Sunday, November 27, 2011

Work Is Rough In This Process.

I've done pretty bad this weekend. One of the reasons is that it was the end of the holiday weekend and all the parents were bring leftover desserts from their dinners. Also, another thing that is really heard about eating well at work is that I'm not in control of the menu or the grocery shopping. Pretty much any food that's in the house is up for grabs for anyone to eat. So therefore I can't really buy my own food and take there either.

That's my dilemma with the weekends that I'm stuck at work. Tomorrow I'll be able to hop back on the workout routine and healthier eating habits.

My weekend sucked. Hope your weekend was awesome!
Have a happy Monday.



Doin' ME

Friday, November 25, 2011

Thanksgiving Craziness

It's been super busy for me these past few days.
Wednesday Kayla called me and said she wasn't feeling well. Naturally I slept in a lot longer and went to the gym later that day. All I did was cardio.
Thanksgiving day I skipped the gym and stuffed myself. I gave myself one day off from worrying about anything regarding my eating or excersize.

Today

I was helping with a project at church so I ate a hamburger and chips that were provided. I'm now at work and don't know what all I will be eating. I do know that I will not be able to go to the gym again until Monday. Hopefully I will be able to be active though!

That's all for today. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!



Doin' ME

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

The First Day Off

So yesterday I decided to take a day off from the gym. Why not? I had gone 7 days in a row! The horrible part was that I was stressed and ate horribly! I probably should have gone to the gym both to work out my stress and help my eating.

Yesterday's Foods
Yesterday I had a bowel of Rice Crispies for breakfast, and of course I put sugar on them! ugh Then for lunch I had the last piece of leftover Meat Me Pizza from Old Chicago. For dinner I had a bowel of Frosted Flakes and a WHOLE FREAKING BAG of popcorn =(  waaaahhhh!!!! 

Today I am beating myself up over yesterday. I did so bad! The second I woke up I text Kayla about going to the gym! So off we went!

Today's Workout
Today I did all cardio. I started on the elliptical and then moved to the treadmill. I then went and rode on the bikes for a while then walked on the treadmill the rest of the time.

Today's Foods
I had a bowel of Frosted Flakes. I know its horrible but I needed to eat something before I went to work out. I haven't had anything else to eat yet. I have had 48oz of water so far and it's only noon!

That's my day so far and this week is going to be rough with Thanksgiving is very near!

Wish me luck! Have a great day!


Doin' ME

Sunday, November 20, 2011

One Week

So today is the one week mark of my new lifestyle. I have to say I am pretty proud of myself so far! I was going to take today off from going to the gym since I had gone six days in a row. Kayla text me this evening and got me to go to the gym anyway! I'm not real sure how I feel about working out at night. The gym was definitely a lot more empty than it usually is so that wasn't the issue at all. I guess it was just the fact that it was so late and I'm used to working out in the mornings. I just didn't feel motivated or that I pushed myself hard enough.

Today's Workout
Today was pretty easy. Like I said, I wasn't really in the zone tonight. I did all cardio today. I started with the elliptical and then moved to the treadmill and finally I rode the bikes to end my night.

Today's Foods
Today I had a leftover slice of Old Chicago pizza for breakfast. I had a small bowel of cottage cheese and mandarin oranges for lunch. For dinner I had a piece of chicken with a little bit of pickle relish with it. I drank my 64oz of water!

That was my Sunday. I hope yours was awesome as well. Have a great Monday and start to the week!


Doin' ME

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Saturday Workouts... What?!

I didn't do as well as I wanted to yesterday with my eating. After my workout at the gym I ate some cottage cheese and pineapple. That's not the bad part haha. A friend is in town staying with me and we went to Old Chicago for dinner. I hate feeling like the one to complain that there's nothing to eat there that's good for you and she had suggested just splitting a pizza. We ordered the Meat Me Pizza which is probably LOADED with calories... I also had three pieces... dang it!!  = (   Oh well, I still think I am ahead on burnt calories vs calories I have taken in.

Today
Erin (the friend in town who is staying with me) had a meeting to go to this morning, so I called Kayla up and we ventured to the gym! I had never been to the gym on a weekend because of the same reason I never go in the evenings. I always think it's going to be full of hard core workout people who are in awesome shape and will judge me. That's why I like to go during weekday mid mornings because it has older people who are retired or bigger people who also have the self esteem issues I do, no body builders or anything lol. Anyway, today it really helped having Kayla there because there definitely were a lot more people there. It wasn't as bad as I had expected though!

Workout
Today I was feeling great! No soreness and I had lots of energy! I did both cardio and weights today. I started on the elliptical and then we moved to the bikes. After that we headed up stairs to stretch and do some core stuff. When we were done there, we went back down stairs and to the weight machines. I did a little bit of both arms and legs this time but definitely decided not to push so hard like last week. Being that sore and stiff sucks!

Today's Foods
This morning I had half a banana and an egg. Sometimes eggs can really gross me out and sometimes I LOVE them! haha weird, I know!  Anyway, That's all I've had to eat today so far. I'm waiting for Erin to get back from her meeting to see what we are doing for lunch. I don't think I will be eating the leftover pizza haha she can have that! Tonight for dinner I was invited to go with Erin to her Awards dinner so I guess some sort of steak is on the menu she said. I'm not really a steak eater so I with probably stick to sides and hopefully salads or something!

That's my Saturday! Hope yours is going well.


Doin' ME

Friday, November 18, 2011

As It Gets Colder

Yesterday I had an unexpected visitor so I never ended up eating lunch. I made cheese quesadillas and loaded nachos for dinner at work so I had some of that. I did really well yesterday with not eating silly snacks like cookies and chip and all that crap.

Today
Today I woke up feeling great! My muscles weren't sore anymore and I had energy. This is my favorite part of getting back into the swing of things again and working out!

Today's Workout
Kayla and I went for a walk around the park with her dog. Quickly did we decide that was a bad idea given it was terribly windy and cold out. We kept the walk pretty short which was OK with me! I have something wrong with my legs and the muscle that runs up the outside between the shin and the calf coming up from the ankle and ending halfway to the knee. Whenever I walk not even 5 minutes into my walk does that muscle start hurting so bad that I almost always just quit and move on to something else. I don't know whats wrong with my muscles but no matter how much or how often I stretch it, it hurts. The weird thing to me is that it always happens at the same time with the same intensity in BOTH legs same exact muscle. If anyone has any info or suggestions, let me know! I had to slow down but I walked through it because Kayla was with me. Later I decided that I didn't feel like I really got a workout so I did end up going to the gym as well. I stuck with cardio today. I don't know if I have the courage to go to the weights without someone with me, yet. So I did the elliptical and the bike and then the elliptical again.

Today's Foods
This morning I had a yogurt. For lunch, I had a piece of whole grain bread with some peanut butter on it. I have already drank more than 64oz of water. After that I quit counting haha oops... Oh well! I have no idea what I will have for dinner!

That's been my day so far!
I hope your's has been great. Happy Friday!!


Doin' ME