Weigh In #7

So I got lucky and I didn't gain any weight over Thanksgiving. I didn't lose any weight either, but that is ok. I am just going to have to start trying harder again. Get back into working out and eating good again. I did do my workout today. I did the Cardio Max DVD and I even did level 2. I am not going to take Molly for a walk tonight. For one I am not going to be home and two, if it doesnt stop raining she wont be able to go. However, it is suppose to turn to snow and my Fiance will probably take her out if that happens. So another thing that we have to worry about this time of year is Holiday Parties. Whether its for work or family, they can be hard with all the snack food and free drinks. Here is one piece of advice DON"T DRINK!! Drinks are a waist of calories, however if you are going to drink, take your time and sip them make them last and only do it everyother drink. Have a diet pop or water in between each one. For women I read that instead of taking your big purse, take a clutch and that way you have that in one hand and your drink in the other and then you will be less likely to snack. Don't think that just because all of that food is there that you have to eat it all. Eat only till your full and make smart choices such as the veggie tray instead of the chips and dip. Another thing I read is to wear tighter fitting clothes, that way when you start to over eat and get bloated you will notice it sooner. You are more aware of your body in tighter fitting clothes. Note: this does not mean to wear skin tight, to small clothes. Just not baggies sweaters and such. So good luck this holiday season and wish me luck that I can lose the 2lbs till my next goal of losing 15lbs and being under 140lbs.

Happy Holidays!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope everyone had a happy and safe Thanksgiving! I will admit I over ate yesterday and the thing to remember that tomorrow is a new day. So even if you over ate you can always start fresh, just because you caved one day does not mean that you failed. It means that you are human and enjoying the holidays with your friends and family. So don't feel to guilty about and just start working out again. Just think its only one day of your whole life. Anyway I also over ate yesterday but luckily I worked out  as well and so I only went over by about 70 cals. Today I am also making a smaller Thanksgiving dinner for my Fiance and myself. So we will be eating leftover turkey for awhile. Its a good thing turkey isn't to bad for you. Anyway tomorrow is my weigh in and I will be happy if I didn't gain anything. With 2 Thanksgiving dinners I think that that is the best I can hope for. Wish me luck.

Weigh In #6 Plus Holiday Tips

So I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that I didn't lose any weight and the good news is that I didn't gain anything. I am still at 141lbs. I am still at 13lbs lost. A few years ago I did weight watchers and ended up losing 13lbs, it was the first time a diet had ever worked for me. So I am now tied with my personal best, if I lose one more pound I will have beaten my own personal best! Hopefully this will be that week. I know that Thanksgiving is this week and there will be a lot of food, but what people need to remember is that the holidays are not about eating so much food that we slip into a coma. Its about being with our family's. I think that that is something that people forget about, its not about eating a whole turkey or opening a bunch of gifts, its about being with our loved ones and spending time with people we may not see on a regular basis. Don't get me wrong I love eating the holiday foods as well, I am just saying to keep it to normal portion sizes, just because its Thanksgiving does not mean that you should eat until your pants don't fit anymore. Same goes for Christmas, and Easter. So holiday tips:

1. Eat normal portions
2. When eating turkey take the skin off and eat the white meat which has few cals.
3. When you eat mashed potatoes and gravy skip the butter.
4. Skip the cool whip and ice cream with desserts
5. Stop eating when your full. Don't eat more just because its there
6. Try to avoid taking home leftovers if you are at your family.
7. Also try to workout like normal the day of and the day after.

Remember, the holidays are about being with your family and loved ones, not about eating til you pop.

Motivation Anyone?

I am still having a hard time getting motivated again! It really sucks, cause I know I need to workout and I know I use to like it, but now I just don't want to. I am not sure what to do really. Maybe a new DVD or something I'm not sure. Maybe it is all in my head and I am standing in my own way. Tomorrow is the weigh in and I hope I can get lucky again. Last week I had lost a pound even though I hadn't tried all that hard. Which put me at a total of 13lbs lost. I am only 2 more pounds away from my next goal, which is to get below 140lbs. Next week is Thanksgiving and that is going to be hard. The day of not so much, because even if I do eat bad that one day, it is only one day. It is the leftovers that the family piles on me. Mostly they are desserts as well. So that may be hard. If we get any I will have my Fiance take them to work with him or something. I have about 4 months till I have to start my dress fittings and then I wont be able to lose anymore weight I also wont be able to gain any weigh either. So I need to lose as much weight as I can by April! Maybe that will be the motivation that I need. I never actually sat down and figured out when I needed to start my dress fittings. I will workout today, I will have to do it after my Fiance calls me on his lunch break but I will do it. I think I will do my dance DVD. Wish me luck for tomorrow.

Just Keep Swimming!

