Janaya graduated from high school.  I am very proud of these three. Needless to say this has been a busy weekend and a warm one here in Kansas as well.
This upcoming week is the last week of school so I'm not sure how much gym time I will get in as our schedules are usually different and we have a lot of end of year bus cleaning to do.  It is supposed to be a very warm week on top of that so I will try and remind myself to push the fluids.  I am seriously not looking forward to the heat inside of the bus during the last week of school.  My body hasn't had time to adjust to the heat before having to spend an extended time in it.  Well it's after 11pm already so I will close for this evening and will do the best I can this upcoming week.


Here are yesterdays final numbers:

Targets set by Armband: 3303 calories burned, 8000 steps, 40 min moderate exercise and 10 min vigorous

Actual for 5/21/2010: 2792 calories burned, 4307 steps, 20 min moderate exercise and 0 min vigorous exercise

Made it to the gym finally

Good Evening..... I wasn't sure how this day was going to go.  My stomach was still a mess this morning through early afternoon.  I wasn't feeling very well at all.  By time work was done I was feeling better and changed to go to the gym.  I stood there and was like do I want to do this... I'm hot, I'm not 100%, maybe I should wait, maybe I should just go....I decided to bite the bullet.  After a few minutes of not sure if I should go or not I went to the gym. 
As usual I headed straight for the treadmill.  I barely made fifteen minutes on there.... I was struggling bad!  I then got on the recumbent cross trainer and put in 35 minutes.  It was much easier to sit and exercise today than to be on my feet.  The last ten or fifteen minutes my stomach began to tumble, rumble and cramp.  I'm glad I went but I definitely felt sick by the time I left there.
This evening was movie night at the old Granada Theatre with way too many fifth graders without parental supervision.  My son and a lot of other kids got free tickets to go see New Moon at this special Theatre.  My advice is make sure your kids are supervised when attending something special like this.  There has been too much work to restore this building to allow kids to destroy such a place.  I was disappointed in how the majority of the kids acted... in fact I was embarrassed.  I'm so glad this was one time my boys were good and they didn't even set with mom, but I could see them sitting with their friend and his mom.  I was very proud of my boys tonight.

Here are yesterdays final numbers:

Targets set by Armband: 3303 calories burned, 8000 steps, 40 min moderate exercise and 10 min vigorous

Actual for 5/20/2010: 3210 calories burned, 6331 steps, 31 min moderate exercise and 0 min vigorous exercise

Tastey Salad

Another wet rainy day today.  I want sunshine and beautiful clouds in the sky.  The ESU Health Promotions group came for another nutrition meeting today.  They served us the best darn salad I have tasted in a long time.  Raspberry Walnut Spinach Salad.  I posted a picture of the recipe card they gave us.  I have never been one to like a lot of spinach leaves in my salad because they tend to be a little bitter.  She said the key was to use baby spinach leaves.  I will be buying the fixings for this salad.... and she was right, it's like a party in your mouth.  Sweet and healthy.  Check it out I'm sure you will enjoy it.
I am really struggling with my diet these days.  I just can't seem to stick with it like I should.  I'm hoping that the motivation from the class today will help me refocus and be more determined to make better choices. 

Here are yesterdays final numbers:

Targets set by Armband: 3303 calories burned, 8000 steps, 40 min moderate exercise and 10 min vigorous

Actual for 5/19/2010: 3553 calories burned, 7184 steps, 58min moderate exercise and 0 min vigorous exercise

Okay make it three..

Okay so I think there is a stomach bug going around because my tummy wasn't cooperating with me at all today.  I had my car so didn't have to come home on my break.  I had my gym clothes ready to go.  I had the time but I wasn't feeling very good so it was another no gym day for me.  I am so tired all the time I know I need to get back on track or I will never feel better.
Here it is 10:40pm and I'm not in bed where I should be so without further a dew....Chat with you tomorrow.

