Monday, March 1, 2010
lets try this again
okay new slant on an old idea - hats off to my sister for another way to get us motivated - eating only the filling foods -- I am going to seriously give this a try and then get together with her to make some meals to throw in the freezer-- I also have a dog for about a month and am making a commitment to him and myself to walk at least once a day. so far we are getting out 2x a day. each time we are walking a little further-- really tired of being fat i want to be healthy and normal size again
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
The results are in!
I lost 2.8 lbs this week...yay!!! The extra exercise paid off. And the best part is that the more I do the better it feels and the easier it is to get out there next time.
This week's plan includes Tues and Sat swimming and some walks. I got some new running shoes so I am all set to ramp up my walking. I might walk to the pool tonight and see how that goes.
Food wise I have 2 dinners out this week - one at a Greek restaurant which will be fine- chicken souvlaki- I always get that and always enjoy it so no problems there. It is fairly easy to eat healthy with Greek. The other is a soul food restaurant which had been recommended by a friend. I have never been there. The menu doesn't look too point friendly so what I may end up doing is trying to stick to a half portion of whatever I order and bring the rest home. We'll see.
Anyways I have had two good weeks in a row and am feeling really positive atm. Here's hoping it continues!
This week's plan includes Tues and Sat swimming and some walks. I got some new running shoes so I am all set to ramp up my walking. I might walk to the pool tonight and see how that goes.
Food wise I have 2 dinners out this week - one at a Greek restaurant which will be fine- chicken souvlaki- I always get that and always enjoy it so no problems there. It is fairly easy to eat healthy with Greek. The other is a soul food restaurant which had been recommended by a friend. I have never been there. The menu doesn't look too point friendly so what I may end up doing is trying to stick to a half portion of whatever I order and bring the rest home. We'll see.
Anyways I have had two good weeks in a row and am feeling really positive atm. Here's hoping it continues!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
SO far so good this week
Did my swim yesterday- it was good but I definitely could feel that I am using muscles that haven't been used for a while, I was a little bit tight but it was still a good swim. I had planned to walk today but wasn't really in the mood for it so I rode my ex bike for 30 mins instaed and it was good. Oh ya and we got snow lkast night. I contemplated leaving it to melt but I didn't and I was out there shovelling for 5 whole m inutes LOL.
Food wise I am doing fine. I decided to try a few new recipes this week. Yesterday I made an Indian Chick pea spread from one of my Moosewood cookbooks and it was delicious. One of the keys for me is to have good stuff on hand. I am not likely to make proper meals 3 times a day but am more likely to just grab something quick and easy. I find that if I cook in bulk and have some healthy choices on hand it makes things so much easier for me. I am having chicken tonight but am cooking some extra so that I will have stuff for tomorrow.
Food wise I am doing fine. I decided to try a few new recipes this week. Yesterday I made an Indian Chick pea spread from one of my Moosewood cookbooks and it was delicious. One of the keys for me is to have good stuff on hand. I am not likely to make proper meals 3 times a day but am more likely to just grab something quick and easy. I find that if I cook in bulk and have some healthy choices on hand it makes things so much easier for me. I am having chicken tonight but am cooking some extra so that I will have stuff for tomorrow.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
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orry you are having such a rough time.
My best advice (besides my unsolicited advice yesterday lol) would be to pick one thing that you can realistically focus on this week and do that. Don't worry about the other stuff for now. So what is realistic? Can you commit to 20 mins of activity per day? Can you walk at lunch? Go to the gym at lunch? Go a bit early to pick up the kids and walk while you are waiting? Or maybe you can commit to tracking. Take 5 mins after breakfast, 5 mins after lunch and same at dinner. That might help you feel more in control. What about getting in the habit of stopping in a coffee shop at some point during the day 2-3 times per week to get a few minutes to yourself and take some time to plan out the next few days. What HAS to get done, what would be nice to do and what doesn't really matter. What HAS to be done by you and what could be done by someone else...and who is that someone else? The kids? Someone you hire? Another parent? Maybe it is someone else's turn to do something. And finally be realistic. I know you don't want your kids to miss out on anything and the responsibility is all on you but the best thing you can do for them is give them a healthy mom and continue to set an example about what is important and that taking care of yourself is important.
