Wednesday, May 29, 2013

wednesday (feels like tuesday)

Upcoming events:
May 31 9am: endocrinologist appointment
June 1: weigh in and measurement (start of new phase)

scheduled workout (May 28): gym
actual workout: gym: 30 minutes on treadmill, 1000 meters on rowing machine and the rest on elliptical machine



total workout time since May 1: 1294 minutes and 15 seconds.
total calories burned 9508 
 
motivation: 60% im almost at the end of the month but i know my binge from sunday has set me back.  im just trying to be good until Saturdays weigh in.  (dieting is hard, if it was easy id be at my goal weight already).
today is the death anniversary of my dad.  he has been gone for 8 years now.  there are a few good points about him not being around, 1) he is no longer in pain (he had major back and neck issues, enough that he was considered disabled) and 2) he doesnt have to worry about money anymore (or the price of gas).  there are about 500 bad points, but im trying to focus on the positives here.
 
im pretty sure tonight is a 30 day shred night. 

Monday, May 27, 2013

pity party over here

Upcoming events:
May 31 9am: endocrinologist appointment
June 1: weigh in and measurement (start of new phase)

scheduled workout (May 24): off
actual workout: off
Scheduled workout (May 25): 30 day shred level 3, dance central 3 and walk it out
actual workout: 30 day shred level 3 followed by a deep cleaning of my carpet (weird right? i found dog pee on the floor) my heart rate isnt that high, which is why it took longer than normal to vacuum the floor then use the deep cleaner.

Scheduled workout (may 26): off
actual workout: off
Scheduled workout: 30 day shred level 1, dance central 3 and walk it out
actual workout: 30 day shred level 1, dance central 3 and walk it out


total workout time since May 1: 1231 minutes and 20 seconds.
total calories burned 9006 
 
so this was a busy weekend, not a good weekend date wise (my dad died memorial day in 2005, which was may 29th by the way, i try not to dwell on this but it happens.  i miss my dad every.day). 
 i ended up being so high strung about what ive eaten that i had two dinners last night followed by the entire pint of ben and jerrys peanut butter cup ice cream, sometimes i find the only way to make myself feel better is to stuff my face (i get a nice high from eating too much food, im sure it happens to others).   i weighed myself this morning and i was 206.8.  so far if today was weigh in day id be up 3.8 lbs from last months weigh in.   i worked way too hard to mess it up at the final hours.  
even just admitting that i binged last night makes me want to binge again.  im going to try not to.  
it also doesnt help that i just tried to go food shopping (i didnt realize that shoprite would be closing early for the holiday-so it is a tiny bit my fault) and i got yelled at by the guy who is putting the pallets out (night shift i think?)  about why am i in the store they are closed, he wouldnt even let me grab milk.  so i high tailed it out of there.  i was able to grab some rolls for my husbands lunch and breakfast sandwiches for work tomorrow morning.  but i was seriously in there for 8 minutes and probably 4 of them were spent standing in line to pay.
this is how i feel today
this is my cuddle bug kreacher, the other night he decided he was mad at us so he laid on the couch (no human under him) and wouldnt look at us for an entire 15 minutes
this is normally what kreacher looks like (that is my lap he is on)  this pic was taken after he decided to join me again
and this pic is just for fun
haha.  that is my husband, who fell asleep so i snapped a pic of him.  he won that t shirt he is wearing for commenting on some blog or facebook, so they asked him to take a pic of himself doing something nerdy, how can it be nerdier than falling to sleep with your head phones on and a laptop on your lap (not shown here). but you cannot read the logo, so im sure he wont submit it. 


Friday, May 24, 2013

friday

Upcoming events:
May 24: getting hair cut/highlighted after work
May 25: visit with the in laws, im assuming BBQ
May 26: friends with benefits get together (just me hanging out with my 3 besties-more than likely a lunch or dinner, or maybe a movie? yes a naughty name for it, but it is just for fun.)
May 27: official holiday, no work
May 31 9am: endocrinologist appointment
June 1: weigh in and measurement (start of new phase)

scheduled workout (May 22): off
actual workout: off
Scheduled workout (May 23): 30 day shred level 2, dance central 3 and walk it out
actual workout: 30 day shred level 2, dance central 3 and walk it out. 
 
