So I didn't blog last week because things at work are so unbelievably busy...so here is the update
Weight loss last week: .4lbs
Weight loss this week: 2.4lbs
Total weight loss so far: 40.6lbs
Things are NUTS!! Truly. With us being in the middle of enrollment and opening a new site...AND being a new teacher...its like the work never ends. I work all day...then come home and work...and I work more on the weekends. I generally am working from 9am-10pm daily and it varies on the weekends.
Because of all this craziness, my eating habits are sporadic at best. There were a few days last week that I ate breakfast (and by breakfast I mean a yogurt in the car) and then didn't eat again until dinner at 8pm. I just didn't have time. I'm working really hard at creating boundaries and making sure I take care of myself. Its just been so easy to get so sucked in to work because there is always more to do. I cannot wait until enrollment is over and things settle down.
Overall, I'm thrilled with my progress. Trying to get in some exercise because the Dirty Girl is less than a month away...
Monday, August 29, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
Weigh-In #17
Weight loss this week: 2.6 lbs
Total weight loss so far: 37.7 lbs
I am super stoked about my loss this week! I love that the weight keeps coming off...even when I feel like I'm not as on top of stuff as I should be. I am most likely my worst critic but it is nice to see that my effort continues to pay off. I am only 12.3 lbs away from my 50lb goal and I couldn't be more excited!
I am trying to put in a better effort with exercising. My wonderful friend Beth pushed me to continue with my goal of completing the Dirty Girl Mud Run. I was going to back out...partially due to finances...mostly due to fear. But after talking to her, I realized that I would be far more disappointed in myself if I didn't try rather than tried and didn't quite make it. So...I am back into trying to prep myself. My plan is to start working out twice a day...20 minutes of Zumba in the morning and then 30min - 1 hour at the gym or outside in the evening. Last Friday was my last day of evening tutoring so its going to be a lot easier to get in some exercise after work. Kyle and I are going to explore a trail that is right by our apartment...it goes for a long way so we are going to figure out where the 3.2 mile mark would be and practice going that way. I want to make sure that I get experience walking/running outside as well as on the treadmill.
Overall, things are going well...I am trying to get back into the swing of healthy eating after getting thrown off with the new job. But with tutoring being over and getting into the swing of things at work, I know I'll be back on track soon! Hopefully I'll hit the 50lb mark by November!!
Total weight loss so far: 37.7 lbs
I am super stoked about my loss this week! I love that the weight keeps coming off...even when I feel like I'm not as on top of stuff as I should be. I am most likely my worst critic but it is nice to see that my effort continues to pay off. I am only 12.3 lbs away from my 50lb goal and I couldn't be more excited!
I am trying to put in a better effort with exercising. My wonderful friend Beth pushed me to continue with my goal of completing the Dirty Girl Mud Run. I was going to back out...partially due to finances...mostly due to fear. But after talking to her, I realized that I would be far more disappointed in myself if I didn't try rather than tried and didn't quite make it. So...I am back into trying to prep myself. My plan is to start working out twice a day...20 minutes of Zumba in the morning and then 30min - 1 hour at the gym or outside in the evening. Last Friday was my last day of evening tutoring so its going to be a lot easier to get in some exercise after work. Kyle and I are going to explore a trail that is right by our apartment...it goes for a long way so we are going to figure out where the 3.2 mile mark would be and practice going that way. I want to make sure that I get experience walking/running outside as well as on the treadmill.
Overall, things are going well...I am trying to get back into the swing of healthy eating after getting thrown off with the new job. But with tutoring being over and getting into the swing of things at work, I know I'll be back on track soon! Hopefully I'll hit the 50lb mark by November!!
Monday, August 8, 2011
Weigh-In #16
Weight loss this week: .4 lbs
Total weight loss so far: 35.1 lbs
So not the best but I'm glad I lost something...especially because this weekend was a complete mess!
Friday night, Kyle and I hung out at his parents. He was there all day while I worked so as soon as I was finished...I headed over there. I was already hungry when I got there but I knew dinner was going to be awhile. Everyone was enjoying drinks and I wanted to do so as well...which was probably a mistake. I ended up having a total of 3 drinks (equaling 12 points worth of vodka). Then dinner came about. They got these spicy Asian boneless wings from the grocery store...and they were amazing! Being both hungry and drinking...I ate 8 of them with abandon. Then they ordered New York style pizza...and I had a slice and a half...not good. I ended up guesstimating what my points were for the night...it totalled around 45 points for dinner! That is more than my daily allowance!!! Thank goodness I still had most of my weeklies and 20 points left for the day so I didn't go over!
