So I still haven't made it to the store for a new scale but I figure I'll get there tomorrow. Work has been a crazy whirlwind of excitement, disappointment, stress, and bliss. Who knew you could feel so many emotions in 10 hours. Teaching has been great for my diet/ competition because I don't have time to eat or sit down. I literally drink a few sips of coffee on my way to work at 6:30, eat lunch at 12:15 (which lately has only consisted of clementines, string cheese, apple sauce, and water), then I grub when I get off at 4:00pm. I know it isn't good to eat so little but the thought of eating or drinking anything during class never once crosses my mind. I don't even get a moment to sit at my desk in the comfortable black chair. . . Nonetheless, I love my class and I can't wait to see them every morning.
The competition has really taken its toll on Cali. She refuses to eat her food opting instead for kitten food and James caught her puking earlier. Could these be the signs of some strange feline eating disorder?
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Another Day, Another Burger
Loyal followers I am sorry that I have neglected you for so long. My life has been turned upside down, spun around a few times, shaken, and poured into a blender… but in a good way. I start my new job tomorrow and I couldn’t be more excited. I’ve met my students, rearranged my classroom, read the hand book and recommended books, and watched the videos. All that is left is to take the first step!
The completion is still on and all the competitors are going strong. There have been a few instances of sabotage (mostly by me). The best sabotage was at Kristal’s karaoke birthday party. Eli and I bought her a double Dutch chocolate cake. Kristal didn’t eat any but Eli said he would have a slice if I did. I put one bite in my mouth, waited for him to start chewing his and then spit mine back out. Gross I know but totally worth the look on his face!
I’m hoping to start a vigorous work out schedule now that I get off work at 3:30pm instead of 6:00pm. I’d like to run an obstacle/ fitness course Kristal and I discovered last Tuesday at least 3 times a week. Also, I’m planning on doing Pilates and ab workouts here at home. I know I should start this sooner rather than later so I’ll make a promise to all of you to kick it off on Tuesday. Why not Monday you ask? Because I’ll be lucky if I can make it home and into bed without being totally exhausted from my first day! I know it isn’t physically demanding but the mental strain and the nerves have plum tuckered me out.
I’ve continued to be pretty good with my eating by including a lot of fruits and veggies every day, but I’ve lapsed a few times. Today I had Red Robin for lunch. I know I should have opted for a salad or chicken but I had a delicious Santa Fe Burger with Fries and a Root Beer. I make up for the abundance of calories, I parked on the other side of the mall and James and I walked to and from the restaurant. We also went to my classroom and rearranged all 40 desks and chairs so I think the burger was pretty much negated. To work off the fries we walked around the block with the dog (for all of you who are saying the block only burned off 2 fries… I know but don’t crush my sense of self preservation!)
I’m planning on doing a second weigh in within the next few days. Conviniently my scale died about 5 days ago and I haven’t made it to the store for a new one yet. I’ll post my new measurements, body fat %, and BMI when I get the new scale.
Cali is still being lazy and she does not like being rationed in the food department. She has torn open one bag of cat litter to show her displeasure. Also, I caught her with her head and half her body inside the food bag yesterday!!! It must be nice to be a cat.
Thanks to all of those how read this blog and a special thank you to Candice for keeping me motivated to write!
The completion is still on and all the competitors are going strong. There have been a few instances of sabotage (mostly by me). The best sabotage was at Kristal’s karaoke birthday party. Eli and I bought her a double Dutch chocolate cake. Kristal didn’t eat any but Eli said he would have a slice if I did. I put one bite in my mouth, waited for him to start chewing his and then spit mine back out. Gross I know but totally worth the look on his face!
I’m hoping to start a vigorous work out schedule now that I get off work at 3:30pm instead of 6:00pm. I’d like to run an obstacle/ fitness course Kristal and I discovered last Tuesday at least 3 times a week. Also, I’m planning on doing Pilates and ab workouts here at home. I know I should start this sooner rather than later so I’ll make a promise to all of you to kick it off on Tuesday. Why not Monday you ask? Because I’ll be lucky if I can make it home and into bed without being totally exhausted from my first day! I know it isn’t physically demanding but the mental strain and the nerves have plum tuckered me out.
