Not Feeling Well

Today, I have not been feeling well. I stayed home from work because I have a sore throat and I was all stuffed up. I HATE getting sick! I figured I should probably just stay home try to get over it rather than taking it to work and spreading it around. I just drank some hot green tea with honey in it. Hopefully it will kinda clear up my sinuses for a while. Chris is already in bed, he said he wasn't feeling very well either! :(

Being home all day was not a good thing. You would think that being sick I wouldn't have much of an appetite, but that was not the case! I had a somewhat healthy breakfast, 100 calorie English muffin with 1 tbsp Nutella. Then for lunch, I decided to have ramen noodles. I wanted some chicken noodle soup to make me feel better-it was the closest thing I had. For supper we had spaghetti. We hadn't had that in a while so it sounded pretty good. Plus, Chris will have something to take for lunch tomorrow too :)

It is only about 6:45 p.m. and I am ready to hit the hay! That is sad! I have only been up since 9:30!

I am watch the Cooking Channel right now and Everyday Italian is on. She is making a healthy light meal. It looks really yummy minus the beans on the salad! haha :) She is also making a pasta dish with shell pasta, broccoli, mussels, clams garlic, red pepper flake and white wine. I love seafood so it looks amazing to me :) I would probably rather have the mussels and clams without the pasta. Maybe do broccoli on the side!

Going Way to Quick!

This year is slipping by so quick! It is almost 2012!!! Do you have anything you would like to see happen or accomplish in the new year? It seems as though everyone sets a New Years resolution and by February or March, it is dust in the wind. I am hoping this next year I can stick to reaching the goal I am trying to achieve. I won't be disappointed if I don't reach it by my birthday on February 1st, as long as I eventually reach it. At this point it isn't even the weight that I want to lose, but inches and toning up. I just want to look better :)

I am still having a hard time getting back on track. I was completely right about there being goodies at work too! My manager brought everyone a plate of chocolate covered goodness. Mine is still sitting at my desk at work and almost gone! Oops! I was supposed to bring it home to share with Chris. We skipped working out yesterday and got our shopping done. We did go tonight and I walked/ran 3 miles. I couldn't do any weights because I donated blood today. I have a terrible bruise on my arm if you didn't see the picture on Facebook already. It didn't hurt, but boy they got me good! I can't tell if the bruise is from the band aid or from the needle stick. It bled like crazy after I left the Community Blood Bank. I didn't notice the bleeding until I got back to work and the band aid and gauze were completely soaked with blood. Very gross, I know!!!

I am so happy that Chris is on board with working out :) I really like going together. It is so much more motivating! We are talking about getting up early in the mornings to go, but he has to leave for work at 6 a.m. so that would mean that we have to get up REALLY early! The gym tends to be kinda busy after 6 p.m. and that is when we have been going because I work until that time everyday. I guess we will figure it out.

On Like Donkey Kong

Well, what a weekend! It was a lot of fun. Chris and I went up to my parents house and spent the weekend with my family. We will do Christmas next weekend on New Year's Eve with his family during the day. Time went so fast! :( I ate WAY to much food! Not sure how to get back on track after all that. It will still be hard this week because I just know that there will be junk food brought into work. Should be interesting. I feel like I have gained every ounce back that I have lost. GRRRRR!!!! I sure hope not! I have so far to go before my birthday. It really seems impossible right now. I only have 36 days! The holidays really have slowed me down. I just need to focus and not let it get to me. Tomorrow night we are going to workout and I am going to go extra hard!!! I should go in the morning before work too and do a double workout!!! I think I could really use it. I will have to go to weigh in on Friday again this week and that is only 3 days to eat healthy and workout. Oh boy...scary thought. It is so hard to make myself go when I think it is going to be terrible. But it is important to keep going even though I know it could be bad. Usually, it isn't as bad as I think it is going to be. Tomorrow it is on like Donkey Kong until Saturday!!! haha :) I am making some hard boiled eggs. Chris seems to like them too, so they go pretty quick around here!  I just weighed myself and according to my scale I have put on 3 pounds. hmmm. I see lots of running and weights in my future!!!

