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This week I gained 1.3 pounds which put me back in the 200's. So mad and discouraged!! I tracked my food everyday and when we went out to eat (We celebrated that grants came in) I made sure to use portion control!
I went to the gym 4 times this week and have been sooo sore all week long! I zumba'd, did a spin class, a high intensity cardio class, and then my swimming day that I posted about a few days ago.
I keep telling myself that I gained muscle- its just really hard to convince myself when I went back to 200. SO disappointed!!
Hopefully next week will be better!!!
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
swimmin in the rain
This is my first week back at the gym. I am so exhausted, physically tired, and sore!
I got 20 minutes in to my cardio class today and I just had to leave. The back of my legs hurt so bad!
I really wanted to run so I hopped on the treadmill for a quick mile then I jumped in the pool and swam 30 laps in the rain.
The pool was really warm and so it felt really good to have the cold rain coming down, although it made backstroke really hard.
I wanted to push myself to swim as long as possible and there were four kick boards scattered all around the pools edge so I made a game collecting them then relaying them to different sides. Anything to keep me going and I did my .5 miles swimming today! Note for next time- dont forget my goggles at home haha. Made it tough!
Today made me super excited for my triathlon!
I got 20 minutes in to my cardio class today and I just had to leave. The back of my legs hurt so bad!
I really wanted to run so I hopped on the treadmill for a quick mile then I jumped in the pool and swam 30 laps in the rain.
The pool was really warm and so it felt really good to have the cold rain coming down, although it made backstroke really hard.
I wanted to push myself to swim as long as possible and there were four kick boards scattered all around the pools edge so I made a game collecting them then relaying them to different sides. Anything to keep me going and I did my .5 miles swimming today! Note for next time- dont forget my goggles at home haha. Made it tough!
Today made me super excited for my triathlon!
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Week 1 Weigh in.
This week I went out for another bike ride and tried to exercise at home. I don't like work out videos and get kind of bored trying to think up my own stuff.
Food wise: it was kind of tough being the first week back! Old sugar habits die hard! We still had Caramel popcorn a few nights this week. We calculated it on Thursday and a bowl is 20 points. That's almost 2/3 of my daily allowance!
There was an awesome sale this week at Target so I got a bunch of things I wanted to help me train. I got a fanny pack for when I run to keep my keys ( considering pepper spray) and my water bottle, an iPod arm band so I can stop putting my iPod in my bra, and then Adam and I got pedometers to race with. So far today I have 8500 steps. Hoping to hit 15,000 by the end of the day.
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Also at Target I got smart ones frozen dinners. I know they aren't the best for me nutritionally but there was a killer deal on them and it will help kick on my diet. So first they were on sale for 1.89 then there was a sale that if you bought ten you got a $5 gift card. On the boxes were coupons for $3 off 10 boxes. I grabbed three entrees with this coupon. My cashier scanned all three coupons getting me an extra $9 off. That makes my total for all ten meals $4.90!
ON the topic of entrees:
I have really been wanting to try Spaghetti Squash for a while since I see it in all my weight Loss shows. I normally HATE squash and stray away as much as possible so I bought the smallest one possible so we wouldn't have any left overs.
I had no clue how to prepare it!
Step one: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Step two: slice it open length wise and scrape out all the seeds like a pumpkin.
Step three: Bake it for 45-60 min or until tender with a fork.
Step four: shred the inside with a fork and it will come out looking like spaghetti noodle strands.
Step five: smother the heck out of it with spaghetti sauce and pray it tastes good!!
Here it is hot out of the oven
and this is what it looks like shredded in the bowl.
Our verdict?
It wasn't cooked as much as I would have wanted so it was still a little crunchy-ish... I'm going to try this again in the next week or two and then make up my mind fully. But other than that, it wasn't too bad. Spaghetti noodles taste bland to me and I just taste the marina sauce. Adam wasn't convinced on it though and would rather spend the points on real noodles- But he has 51 points a day compared to my measly 33!
Oh and on to numbers!
I hate how men loose weight so much faster than women!!
Adam lost SIX pounds this week! What the heck?!
I lost 1.8 to bring my weight to an even 199!
I am rejoining the gym tomorrow and am going to be SOOOOOORE this week!!
Food wise: it was kind of tough being the first week back! Old sugar habits die hard! We still had Caramel popcorn a few nights this week. We calculated it on Thursday and a bowl is 20 points. That's almost 2/3 of my daily allowance!
There was an awesome sale this week at Target so I got a bunch of things I wanted to help me train. I got a fanny pack for when I run to keep my keys ( considering pepper spray) and my water bottle, an iPod arm band so I can stop putting my iPod in my bra, and then Adam and I got pedometers to race with. So far today I have 8500 steps. Hoping to hit 15,000 by the end of the day.
'
Also at Target I got smart ones frozen dinners. I know they aren't the best for me nutritionally but there was a killer deal on them and it will help kick on my diet. So first they were on sale for 1.89 then there was a sale that if you bought ten you got a $5 gift card. On the boxes were coupons for $3 off 10 boxes. I grabbed three entrees with this coupon. My cashier scanned all three coupons getting me an extra $9 off. That makes my total for all ten meals $4.90!