I’ve continued to be pretty good with my eating by including a lot of fruits and veggies every day, but I’ve lapsed a few times. Today I had Red Robin for lunch. I know I should have opted for a salad or chicken but I had a delicious Santa Fe Burger with Fries and a Root Beer. I make up for the abundance of calories, I parked on the other side of the mall and James and I walked to and from the restaurant. We also went to my classroom and rearranged all 40 desks and chairs so I think the burger was pretty much negated. To work off the fries we walked around the block with the dog (for all of you who are saying the block only burned off 2 fries… I know but don’t crush my sense of self preservation!)
I’m planning on doing a second weigh in within the next few days. Conviniently my scale died about 5 days ago and I haven’t made it to the store for a new one yet. I’ll post my new measurements, body fat %, and BMI when I get the new scale.
Cali is still being lazy and she does not like being rationed in the food department. She has torn open one bag of cat litter to show her displeasure. Also, I caught her with her head and half her body inside the food bag yesterday!!! It must be nice to be a cat.
Thanks to all of those how read this blog and a special thank you to Candice for keeping me motivated to write!
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
The Struggle Continues... To Get Better!
Normally a dieter’s blog would be recounting how easy it has been to get in shape or how energetic a person feels when they’ve stopped poisoning their bodies with all the tasty goodness that is junk food, but that’s not the case for me. I feel cranky, tired, miserable, and I keep getting cravings for everything I need to avoid (seriously, someone needs to do a study to see what kind of drugs are in burgers and fries because I’m having hardcore withdrawals!)
Things are off to a moderate start. I was super conscious of what I ate yesterday and I avoided the plethora of junk food lingering in the office. At one point I had my hand inside a cookie bag, fingers wrapped around a delicious, moist, vanilla cookie. . . I quickly jerked my hand out, moaned, scolded myself, and listened to all my of co-workers laugh at my self induced torture. To make things easier, one of them went to the store for healthy snacks; she came back with assorted fruit and cupcakes. CUPCAKES! What kind of cruel joke is that!!!
I’ve decided to stay away from sodas for the remainder of the completion and I’m going to limit the amount of fast food I eat (I say ‘limit’ because I know it is impossible to swear off all fast food with my crazy schedule). I’ve been keeping a lunch bag with healthy snacks like clementine’s, bananas, multigrain crackers, and low fat cheese with me so that when I do get a craving for a tasty treat I don’t resort to the crap I usually eat.
Also, I’m working on a strength training/ cardio plan. I need to get in at least 30 minutes of exercise a day which means I either need to wake up earlier or stay up really, really late. Hmmm . . . This is a hard decision; I really like my sleep but I’m more likely to get a workout in if I do it in the morning. Maybe I’ll just split them between morning and night so that some days I can sleep in and other days I’ll have a few extra hours in the evening with my husband.
Just for fun, let me describe to you my epic food battle yesterday. On the drive home from my 10 hour work day, I wanted to pick up a quick dinner; something sinfully fat and delicious. Instead I picked up my husband and we went to the mall for an interview outfit (which by the way was not the great experience it should have been because work close don’t fit size fat ass that well). Again, as we drove home past Arby’s, Chili’s, Olive Garden, Red Robin, Claim Jumper, Cold Stones, McDonalds, Hamburger Stand, and BJ’s (are you seeing why I put on 50lbs yet?!), I was tempted to stop and get dinner, dessert, and maybe a supersized soft drink, but I didn’t. Instead I opted for cooking dinner at home.
I grilled up a couple of tilapia fillets with lemon pepper, salt, pepper, and red chili flakes and paired that with boiled asparagus sautéed in a garlic butter sauce topped with a little Asiago cheese. Surprisingly, it was extremely delicious and filling. For dessert I had a bowl of Mint Chip frozen yogurt from Trader Joe’s and to tell you the truth, it might have been better that Baskin Robins Mint Chip. If I can just make it through the initial phase of cravings, withdraws, and temptations, I might just win this thing!!!