Results

I completely forgot that I was going to have to post my results today! haha :) I was a little surprised at weight in today...I only gained 1.4 lbs! Not as bad as I was expecting with the amount of junk food I have eaten this past week.

Chris and I both get off work early today! Yay!!! I only have to work from 9-1 so it should be a nice short day. Then we are going to meet our friend for lunch. Not sure where we are going yet, but Chris mentioned Olive Garden last night. I guess we will see :)

Again...Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!!!

This whole week has been really rough. I am dreading WW weigh in tomorrow morning. I can't stay for the meeting because I have to work earlier than normal. I went and worked out tonight and I was there for about 30 minutes or so. I really like doing weights. I tried some more machines and I am starting to get used to them. Wednesday night, Chris and I went together and it was a really good workout. He helped me learn how to use a few of the machines and it was very helpful. As far as eating I am taking a break until after the holidays. I just can't seem to keep myself on track. I think the more I think about how bad I am eating, the worse I am! I will just have to try to workout more than normal, I guess.

I am so ready for Christmas and the nice long weekend!!! I probably won't post on my blog again until after Christmas so I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas! Eat well and enjoy your time with friends and family.

No to Chocolate?!?!?!?!?

The week is NOT going as planned!!! I did make all my yummy favorites, but that is not why...I just have absolutely no motivation to eat healthy this holiday season! I am almost ready to say screw it on eating healthy until January 2nd and just workout extra hard! There is way to much tempting food and if you know me, I just can't say no to chocolate! It is my favorite. Even if I am stuffed there is always room for it! Everyone keeps bringing us things at work and I can't be rude! lol :) Tonight I went to Carlos O'Kelly's with my friend Michelle. We just went to have an appetizer and a margarita. It wasn't the best idea for the diet, but it was nice to just go hang out for a while.

I am finally getting to wrap some gifts! It is my favorite part of getting ready for Christmas. I love making them look perfect!

Chris and I went and tested out the gym on Sunday night. We had a good workout after going to one and not getting in and then driving over to another one :) The beef and broccoli turned out pretty good. The meat seemed a little tough, but I think I might have cut the strips the wrong way. Maybe next time I will try something different and have everything prepped before I start cooking! 

I am watching the news right now while doing this...have you ever watched the eyes of the anchors? They go back and forth as they read off the telepromter! haha! Just thought I would throw that in there cuz I thought it was kinda funny :)

Yesterday

Well, I did a post yesterday, but I never shared it anywhere so nobody probably saw it which is good because nothing in it actually happened. I got home from work and Chris said, "Change your clothes, we are going to my parents for dinner." So we went there to eat dinner and we were there until about 9 p.m. so by the time we got home, I really didn't feel like working out. We just stayed up late and watched Pretty Woman. Tonight we will have the beef & broccoli and go workout! I promise!!! haha :)

My birthday is in 45 days and I still want to lose about 20 pounds. hmmm... I think I better get started on this a little harder. I just keep telling myself that slow weight loss is lasting weight loss. Sure, I could probably lose it a lot faster if I didn't eat pizza or cookies, but I really don't like to deprive myself. My problem is I just need to learn when I am full. When I am eating the filling foods, I can usually tell that I am full.

Tuesday, we are having a soup luncheon at work and each property is making a crock pot of soup and a cookie tray. Our property is making chili so I will probably just eat that since I know what is in it and it is considered a filling food (because of the ingredients). I think I want to make some Oreo balls. Everyone loves Oreo balls. I think I might make the mint ones :) They are my favorite though so maybe that isn't a good idea! haha :) I just really feel like making some Christmas goodies! I haven't made anything yet and I keep seeing the ingredients for stuff when I go to the grocery store. Maybe I will make extras and take them up to my mom & dad's for Christmas.  My goal is to be really good all week and then Christmas will be a splurge day for me :)