Here are yesterdays final numbers:

Targets set by Armband: 3303 calories burned, 8000 steps, 40 min moderate exercise and 10 min vigorous

Actual for 5/18/2010: 3667 calories burned, 8446 steps, 1 hr 5min moderate exercise and 1 min vigorous exercise

Two days in a row

Hello again...I had every intention of going to the gym today but the hubby needed to car on my break to go check on a job possibility.  Although I wasn't able to go to the gym I ended up working in the back room area at work packing boxes and moving file cabinets etc so I got that kind of exercise... I did sweat a lot...lol.  We are having some remodeling done this summer at work so a lot of things need to be moved around in prep for that.
So two days in a row I planned to go to the gym and haven't made it.  But here is some good news... we got my hubby's truck fixed today so all the extra running home so he could use the vehicle or pick up the kids etc should now stop which will free up time for me to be at the gym.
I'm still struggling on my eating choices but i am meeting most of my armband targets each day.   Well it's getting late so I will end now but I will leave you with my numbers.

Here are yesterdays final numbers:

Targets set by Armband: 3303 calories burned, 8000 steps, 40 min moderate exercise and 10 min vigorous

Actual for 5/17/2010: 3520 calories burned, 8745 steps, 53 min moderate exercise and 0 min vigorous exercise

Not much to say..

Okay so today was a nice day but I forgot that I had a recognition dinner to go to after work.  Instead of going to the gym I had go home and get cloths for the dinner.  No real exercise today but it was a good day.  I will try to get to the gym tomorrow.  Nothing exciting to say today so I will keep it short and sweet.  When you look at yesterdays numbers please keep in mind that for some odd reason the armband didn't record like it was supposed to so my steps, activity and calories burned should all be higher.  Until later... Hope you are having a great day!

Here are yesterdays final numbers:

Targets set by Armband: 3303 calories burned, 8000 steps, 40 min moderate exercise and 10 min vigorous

Actual for 5/16/2010: 3318 calories burned, 8212 steps, 43 min moderate exercise and 18 min vigorous exercise

Armband wigged out...grr

Good Evening!  Last-night I had a migraine and I woke with one this morning.  I took some meds and within a couple of hours or so I felt much better.  I didn't make it to church this morning and wish I had.  I don't know why the migraines are back but i sure wish they would find someone else to bother. 
I decided that since I was feeling better that I needed to go to the gym.  I didn't make it to the gym on Friday or Saturday and I really really needed to go.  I worked out for an hour and forty minutes and my GWF armband decided to wig out on me.  It only recorded about forty-five minutes of my total time.  I reported the issue with Bodymedia so I will see what they say.  I will have to manually edit my activity to reflect my real numbers.  I have not had to do that before so hopefully I can figure it all out.
I am happy to report though that I have lost the weight gained while I was out of commission at the hospital and dealing with other things plus one pound.  I am now at 285lbs so I'm proud of that but still need to work on getting back to where I should be with my routine and eating habits.  It's crazy how two or three weeks can completely unravel my routine and progress so it's a matter of getting up and dusting the knees off and fighting back.

Here are yesterdays final numbers:

Targets set by Armband: 3303 calories burned, 8000 steps, 40 min moderate exercise and 10 min vigorous

Actual for 5/15/2010: 2774 calories burned, 2814 steps, 10 min moderate exercise and 0 min vigorous exercise

Movie Day with the kids and a friend

Hello all.... it's been a long lazy day.  I had no intention of sleeping in past 7:30 or 7:45am this morning but my hubby let me sleep in until I woke up by myself at 11am.  I know I know.... I really did need the extra sleep though. 
About 2:30pm the kids and I headed for my friends house to have a movie day with him and his daughter.  We watched Avatar and The tooth fairy.... they were both good but it was a lot of sitting and inactivity.  We arrived home after 8pm this evening and I'm tired and worn our.... how can that be I have done nothing the entire day.  I had a migraine late evening yesterday and now again today, not good.  My numbers for today will be horrible but yesterdays were good so check them out.
 Here are yesterdays final numbers:

Targets set by Armband: 3303 calories burned, 8000 steps, 40 min moderate exercise and 10 min vigorous

Actual for 5/14/2010: 4302 calories burned, 12448 steps, 1 hr 32 min moderate exercise and 0 min vigorous exercise

