i've been working out with my new trainer for a month now, so today we took measurements again. i knew i wasn't going to have a big loss, because as we know, january had a little rough patch. the last time we measured was four weeks ago and since then i've GAINED 2 lbs of muscle and LOST 5 lbs of fat. my body fat % also went down by about 2% and i lost inches all over... though it was mostly in my upper body. overall, i'm happy with my progress. yes, i'd like to get this weigh off as quickly as possible... overnight would be great! but i know that doing what i'm doing now is the RIGHT was, so i'm content with slow and steady.
anyway, after measurements it was time to lift weights. have i mentioned how much i'm loving my new trainer? not only is he a sweet guy... but he works me out so hard that i'm achy for days!! after we were done it was time for my hour of spin class. i'm really enjoying that, too! i think the best part is that it doesn't get easier per se... i'm just able to push myself harder!
my eating has been solid this week. i've got a birthday party on saturday for my friend's baby, so that'll be my first real challenge for the week. i can say no to the cake, i'm more concerned about the other food since the party is 12-2 (aka, lunchtime). then sunday is the superbowl. i'm not sure yet if we're going to watch at home or go watch with friends. if we're home, no problem! but if we go out, i need to decide that it's really ok to be in that situation and not drink... it's the drinking that gets me.
saturday is supposed to be my interval day, but since it's shaping up to be a busy day, i'm planning to move it to sunday (the game isn't until 3:30, so i've got plenty of time!).
i pulled out my response and advantage cards yesterday, but then didn't read them today. i really need to work on getting in the habit of doing that again... they really do help!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
on track
i'm happy to say that i'm on track with my exercise so far this week. yes, it's only tuesday... but it still counts!! i had my workout with my trainer yesterday & walked with the pup last night. today i'm super sore from the workout, but still managed to make it to the gym for my intervals. i hope those start getting easier... but easier or not, i'm going to keep at it!
food has been good as well. but i'm starting to wonder if i'm the only one who has a go to menu. i eat the same thing from breakfast pretty much every day... and i enjoy it. lunch during the work week is the same... even the weekly lunch out with friends is the same. weekend lunches are a bit of a crap shoot, because i tend to forget to plan for them... but i'm working on that. dinner is where i have the most variety, but lately that's changed. the husband doesn't eat fish, and after a wicked bout of the stomach flu (with onset post chicken dinner) he's off chicken too. there's only so much i can do with beef, so i've come up with my go to dinner. and looking back at my food last week, i had 3 days that were virtually identical... and yesterday & today are repeats, too. i'm eating foods that i enjoy and i'm feeling satisfied... but is it a bad thing to be eating the same things all the time??
i still haven't pulled out my response & advantage cards... i really need to get back on that. thankfully, i haven't really NEEDED them, so yay for me feeling good!
and since yesterday was official weigh in day, i was down 1 lb when i got on the scale this morning. that's fine... i'm expecting february to be a good month!
food has been good as well. but i'm starting to wonder if i'm the only one who has a go to menu. i eat the same thing from breakfast pretty much every day... and i enjoy it. lunch during the work week is the same... even the weekly lunch out with friends is the same. weekend lunches are a bit of a crap shoot, because i tend to forget to plan for them... but i'm working on that. dinner is where i have the most variety, but lately that's changed. the husband doesn't eat fish, and after a wicked bout of the stomach flu (with onset post chicken dinner) he's off chicken too. there's only so much i can do with beef, so i've come up with my go to dinner. and looking back at my food last week, i had 3 days that were virtually identical... and yesterday & today are repeats, too. i'm eating foods that i enjoy and i'm feeling satisfied... but is it a bad thing to be eating the same things all the time??
i still haven't pulled out my response & advantage cards... i really need to get back on that. thankfully, i haven't really NEEDED them, so yay for me feeling good!
and since yesterday was official weigh in day, i was down 1 lb when i got on the scale this morning. that's fine... i'm expecting february to be a good month!
Monday, February 1, 2010
February 1, 2010
time for the monthly weigh in.