 motivation percent: 75%, all day yesterday and last night my back of my arm (upper part-left arm) hurt.  it seems weird that it would hurt being i didnt work out wednesday (it was scheduled off day).  it also didnt seem to hurt when i was doing the 30 day shred.  but it hurt after i ate dinner.  i was trying to tell my husband to rub my muscle (which resulted in a perv comment about me rubbing his muscle in return-which this blog isnt about that.  of course he didnt rub it, the only time he will rub me is if i have a killer migraine, which i think he can see on my face that my head is pounding).
total workout time since May 1: 1075 minutes and 48 seconds.
total calories burned: 8005
tonights workout: off
remember i had wrote about my weird schedule this up coming week?  yeah im finally into the two days off that are so close to each other.  i also just realized that my Y is going to have shorter hours on monday, so if i am indeed working out that day and it is at the gym, then i need to get my butt there super early.  last time i tried to go an hour before they were closed there was no parking and their parking lot is huge.  then i went upstairs to start working out and there was nothing open, no machines at all.  too bad my schedule is at home on the fridge or else id check that out now. 
i was chatting with my husband about seeing the new star trek movie maybe on monday, but it really depends on if we have step son or not.  he is 13 now so i think the movie itself isnt too bad for him, but taking the step son home is like a 3 hour ordeal (just straight up driving time, his mom lives over an hour away, then add in my husbands grannie like driving).  oh step son is a big brother (again), his newest little bro was born on Monday (may 20th) weighing 7 lbs 1 oz. the ex said to my husband (they are on great terms by the way-like i said before i wish my parents spoke to each other) that the baby is super easy going and never makes a noise.  from what i have heard, step son was a super easy baby (he is a super easy 13 year old so far).
a silly work thing for you: i am told to put up a sign stating that Monday is a holiday and that we arent working. most of these guys have worked here 10 plus years, but they cannot remember a simple holiday. 

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

wednesday

Upcoming events:
May 24: getting hair cut/highlighted after work
May 25: visit with the in laws, im assuming BBQ
May 26: friends with benefits get together (just me hanging out with my 3 besties-more than likely a lunch or dinner, or maybe a movie? yes a naughty name for it, but it is just for fun.)
May 27: official holiday, no work
May 31 9am: endocrinologist appointment
June 1: weigh in and measurement (start of new phase)

scheduled workout (May 21): 30 day shred level 1, dance central 3 and walk it out
actual workout: 30 day shred level 1, dance central 3 and walk it out.  it was hot yesterday.  i was sweating like crazy, but it felt good.
 
 motivation percent: 25%, i counted out how many workout days i have left in may, 5!!! that isnt much.
total workout time since May 1: 1004 minutes and 42 seconds.
total calories burned: 7504
tonights workout: off
i have another pic to share.  
 this is on my bed (that is my knee).  on the body pillow is lilly and kreacher, kreacher is my cuddle bug, and lilly is not a fan of him. but he got his wish.  his tail is on her.  the only reason i think lilly is even in the same room with him is that it is hot right now, the only room in my house with AC in it is the bedroom.  so its cooler in there than anywhere else.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Tuesday

Upcoming events:
May 25: visit with the in laws, im assuming BBQ
May 26: friends with benefits get together (just me hanging out with my 3 besties-more than likely a lunch or dinner, or maybe a movie? yes a naughty name for it, but it is just for fun.)
May 27: offical holiay, no work
May 31 9am: endocrinologist appointment
June 1: weigh in and measurement (start of new phase)

scheduled workout (May 20): gym
actual workout: gym (30 mins on the treadmill, the rest on the ellipitcal machine while i watched the new girl-it was a rerun but it had me laughing)
 
it says 1 hour 6 mins and 50 seconds, with 501 cals burned (there is a giant glare on the watch).  it honestly felt like 2 hours at the gym. 
 motivation percent: 5% im tired right now, like super tired.  :(  hopefully my energy levels kick up before i get home from work. im too far into this month to give up.
total workout time since May 1: 930 minutes and 01 seconds.
total calories burned: 7002
tonights workout: 30 day shred level ? i think 1, dance central 3 and walk it out

Monday, May 20, 2013

Monday

Upcoming events:
May 31 9am: endocrinologist appointment
June 1: weigh in and measurement (start of new phase)

scheduled workout (May 19): 30 day shred level 3, dance central 3 and walk it out
actual workout: 30 day shred level 3, dance central 3 and walk it out
 motivation percent: 80%
total workout time since May 1: 863 minutes and 11 seconds.
total calories burned: 6501
tonights workout: gym (i write up my schedule at the end of each month, giving myself 2 days off a week, and for some reason this weeks days off are like wednesday and friday.  awesome job-you think they would be more spread out than that).