On my feet all day

I had a great day today!  This was a good Friday to be at work.  Up early and off to work and immediately started prepping for the retirement party this evening.  Boy us gals that put it together were busy busy all day long.  The party turned out great although I got talked into being the voice of the night and  running the program.  I felt a little unorganized but did good aparently and had a lot of fun.
I was really worried about how my feet with the blisters would handle the day.  I wasn't sure there would be time to go to the gym and I was right.  Check this out though.... I spent so much time running around on my feet all day that I have burned more calories today that I did yesterday after working out at the gym for an hour.  I wore a pair of close-toed sandals to work this morning and by 1pm had to change into my tennis shoes because my feet were hurting.  The rest of the work day my feet barely hurt so I was pleased.
After work I had just enough time to run home and get cleaned up and head back to work to get the video projector and computer stuff all ready for the evening.  I then had to put some dress sandals on and they felt good for a little while but after about an hour they began to really hurt.  By the time I left there and went to walmart my feet were killing me.  So here I am at home now sitting in the easy chair with my feet bare and just glad to be off them for a while.
After seeing my results for today I kinda wish I had a job where I was on my feet more so I could burn more calories faster.  My calorie intake was high for today with the dinner this evening and all so it was a good thing that my calorie burn was high as well.  Time has flown today and here it is almost 11pm and I'm just getting this done so I can head for bed.  I hope your Friday was a good one too.
Here are yesterdays final numbers:

Targets set by Armband: 3303 calories burned, 8000 steps, 40 min moderate exercise and 10 min vigorous

Actual for 5/13/2010: 4005 calories burned, 13632 steps, 59 min moderate exercise and 35 min vigorous exercise

Darn Blisters!

Howdy!!  I am one tired woman....lol.  I was awake until 12AM working on the home movie / slide show for the work farewell tomorrow evening.  I am happy to say that today I finished it and have also burned copies for our special guests.  I have been dragging off and on all day today from lack of sleep but I'm glad that task is done.
Work was good and went by fairly fast.  I have been so hungry all day that I feel like I have eaten everything in sight.  I did drink four of my five required 32oz bottles of water so that is a plus.  I am slowly getting back to where I should be.  Now if I can get the hunger and cravings to go away I will be good.
After work I headed for the gym.  I now have blisters on both feet... right on the ball of the foot...grr.  I did my usual 30 minutes on the treadmill but made sure my speed was up to 3.6 which is fast for me.  Then I rode 3 miles on the bike and then 15 minutes on the recumbent cross trainer.  I burned right about 800 calories in that hour... yeah for me.  I just wish I could get rid of these darn blisters.  Sounds like I will be just riding the bike and using the recumbent cross trainer instead of the treadmill for the next few days.  Thanks for the encouragement... I have needed it lately.
I plan to up my targets at the beginning of the week so keep an eye open for the changes.

Here are yesterdays final numbers:

Targets set by Armband: 3303 calories burned, 8000 steps, 40 min moderate exercise and 10 min vigorous

Actual for 5/12/2010: 3777 calories burned, 12036 steps, 1 hr 3 min moderate exercise and 25 min vigorous exercise

One day at a time

Good Evening... I had a good day today.  I over slept this morning and ended up rushing to work.  I am still suffering from being extra tired and not wanting to wake up aparently.
I didn't eat great today but not completely horrible either.  I did drink more water than I have been recently.  My day was spent trying to prepare a slide show / movie I'm making for our farewell dinner Friday evening for retiring employees.  It's a lot more work than most people realize.
After work today I did go to the gym again and I'm happy to say I put in a full hour today... slowly working back up.  My left knee is now a pretty shade of green from my fading bruise.  Here is what I did while I was there:  5 miles on the bike and 30 min on the treadmill.  I will be glad when I get back to where I was a couple weeks ago.
One day at a time and putting one foot in front of the other and soon I will be back on my way.  I will let you know when I lose the weight I gained while being on my two week unexpected progress delay.  Hope you day was a good one.  Off to bed I must go if I plan to be up on time in the morning.

