Getting used to a new schedule is hard sometimes. I haven't worked out all the bugs yet, but I am working them out, which is all that matters! As long as I make some progress, that is!
So far, so good! I've lost another pound, so I'm down to 295.5! I might have to buy some new clothes, because what I have is getting baggy- can you believe it?
One of the things i switched up diet-wise is trying to just eat fruit for breakfast every other morning. Not trying to starve myself, but I wanted to see if my energy levels would change vs, eggs and bacon or cheese. What I found was interesting.
In the beginning, I do actually have more energy- but after about two hours I start to get hungry, and most times it's inconvenient to eat (I'm usually out somewhere or involved in a project), and then I wind up overeating when lunchtime comes. If I have the eggs and meat/cheese, the energy comes slower, but it lasts longer. I'm going to see if there's a happy medium in this somewhere- maybe if I make myself a carry-along protein snack- like cheese or maybe some homemade chicken bites- so when I poop out I can get a bit of a boost without getting too hungry. I'll let you know!
I now walk ten miles a week minimum, just taking my daughter to school, but I have not been to the gym as much as I wanted to, due to a car that needs fixing. Yes, I can walk to the gym (or bike), but the guy usually wants me to bring it in on my gym day (Wednesday) really early- the same time I'm usually at the gym. Then I walk home from there (1.5 miles), so I get cardio, but no weight training. Hopefully today will be the end of the car issues, and I can get back on schedule.
Ironically, I have a lot of decluttering and housework to do, so I might be doing a workout anyway! Good old housework- it never ends. Ever.
Remember to keep those chins up, try new things when you feel your routine is getting stale, and expand your tastebuds and try new foods too! Just make sure they come out of the fresh food section, and not the frozen food aisle! :) God Bless!
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Fighting Fat During Chaos!
It's been busy!
Not only did the kids start school, but I had to step up my progress because my weight has been been stagnating. Thankfully, the kids school schedules are also part of my workout!
I've been walking my daughter to school, and a round trip is one mile. From the house to the gym is a two mile round trip, but after trying to walk to school, to the gym, back home, and then go to and back from school was just too much. I'd burnt myself out last week, and couldn't even function comfortably by Friday morning, so I took that day off.
But was I idle? Oh no! I learned from my mistakes and this week was a good one- and busy! Not only did I get my ten miles of walking in just going to school and back, I also had a few events to make food and drink for, so I was cleaning, cooking, and decluttering as well! I also got about three months of food shopping done- and let me tell you that hauling canned goods from the the store to the car and then into the house is quite a workout! By this time the energy waned, and I didn't get to put them away over the weekend.
Why, do you ask? Because we were running all over the place the entire weekend! Saturday we did a cleanup at our church, and that was almost four hours of weed-pulling, sweeping, street cleaning and planting flowers for the 'grand opening' on Sunday. Then I had to go home and finish prepping the food and drink, and afterward we all collapsed on the couch for a well-deserved rest.
Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest. But there was food and drink to deliver, more cleaning and setting up to do at the church, and I also attended a shower, bringing along more food and drink. Though Sunday was a lot more social than Saturday, I was ready to sleep like a brick last night! In fact, I slept so well I had trouble getting up this morning!
Guess what I discovered? No. More. Pain. That's right! No aches, no pains, nothing hurt like it normally would have had I done half the work I did this weekend. And I can't tell you how fantastic that feels! I took my bike with me this morning as I walked my daughter to school, then rode to the gym, worked out, rode home (that's 2.5 miles biking, .5 miles walking), then did dishes, put away the groceries (finally!), and even re-potted a large plant!
Then I decided it was time to sit down and blog you!
As for the scale, there's good and bad news. I stayed the same, 296.5. Good that I didn't gain (although I might have gained some muscle), but bad that I didn't lose. We'll blame the little bit of goodies I ate during both events. I told you I won't deny myself, but I assure you, I didn't overdo it.
The plan for this week? No baked goodies, and lots more biking! Keep those chins up, and God Bless!
Not only did the kids start school, but I had to step up my progress because my weight has been been stagnating. Thankfully, the kids school schedules are also part of my workout!
I've been walking my daughter to school, and a round trip is one mile. From the house to the gym is a two mile round trip, but after trying to walk to school, to the gym, back home, and then go to and back from school was just too much. I'd burnt myself out last week, and couldn't even function comfortably by Friday morning, so I took that day off.
But was I idle? Oh no! I learned from my mistakes and this week was a good one- and busy! Not only did I get my ten miles of walking in just going to school and back, I also had a few events to make food and drink for, so I was cleaning, cooking, and decluttering as well! I also got about three months of food shopping done- and let me tell you that hauling canned goods from the the store to the car and then into the house is quite a workout! By this time the energy waned, and I didn't get to put them away over the weekend.
Why, do you ask? Because we were running all over the place the entire weekend! Saturday we did a cleanup at our church, and that was almost four hours of weed-pulling, sweeping, street cleaning and planting flowers for the 'grand opening' on Sunday. Then I had to go home and finish prepping the food and drink, and afterward we all collapsed on the couch for a well-deserved rest.
Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest. But there was food and drink to deliver, more cleaning and setting up to do at the church, and I also attended a shower, bringing along more food and drink. Though Sunday was a lot more social than Saturday, I was ready to sleep like a brick last night! In fact, I slept so well I had trouble getting up this morning!
Guess what I discovered? No. More. Pain. That's right! No aches, no pains, nothing hurt like it normally would have had I done half the work I did this weekend. And I can't tell you how fantastic that feels! I took my bike with me this morning as I walked my daughter to school, then rode to the gym, worked out, rode home (that's 2.5 miles biking, .5 miles walking), then did dishes, put away the groceries (finally!), and even re-potted a large plant!
Then I decided it was time to sit down and blog you!
As for the scale, there's good and bad news. I stayed the same, 296.5. Good that I didn't gain (although I might have gained some muscle), but bad that I didn't lose. We'll blame the little bit of goodies I ate during both events. I told you I won't deny myself, but I assure you, I didn't overdo it.
The plan for this week? No baked goodies, and lots more biking! Keep those chins up, and God Bless!
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Stepping Up The Cardio!
All summer I've been working slowly but surely on extending my walking distances, knowing that the school year would yield a lot of sneaker treading. I wasn't wrong!
This past holiday weekend was spent doing a lot of walking- we went to Washington DC and walked from 6th street all the way to the Lincoln memorial, spending time in two museums on the way. I believe it was a grand total of six miles for me, and more for the rest of the family- because they went to go get the car after I sat down near good ol' Linc and said I wasn't moving another step.
The fact is it was closer to a couldn't walk more than a wouldn't walk. Good thing for me a brought a book and got through several chapters before the car (and more than a few taxis) pulled up.
And a lot of people in DC were giving me the stink-eye. Why? Because most of the population was thinner than me. In fact, I saw only a handful of people who were remotely close to my size, and everyone near me was walking, biking, or jogging. Not at all where I live, which is the cheesesteak capitol of the world! Their disdain was pretty easy to ignore however, with all the stuff to look at in the museums.
Yesterday was the start of school, and I got my two mile walk to and from school in (drop-off and pick-up), and did a lot around the house, so I wasn't Jabba the Hutt just sitting at the computer desk. I even had the energy to have dinner made on time, which was a small miracle in itself! I went to bed exhausted, but pretty happy with myself.
This morning was a challenge, because the weather was the same as yesterday; a drenching rain that lasted forever. Even ducks were getting tired of all the wet! But we trudged on, me and my daughter, and I got her to school. Then began the trek to the gym, a mile and a half away from the school. My legs began to hate me.
But I made it, got my upper body workout done (no leg stuff today), and I walked a mile back home. I get to do another mile round trip when I get my daughter, so that will be a grand total of four miles of walking in one day!
And yet I still found the energy to step on the scale, daring it to tell me if it was doing any good. The weights on the scale began to tip in the wrong direction at first, but then....
...then it said I lost two pounds! I am now 296.5!
My legs might hate me, but I am feeling good enough to dance right now! It seems everything I've done so far is working, and as long as I step it up when I plateau, this could indeed become a life-long habit- which is exactly when I want!
God bless, and keep those chins up! I know I am!
This past holiday weekend was spent doing a lot of walking- we went to Washington DC and walked from 6th street all the way to the Lincoln memorial, spending time in two museums on the way. I believe it was a grand total of six miles for me, and more for the rest of the family- because they went to go get the car after I sat down near good ol' Linc and said I wasn't moving another step.
The fact is it was closer to a couldn't walk more than a wouldn't walk. Good thing for me a brought a book and got through several chapters before the car (and more than a few taxis) pulled up.
And a lot of people in DC were giving me the stink-eye. Why? Because most of the population was thinner than me. In fact, I saw only a handful of people who were remotely close to my size, and everyone near me was walking, biking, or jogging. Not at all where I live, which is the cheesesteak capitol of the world! Their disdain was pretty easy to ignore however, with all the stuff to look at in the museums.
Yesterday was the start of school, and I got my two mile walk to and from school in (drop-off and pick-up), and did a lot around the house, so I wasn't Jabba the Hutt just sitting at the computer desk. I even had the energy to have dinner made on time, which was a small miracle in itself! I went to bed exhausted, but pretty happy with myself.
This morning was a challenge, because the weather was the same as yesterday; a drenching rain that lasted forever. Even ducks were getting tired of all the wet! But we trudged on, me and my daughter, and I got her to school. Then began the trek to the gym, a mile and a half away from the school. My legs began to hate me.
But I made it, got my upper body workout done (no leg stuff today), and I walked a mile back home. I get to do another mile round trip when I get my daughter, so that will be a grand total of four miles of walking in one day!
And yet I still found the energy to step on the scale, daring it to tell me if it was doing any good. The weights on the scale began to tip in the wrong direction at first, but then....
...then it said I lost two pounds! I am now 296.5!
My legs might hate me, but I am feeling good enough to dance right now! It seems everything I've done so far is working, and as long as I step it up when I plateau, this could indeed become a life-long habit- which is exactly when I want!
God bless, and keep those chins up! I know I am!
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