feeling good

So yesterday I did the kickboxing plus after work I went on a 3 mile walk with a friend. I felt so tired after yesterday it was awesome. The weather is not looking so great this morning but maybe if it clears up I'll go walking again today. I started with a great breakfast today (egg beaters, 1 slice of bacon [i know not healthy but yummy], mushrooms, reduced fat string cheese and 2 kiwi's) and hope to continue to make good choices through out the day. I am feeling more confident then yesterday. Hopefully I can keep it up.

Bad Blogger

I know I didn't blog at all last week. It was Passover and I always have issues with it. So needless to say I only maintained my weight last week. But Passover ended last night and today is a new day. I had a great run on Sunday with my hubby. It was really nice...maybe we'll do it again next Sunday but we'll see. I got up and did a Kickboxing video this morning. I think my body has decided that I need to get up and work out b/c this morning and yesterday morning I woke up at 4:30 for no apparent reason. If it happens tomorrow I guess I'll get up and work out. I was only planning on doing every other day but if someone out there is telling me I should work out today then I'm gonna do it. I had a good breakfast this morning raisin bran and milk. I am feeling good and confident this week. I hope to keep it up :) and maybe next monday I'll have an awesome weigh in and be under that 210 mark that has been haunting me for a while. I've gotten that close before but then just gain it back. Hopefully this is the time to get under that point. :)

2nd Week Weigh In

So I weighed in this morning. I am down 3lbs this week...Not as much as I wanted to make it down under 200lbs by the end of the month but it is a weight loss and with the amount I didn't work out last week I should be happy with that. I have to be much better about working out this week (I am planning on going on a run this morning). It's the hardest part for me. I don't enjoy working out. I am not one of those people that gets like the work out "high". I never have. I know most people do but for some reason it's just not something that I get. Also this week is Passover. It makes my diet slightly different (not that much but somewhat). I won't calorie count the first two nights b/c I will be having Seder both nights and between food and wine it is going to be crazy amounts of food that I wouldn't normally have (and food that I wouldn't normally have too) I will try my best to eat healthy early in the day and just work on portion control. Okay...Must go run. :)

OH it's Saturday!

I haven't been a very good blogger this week. Time keeps getting away from me. I've finally found some time (although I do have to get ready for work soon) to sit down and tell you about my week. I have been very good about keeping in my calories. I am starting to get this portion control thing down. Just hope to keep it up. Next week will be tough b/c of Passover. The first two nights I won't count calories b/c god only knows how bad the food will be from the Seders but I will def. make sure I get a good work out in both days and not feel bad about having two days of holiday food. As far as my work outs go this week hasn't been great. I've just been so busy my days have worn on me and my bed has been saying stay in here. I mean I guess I can't blame it. It is warm and cozy :) But I hope to get in something today and tomorrow so then I at least get in 4 days of working out this week. I have to weigh in on Monday and I just hope that I have a successful one. I had a great breakfast this morning 1 egg and some egg whites, green onion, laughing cow cheese and some potatoes. It was yummy and now I have to get ready for work. Check in later.

Too Tired...

I forgot to set my alarm last night...opps...luckily I woke up on time but was really tired from my adventerous day yesterday. So needless to say the motivation to work out this morning was not there. I have decided to at least take a walk after work (if it's not raining) I have to get home at a decent time b/c I have to go to a leadership meeting to go to at 7:30 so I have to get home and have dinner and be ready to go out again. I had a healthy breakfast this morning egg whites (plus one yolk), babybel cheese, yellow squash and a thin sandwich bread. It was super good and makes me feel good to eat well. I'm not sure what I am going to make for lunch but we'll see :) I'll let you know how the rest of the day goes tonight.

work meeting

so I had a wonderful time at my work meeting. It was nice b/c after we had dinner and drinks which we never do so it was fun...I keeped it under control...I held most of my calories till the end of the day and I am glad I did. I had a glass of wine and one drink...I would have tried to keep my calories low during dinner but the only vegetable avalible was ceaser salad which the dressing is horrible for you...so I had a little of that, a little mashed potatoes, some fish (that was covered in breading) and a kabob w/ steak and a few veggies. It was tasty (except for the fish that for some reason everyone else liked). I wish there were some healthier choices but when you have a buffet that you didn't choose then you do what you can...I did stay under my calories for the day so thats all that I care. :) Hope tomorrow can go as well.