Here are yesterdays final numbers:

Targets set by Armband: 3303 calories burned, 8000 steps, 40 min moderate exercise and 10 min vigorous

Actual for 5/11/2010: 3594 calories burned, 11237 steps, 51 min moderate exercise and 22 min vigorous exercise

Glad to be called out

Okay Becky so I've been slacking and you have called me on it.... my bad!  lol  I have been ashamed of my lack of exercise and poor eating habits and haven't really had anything positive to say.  I guess I should realize that there are ups and downs and struggles everywhere in life and this journey shouldn't be any different.  I know I've had a lot on my plate recently but that is honestly no excuse for how I've been eating and for not trying harder to at least get steps in even if I'm not able to get to the gym.  If I plan to make this change permanent I need to stick with it so I don't lose and then end up fat again in a year.
Saturday I got some mild exercise in at the gym.  My knees didn't like it at all!  Sunday was spent being lazy and whining about my knees and how much they hurt.  I ate everything I knew I shouldn't be and didn't even think twice about it.  On Monday I was just exhausted from not sleeping well and not eating proper and didn't do anything.
Here it is Tuesday and I worked out!!  I was too busy on break to workout then so it was at the end of the work day.  I got in 45 min.  It's not a lot but it is something.  I have a lot of catching up to do but my knees aren't real happy with me about now.  When I fell Friday I banged them up pretty good so I will have to keep slowing increasing my time until I'm back to 1 1/2 to 2 hrs a day walking or exercising.  I need to remember me and to focus on becoming better.  This is a fight I must fight!

Here are yesterdays final numbers:

Targets set by Armband: 3303 calories burned, 8000 steps, 40 min moderate exercise and 10 min vigorous

Actual for 5/10/2010: 3340 calories burned, 6448 steps, 56 min moderate exercise and 0 min vigorous exercise

Knees suprised me

Hello all it's been a very long day for me.  When I went to bed last night I didn't figure I would be able to exercise today since I fell at the funeral yesterday and hurt my knees.  Well when I woke up this morning I was surprised that my knees didn't hurt as much as the night before.  After I was up putting my weight on them for a little while I definately had aching but not as much as last night.
I decided to go to the gym and try to walk some and see how my knees did.  They did okay for a little while then really started to hurt.  I got in about 45 minutes of fairly mild exercise.  It wasn't as much as I was hoping for but that's okay I just needed to do something.
My numbers for yesterday are not good but that was expected due to the funeral and lack of walking or any other exercise.  I hope that soon I will bare numbers worth being proud of again.  Happy Mother's Day!

Here are yesterdays final numbers:

Targets set by Armband: 3303 calories burned, 8000 steps, 40 min moderate exercise and 10 min vigorous

Actual for 5/7/2010: 2588 calories burned, 1659 steps, 6 min moderate exercise and 0 min vigorous exercise

Ouch my knees!!!

Good Evening!  It has been a long day but a good one.  Although we said goodbye to Sasha today the funeral was beautiful and so was the weather.  I am so proud of my son Levi, he has grown so much over the last couple of years.  Sasha we love you and miss you already.
When we arrived at the funeral home I got out of the vehicle and stepped in a pot hole and fell.  I fell on knees very hard and scraped them up and banged them up pretty good.  My knees are now swollen and achy and I can barely walk.  I think had I put them up and iced them after falling they wouldn't be so bad but standing for so long at the funeral etc didn't help them.  When I came home I parked myself in the recliner and now stiffness has taken over my knees....Ibuprofen take me away....lol.  I'm hoping that they feel better tomorrow and boy am I glad that I don't have to work in the morning. 
During this whole hospital adventure I managed to gain weight because of my eating and lack of exercise... now I need to make up for lost time.  I'm finding myself drinking soda pop again...because it was convenient when I was out of town.  Comfort foods have also wormed their way back in to my life a little... not real bad but still.  I need to take a deep breath and find the path that I temporarily stepped off of.  So here is my request.... ask me how I'm doing in a week, keep me on my toes and encourage me to pick up where I left off.  Once I get going again I know I will be fine but it will help me to know I have friends to be accountable to in the mean time. 

