How to get back on track....in several easy steps

Step 1 - Purchase a digital bathroom scale. I always used the Wii before, so I thought it was time to make weighing easier on me.

Step 2 - Get on scale and assess the damage caused over the last 8 months or so.

Step 3 - Cry.

Step 4 - Decide you really do want to get back on track.

Step 5 - Make a goal, include a deadline.

Step 6 - Offer your sister $50 if you don't meet that goal by the deadline.

Step 7 - Blog about it to make it official.


And there you have it. You're back on track.


Are you curious as to the damage and the goal? Well, I gained back about half of what I had lost. I was at 217 (I think....I cannot remember for sure) the first time I stepped on the new scale. My goal is to be below 200 by April 1st. That's a little less than 4 weeks. I guess I better get my behind in gear.

I purchased some Zumba DVD's to work out to. I love dancing and I've heard really good things about Zumba. I decided to get the DVD's instead of attending classes because: 1- I can feel more uninhibited in my "dancing" in the privacy of my own home. 2 - I don't like going places. Once I'm home, I don't want to go out again, so the chances of me consistently going to the classes are slim.

So, there it is. That's what is going on. :)

I made it

It seems like a long month, but I made it through all my goals (just as soon as this is written and I'm in bed by midnight). Phew!

Exercise today was walking a lot.

Breakfast:

• Protein bar
• Cereal

Lunch:

• Steak quesadilla
• Bean burrito
• Watermelon

Dinner:

• Hamburger
• Sun Chips
• Watermelon

Snacks:

• 1/2 cookie
• Watermelon
• Cupcake

Talk to you next week. I'm doin' the whole "family reunion" thing the rest of this week! Wahoo!

I like it

I have been soooo lazy today! I just could not find the motivation to work out at all. Not good if I want to keep my money. Thankfully, that thought gave me the motivation I lacked earlier. I ended up going for a brisk walk around my neighborhood with my dog.....at 10:30 at night. I really did put it off as long as possible.  That gave me just enough time to do 1/2 an hour and do everything else in order to be in bed by midnight.

I really liked the walk. It was very peaceful. There was cloud cover and a slight breeze. I wish I could do that more often.

Breakfast:

• Protein bar
• Cereal

Lunch:

• Black bean quesadilla

Dinner:

• Panda Express:
• Mixed veggies
• Steamed rice
• Honey Pecan Shrimp (soooo yummy!)
• Manderine Chicken

Snacks:

• Watermelon
• Fruit snacks
• Popcorn
• Watermelon

It counts!

Today I cleaned my house for a couple hours. I'm totally counting it as my workout for the day.

As for the weekend. I didn't blog. I don't know if you noticed. :) Just know, I met all my goals.

Breakfast:

• Protein bar
• Graham crackers and milk

Lunch:

• 1/2 peanut butter and honey sandwich 
• Ramon noodles
• Orange

Dinner:

• Chicken
• Yams
• A few baked Lays chips

Snacks:

• Strawberries
• Grapes
• Popcorn

Very tired

Holy cow! This has been a long day! Between taking my dog to the vet, a meeting for my new job, seeing the Blue Angels do their dress rehearsal, and a celebratory dinner and movie for my sister, I didn't  get any exercise in until 11:30. I did it, but my heart wasn't in it. Too bad. It still counts. :)


Breakfast:

• Protein bar
• Graham crackers and milk

Lunch:

• Black bean quesadilla
• Watermelon

Dinner:

• Went to the Olive Garden....I had a new shrimp and crab dish and 2 1/2 breadsticks. It was DE-LICIOUS!

Snacks:

• Cookie
• Strawberries
• Watermelon

P.S. I was still 199 this morning. I gotta re-think this stuff.

Long walks

Today was "Library Day" with the kids (I'm a nanny by occupation).  That happens on Thursdays because the maid comes that day and I like to be out of the house. However, it makes my workouts a little difficult.....mainly because I don't bother showering until after my workout, so I go to work looking all lovely in my exercise clothes. Didn't really want to look like that at the library. I mean, one never knows if I'd meet a cute guy who might fall madly in love with me. I'd never know if it was just for my looks. No, it's best to look....well, different than that.

ANYWAY....I decided that a good workout would be a long walk around the river. That was fun. I wore the wrong shoes, forgot sunscreen and occasionally had to carry Lucas (my nephew) on my shoulders, but I got my workout in!

Breakfast:

• Graham crackers and milk

Lunch:

• Black bean quesadilla
• Watermelon

Dinner:

• Ribs (very small piece)
• Few chips
• Grapes

Snacks:

• Watermelon
• Ice cream sandwich
• Small slice of pie

Okay....looking at my food intake for today....No WONDER I'm so hungry! Gotta do better tomorrow!

Resistance is no longer futile

I decided to make things slightly more difficult on the Elliptical today. I decided to increase the resistance up to a 5 (thus far, I'd been at the lowest setting.....it goes up to 15). I definitely felt it and didn't go as fast as I usually do. When I was finished, I noticed I had burned more calories that way. Perhaps in a couple weeks I'll change that incline. I figure if I start gradually increasing the resistance and incline I might kick my behind out of the plateau it seems to be stuck in. We'll see how it goes.


Breakfast:

• Protein bar
• Graham crackers and milk

Lunch:

• Black bean quesadilla 
• Orange

Dinner:

• Chicken
• Potatoes
• Carrots

Snacks:

• Watermelon
• Cookie
• Fruit & ice cream popsicle thingy