Missed Weigh In

I missed my weigh in this morning and there are no times later today. So, I guess no weigh in for me this week. This is the 1st time in a long time that I haven't gone. I feel bad for not going! I don't always stay for the meetings, but I have been so good about going to at least weigh in. Even when I think I am going to do bad I have been going. I will have to go on Friday this week since Christmas eve is on Saturday. I am going to try really hard to eat my filling foods. Today has gone good so far. Last week I didn't even track my food at all! I ate crappy all week. The holidays are really hard with all the tempting yummies that people make. I really like white almond bark covered pretzels and the Ritz crackers with peanut butter dipped in chocolate almond bark. Oh why can't they just have no fat and calories! If I ever have 3 wishes from a genie in a bottle, I am going to make one of those wishes be that ALL of the naughty fat filled foods will be NO fat foods! haha :) But, then I probably wouldn't like them as much if I could eat them all the time.

Chris and I are going to go workout tonight when I get off work. Yay! I can't wait to go try out the new gym membership. We joined Snap Fitness because it is close to our place and we get a discount there with my health insurnace (I think I mentioned this in a previous post). The trainer there called me yesterday and I got set up for my free hour with her on January 9th. I wanted to try to do sooner, but with the holidays our schedules weren't working. Oh well, better late than never. I can still go in and do some cardio and the weights that I know how to do.

Supper tonight is going to be Beef and Brocolli. I got a recipe from WW a couple weeks ago and it looks really good and easy! Plus it is all filling foods!!! So, I don't have to count any points! I will make myself some brown rice and I will make Chris white rice. I can't seem to get him to eat the brown stuff yet. A note about brown rice... it is amazing at Chipotle!!! I had that last Sunday after church. It was so good! New favorite!

Slackin'

I am really slacking this week. I have absolutely no motivation to workout or eat healthy. I don't feel like I am eating more than I normally would in a day, but I am not choosing the healthiest options. I had an amazing bacon cheese burger at Applebee's last night with my sister. I think the weather is effecting my eating and workout habits. It is so gloomy and rainy out that I don't want to do anything!

I did email Snap Fitness last night because I get a discount there with my insurance! If you are looking for a gym or currently go to a gym, check with your health insurance company because I found that they give some good discounts with gyms! Mine has free initiation & 10% off at Snap Fitness. Plus, it is less than a mile from our place which I think is going to make a huge difference & Chris and I can go together sometimes :) Anyway, I emailed them last night and they sent me a message back saying they would have someone contact me in 2-3 days! I didn't really want to wait that long. I was thinking I wanted to go there tonight to check it out. Maybe I will just call them today to see if they will have someone there after 6 when I get off and then we can go check it out!

BK Fries

I didn't make it to boot camp today...surprise, surprise. haha :) Last night, Chris and I went out for hot wings and played pool. It was really fun. We weren't out late, but we just couldn't sleep. We probably had to much caffeine.

Today, I didn't have to work. I met up with my friend Sarah for lunch at Burger King and then we went to Good Things on O Street. That place is really neat. They have so many "good things" there :) Really cute gift type stuff. I was supposed to get some Christmas shopping done today, but I didn't find anything there and I didn't make it anywhere else. Since I work every day until the 24th, I guess I will be finding time in the evenings to get it done. I think my trouble is that I don't know what to get people this year.

So, about eating at Burger King, I went in with the intentions of getting a salad. That didn't happen. They have those new french fries and I really wanted to try them. Yep, they are amazing!!! haha :) No salad here. They didn't have the salad listed that I wanted anyway. I tried to find it on the menu! :)

Tonight I hard boiled some more eggs. The last ones turned out good so I figured I would make some more because I make a darn good egg salad sandwich for lunch!

Really? I lost???

Wow! Another unexpected weigh in today! I LOST 1 LB!!! I even ate Culver's last night for supper and I figured I was going to gain so I had a candy bar too! haha :) I guess I must have done something right during the week. Maybe sledding last night with Michelle was a good workout. I think we will have to keep doing that!!!  It was so much fun and it made me feel like a kid again. I better invest in a sled or ask for one for Christmas!

I am waiting for Chris to get home from work. He had to work late so he doesn't have to work tomorrow!!! Maybe we can go Christmas shopping. We have lots more stuff to get! 