Oh, I almost forgot! Cali cut down on her portion size today; instead of the usual ¼ cup of food at breakfast and dinner (with the occasional snack in the middle of the day thanks to Dad) she ate 1/3 cup for the whole day. Remy also gave her some tips for tightening her abdomen . . . she should have a six pack in no time.
I wonder if I can figure out her BMI and body fat %??? I definitely need to take her measurements within the next few days so that I have proof that my newly founded cat diet/fitness routine works!
Things are off to a moderate start. I was super conscious of what I ate yesterday and I avoided the plethora of junk food lingering in the office. At one point I had my hand inside a cookie bag, fingers wrapped around a delicious, moist, vanilla cookie. . . I quickly jerked my hand out, moaned, scolded myself, and listened to all my of co-workers laugh at my self induced torture. To make things easier, one of them went to the store for healthy snacks; she came back with assorted fruit and cupcakes. CUPCAKES! What kind of cruel joke is that!!!
I’ve decided to stay away from sodas for the remainder of the completion and I’m going to limit the amount of fast food I eat (I say ‘limit’ because I know it is impossible to swear off all fast food with my crazy schedule). I’ve been keeping a lunch bag with healthy snacks like clementine’s, bananas, multigrain crackers, and low fat cheese with me so that when I do get a craving for a tasty treat I don’t resort to the crap I usually eat.
Also, I’m working on a strength training/ cardio plan. I need to get in at least 30 minutes of exercise a day which means I either need to wake up earlier or stay up really, really late. Hmmm . . . This is a hard decision; I really like my sleep but I’m more likely to get a workout in if I do it in the morning. Maybe I’ll just split them between morning and night so that some days I can sleep in and other days I’ll have a few extra hours in the evening with my husband.
Just for fun, let me describe to you my epic food battle yesterday. On the drive home from my 10 hour work day, I wanted to pick up a quick dinner; something sinfully fat and delicious. Instead I picked up my husband and we went to the mall for an interview outfit (which by the way was not the great experience it should have been because work close don’t fit size fat ass that well). Again, as we drove home past Arby’s, Chili’s, Olive Garden, Red Robin, Claim Jumper, Cold Stones, McDonalds, Hamburger Stand, and BJ’s (are you seeing why I put on 50lbs yet?!), I was tempted to stop and get dinner, dessert, and maybe a supersized soft drink, but I didn’t. Instead I opted for cooking dinner at home.
I grilled up a couple of tilapia fillets with lemon pepper, salt, pepper, and red chili flakes and paired that with boiled asparagus sautéed in a garlic butter sauce topped with a little Asiago cheese. Surprisingly, it was extremely delicious and filling. For dessert I had a bowl of Mint Chip frozen yogurt from Trader Joe’s and to tell you the truth, it might have been better that Baskin Robins Mint Chip. If I can just make it through the initial phase of cravings, withdraws, and temptations, I might just win this thing!!!
Oh, I almost forgot! Cali cut down on her portion size today; instead of the usual ¼ cup of food at breakfast and dinner (with the occasional snack in the middle of the day thanks to Dad) she ate 1/3 cup for the whole day. Remy also gave her some tips for tightening her abdomen . . . she should have a six pack in no time.
I wonder if I can figure out her BMI and body fat %??? I definitely need to take her measurements within the next few days so that I have proof that my newly founded cat diet/fitness routine works!
Sunday, April 18, 2010
A Step in the Right Direction
I just got back from the grocery store where I made my first step towards being and feeling healthy. I bought tons of fresh fruits and veggies, chicken, whole grain pasta, and healthy, organic snacks. I must admit that Trader Joe's makes it pretty hard to not eat healthy so as long as I do my shopping there, I should be able to fight off temptation. . . as least most of the time.
Cali did her part today too. She cased me around the house for a few minutes, which might not sound like much but for Cali it is the equivalent of running a marathon, riding in the Tour de France, winning the Iron Man Competitions. . . I think you get the point. We are both one day closer to our weight loss goals!
Cali did her part today too. She cased me around the house for a few minutes, which might not sound like much but for Cali it is the equivalent of running a marathon, riding in the Tour de France, winning the Iron Man Competitions. . . I think you get the point. We are both one day closer to our weight loss goals!
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