It is hard! I never thought it would be this hard to get back into it. I think part of the problem is that I am bored with the Biggest Loser DVD. When I was working out 6 days a week (was that only 2 weeks ago? lol) I was looking forward to moving up to level 3 soon. Now I am back at level 1 and I am not liking that it is hard again and that I have to push myself just to get through it. Then even if I do make it then I am only at level 2 again. Nothing new, so it is starting to get boring. So today I started a (kind of) new DVD. Its one that I already owned but never really got into. It is a dancing DVD. Its called Just Dance Dance with Julianne. She is one of the professional dancers from Dancing with the Stars. It is a good DVD and it kept my heart rate up to an average of 155 bpm. In this DVD she takes you through 3 different dances. Beware boys this DVD is for girls. It is a lot about being sexy and working out at the same time. I mean if you are a guy and you don't care then be my guest, I'm sure it would work just as well on you as it would a girl. Just a lot of the dance moves are for girls. Anyway, she walks you through 3 different dances. You do each section a couple of time then she adds it on to the beginning. Then once you know the whole dance you do the whole dance 4 times. I must be getting into better shape because even though it kept my heart rate up it was still a lot easier to do then I remember doing in the past. So that must be a good sign. Well as long as you keep moving and don't quit that is all that matters. Or as Dorie would say "just keep swimming".

Harder then I Thought

Man getting back into the swing of things is harder then I thought it was going to be. I don't remember if I posted about it, but I was having some pain in my shins and so I decided to take a few days off. I was originally going to just take Saturday, Sunday and Monday off. However, I ended up having to work all day on Tuesday so I wasn't able to workout on that day. I did workout on Wednesday, but yesterday I had a wedding emergency to deal with and was trying to figure that out all morning and then was out buying the stuff for my solution all night. I did workout today and even though it is only level one with weights I am tired. I didn't think taking some time off would effect me like this. Its hard to not say "oh I will just do it tonight" and then have that turn into I'll do it tomorrow. So I am trying to ease my way back into it. Maybe next week I will try and do level 2 again. Tomorrow is my weigh in and I will be happy if I didn't gain anything after the week that I have had. Plus now its starting to snow out and its super cold so I am not going for as many walks as I use to. My Fiance takes Molly at night now. I don't always go, but I do feel guilty about it. I just HATE the cold!! I don't know why I live in this stupid state anymore!!! Anyway, I am trying to get back into it. Wish me luck for tomorrow, I just hope that I didn't gain anything.

Weigh In # 5

So today is another weigh in and once again I was afraid to get on the scale. Once again I didn't need to be. I have lost another pound this week, putting me at 142lbs. So I have now lost a total of 12lbs. I am only 3lbs away from my next goal!! YAY!! I am excited. Although I have hit a snag, I have discovered that I have shin splints and they are very painful. I couldn't even finish my workout yesterday. I had gotten all the way through level one of the Power Sculpt DVD and level one of my cardio DVD, it was at level two that I started to have problems. I tried to work through it at first but it just got worse. So, they say that is can be your shoes, if they are to old and have lost the support that I need (which it could be), or if I am not doing enough stretches and my muscles are tearing to much, or that I went to intense to fast and again my muscles are tearing to much. So I went out and bought new shoes last night and an ankle brace. I am also going to take a couple of days off. I had started doing the power sculpt DVD and the cardio DVD back to back and I had added weights to the cardio level, so that may be part of it that I am going to intense to fast, so I am going to put space between the cardio and the power sculpt. I am also going to do more leg stretches before my DVDs and hope that the pain goes away. I also took my measurements today, and here they are:

Bust: 36in (no change)
Waist: 30in (no change)
Hips: 40in (no change)
Thigh: R: 22in (2in lost) L: 22in (1 1/2in lost)
Upper arm: R: 11 1/2in (no change) L: 11 1/2in ( 1/2 in gained)

So the only place that I saw any real improvement was my thighs. I am not going to complain though having lost 12lbs. I cant wait to see what I lose by Thanksgiving. My Dad is coming up to visit and I would like for there to be a noticeable difference. Wish me luck!!

Day Off

I have decided to take today off. I am drained and am so tired physically and mentally its not even funny. I didn't do my workout DVDs yesterday either but I did clean the house and I took Molly for a long walk. My Fiance and I also went to the Red Wings Hockey game last night and we parked on the roof and took the stairs. I think with the stairs in front of the Joe and the stairs to the roof, we went up and down about 6 flights. I did cave at work a little bit, no I did not have any Halloween candy but I did have two cupcakes. I think I worked one of them off though. I felt so guilty about eating that cupcake that I jogged in place till I burned about 150 cals. I had a super slice of pizza at the game, which is about 2 slices of deep dish pizza. Anybody who has ever been to the Joe knows that there are no options, it was the pizza or a hot dog. The hot dogs sounded really gross and I wanted something that would fill me and I wouldn't be tempted to eat anything else the rest of the night. So I ate about 1600 last night (including the cupcakes and 2 slices of pizza), and I burned about 2100. So I figured that as long as I ate good today it wouldn't be a problem for me to take the day off. Plus my shins have been really bothering me the last few days and I would like to give them a break. I'm not sure how I will feel tonight, I might end up doing a workout anyway. It all depends on how guilty I feel for not working-out. I have done that in the past, said that I was going to take the day off and then ended up doing a workout that night. However, right now I just can't handle it. I will start back up tomorrow. Always remember that if you were bad today that tomorrow is a new day and you can always pick it right back up again.