I'd hope to start exercising regularly this week. I bought a turbo jam workout dvd a while back and have really been looking forward to starting it but, this stuffy head, cough and tummy troubles are keeping on. We have been so busy traveling this month that I haven't had time to really clean my house. So, this week, I kept myself busy and active by deep cleaning a couple rooms of the house. I mopped the floors and wash the walls and baseboards in the kitchen and bathroom. I also worked outside and push mowed half of the yard. So, while I haven't exactly been exercising I have been moving! With that being said, at this mornings weigh-in I weighed :
180 lbs.!
This week I'm going to focus on making time for exercise. My goal is to do at least 20 minutes of the Turbo Jam workout at least 5 days this week. I need to get back into exercising. I realize that if I'm going to lose (or even maintain) this weight I'm going to have to exercise because, let's face it, I can get a little out of hand when it comes to food sometimes and it's great to get that workout in to burn off some of those extra calories!
Speaking of extra calories, it's Memorial Day weekend. Thom, Lucy and I made a quick run to Wal-Mart today and it was nuts. Everywhere you looked there were under-dressed people pushing a cart filled with meats, buns and bathing suits. We always seem to pick the worse time to go there. But, I did find some 100 SPF sunscreen ( baby kind for Lucy and some for my little Irish-man).
I'm hoping to post my pics sometime this coming week and I may even post a review of the Turbo Jam workout! Have a good Memorial Day weekend!
Friday, May 28, 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Week One
Current Weight : 182 lbs
Total Weight loss (Since starting this challenge) : 3 lbs
I expected to gain about 3 pounds this week. It was stressful, and we were traveling which means lots of eating out. I did manage to eat more than my fair share of cake, sonic and Mexican food (YUM!) and then, I got sick. It started out as a stuffy nose, then a cough, then a sore throat and now I barely have a voice and can't keep anything in. (Gross, I know)
I really wanted to start exercising again this week. Hopefully by Monday I'll be feeling much better.
I still haven't taken any before pictures. I'm dreading it, and I didn't really think about it until now. Just be preparing yourself for some saggy arms, and a jiggly belly covered in stretch marks :l
Total Weight loss (Since starting this challenge) : 3 lbs
I expected to gain about 3 pounds this week. It was stressful, and we were traveling which means lots of eating out. I did manage to eat more than my fair share of cake, sonic and Mexican food (YUM!) and then, I got sick. It started out as a stuffy nose, then a cough, then a sore throat and now I barely have a voice and can't keep anything in. (Gross, I know)
I really wanted to start exercising again this week. Hopefully by Monday I'll be feeling much better.
I still haven't taken any before pictures. I'm dreading it, and I didn't really think about it until now. Just be preparing yourself for some saggy arms, and a jiggly belly covered in stretch marks :l
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
And the race is on.....
My starting weight : 185 lbs.
I am not sure what I want my goal weight to be. My short term goal is 170. That is the smallest I've been in my adult life and, to be honest, I liked how I looked at that weight. It also puts me at a healthy BMI. I'll evaluate once I reach my short term goal, and see how much more I'd like to lose.
I still plan to weigh in on Friday morning (If we are back home by then) and post some "before" pics. This week will be tough. We are down with my family and I tend to eat MUCH more in social situations. But, that's life. And, I need to learn how to control [my killer instincs?] HA!
I have great intentions. I even packed fresh fruit (pineapple, cantelope and blackberries) in a cooler to bring down with us. However, there is an awesome Mexican restaurant and a Pizza Hut (complete with a Wing Street) calling my name. My parents house is also home to about 3 different kinds of cake right now...that's going to help a lot.
My mini goal this week is to control my portions. My problem is not that I eat a brownie. It's that I eat 2 brownies, then talk about how awesome they are as I grab another. Then I go sneak into the kitchen while I eat the next one because 4 is just WAY too many. By then I'm addicted and I just talk about how I'm a pig and I need to stop eating this way. Honestly, it makes me mad to say this. Why do I let food get me like that. I know I shouldn't be doing it, but I do it anyway; and really that's not how I should be living. So, this week I'm focusing on just stopping and giving myself time to really think about what I'm eating, Instead of cramming six brownies into my mouth then complaining about my wide hips and flabby arms.
Well, that's all I have for tonight. I'll be back friday with some pics (that I know you are just dying to see!) and a weight update!
I am not sure what I want my goal weight to be. My short term goal is 170. That is the smallest I've been in my adult life and, to be honest, I liked how I looked at that weight. It also puts me at a healthy BMI. I'll evaluate once I reach my short term goal, and see how much more I'd like to lose.
I still plan to weigh in on Friday morning (If we are back home by then) and post some "before" pics. This week will be tough. We are down with my family and I tend to eat MUCH more in social situations. But, that's life. And, I need to learn how to control [my killer instincs?] HA!
I have great intentions. I even packed fresh fruit (pineapple, cantelope and blackberries) in a cooler to bring down with us. However, there is an awesome Mexican restaurant and a Pizza Hut (complete with a Wing Street) calling my name. My parents house is also home to about 3 different kinds of cake right now...that's going to help a lot.
My mini goal this week is to control my portions. My problem is not that I eat a brownie. It's that I eat 2 brownies, then talk about how awesome they are as I grab another. Then I go sneak into the kitchen while I eat the next one because 4 is just WAY too many. By then I'm addicted and I just talk about how I'm a pig and I need to stop eating this way. Honestly, it makes me mad to say this. Why do I let food get me like that. I know I shouldn't be doing it, but I do it anyway; and really that's not how I should be living. So, this week I'm focusing on just stopping and giving myself time to really think about what I'm eating, Instead of cramming six brownies into my mouth then complaining about my wide hips and flabby arms.
Well, that's all I have for tonight. I'll be back friday with some pics (that I know you are just dying to see!) and a weight update!
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