My best advice (besides my unsolicited advice yesterday lol) would be to pick one thing that you can realistically focus on this week and do that. Don't worry about the other stuff for now. So what is realistic? Can you commit to 20 mins of activity per day? Can you walk at lunch? Go to the gym at lunch? Go a bit early to pick up the kids and walk while you are waiting? Or maybe you can commit to tracking. Take 5 mins after breakfast, 5 mins after lunch and same at dinner. That might help you feel more in control. What about getting in the habit of stopping in a coffee shop at some point during the day 2-3 times per week to get a few minutes to yourself and take some time to plan out the next few days. What HAS to get done, what would be nice to do and what doesn't really matter. What HAS to be done by you and what could be done by someone else...and who is that someone else? The kids? Someone you hire? Another parent? Maybe it is someone else's turn to do something. And finally be realistic. I know you don't want your kids to miss out on anything and the responsibility is all on you but the best thing you can do for them is give them a healthy mom and continue to set an example about what is important and that taking care of yourself is important.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
i'm loosing it - no i don'tmean weight
I just logged in and saw all your great success sis - way (weigh!) to go -- having a moment and just need to vent. I don't want to turn to the bag of miss vickie's my kids have in the kitchen. I am struggling with the demands of being a divorced single mom - with all the responsibilities ... I have great kids but they are kids and have challenges of their own that I somehow seem to take on. I am feeling the pressure. My neighbour rented his house out to university students and this weekend they decided to throw a "kegger" party that got way way out of control== and I don't know why but it has upset me a lot more than it should have. I was up for hours worrying about these really aggressive drunk university students -- watching the police arrest them -- it was not a fun experience not to feel safe in your own home-
I want to make sure i am not just making excuses - need to make more time for myself.
I want to make sure i am not just making excuses - need to make more time for myself.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Aother swim done...
...and it was awesome!
The slow lane and the medium lanes were both crowded so I opted for the fast lane. I am definitely not in shape for that but it made me push myself and I held my own. It was a fantastic workout and right now I have the really good post exercise fatigue, muscles feel worked out and I am now home and warm. Plans are made to meet up again on Tuesday so we are on our way to making this a habit. Unfortunately though, walking back to the car I discovered this real cool loooking little bakery. The choclate chip cookies in the window looked amazing. Maybe one day I will plan for a treat there althoguh I probably don't need to know if their stuff is good. Ihave exercised every day since Tuesday! Not sure about skating tomorrow, we'll see maybe it will end up being a rest day instead. Feel really good right now especially because I just had Quinoa salad for lunch mmmm love that stuff!!!
The slow lane and the medium lanes were both crowded so I opted for the fast lane. I am definitely not in shape for that but it made me push myself and I held my own. It was a fantastic workout and right now I have the really good post exercise fatigue, muscles feel worked out and I am now home and warm. Plans are made to meet up again on Tuesday so we are on our way to making this a habit. Unfortunately though, walking back to the car I discovered this real cool loooking little bakery. The choclate chip cookies in the window looked amazing. Maybe one day I will plan for a treat there althoguh I probably don't need to know if their stuff is good. Ihave exercised every day since Tuesday! Not sure about skating tomorrow, we'll see maybe it will end up being a rest day instead. Feel really good right now especially because I just had Quinoa salad for lunch mmmm love that stuff!!!
Friday, January 29, 2010
On a roll.....
...exercise wise and it feels great. After my swimm on Tues, I went fopr a walk Wed (my longer route- 3.4K) and also a walk yesterday (about 2k). Today I plan to ride my exercise bike and tomorrow I am making plans to go swimming again. Sunday might be a skating day. It feels great to be getting back to a habit of regular exercise and coincidentally (not really) I have been staying on track with WW and eating within my points. Yay. Ok so it is 1/2 week out of the many that will need to follow but it feels really good to be on track- why would I mess that up?
Later:
So I managed to do 30 mins on the exercise bike which is longer than I can usually do- 20 mins has been the max until now mostly because I get bored but today I had a magazine to read as well as the TV so it wasn't too bad. Evn better, my plans for swimming have been confirmed- whoo hoo!
Later:
So I managed to do 30 mins on the exercise bike which is longer than I can usually do- 20 mins has been the max until now mostly because I get bored but today I had a magazine to read as well as the TV so it wasn't too bad. Evn better, my plans for swimming have been confirmed- whoo hoo!
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