Saturday was decent...I had a great time hanging out with Shannon! We walked around the Colorado Mills Mall for about an hour (totalling something like 2 miles worth of walking) and then went to Chili's for lunch. I ordered a grilled chicken sandwich with steamed broccoli instead of fries. I should have gotten the sandwich without the cheese and bacon...but it sounded so good and I had a ton of points left for the day...so I went with it. I did have a really hard time calculating the points though because I kept getting different answers from different sites. But I over-estimated to be safe and I was ok.
Yesterday was busy because I went to the Rockies game in the afternoon with Dani and a few friends. It was unbelievably hot and we only stayed for half the game. But my eating wasn't great...I had Qdoba for lunch because I was so hungry after the game.
Clearly I didn't plan well this weekend. I had a lot of high sodium foods but overall, I did alright. I'm just hoping to get back on track and have a good weigh in this week...
Total weight loss so far: 35.1 lbs
So not the best but I'm glad I lost something...especially because this weekend was a complete mess!
Friday night, Kyle and I hung out at his parents. He was there all day while I worked so as soon as I was finished...I headed over there. I was already hungry when I got there but I knew dinner was going to be awhile. Everyone was enjoying drinks and I wanted to do so as well...which was probably a mistake. I ended up having a total of 3 drinks (equaling 12 points worth of vodka). Then dinner came about. They got these spicy Asian boneless wings from the grocery store...and they were amazing! Being both hungry and drinking...I ate 8 of them with abandon. Then they ordered New York style pizza...and I had a slice and a half...not good. I ended up guesstimating what my points were for the night...it totalled around 45 points for dinner! That is more than my daily allowance!!! Thank goodness I still had most of my weeklies and 20 points left for the day so I didn't go over!
Saturday was decent...I had a great time hanging out with Shannon! We walked around the Colorado Mills Mall for about an hour (totalling something like 2 miles worth of walking) and then went to Chili's for lunch. I ordered a grilled chicken sandwich with steamed broccoli instead of fries. I should have gotten the sandwich without the cheese and bacon...but it sounded so good and I had a ton of points left for the day...so I went with it. I did have a really hard time calculating the points though because I kept getting different answers from different sites. But I over-estimated to be safe and I was ok.
Yesterday was busy because I went to the Rockies game in the afternoon with Dani and a few friends. It was unbelievably hot and we only stayed for half the game. But my eating wasn't great...I had Qdoba for lunch because I was so hungry after the game.
Clearly I didn't plan well this weekend. I had a lot of high sodium foods but overall, I did alright. I'm just hoping to get back on track and have a good weigh in this week...
Monday, August 1, 2011
Weigh-In #15
Weight loss this week: 3.3 lbs
Total weight loss so far: 34.7 lbs
I was totally shocked at my loss this week. I worked out twice last week which I was happy about...I'm hoping to up that number this week to at least 2 days. My eating habits were really out of whack though. I wasn't making the healthiest choices...there were two days when I didn't hit all my GHG's...and I ate fast food twice. I had a few days when I didn't eat all my points. I had two days that I had to guesstimate points for a meal. And I ate a ton on Sunday...just boredom eating...not because I was hungry.
While I didn't do terribly and it clearly didn't have a negative effect on my weight loss, I want to get back on track this week. I have been struggling because with the new job, things are a bit out of whack because we don't have a site yet. So I'm all over the place, driving back and forth to Westminster a lot and not having a set schedule. This has messed with my eating schedule a lot. I just need to find time to adjust.
This week I want to up my work outs and try and be more active on the weekend. I have plans on Saturday to walk around the mall with Shannon so that will be good. I also have set a new goal for myself. I want to have lost 50 lbs by the week of Thanksgiving. Kyle and I are going to try to go to Arizona and California to visit some family and I want to be at that mark by then.
I am going to get back on track and really focus this week. I just need to learn to adjust to changes, because this is for life!
Total weight loss so far: 34.7 lbs
I was totally shocked at my loss this week. I worked out twice last week which I was happy about...I'm hoping to up that number this week to at least 2 days. My eating habits were really out of whack though. I wasn't making the healthiest choices...there were two days when I didn't hit all my GHG's...and I ate fast food twice. I had a few days when I didn't eat all my points. I had two days that I had to guesstimate points for a meal. And I ate a ton on Sunday...just boredom eating...not because I was hungry.
While I didn't do terribly and it clearly didn't have a negative effect on my weight loss, I want to get back on track this week. I have been struggling because with the new job, things are a bit out of whack because we don't have a site yet. So I'm all over the place, driving back and forth to Westminster a lot and not having a set schedule. This has messed with my eating schedule a lot. I just need to find time to adjust.
This week I want to up my work outs and try and be more active on the weekend. I have plans on Saturday to walk around the mall with Shannon so that will be good. I also have set a new goal for myself. I want to have lost 50 lbs by the week of Thanksgiving. Kyle and I are going to try to go to Arizona and California to visit some family and I want to be at that mark by then.
I am going to get back on track and really focus this week. I just need to learn to adjust to changes, because this is for life!
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