i sucked again at tracking my food (writing down wise) this entire weekend.  I need to not do that. i was loosely keeping track but i know i cannot be trusted to remember everything i ate.  :(  my weight was slightly up this morning.  i dont want to be working my butt off all week to erase it on the weekend.  I am not at my goal weight, therefore this cannot happen.  so im throwing in a goal of tracking ALL WEEK. 
besides the working out thing, i had a weird dream last night.  if you dont know already that my husband and I have been trying to get pregnant (me not him) for a few years now, and i refuse to get additional testing done (i am ok with not having children of my own).  so in this dream im at the docs office and getting yelled at for not following her advice, which in real life was to have sex every other day from day 11 until 16 of my cycle-i might be off on those numbers, its been a year since ive seen her.  in this dream she yelled at me for not doing that.  then she put this thing on my belly button that sucked my belly button out (i have an innie) and measured it (? like i said it was a dream, they dont need to make sense).  what an odd dream. 
in real life im switching docs. cause i dont really like mine, im supposed to get free preventative care (aka yearly exam). she asked me the last time if i wanted a new script for my birth control and i said no thanks, then she warned me i could get pregnant and i said that is kind of the way i want it to go, now that im married and in my 30s i figure i better get to baby making.  she chatted to me about the best way of getting pregnant and gave me free samples of a pre natal vitamin. then  i got charged a 20 dollar co pay.  i did not ASK her to talk to me about these things.  she talked about it.  would i have gotten charged 20 bucks to get a script for birth control?  i tried to fight the charges but the insurance recommended paying it so it doesnt haunt me later, i could always get it back.  the weirdest part, is that since she is a gyno, she is considered a specialist, which my co pay is $40.  someone figure that one out for me? 
OH she also told me not to eat chips and cookies and to workout, meanwhile never asking me what i do currently.  i had a chat with my endo (i see her so often we are almost bffs) and my endo is praising me for being awesome in the weight loss department and told me not to worry about the gynos statements.
do any of you guys have doggies?  cause mine started barking at 5am!!! my husband woke up and said what was that? i told him that he forgot to give kira the night off (i always give her the day off when she is on edge, but she doesnt understand human words except for treat, potty and carride) he got up and went downstairs and let our cat lilly inside who was sleeping soundly on the chair on the front porch.  who knows what the doggie heard.  we live a bit out in the country, sometimes there are foxes or racoons around.  or even the neighbors cat indigo (he is friends with my cat lilly, about 90% of the time).

Saturday, May 18, 2013

late night saturday update

Upcoming events:
May 31 9am: endocrinologist appointment
June 1: weigh in and measurement (start of new phase)

Scheduled (May 17): 30 day shred level 2, dance central 3 and walk it out.
actual: 30 day shred level 2, dance central 3 and walk it out.
Scheduled (May 18):gym
actual: gym: 30 mins on treadmill, 1000 meters on rowing machine and the rest on elliptical



i was outside with the puppy when i took this pic, which is why you see my old pool equipment (that is making me angry that it is still out there, my brother was supposed to take it away when they took the pool out-he claims he will get it but their big truck is in the shop).

 motivation percent: 80%
total workout time since May 1: 799 minutes and 56 seconds.
total calories burned: 6005
tomorrows workout: 30 day shred level 3, dance central 3 and walk it out.


so my husband really wanted to go out to eat last night to a place that is known to be super busy on a friday night.  so i suggested instead we go today for a late lunch with the step son.  it is called pj wehlihan's pub and restaurant.  http://www.pjspub.com/index.php
looks like they are only in PA and new jersey.  sorry if you arent from those areas.
a while ago one of my fav bloggers posted pics of her nachos.  i had left a comment that those are not nachos.  so today i took a pic of our nachos.  between the 3 of us, we barely ate half of them.
they are cheese steak nachos (i should mention that i live in west chester, pa as in 45 mins from philly, this is cheesesteak territory)  this was soooo good.
here is my burger, its called a california turkey burger.  except i am not a fan of their turkey burger (the spices i think are wrong in it, i mean for me anyway, so i subbed a regular burger). avocado and goat cheese, there are supposed to be sun dried tomatoes but i asked for them not to be there (not a fan of tomatoes unless it is in salsa).  the sucky part about this place is that they charge extra for french fries!!!  but i figured since we got the appetizer that id be ok not eating any sides.  i probably ate 4 potato chips and i ate most of the burger (left a tiny bit on my plate). 
me and the step son got into a debate on if pepsi and coke taste different.  i claim they do.  that i like coke with pizza but i prefer diet pepsi over diet coke, but ill drink either.  what i should tell everyone is that i believe im a super taster, since i taste things differently than most people.  for example i could never eat half of that burger and take it home and reheat it.  i think reheated beef is HORRIBLE.  i also hate drinking out of plastic cups cause i think i can taste the plastic.  yes call me weird, im used to it.    i also cannot eat cilantro or pico de gallo, both taste like perfume to me.  (i also have a super sensitive nose and can smell body odor so far away from the smelly person-the funny part is i have really bad allergies but it doesnt seem to hurt my sense of taste or my BO smelling abilities).  i think i spent most of my time in disney world being upset that people dont wear deodorant. 