1st weigh in

so I know I haven't been around the past few days...I have been super sick. I am still coughing and sniffly but am feeling much better. So I did my weigh in...I am down 5lbs even with out calorie counting or working out for the past 3 days. I know that won't keep up. But my goal is for 5lbs a week at least till I get under 200. I am at 214lbs which is awesome. I also went jogging this morning. It felt great to do. I am stitting her sweaty(I still need to shower) but it felt great to do it. I haven't done it in a while and I got to go out side and just go. I haven't made breakfast yet so I am going to do that and shower. Lunch I'll be having salad and some chicken (i got a roasted chicken for dinner last night). Okay...I don't know what we will have for dinner b/c I am going to be at a dinner meeting...hopefully there is a healthy option. I'll let you know. :)

Day 5

so far not a great start...I feel pretty crappy. I couldn't get out of bed to work out. I feel bad about it but I can't feel too bad I've been doing it the last 3 day so I felt okay taking a day out. I ate some oatmeal, strawberries and tea for breakfast. I am going out for lunch but I already have a plan of brown rice and steamed veggies at an asian place near work. I made a request we go there because I knew they had brown rice. I have to go get dressed and ready for work. I'll update you tonight.

a fun evening

I am proud to say I went to a food demo and wine tasting and did not even go over my calorie intake for the day. I actually should eat a bit more but it's too late at night for that. I am proud for watching all of everything I ate today. I am feeling a bit better...my chest is still a bit tight and I am still coughing but I feel like maybe I am getting a little more energy and maybe by Saturday it will be better. Okay I am tired and it's way past my bed time. I will post again in the morning. :)

Day 4

So needless to say I didn't want to do anything this morning...I mean I am on day 4 and it's getting over this hump. I got up and did a boxing workout video. And am now enjoying a bit of Top Chef Masters before I head to work. I really didn't feel like making breakfast so I had a bowl of raisin bran and a cup of tea...I have no idea what to have for lunch but I have a big night tonight. I am going to a food and wine tasting so I want to save as many calories as possible. I just hope the food that is made tonight will be reasonably healthy. I'll let you know how it goes but so far I am feeling weak today and hope to get some get up and go.

so turns out...

I had a fever this morning...I think I was a bit sore but most of it was ache lol. I went to work and was sitting at my desk feeling like sh*t. I decided I needed some kind of pain killer so I went out to my car got a few low dose aspirin...when one of the gals at work I asked her to feel my forehead and she's like your def. warm. So by noon time my fever broke and I was feeling a million times better. I am still tired but that comes with having a cold...but I can't believe I did a workout this morning even with a fever but that might explain the sweating lol. :) so I am still in my calorie count for the day.I had some pasta w/ meatballs sauce and broccoli for dinner (I know not exactly the most healthy but I had a lot of calories to use for dinner. It was so worth it. I am going to hopefully get out of bed in the morning when my alarm goes off and work out again. I am trying to stay positive in thought I feel like coughing up a lung with this stupid cold. I am going to head to bed soon to rest my body and feel better tomorrow. See you all then.

Day 3

So that kickboxing yesterday kicked my butt a little harder then I thought it did. I am still feeling a little under the weather but I did get up and do a Crunch streaching video. It still got me sweaty so that is a good thing...it was actually pretty tough or I am just not as flexiable as I used to be lol. I am so full from breakfast: baby carrots, cottage cheese and a ham steak. It was yummy but now I feel like I could bust. For lunch I am going to have some chili that I made on sunday. It is a healthy chili w/turkey (i know that doesn't always make it healthy but since it's homemade I had control over the fat content). I am hoping that I will keep the myself under control today...I feel like it might be a stressful day so we'll just take it e step at a time today but I'll have you all in my head all day so I will update you tonight on how my day went. Until later...