ON the topic of entrees:
I have really been wanting to try Spaghetti Squash for a while since I see it in all my weight Loss shows. I normally HATE squash and stray away as much as possible so I bought the smallest one possible so we wouldn't have any left overs.
I had no clue how to prepare it!
Step one: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Step two: slice it open length wise and scrape out all the seeds like a pumpkin.
Step three: Bake it for 45-60 min or until tender with a fork.
Step four: shred the inside with a fork and it will come out looking like spaghetti noodle strands.
Step five: smother the heck out of it with spaghetti sauce and pray it tastes good!!
Here it is hot out of the oven
and this is what it looks like shredded in the bowl.
Our verdict?
It wasn't cooked as much as I would have wanted so it was still a little crunchy-ish... I'm going to try this again in the next week or two and then make up my mind fully. But other than that, it wasn't too bad. Spaghetti noodles taste bland to me and I just taste the marina sauce. Adam wasn't convinced on it though and would rather spend the points on real noodles- But he has 51 points a day compared to my measly 33!
Oh and on to numbers!
I hate how men loose weight so much faster than women!!
Adam lost SIX pounds this week! What the heck?!
I lost 1.8 to bring my weight to an even 199!
I am rejoining the gym tomorrow and am going to be SOOOOOORE this week!!
Saturday, January 7, 2012
IM BACK ON THE BALL!!!
Hi Everyone!!
I am back and I am going to do this!!
While I was gone I hit 199 pounds! Wahoo! Thanks to Christmas and etc my starting weight for this leg of the weight loss is 200.8.
Adam rejoined Weight Watchers with me so it will be easier to keep junk out of the house. Well, its not really junk thats my downfall, its portion control. I think you should be able to eat WHATEVER you want as long as you just keep your portions in check.
I now have no goals as to how much weight I want to loose. That is on the back burner. What my goal and motivation is now is TRIATHLON!!!
On July 7th I will compete in a triathlon with 5 of my friends.
It consists of: Swim .5 miles – Bike 16 miles – Run 3 miles
Today I took the kids for a bike ride to get myself ready for the bike portion. Dusted the bike off, put a new tube in the trailer's tire, tube defected- go back to Target... Such a big set up!
I get the kids and myself going. I get a mile and a half down the road and my pedal fell off!!!! A very nice man with two kids stopped and helped me. He said I needed a certain tool for a quick fix and I need to buy a new pedal because it was stripped. SO sad... I called my husband and said- Hoooooonnneeeeey!!! My Hero came to my rescue and fixed my pedal for me and I didn't have a problem with the pedal anymore...
The three of us took a lovely ride and then went to Chipotle where we met Adam for lunch.
After that we went to our favorite park and played around for a little bit. When we went to leave my chain came off... Really?!?!? Luckily it was easier to fix than a broken pedal!
Today my round trip was 7.35 miles. Thats almost half of my bike leg on the Triathlon! Now add the 60lbs of kids and another 10 for a trailer and supplies. Wahoo!
And to make everything better- Biggest Loser started again this week! YAY! I am soo excited the seasons were so close to eachother!
See you next week for my weigh in!!!
I am back and I am going to do this!!
While I was gone I hit 199 pounds! Wahoo! Thanks to Christmas and etc my starting weight for this leg of the weight loss is 200.8.
Adam rejoined Weight Watchers with me so it will be easier to keep junk out of the house. Well, its not really junk thats my downfall, its portion control. I think you should be able to eat WHATEVER you want as long as you just keep your portions in check.
I now have no goals as to how much weight I want to loose. That is on the back burner. What my goal and motivation is now is TRIATHLON!!!
On July 7th I will compete in a triathlon with 5 of my friends.
It consists of: Swim .5 miles – Bike 16 miles – Run 3 miles
Today I took the kids for a bike ride to get myself ready for the bike portion. Dusted the bike off, put a new tube in the trailer's tire, tube defected- go back to Target... Such a big set up!
I get the kids and myself going. I get a mile and a half down the road and my pedal fell off!!!! A very nice man with two kids stopped and helped me. He said I needed a certain tool for a quick fix and I need to buy a new pedal because it was stripped. SO sad... I called my husband and said- Hoooooonnneeeeey!!! My Hero came to my rescue and fixed my pedal for me and I didn't have a problem with the pedal anymore...
The three of us took a lovely ride and then went to Chipotle where we met Adam for lunch.
After that we went to our favorite park and played around for a little bit. When we went to leave my chain came off... Really?!?!? Luckily it was easier to fix than a broken pedal!
Today my round trip was 7.35 miles. Thats almost half of my bike leg on the Triathlon! Now add the 60lbs of kids and another 10 for a trailer and supplies. Wahoo!
And to make everything better- Biggest Loser started again this week! YAY! I am soo excited the seasons were so close to eachother!
See you next week for my weigh in!!!
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