Thursday, May 16, 2013

thursday

Upcoming events:
May 31 9am: endocrinologist appointment
June 1: weigh in and measurement (start of new phase)

Scheduled (May 15): 30 day shred level 1, dance central 3 and walk it out.
actual: 30 day shred level 1, dance central 3 and walk it out.

sideways view of my watch (i tried to rotate it.  i guess im not allowed to?)

motivation percent: 80%
total workout time since May 1: 669 minutes and 18 seconds.
total calories burned: 5005
tonights workout: off i think
today is my little bros b day, he is 28.  isnt it once you are past 27 you are good ?  i think that is a celebrity curse though.  my brother works for a paving company.  he was born in 1985 and born super early, early enough that he almost died (i think there is some hole in a babies heart that closes up shortly before birth? well he didnt have time to do that).  he was an emergency C section too.  he has no side effects from being born early or with a hole in his heart.  no open heart surgery or anything. 
i was also born a month early.  my mom was watching my cousin (who is 3 years older than me) and she ran after her and tripped and my mom went into labor.  funny thing is that my cousin's b day is april 8 and mine is april 7.  :)  other than being born a bit hairier than normal i am completely ok too.  i believe my other two brothers were born on schedule. 
other news: im trying to get us annual passes to this water park that is about an hour away (it is both indoor and outdoor which is why it is annual).  it is somewhat near my in laws house too.  i was thinking with how excited my step son was for dorney park that we should do this stuff more often.  an annual pass is 99 bucks (and good for one entire year) and that is per person.  if you go 3 times you have already used it well.  there is another amusment park called cleminton park that is only 55 for a season pass, but only open in the summer months (memorial day to labor day? i think that is how they run around here). 
we are lucky with my step son, he is a very well behaved kid, he doesnt ask for much.  how many 13 year olds do you know that dont really ask for anything or take into consideration an adults point of view (like if i ask if he wants pizza for dinner, he will ask if i would also like pizza-which im off pizza right now). 

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Wednesday

Upcoming events:
May 31 9am: endocrinologist appointment
June 1: weigh in and measurement (start of new phase)

Scheduled (May 14): Gym
actual: gym, 30 minutes on the treadmill and the remaining time on the arc trainer (that is what it is called, cybex is the maker). 
whoa sorry that is so blurry.  i put the watch on my right wrist since i have my nike fuel band on my left.  so i took the pic while it was still on my wrist, and im right handed.  it says 1 hour and 55 seconds. and 499 calories (one calorie shy?  why? dunno). 

motivation percent: 50%, same feeling as yesterday
total workout time since May 1: 605 minutes and 9 seconds.
total calories burned: 4504

tonights workout: i think 30 day shred dont remember which level, maybe 1?, dance central 3 and walk it out.
so i was having a deep thought earlier today, my entire life ive always viewed myself as chubby (never fat though, i think chubby is a cuter word than FAT).  so at what point do i venture over the line from chubby to healthy and would i know if i hit it? 
this pic was taken after 5 months of Weight watchers, the weekend before graduated from college (2007 at the ripe age of 27-yes i dont look my age) i only know it is either the weekend before or the actual weekend since i cut my hair off the week after i graduated. 
the pants im wearing are a size 11, i am about 180ish here.  i feel like i look pretty skinny.  I carry most of my weight in my belly/breast area.  I am a little shorter than 5 foot 5 inches.  therefore according to BMI charts i should weigh around 150 at the most.  I am also pretty muscular (which i love by the way) so I am not sure that number is great for me.  the shirt is a large, i still have it (well i guess it is two shirts, once again it is the boob curse, i dont want to look like a porn star). 
back when i was doing weight watchers, i was also spending an hour a day at the gym working out (with my one friend).  I just remember being so tired all of the time.  but i guess technically i am doing the same thing now, with a bit more calories than weight watchers allows.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

tuesday

Upcoming events:
May 31 9am: endocrinologist appointment
June 1: weigh in and measurement (start of new phase)

Scheduled (May 12): rest
actual: rest, good thing too i was so tired.  we ate at an all you can eat buffet (that was super tiny by the way).  the food wasnt that great, so i just stopped eating.  we got lectured by Grandma for not visiting at xmas time, the only problem with that converstation is that we were there xmas eve.  :(  she is almost 85 and swears up and down we never came to visit her.  she ended that converstation with saying she is going to have to ask her sweetie (that is her b/f) if we did come to visit.  he wasnt home.