Chris is going through the drive through so I guess I will find something here to eat. I had some chili leftover from last Saturday, but I haven't eaten all day so I am kinda hungry. I guess I will see what else I can find.

Damn Oreos

Even though it snowed and I didn't know how bad the roads were, I still got up and went to boot camp. I have 5 punches left on my card. I went 3 times this week! Woohoo! That has been my goal this whole time and I finally accomplished it! Now, to just keep it up!!! Chris and I are considering joining a gym together. I told him that could be our Christmas gifts to each other :)

Chris set up my Wii yesterday so I am excited about that. I think tonight is going to be a game night :) He was up early this morning playing tennis before he went to work.

So, tomorrow is weigh in. I have a feeling it isn't going to be very good. We went to the store on Wednesday night and bought some not so healthy food...Oreos and dip with crackers! I guess Oreos aren't on the Power Food list...who would have thought? lol :) I had a "few" Oreos with milk on Wednesday night and I controlled my eating to just 2 of them last night. I think they are almost gone so the temptation won't be sitting on the counter much longer!!!  The dip and crackers is the other damper on my weight loss...I think I over indulged in that just a little bit too. It was just soooooo good, but I ate so much that I had a tummy ache. Then I wasn't thinking it wasn't worth it. I guess I will pay for it tomorrow at weigh in. I can't wait to ask my leader for more info on the Simply Filling plan! I am understanding it and it really does work when you stick to it, but there are a few questions I have about it. Like I made chili last Saturday and as I was looking at the book, the only thing in it that I would have to count points for would be the tomato juice. So, if I make it without the tomato juice-just put a little more tomato sauce & water in instead-is it going to be considered a filling food? I think I better go to an earlier meeting tomorrow so I can stay for the new changes with WW. They are updating it for 2012 and I can't wait to find out more info and get new books!!! I have seen most of the stuff about it on the website, but I like to hear things from the leader too for their input.

As always...results tomorrow :)

Happy Birthday Mom!!!

I really didn't want to get up this morning, but I did. I got out in the cold and went to boot camp. I pulled up and the place was completely dark!!! Sarah pulled up to find the same thing! So, luckily she had the guys phone numbers so she text them and Sedric just over slept :) He got there around 6:20 and then we had a great workout. We did lots of squats today so I am sure I will be feeling it later in my thighs! I made a breakfast sandwich for breakfast today. It was pretty good! I even cooked my egg in the microwave. It actually worked really good because it fit perfectly in my English muffin and got really fluffy! :)

Today is my mom's birthday! If you know my mom (Connie Mann), make sure to wish her a happy birthday!!! :) She is on Facebook, but she doesn't have her birthday listed. Today is also Pearl Harbor Day. I think it would be a wonderful day to go visit Hawaii to see the memorial since it is cold here! Yep, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii has a high of 82 degrees today! Nice!!! haha :) I better keep dreaming...

I'm Not Hungry! :)

I am loving the Simply Filling plan!!! It seems so easy to me! I haven't been hungry or anything. It is a little hard to grasp! I had rotisserie chicken for dinner tonight with brown rice. I was going to have a salad too, but I was full after the chicken and rice. I bought the wrong kind of rice though so I had to count points on that. I got Uncle Ben's Chicken Flavored Brown Rice and I should have got the Plain Brown Rice so I wouldn't have had to count the points. Don't ask me why the chicken flavor isn't considered filling, but according to WW it isn't, only the plain brown is.


I hard boiled some eggs tonight to have in my salads. Hopefully I cooked them right! I had to get help from my parents over the phone. I have tried and tried to make them and they never get done! Don't use the directions in the Betty Crocker Cookbook!!! haha :) I guess I will find out tomorrow at lunch when I have it in my salad! I love the fact that I can eat eggs and drink milk and not have to worry about the points!

