So, stepped on the scale today... 175.2, .6 lbs higher than last Tuesday. *sigh*
At this point, I'm feeling good about what I'm doing, I just started back up on TDP this weekend and am tracking my food like a mofo. But, I guess it wasn't fast enough to help me this week.
I go on vacation Sunday morning (4am, thanks hubs) so next week will be a little bit scary. I've been noticing lately that I don't tend to eat a lot when it's really hot outside or when I'm really hot, so maybe that will help. I just have to remember my goals and not go hog-wild like the last vacation involving food and a beach.
I'm gonna miss the doggies, they are my companion on my walks every morning. It will be strange not to wake up to Leroy whining, haha.
Ok... well, time to go drink some more water, blech. At least some of it is in the form of tea. I do love me some Yogi tea. They come with fortunes on the tab of the tea bag, LOVE it!
I like free.
I was watching Tori & Dean last night (judge quietly) on Oxygen and when I turned the TV on this morning, Oxygen popped back up - with a yoga show! Yay for free yoga shows!
Until now, I had been checking out FitTV, which usually only has Gilad on early in the morning. Nothing against Gilad, he's a fine specimen, but I'm getting more interested in yoga for its calming/breathing/flexing benefits.
The Oxygen show is called Inhale, 6am Est/5am Cen
Here's the FitTV lineup (the only time I have in the morning is 6am to 730, so that's all I'm showing):
6:00am - Gilad's Bodies in Motion
6:30am - Total Body Sculpt with Gilad
7:00am - alternates between Core Max with Cathe Friedrich and hour-long workouts for chest & back, kick punch & crunch, legs & glutes, and muscle endurance.
Until now, I had been checking out FitTV, which usually only has Gilad on early in the morning. Nothing against Gilad, he's a fine specimen, but I'm getting more interested in yoga for its calming/breathing/flexing benefits.
The Oxygen show is called Inhale, 6am Est/5am Cen
Here's the FitTV lineup (the only time I have in the morning is 6am to 730, so that's all I'm showing):
6:00am - Gilad's Bodies in Motion
6:30am - Total Body Sculpt with Gilad
7:00am - alternates between Core Max with Cathe Friedrich and hour-long workouts for chest & back, kick punch & crunch, legs & glutes, and muscle endurance.
I work out... really, I do...
I figured I'd better do a post about the exercise I am currently getting and what I add to my routine, to keep track of what's working and what's not. I know, overeating is definitely not working.
In the mornings, I take my dogs on a walk - usually about 20 minutes, finished with lunges and/or calf raises in the backyard, then crunches and stretching inside. I'm gathering info on stretching, i.e. when, how, and why. I've heard conflicting things lately!
If it's raining, I'm going to start doing a dvd inside, either the yoga-pilates one or the pilates one I have from target. I may have to give the yoga-pilates one back to my friend though (in fact, I'm sure I have to!) so I will be in search of another yoga dvd soon.
After work (9-5, the usual), I have off on Mon-Wed-Fri, so I'll have to go to the gym at least one of those days. It usually takes me about an hour and 15 minutes total (10 min travel, 13 min warmup on the elliptical, weight training, stretching, 10 mins home).
There is also the occasional karate class - Tues and Thurs I work at a karate school so I normally stay for class. There are times that I just don't feel it though. So I'll have to do something to make up for this if I don't go during the week.
I also do one trip do the gym on the weekends, and most of my cleaning is done on the weekends so that adds to the calories-burned count.
I would like to start adding classes at the gym to my repertoire, especially yoga and pilates, since I really need to work on my flexibility and core strength. And breathing, apparently.
In the mornings, I take my dogs on a walk - usually about 20 minutes, finished with lunges and/or calf raises in the backyard, then crunches and stretching inside. I'm gathering info on stretching, i.e. when, how, and why. I've heard conflicting things lately!
If it's raining, I'm going to start doing a dvd inside, either the yoga-pilates one or the pilates one I have from target. I may have to give the yoga-pilates one back to my friend though (in fact, I'm sure I have to!) so I will be in search of another yoga dvd soon.
After work (9-5, the usual), I have off on Mon-Wed-Fri, so I'll have to go to the gym at least one of those days. It usually takes me about an hour and 15 minutes total (10 min travel, 13 min warmup on the elliptical, weight training, stretching, 10 mins home).
There is also the occasional karate class - Tues and Thurs I work at a karate school so I normally stay for class. There are times that I just don't feel it though. So I'll have to do something to make up for this if I don't go during the week.
I also do one trip do the gym on the weekends, and most of my cleaning is done on the weekends so that adds to the calories-burned count.
I would like to start adding classes at the gym to my repertoire, especially yoga and pilates, since I really need to work on my flexibility and core strength. And breathing, apparently.