Scheduled (May 13): 30 day shred level 3, dance central 3 and walk it out.
actual: 30 day shred level 3, dance central 3 and walk it out. (haha i tried 3 times to paste the watch pic below this, but it wants to be where it posted it.  so whatever, that watch pic is from monday's workout).

motivation percent: 50%, im feeling like may is a long month.  but im going to just put one foot in front of the other and move on.
total workout time since May 1: 544 minutes and 14 seconds.
total calories burned: 4005

tonights workout: gym
i am back on track when it comes to writing down what im eating.  i swear my intentions were good, i was being like, ok i ate a bagel with cream cheese, so that is 200, plus a banana, 100 then i ate half of a stromboli, 600 (that is a complete guess).  then id eat dinner and a snack and be like yeah, im doing alright.  but i know there are foods in there that i dont write down.  i need to remember the weight watchers little sayings, "if you bite it, you write it" "if you nibble it, you scribble it"  no im not doing weight watchers, im just counting calories. :)  but its good advice.  so sneak peak at my weight right now, i was 203.0 on the nose this morning.  i was actually 206.0 the day i started phase 1.2 (thanks to my endless eating on may 1).  id really like to be under 200 at my endo's appointment, at least on my home scale.  so i can lose 3 lbs in 2.5 weeks right? 
my endo likes to see 5 lbs loss every time i see her (once every 3-4 months, depending on when she wants to see me).  she also likes to see my blood sugars drop, which im not diabetic im pre, but when you are trying to get knocked up that makes a difference.  last time they were better but my weight was up (and i was not taking the meds like i am supposed to, im also not doing it now, i dont like the side effects, id rather not have to run to the bathroom in the middle of my workout).  the main reason i actually see her is that i have a thyroid condition.

Sunday, May 12, 2013

sunday-Happy mothers day

Upcoming events:
May 12: mothers day (plans are now a buffet lunch near grandmas with my inlaws)
May 31 9am: endocrinologist appointment

Scheduled (May 10): rest
actual: rest, trip to dorney park was a success!!!  the only snag was somehow our battery in our car died, so we were there an extra hour waiting for a jump.  some random guy jumped us.  he rocked!!!

Scheduled (May 11): 30 day shred level 2, dance central 3 and walk it out.
actual: 30 day shred level 2, dance central 3 and walk it out.
my photobucket app is acting up.  it keeps freezing and that is how i post pics
so time: 1 hour 8 mins and 27 seconds
500 calories burned

yesterday was freaking humid (raining on and off all day long) so i was sweating up a storm while working out.

motivation percent: 75%
total workout time since May 1: 462 minutes and 21 seconds.
total calories burned: 3504

tonights workout: rest
ive been being bad since thursday night.  i havent been logging in my paper journal.  ive been loosely keeping track of my calories, which i  know doesnt work for me.  :( 
even yesterday i know i was being bad.  i ate a really late lunch (cause i decided to take a 5 hour nap? i was still tired from the night before- i missed the dedication ceremony for my work project, but at least i was not required to go).  so for dinner i just ate a bagel with cream cheese.  i was figuring that was only 200 calories, so that left me with about 200 ish just to snack on at game night, plus i normally have about a 150 calorie snack at night time anyway. 
i had to leave at 6:50 to get my cousins house since game night started at 7. i picked up my friend on the way (i figured he might want to have a beer or two, where i am not a drinker).  i ate a few brownie bites (not diet) and some smartfood popcorn (that is what i took with me).  i guess i didnt do too bad.  i wasnt eating everything in site. 
so i did good with my working out before going to game night.  oh i wanted to leave by midnight.  yeah we left at 2am.  LOL.  i havent hung out with my cousin in forever, it was good catching up. 
anyway time to get moving to go to grandmas (i think we are going to an all you can eat buffet-which i hate those things, im all about getting my moneys worth, but i need to remember that im not footing the bill).  

Friday, May 10, 2013

friday

Upcoming events:
May 10: trip to dorney park (an amusement park) to see step son's marching band play (tickets purchased)
May 11: dedication ceremony (work function)
May 11: girls night/game night (this will be a food challenge, cause there are always yummy foods around and i cannot say no)
May 12: mothers day (plans are now a buffet lunch near grandmas with my inlaws)
May 31 9am: endocrinologist appointment

Scheduled (May 9): 30 day shred level 1, dance central 3, walk it out
actual: 30 day shred level 1, dance central 3, walk it out (and a quick vacuuming of my living room floor in between 30ds and dance central 3. 

my pic is taking forever to upload, so ill just hand write what the watch says:

1 hour 1 minute and 54 seconds, 501 cals

motivation percent: 75%
total workout time since May 1: 393 minutes and 54 seconds.
total calories burned: 3004

tonights workout:off (there will be plenty of walking at dorney park).  
im going to have to be careful (we are leaving in 20 mins) and watch what i eat.  try not to over do it.  the suckiest part about this entire thing is that my period just started yesterday, so im crampy and will be needing to use the bathroom every 2 hours or so (had to run up to the store to get super tampons, which i dont really like using).  
time to go to an amusement park with a 13 year old (he isnt getting there until after 1pm) we opted out of the band playing cause that would have meant leaving at 6:45am.  so instead we are leaving at 11am to meet him at the park. 