My face is really hot! I really hope that I am not getting sick! That would not be good. I need to get up early in the morning to go to boot camp! Hopefully there are more people there tomorrow!!! haha :)

Back on Track

I started my day at 5 a.m.! I actually made it to boot camp this morning at 6. I was the only one there, so it went really fast. It was a hard workout since I hadn't been in over a week! My goal is to go 3 times this week.

Today is the 1st day of doing the Simply Filling program with WW. So far, I really like it. I still get to use my daily activity points too. I was able to have real eggs for breakfast!!! Plus, I got my healthy oil in by cooking it in a teaspoon of olive oil. Normally, I don't use oil because I don't want to waste my points on it. But since it is on the Power Food list, I don't have to use points!!! I haven't decided what to have for lunch yet, but I am sure I will figure something out. I am kinda leaning towards a tuna sandwich.

I hope everyone has a great Monday!!!

3rd Time's a Charm

This is the 3rd time I have tried to start this post today! haha! Let's try this again...

This morning I was up early and went to church. It was fun and I am planning to go again next week. My sister-in-law, Dawn, went with me. She said she would like to keep going too :) Other than that, I haven't really done to much today. I did get my Christmas cards all addressed, but I forgot to get stamps.

Tomorrow, I am going to boot camp in the morning at 6. I already have the reminder set in my phone so no excuses! I am also going to start doing something a little bit different with WW. I am going to try the Simply Filling plan. You don't track points like normal. You eat the foods that they have set as Power Foods and you don't have to weigh or measure, you just eat until you are satisfied, but you have to pay attention to when that is. Power Foods consist of fruits & veggies, lean protein, non-fat dairy, whole grains and lots of other things. So, you eat these foods, plus you get your 49 flex points to use for things that aren't on the list. For example: I am going to have a salad with lettuce, tomatoes, cheddar cheese, hard boiled egg, fat free ranch dressing & croutons. The lettuce, tomatoes, egg, and fat free dressing are all considered Power Foods so I wouldn't need to track them. The cheese & croutons are not Power Foods, so I would have to take their points values  (I would have to measure these items) from my 49 flex points. I am excited to start this. I think I just need to switch things up a bit and that is what is making me want to go off track! Hopefully it works for me. I will keep you all posted as usual :)

Really Not as Bad as Expected

So, today's weigh in was not as bad as I expected. I gained 1.2 lbs, but I thought it was going to be way worse than that. I gained what I took off last week. On to a new week!!!

It is really snowy and getting slick out. I have a pot of chili on the stove and I baked some banana bread. I have tried both now and they are good :) haha. Chris is working today, so he will be happy to have warm chili for dinner when he gets home! I also got our Christmas tree up. It looks pretty. Tiny, but pretty :)

Well, I hope everyone stays warm today!!!

Dreading Tomorrow...

I am really dreading weigh in tomorrow. I have been terrible the last two days! Last night I had Rick's Steakout (yummy philley sandwich-if you go, try the hot...it is really HOT!!!) Then today, I went to Jimmy John's for lunch-I did get the skinny chips by accident. Tonight for supper, we went out to Red Lobster for my sister's birthday. So, I am sure we are looking at a gain tomorrow people. There is no way around it I am afraid. I haven't worked out at all this week and I am really feeling it. It is amazing how crappy you feel when you go from eating healthy to eating unhealthy. My tummy hasn't really felt right all day, but it hasn't stopped me from eating bad.

I don't know how I went from being so conscious about what I was eating and doing for workouts to really not caring at all. I had so many weeks with very small losses and not seeing results at the scale to a week where I actually lost over a pound and then to sabotage it all. How sad is that!?! What is going on with me??? UGH!!!!!!!!!!!  Ok, so I have to be back to it tomorrow. Maybe it is because I started doing that Lose It thing and it is throwing me off the game? IDK. I was going to try to do the Lose It this week, but I think I may just hold off. I need this weigh in stuff each week to keep me going. Even though I know I am probably going to gain tomorrow, I am still going to weigh in (as long as the weather isn't bad-if it is icy out I am not going anywhere!!!). I found out that WW is adding an app that will have the bar code scanner too!!! Yay! That makes me soooo happy!

Ok, watch for my terrible results tomorrow...