Here are yesterdays final numbers:

Targets set by Armband: 3303 calories burned, 8000 steps, 40 min moderate exercise and 10 min vigorous

Actual for 5/6/2010: 2858 calories burned, 5364 steps, 22 min moderate exercise and 0 min vigorous exercise

Not doing well

I'm not doing well.  Stress, sadness, fatigue... I want it to go away.  I wish the meanness others display could be changed to kindness.  This should be a time of togetherness and love not selfishness and bitter feelings.  This does nobody any good. 
I'm trying to stay positive in a world of negativity...I'm struggling.  I have been physically and emotionally ill over this whole recent situation.  I wish Sasha could just rest in peace.....

Here are yesterdays final numbers:

Targets set by Armband: 3303 calories burned, 8000 steps, 40 min moderate exercise and 10 min vigorous

Actual for 5/5/2010: 3023 calories burned, 5690 steps, 24 min moderate exercise and 0 min vigorous exercise

Just numbers again!

If I speak today for the second day in a row it wouldn't be nice so I am choosing to remain silent for the sake of my grandchild that just passed away.  I love you Sasha!

Here are yesterdays final numbers:

Targets set by Armband: 3303 calories burned, 8000 steps, 40 min moderate exercise and 10 min vigorous

Actual for 5/4/2010: 3336 calories burned, 8302 steps, 47 min moderate exercise and 0 min vigorous exercise

Just numbers

This will be short and sweet.  My granddaughter Sasha passed away yesterday and I have a lot on my mind.  Will be just posting my numbers today.  I will return so with more info. on my progress soon...until then. 

Here are yesterdays final numbers:

Targets set by Armband: 3303 calories burned, 8000 steps, 40 min moderate exercise and 10 min vigorous

Actual for 5/3/2010: 2771 calories burned, 4480 steps, 21 min moderate exercise and 0 min vigorous exercise

Long Day Today

Well my boys kept me up way late last night and then I was up early so I have been rather pooped all day long.  We all gathered and headed for the hospital...when that many try to get ready all at the same time it can be rough.  We managed and made it on time for visitation. 
I ate some fruit today and got my walking in but didn't do as good on water as I needed to.  I have enjoyed walking back and forth between the house and hospital.... it's beautiful.  If I had a nice little walk like that at home I would be nice and fit because I would walk it a lot.  I enjoy the scenery  however I didn't like the tick that liked me... had to have a stranger pick a tick off my head...lol.  I made a couple of my targets today while being at the hospital so can't complain about that.  Well it's been a long emotional day and tomorrow will be another so I better head for bed and get some rest.  Until next time....

Here are yesterdays final numbers:

Targets set by Armband: 3303 calories burned, 8000 steps, 40 min moderate exercise and 10 min vigorous

Actual for 5/1/2010: 3163 calories burned, 6923 steps, 41 min moderate exercise and 0 min vigorous exercise

Hope I'm not gaining

Today was a busy and frustrating day!  We were up early getting things done and headed for the hospital.  Our visitation started at 10AM and at 11AM we headed back to Emporia to pick up family and to get ready for our return trip.  We hated to leave but we needed both us to be able to drive to get everyone up here to KC for goodbyes tomorrow. 
Made it to Emporia, ran some errands... went home rested for a few and packed up the kids and ran another errand and then headed back to KC.  There was time for another visit however, we didn't get to see Sasha but once today...and that wasn't our fault.  I will leave it at that for now.  Now you know why I was frustrated.
I spent the evening with my own children whom I have missed a lot being away from home.  I could tell they missed me too because the fighting started up right away...lol.  I got some walking in today just not as much as yesterday.  I ate decent today but not great.  My water still wasn't what it should have been.  I am really struggling to stay on top of this weight loss with everything else going on.  I just hope I haven't gained too much weight back because that would upset me.
I know that tomorrow won't be good weight loss wise at all.  My focus will be on everything but my weight.  I don't want tomorrow or Monday to come.  I wish we could go back in time and start over fresh.  Where is the crystal ball?  My son is a great daddy when given the chance to and I am so sad that he doesn't have more time with his little girl.  Well it's very late so I'm going to say goodnight and leave you until tomorrow.

Here are yesterdays final numbers:

Targets set by Armband: 3303 calories burned, 8000 steps, 40 min moderate exercise and 10 min vigorous

Actual for 4/30/2010: 3272 calories burned, 10284 steps, 1 hr 3 min moderate exercise and 0 min vigorous exercise