Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Facing the scale

I did NOT want to weigh in yesterday but I knew I needed to. After my last couple of months of gain and loss every other week I was nervous and scared about whether or not I had actually broken the pattern. Especially coming off of a holiday weekend. i don't think I was doing as bad as I thought. I needed to face the scale regardless of the outcome and it paid off.

It's wasn't much of a weight loss but it was one nonetheless which means that terrible pattern I was in of gaining and lossing every other week is over and I can move forward without that hanging over my head. I lost .4 this week. I should do something to celebrate. Oh wait I already have. I got an icedream from Chickfila!!! They are yummy you should try one sometime if you haven't already.

Monday, May 21, 2007

Pattern broken!!!!

My terrible pattern has been broken. I had a 5 pound loss this week!!! I'm trying not to get too excited. I will throw myself a party if I can manage a loss two weeks in a row. At least this up 4 down 3 thing is over. Today I am down 5. I was looking through my book and this has been going on for about a month and a half now and quite frankly, I'm tired of it.

Kind of random but my baby sister, Alicia asked my mom if I really was trying as hard as I said I'd been. I mean who could blame her. You might be thinking the same thing. I would have asked. My mom replied yes and then some. Just in case you wanted to know.

That's it for now. I'll try and follow up with pictures later.

Friday, May 18, 2007

I'm sick...ughhh

I got sick Wednsday afternoon. With what I don't know. I just have a massive headache and major body aches. Yesterday, my hair hurt. I really hope this doesn't throw me off for the week. I've only been able to work out twice this week and I don't know if will be able to before weigh in on Monday.

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Major Test of Willpower

Why do i have to be tested so early in the game? For those of you who know me, you know how much I love and need sleep. For me to fuction well a good 9 hours of sleep a night is needed and if I'm lucky, a nap mid day. I usually get between 7 & 8 hours a night which for most people is a great nights sleep. Not me... It is almost like having my teeth pulled to get out of bed as early as I have to now.

This morning when it was time to get out of bed, all I could hear was the pitter patter of rain on the roof. It is the most soothing sound for me especially when I'm sleeping. It took every fiber of my being not to talk myself out of going to the gym but I did it!!

The other test I was put to was the treadmill. Sigh... I like to spend 45-60 minutes on the treadmill. Usually I shoot for 60. My problem, I get BORED!! And today was no exception. I was so bored and so exhausted. I only got 5-5 1/2 hours of sleep. So 60 minutes seemed like an impossible task. I don't function well when I'm tired and I talk myself out of so much when I'm that tired. I thank God everyday for my ipod and the music on it. Each song got me through another couple of min. I don't think I'd make it 10 minutes without it. So, good news, I made it to 60 minutes!

One day down and many many more to go.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

My Workouts

I'm back into the full swing of things. My first almost complete workout was today and I am exhausted but I feel great. I thought I'd fill you in on my workout routine.

4:00 am - wakey wakey
4:15 am - finally hearing the alarm
4:30 am ish - out the door and on my way to the gym

Once at the gym:
5-10 minutes stretching
45-60 minutes cardio treadmill
15-20 minutes with the weights
5-10 minutes stretching again
10 minutes in the hot tub
10 minutes in the steam room

After all that is said and done its home for me to get ready for work. By the time I get to work it feels like half the day should be over but really it has just begun!!!!

As Promised....



Here are this weeks pictures. I'm having a tough week so they are terrible but at least they are up. I do have to say that I am never wearing white for my weekly picture ever again!!!

Monday, May 14, 2007

Pattern

I am stuck in a pattern that I don't know how to get out of. I gained 3.2 pounds this week. It has been up 4 down 3, up 4 down 3, up 4 and we will see about next week. I want to be upset but I can't because I've been working really hard. Even everyone around me is wondering what the deal is. I have to say that I am a little confused.

In the past when I was doing Weight Watchers I could goof off half the week and be serious the other half of the week and still manage a 2 to 3 pound loss. One of the only differneces between now and then is the amount of points they allow me to have. I am up 7 points from what I've had in the past which is a lot. So here is my game plan for this week.

1. Cut back to my orginal points. I will be eating about 350 less calories a day. Which gives me about 1600 calories a day and
2100 less calories for the week.

2. Double my water intake. I've been drinking plenty of water but with the workouts and the heat I thought it would be
good to increase what I am already doing. I should consider purchasing stock in the bottle water industry :O)

3. Back to my full gym routine. I will be back to working out 1 1/2 - 2 hours a day.

I am praying really hard that it is a great week. I am hoping for a seven pound loss. I know its high but for my size and a the calorie cut it is not unrealistic. I only want that weight loss for a week or two. I believe in losing it slowly.

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Me at the Gym

My friend Julie asked a really good question. So I thought I'd blog about it. She wanted to know "does anything help while you're there? watching tv, listening to music, etc?"

I am sooooooo not a morning person and right now going with my best friend Jennifer helps. I sleep through my alarm pretty easily and knowing that she is going to is a huge help to me. We are leaving at about 5:30 every morning. She only needs about 30 minutes to work out and I usually go for about an hour and a half. Next week I start back at my 4 AM routine. Ughhh....

TV and music are huge factors for the success in getting me to the gym and staying there. If it wasn't there I wouldn't be able to do it. I get bored. If I work out at night (which I did a lot at first) I would try to be on the treadmill by 10:35 when friends came on. It would keep my entertained for the first half hour cardio routine on the treadmill. When I go in the morning I rely on my music. The news just isn't enough to keep me entertained. It actually has the reverse effect. It makes me want to go to bed.

I should post my workout playlist. Is anyone interested? Maybe I will post my playlist and my whole workout routine this weekend or the first of next week. Would anyone be interested in that?

Julie had another good question. "and where are the promised pics?" Thanks for holding me accountable to that Julie. Mondays are pretty busy and getting someone to take them has been hard. When things are busy I feel bad for asking someone to take a couple of minutes to do it. Which I shouldn't. Monday I will post pictures. If I don't, pester me until I do.

Does anyone else have any questions for me?

Monday, May 7, 2007

Getting there...

Well, I'm getting there. Much better weigh-in this week. I lost 3. I was hoping for more but I have no reason to complain. I won't get excited until I have a couple more weeks like that. I'm hoping that I am not in a strange pattern of up 4 down 3, up 4 down 3. After talking to several people this week, I am not the only one with strange weight gain. So that makes me feel a whole lot better.

I made it to the gym 4 days last week. It's not where I want to be but that will happen next week. One more week of taking it easy at the gym and then I am jumping back in full speed.