1/1/10 - 228.0
2/1/10 - 227.4
so for the month of january, i managed to lose a whopping .6 lbs. i will admit that there's a part of me that's disappointed in myself, but i'm choosing not to focus on that and rather focus on what i learned.
taking a week off from healthy eating can undo 3 weeks of making good choices. that's not really an earth shattering revelation, but it's a fact that i need to keep myself aware of. i think we all play those games with ourselves... i can make up for these bad choices tomorrow, or next week, or whenever. but the reality is that we can't get that time or those choices back, so there's really no making them up. every time i put something in my mouth, it's a choice. every time i get up and move, it's a choice. so my goal for february is to stay aware of my choices and to really OWN them!
february will definitely have it's share of challenges. my husband's birthday is next week, so that's more than likely going to mean a nice dinner out. then we're out of town for the valentine's/presidents day weekend, so i will not be preparing my own foods, nor will i have access to the gym. so there are 5 days that i KNOW will require me to make the best choices possible, even if they're not what i would do at home, but i WILL make the best of them! i've also committed to a fairly aggressive workout schedule to prepare for the st paddy's day dash. with the exception of when i'm travelling, my weeks are going to look like this:
sunday - 2 mile brisk walk
monday - strength training & 2 mile brisk walk
tuesday - 1 hour intervals on treadmill
wednesday - 2 mile brisk walk
thursday - strength training & spin class
friday - 2 mile brisk walk
saturday - 1 hour intervals on treadmill
the 2 mile walks aren't too bad. they usually take me about 35 minutes or so. lots of hills and i definitely get my heart rate up, but it's nothing like the treadmill intervals... those kill me!!
since part of my january problem came from being off schedule with my trip, i need to figure out how to make sure i have the groceries i need when i get home, so i can get right back in the swing of things! we don't get home until midnight monday, so grocery shopping when i get home is out of the question. i may just take the day off on tuesday (or at least part of the day) so i can go grocery shopping in the morning... that's probably the best option.
so there you have it. i'm feeling good and i have a plan... it's going to be a good month! now i'm going to eat my lunch and pull out my response & advantage cards... time to get back on track with those!
1/1/10 - 228.0
2/1/10 - 227.4
so for the month of january, i managed to lose a whopping .6 lbs. i will admit that there's a part of me that's disappointed in myself, but i'm choosing not to focus on that and rather focus on what i learned.
taking a week off from healthy eating can undo 3 weeks of making good choices. that's not really an earth shattering revelation, but it's a fact that i need to keep myself aware of. i think we all play those games with ourselves... i can make up for these bad choices tomorrow, or next week, or whenever. but the reality is that we can't get that time or those choices back, so there's really no making them up. every time i put something in my mouth, it's a choice. every time i get up and move, it's a choice. so my goal for february is to stay aware of my choices and to really OWN them!
february will definitely have it's share of challenges. my husband's birthday is next week, so that's more than likely going to mean a nice dinner out. then we're out of town for the valentine's/presidents day weekend, so i will not be preparing my own foods, nor will i have access to the gym. so there are 5 days that i KNOW will require me to make the best choices possible, even if they're not what i would do at home, but i WILL make the best of them! i've also committed to a fairly aggressive workout schedule to prepare for the st paddy's day dash. with the exception of when i'm travelling, my weeks are going to look like this:
sunday - 2 mile brisk walk
monday - strength training & 2 mile brisk walk
tuesday - 1 hour intervals on treadmill
wednesday - 2 mile brisk walk
thursday - strength training & spin class
friday - 2 mile brisk walk
saturday - 1 hour intervals on treadmill
the 2 mile walks aren't too bad. they usually take me about 35 minutes or so. lots of hills and i definitely get my heart rate up, but it's nothing like the treadmill intervals... those kill me!!
since part of my january problem came from being off schedule with my trip, i need to figure out how to make sure i have the groceries i need when i get home, so i can get right back in the swing of things! we don't get home until midnight monday, so grocery shopping when i get home is out of the question. i may just take the day off on tuesday (or at least part of the day) so i can go grocery shopping in the morning... that's probably the best option.
so there you have it. i'm feeling good and i have a plan... it's going to be a good month! now i'm going to eat my lunch and pull out my response & advantage cards... time to get back on track with those!
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