Thursday, May 9, 2013

thursday

Upcoming events:
May 10: trip to dorney park (an amusement park) to see step son's marching band play (tickets purchased)
May 11: dedication ceremony (work function)
May 11: girls night/game night (this will be a food challenge, cause there are always yummy foods around and i cannot say no)
May 12: mothers day (plans are now a buffet lunch near grandmas with my inlaws)
May 31 9am: endocrinologist appointment

Scheduled (May 8): gym
actual: 30 minutes on the treadmill, follwed by another 20ish minutes on the arc machine (i dont know what it is really some type of ellipitcal/gazelle thing).


motivation percent: 75%
total workout time since May 1: 332 minutes and 0 seconds.
total calories burned: 2503


tonights workout: 30 day shred level 1?  i think.  followed by dance central 3 and walk it out.
so yesterday i get home from work just in time for large rain drops to be hitting the new grass in my backyard (i was out there with the puppy waiting for her to sniff every inch of the backyard to find the place that calls for her to pooh or pee on it) and we heard thunder rumblings, i was telling the puppy (her name is kira) that we'd better get inside that pepper (my black and white cat, which is kira's baby or so she thinks) is making it thunder AGAIN.  any time it thunders kira barks at pepper.  I am not sure why she thinks that the cat is doing it, but whatever.  so we rush inside for it to start pouring down,  it even hailed for a good 10 minutes
look at this pic for proof
it was like 60 some degrees outside yesterday. that is hail. not snow.  i picked up handful of it from the front yard and put it on the kitchen floor for kira to inspect (she decided it was not food).  the hail was freaking out my little grey cat (kreacher).  he was poofed for the longest time.  poor little guy.
my brother stopped by to grab some more pool equipment from me (no pool means i dont need it anymore-by the way that is my filter on the back porch, its going away, its just the size of a child.  their big truck is in the shop, or at least i think today they are picking it up).  anyway he asked me why i put soap on the lawn, cause that is what the hail looked like.   im like NO it was hailing here.  then when he went to the backyard he saw what i pictured above and was like when did this happen?  (at 4:30 by the way). 
anyway i hate it when my brother says he is coming over. he called me at 4:30 to ask me if he could have the pool equipment, which i said sure. so he was on his way.  he didnt show up until 6pm.  seriously dude?  he lives maybe 15 minutes away.  it was a good thing he came over, cause i paid him for cutting the lawn this upcoming weekend (since i won't be home).  i told him id leave the garage door opener out for him, he is going to cut the lawn sunday.  which my husband and i will be at his grandmas celebrating mothers day-and little known fact, my brother doesnt talk to my mother (family drama, but my mom left when i was 8 and my little bro was 3, so he doesnt really know her). 
in other news: i asked to leave early today, like half a day.  my boss is ok with it as long as i can at least try to get the mail and deposit any checks that comes in, which since it is so close to the beginning of the month i doubt we would get money for pool service.  I am off work tomorrow for dorney park (did i mention that the competetion starts at 8am and it is over an hour away? looks like a 6:45am leaving time).  my husband keeps trying to tell me ill get a breakfast sandwhich and a coffee drink out of it but i think i like my breakfast sandwhiches more than the ones at wawa (i eat jimmy deans delights the bagel with egg whites and turkey sausage).  wawa sells some type of healthy one but, eh.  not to mention an entire box of jimmy deans is 4.69 and one breakfast sandwhich is 3.00 or so at wawa. 

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Wednesday

Upcoming events:
May 10: trip to dorney park (an amusement park) to see step son's marching band play
May 11: dedication ceremony (work function)
May 11: girls night/game night (this will be a food challenge, cause there are always yummy foods around and i cannot say no)
May 12: mothers day (plans are now a buffet lunch near grandmas with my inlaws)
May 31 9am: endocrinologist appointment

Scheduled (May 7): 30 day shred level 3, dance central 3 and walk it out
actual: 30 day shred level 3, dance central 3 and walk it out

level 3 of the 30 day shred is mostly floor work.  but there is one cardio interval where you do the exercises with the weights.  i could not do jumping jacks with 6 lbs on each arm.  and the punches were much slower than the people on the tv were doing. 

