So, I *think* I'm at 174.8 today. I decided that once a week is not enough, so I'm going to weigh myself on Saturdays and Tuesdays or Wednesdays. I was actually down to 174.2 on Saturday, I was so proud! But today, back up .6 of a pound.
I'm going to have to make a conscious effort to do some serious exercising to break my next plateau or into the next tens (160's), because my headaches due to medication stuff have been horrendous lately, and when I have them I can't seem to stop eating, probably because every receptor in my body is blocked on my migraine meds, haha.
So, here begins the goal of 1. I will do 1 different thing every day, hopefully in addition to a 20-min-or-so walk for the dogs. And when I can't walk the dogs, AM Yoga it is (with scary ponytail guy).
- go to the gym, about 1 hr
- pilates dvd, 30 min
- yoga dvd, 30 min
- The Shred (gah!), 30 min I think
- karate class, 1 hr
Um, I think that's it...can't think of anything else right now. I may start doing the treadmill later in the season when it gets frio. I should really start it now, but it's just so boring in the basement - I'm going to have to see if I can turn the thing around, avoiding the beams on which I may hit my head if the ceiling is low enough, and somehow rig my laptop to sit on the dryer and ...do something. Bones reruns, anyone?
::keep working towards those pants, cat...you can do it!::
My September Goal
Pants.
Yes, Pants. These are the Gap pants I tried on last night, and I LOVED the color and feel... however they only had them in a 12. And 12 was too tight. I almost cried. I used to fit a 10!
So, my goal for September is not to wait until they have the pants in a 14, but to work so hard that I can get into those size 12 buggers. This will mean going to the gym, which since I am off of work at noon today, I will try my best to accomplish.
Also, I ate a slice of pumpkin bread and a pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks this morning. That's motivation enough. It was almost half of my calories for today. ::shudder::
Yes, Pants. These are the Gap pants I tried on last night, and I LOVED the color and feel... however they only had them in a 12. And 12 was too tight. I almost cried. I used to fit a 10!
So, my goal for September is not to wait until they have the pants in a 14, but to work so hard that I can get into those size 12 buggers. This will mean going to the gym, which since I am off of work at noon today, I will try my best to accomplish.
Also, I ate a slice of pumpkin bread and a pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks this morning. That's motivation enough. It was almost half of my calories for today. ::shudder::
My new morning activity
Mister Rodney Yee. I got a "yoga package" at Tar-jay the other day for 19.99 which included the yoga mat, one block, and yoga strap. Yoga strap = belt, basically. Rodney showed me how to use all of these wonderful gadgets on the DVD which was included with the kit. He's kind of scary.
Case in point. Who can do that and smile?
Anyway, day one with my morning yoga was pretty good. My DVD has three items on it, the AM Yoga, the explanation of the props, and maybe a prop workout. I can't remember because I only watched the first two so far.
It starts out with breathing and relaxation, moves onto yoga, and ends with some meditation. Very relaxing. It's somewhat distracting if you are under the mental age of 12 because Rodney's wearing a speedo-type thing. But I'm sure you, dear readers, don't have that problem.
Tuesday Update
176, even.
Well, not as bad as I thought. We went to Olive Garden (aka the house of flour and butter) yesterday for neverending pasta bowl (every time I say that I get the Neverending Story theme song stuck in my head), instead of picnics and such we went out to eat.
I've been doing a lot better with how much I eat and what kinds of food, now I just need to step it up to actually keep losing and keep exercising. I keep thinking to myself, you can be in control of what you eat, and it's not like you're never going to eat that again - just not right now. I have to remember that I can only eat certain things when I've "earned" them, and not just when I feel like it.
So, we'll see how this week goes with my new mantra, tee hee.
Well, not as bad as I thought. We went to Olive Garden (aka the house of flour and butter) yesterday for neverending pasta bowl (every time I say that I get the Neverending Story theme song stuck in my head), instead of picnics and such we went out to eat.
I've been doing a lot better with how much I eat and what kinds of food, now I just need to step it up to actually keep losing and keep exercising. I keep thinking to myself, you can be in control of what you eat, and it's not like you're never going to eat that again - just not right now. I have to remember that I can only eat certain things when I've "earned" them, and not just when I feel like it.
So, we'll see how this week goes with my new mantra, tee hee.
Tuesday Weigh-in
Not good.176.8. Back up. I had such high hopes for this week, but alas.
And then I went and had a bad day at work and went to the dirty caf for Shepherd's Pie. It's a good thing I'm having salad for dinner! At least I got my walk in this morning, and will hopefully be able to do some yoga tonight while basking in the cool breeze that is almost-fall-weather-PA. It's truly fantastic, and it totally motivates me to get out and run, though I feel like I'm neglecting my dogs!
If anyone actually reads this, I need your help for cooler weather workouts: my original thinking was, run in the morning, cut back the dog walks to mon/wed/fri right after work (because it will still be light then for a little while), and gym on weekends. Would that be neglecting the dogs too much? I feel bad, because they are in their kennels all day, and I'd only be walking them a couple times a week then.
On a brighter and food-related note, hubs is taking note of his girth and has decided to eat according to the food pyramid, which means more fruits and veggies in the house. We went to the grocery store the other night and spent about $67, which almost gave him a heart attack (I told him, just wait until you have kids). So, that's getting easier. Now I just have to get into the swing of meal planning again, which after the summer needs to start happening again if I'm going to meet my turkey-day goal of 150. My mom thinks I can do it. Me, I'm not so sure. But I'm sure gonna try.
And then I went and had a bad day at work and went to the dirty caf for Shepherd's Pie. It's a good thing I'm having salad for dinner! At least I got my walk in this morning, and will hopefully be able to do some yoga tonight while basking in the cool breeze that is almost-fall-weather-PA. It's truly fantastic, and it totally motivates me to get out and run, though I feel like I'm neglecting my dogs!
If anyone actually reads this, I need your help for cooler weather workouts: my original thinking was, run in the morning, cut back the dog walks to mon/wed/fri right after work (because it will still be light then for a little while), and gym on weekends. Would that be neglecting the dogs too much? I feel bad, because they are in their kennels all day, and I'd only be walking them a couple times a week then.
On a brighter and food-related note, hubs is taking note of his girth and has decided to eat according to the food pyramid, which means more fruits and veggies in the house. We went to the grocery store the other night and spent about $67, which almost gave him a heart attack (I told him, just wait until you have kids). So, that's getting easier. Now I just have to get into the swing of meal planning again, which after the summer needs to start happening again if I'm going to meet my turkey-day goal of 150. My mom thinks I can do it. Me, I'm not so sure. But I'm sure gonna try.