Day 2 part duex

so today was an okay day. I thinking I am coming down w/ a cold (which sucks) but I am going to just fight through it and hope that it doesn't get me down too much. Food wise I did well today. I had some strawberries for a snack, Lean cuisine for lunch (i'll have to come up w/ something else tomorrow since I only had two), I was going to have a yogurt but didn't get to it and I had some rice krispie treats in the car (only 90 calories btw). I just had a small steak, brown rice and green beans for dinner. It was so filling...It's surprising how quickly your appetite can change when your eating healthier. I hope that I can get up and get a work out again in the morning and keep up the good behavior. I appreciate the encouraging words I've gotten so far. I am looking forward to my weigh in next Monday and see if the hard work and resistance to the "bad" for me stuff keeps up.

Day 2

Well I got up this morning...feeling the headache hangover...but the cats were very motivating to help me get up. I was afraid of the wind so I didn't go out and run but I did decide to do a kickboxing video. It was fun. I am not going to lie I enjoyed it. Hoping I can keep feeling good about doing with the work out part of this journey. I had a great breakfast too...1/2 cup of egg whites, 40z of low sodium turkey and some baby carrots. I am feeling good...we'll see how the day continues. I will follow up later on.

The Rest Of My Day

So I left work early came home and slept 2hrs. When I woke up my head was still killing me (it's toned down now, thank you excedrine migrane) but needless to say no work out happened today so hopefully I will get in a great one in the morning. I just I would have been able to get in a workout but I am afraid if I over excert that the dinner I just had might come up. I didn't over do it on dinner...a can of progresso chicken noodle soup, another thin sandwich bread w/ a bit of brie on it and a cup of tea. Starting to feel better but I am sure by morning I will be good to go. I came in under my calories today (1106 out of 1200). I know your not suppose to have under 1200 but don't want to go over and since I am not feeling well a little under is fine. Tomorrow will be a better day.

Headache

I hate this time of year...my allergies are so bad it's hard to even stand. I get migranes from them...I am sitting here at my desk dying but can't leave b/c I am waiting to do something for a coworker whom hasn't called me back yet. This hinders my work out plans but I have resisted lots of temptation today which is a good thing. Coworkers offering to get me food (burgers sounded a lot better then my lean cuisine). I am just ready to take a nap...I will when I get home...hopefully I'll be able to get up and do a workout afterwards if not I will def. do one tomorrow morning...You people have to keep me in check (not that anyone has read this yet except for me, hehe) but if not I won't be able to hit my goals when I want to hit them. Right now my goal is to be down to 200 by this time next month so If I don't work out I won't burn enough calories to count. I have to get the workouts in even if I don't want to. BTW...I looked on the Netflix site and found no Zumba...guess I'll have to find a different workout to do...there is a Jillian Michaels one on there but she might kick my ass too hard for a starter workout.

Day 1

So I have been through this journey before. I want this time to be the one that sticks for me. I am the heaviest I've ever been. I don't feel good about myself and I want to change that. When I got married I felt so good about all the hard work I had put in to lose the weight and I kept it off for quite a while but then life got overwhelming and I let things slip but now it's gone too far. I am starting today at 219lbs and hope that I can take the weight off and keep it off for many years to come. I know weightloss has it's ups and downs but I am hoping this is an up moment. I started my day off w/ some cottage cheese (1/2cup) low sodium turkey breast (4oz) and 1 of those thin sandwich breads (with a little butter I couldn't do it dry, yuck). I have had a yogurt for a snack and I am going to have a lean cuisine for lunch (Oh my friend Rebecca would be so proud, lol). I have some strawberries for later and I am not sure what I'll have for dinner yet but my calorie count is up to 760 w/ snacks and lunch so I have a little room to play when I get home. 440 calories to play with which is plenty for dinner...I also want to see if they have a zumba video on the netflix on demand thing. I think that would be a fun workout for the evening. Maybe if the rain quites I'll run in the morning but spring has made it to Providence so I won't hold my breath lol. I hope with this blog I can inspire others to take their weight loss journey and take it seriously. We all have our own troubles with food and I am working on mine. :)