i was starting to think about what i am going to do in June for my workouts.  I know that i could probably cut 20 minutes off my workout if i was to not do walk it out, but its a fun little game that i enjoy, my heart rate just isnt that high while "just" walking. walking is a great workout.

im debating on only doing the weight portions of the 30 day shred and cut out the cardio portion (im not going to lose my muscle tone).  i have the EA active (1 and 2) that i could use, that sets a schedule for me. i also am still a member at the Y, that has tons of free classes i can attend any time i want (ok cant do it while at work).  for a while i was really into zumba, then i started not liking the one instructor and the other instructors classes would be FULL.  so i got annoyed and stopped going.
motivation percent: 75%
total workout time since May 1: 269 minutes and 37 seconds.
total calories burned: 2003

anyway today is a rainy day.  we need this rain, we had a really dry April (not normal for the philly area, normaly in april it is so wet that mushrooms just grow out of the grass). 

tonights workout: gym for 500 calories. 

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

schedule

Upcoming events:
May 10: trip to dorney park (an amusement park) to see step son's marching band play
May 11: dedication ceremony (work function)
May 11: girls night/game night (this will be a food challenge, cause there are always yummy foods around and i cannot say no)
May 12: mothers day (plans are now a buffet lunch near grandmas with my inlaws)
May 31 9am: endocrinologist appointment

Scheduled (May 6): off
actual: none

no heart rate monitor pic to show, cause i didnt work out.  i actually over ate by at least 300 calories yesterday. but you know what, sometimes that happens.  get over it already.

i believe tonight is a 30 day shred level 3, dance central 3 and walk it out kind of night.  which means, my favorite type of workout, the type where you dont wear shoes!!!  ok so maybe once in a while my feet hurt while doing level 1 of the shred anyway. 

motivation percent: 25% very low today, feeling a bit cranky/crampy.  i do not plan on failing.  :) 

other random stuff that i post:
total workout time since May 1: 192 minutes and 43 seconds.
total calories burned: 1,502
didnt have to change it from last time

so the reason im here to write today is about my schedule.  i work monday through friday 8 am until 4pm.  but my days are made up of me waiting to eat my next meal (yeah ive been like this since i first started watching what i ate back in my 20's. nothing new. im actually shocked that my all time high weight was only 219.5ish). 
so this is my schedule at work
8am: clock in, talk to bossman about what he needs me to do
8:15am: heat up breakfast sandwhich (jimmy deans delights). heat up coffee if i have it (sometimes i drink milk, lately ive been spending a fortune on frappucinos), eat breakfast do some work
10am: time for a banana
Noon: time to eat lunch, ive been trying to make this a left over from the night before.  it varies depending on what we ate.  my back up lunch is usually a lean pocket (spinage and something or other, in a preztel crust). 
2pm: snack time!!! this week it is strawberries (i like them to be room temperature so they sit out on my desk all day long, bonus they smell wonderful). 
sometimes there is a 3pm snack break in there too.  i have trail mix in my desk, or this week i have purchased something new to try.  yeah ill review that in a second.
4pm: go home!!! 
(once i am home i allow myself to have 2 reeces peanut cups.  why 2? cause one wasn't cutting it and i felt like 3 was too many.  they are 44 calories each, so its only 88 cals for both and it keeps me somewhat happy until dinner time-which is more like 6:30pm)

so yeah i want to type about my unsatifying snack i got.  i took a pic of it.  no one sent me this, no one asked me for a review, but its a new product and id rather not have any other calorie counters out there go hungry cause they purchased them. 

just in case you cant see what they are, they are special k brownie bites.  they are small. and that was all that were in the package for 100 calories. i felt like i needed to eat 3 bags of them just to satisfy my chocolate craving (i did not, they are in my desk and will be eaten, cause well i paid for them-but ever purchased again). 
the brownies besides there being almost none in there, were tastey but id say id rather eat one of those pastry crisps from special k over these.  at least that is somewhat satisfying (and i believe only 90 calories). 
ive had "diet" brownies before (vita tops anyone?) that were good and tastey and satisfying (although a little expensive). 
so not worth whatever i paid for them (i want to say on sale for 2.99).  i think there were 5 or 6 packages in the box. 

Sunday, May 5, 2013

weekend

Upcoming events:
May 10: trip to dorney park (an amusement park) to see step son's marching band play
May 11: dedication ceremony (work function)
May 11: girls night/game night (this will be a food challenge, cause there are always yummy foods around and i cannot say no)
May 12: mothers day (plans are now a buffet lunch near grandmas with my inlaws)
May 31 9am: endocrinologist appointment

Scheduled (may 1 and 2): off
actual: none

scheduled (may 3rd): 30 day shred level 1, dance central 3, walk it out. 
actual: 30 day shred level 1, dance central 3, walk it out.
i upped my weights, i thought i was using 6 lb weights, but no they are 6 lbs together, so 3 lbs.  so i upped them to the next weights-so now they are 6 lb each, and OMG the workout is freaking hard with 6 lb weights.  of course im talking about the 30 day shred.  it also causes my heart rate to sky rocket during the weight lifting parts.  i figure it will get easier over time.
scheduled (may 4th): gym (i stopped saying what i need to do. cause sometimes i hate the treadmill). 
actual: gym (treadmill for 30 minutes, rower for 1000 meters and ellipitcal for the rest of the time)

Scheduled (may 5): 30 day shred level 2, dance central 3 and walk it out.
actual: 30 day shred level 2, dance central 3 and walk it out.   maybe one day ill get a 100% on some song.  i forget how to do the song, even ones that im good at i just forget what is next. 
motivation percent: 80%, i kind of had a feeling of OMG may 31 is a long way away.  then i remembered that at one point in time april 30 was a long ways away. 
anyway
i want to keep track of these (remember i schedule two days off per week, rest is good for a body.  cant workout 7 days a week)
total workout time since May 1: 192 minutes and 43 seconds.
total calories burned: 1,502
tomorrows workout is a scheduled day off (i was shocked to read it off my calender). 

Thursday, May 2, 2013

May challenge phase 1.2

Upcoming events:
May 10: trip to dorney park (an amusement park) to see step son's marching band play
May 11: dedication ceremony (work function)
May 12: mothers day (plans are now a buffet lunch near grandmas with my inlaws)
May 31 9am: endocrinologist appointment

since im calling this phase 1.2, im going to stick to the same schedule.  i wrote it up last night really quick before work.  i gave myself off yesterday and today (we are going to see iron man 3 at 9pm, since when is a midnight release at 9pm?)
this is what was written in april

So i started this April challenge yesterday, i have to workout according to the calender on my fridge and burn 500 calories each time.  my calorie goal is around 1400 a day (normally im around 1700). 
my workouts include either going to my gym or a bunch of videos and gaming systems.  last night workout was 30 day shred level 1, followed by dance central 3 (happened to be the 70's playlist), then walk it out until i reach 500 calories.

so obviously it morphed a bit.  May challenge.  1400 calories is a good number, 500 calories per workout is good too.  instead of writing down what to do at the gym i just wrote gym.  sometimes i just dont want to walk on the treadmill.  the days at home are still going to consist of the 30 day shred and i do it every other day and i move between levels.  dance central 3 is still going to be dance central 3 (technically i have all dance central games imported into dance central 3, so i have a lot of songs to choose from) and walk it out is a game that i got for my balance board years ago, its a silly game where you collect steps (as points) then click on items that have different values to unlock what the entire island looks like.  some of the songs are so silly. 
my husband makes fun of me for using all 3 gaming systems in a workout.  i use the playstation to play the DVD of 30 day shred, then the xbox for dance central 3 and the wii for the walk it out game (those of course are all of the current versions of a gaming system, my husband and step son are huge gamers-i always get the systems confused) the only non updated one is the Wii, we dont have the Wiii U cause apparently there are almost no games for it.  i heard it is flopping anyway? 
i like gaming, to a point.  it doesnt RUN my entire life. 

anyway no workout to report. yesterday was a cheat day ,but today is back to normal.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

results

Upcoming events:
May 1: final measurements and weigh in and cheat day
May 10: trip to dorney park to see step son's band play
May 11: dedication ceremony (work function)
May 12: mothers day (plans keep changing around, maybe lunch at grandmas?)

Scheduled workout (april 30): walking the treadmill for 500 calores
actual workout:: treadmill walking




motivation percentage: April is complete.
official results:
Weight April 1: 211.8 lb
weight May 1: 203.0 lb
loss of 8.8 lbs
4.15% loss

Measurements: (ill do april 1, may 1 followed by difference)  all measurements are in inches
Neck: 14, 14: 0
bicep: 13, 12.5: -0.5
arm: 10.5, 10.5: 0
Bust: 43, 42: -1.0
ribcage: 40, 39.5: -0.5
belly: 46, 45: -1.0
waist: 41, 41: 0
thigh: 23, 22: -1.0
calf: 17.5, 17: -0.5
ankle: 9.5, 9: -0.5
total loss: 5 inches (not bad for one month). 

Total days of working out: 23 (7 days of rest were scheduled in there)
total workout time: 1494 mins and 27 seconds (average of almost 65 minutes per workout)
total calories burnt: 11,570 (average of 503 per session)

i think i did an awesome job for the entire month of april.  today is my cheat day and a rest day.  i still need to write up a workout schedule for may.  it will start tomorrow.