Well I skipped a few days on the blog, but today is Weight Watcher Wednesday and I want to talk about my experience yesterday.
I gained 1.2 pounds.
I was devastated and very disappointed. I thought it was the week to finally really hit 40 pounds. I thought I had eaten well and worked out and then BAM right in my face - +1.2. GROSS.
Then I got to brushing off the "gremlins" and said: I drank water, worked out five days, got fruits and veggies in and tried new things. I did do good things even if the scale failed to show it.
I know there is more I can do and this week I am going to pay a little more attention to those things, but I have to remember that I am not giving up or giving in. Plus even if its been a year, it took a hell of a lot of time to put this fat on my body so it may not come off that easily.
Along those lines though, I made a decision that in two months if I have continued to do what I am doing (and I think I'm doing it right) and haven't lost another 10 pounds, I will more than likely try to get a personal trainer. It seems to be that I am doing something wrong and I would rather change something and do it right.
Meetings at WW have gotten worse besides the not losing thing. Not sure if it is just my group or what, but the topics are pretty lame and seem to go back over things constantly. It could just be my meeting time and of course its pretty much the only one I can go to all week so I am sort of stuck.
Anyways - I thin I am back on track and will be "good" this week. Hoping for a 1.2 loss and then some. I know sometimes your body can hold on to water or when you weigh in its still not in its "thinnest" part of the day or who knows maybe I gained a pound of muscle that is going to help burn a pound of fat this week (I know that's not how it actually works). Either way, I am not giving up.
It may take another six months, but I will get to my goal. I will.
Until next time,
-A
P.S. I will try to write more this week but who knows.
1/11/13
Fitness Friday
I MADE IT! First full week back at work and I made it...but of course I have to work tomorrow as well. Heck I don't have a Saturday off until February. At least it is Friday and today I am dubbing it as a Fitness Friday.
I worked out four times in the last five days and plan on getting up to workout tomorrow morning before our games. You see I like putting smiley faces on my calendar (that is how I track working out) so I am going to keep this up. I took down last year's calendar at the beginning of the week and was so happy to see how many smiley faces I had throughout the year. It marked at least 15 or more in every month except November and December which I think is an amazing accomplishment
This month my goal is just to move for 30 minutes every day. It doesn't have to be at one time, but just get up and move. Yesterday I took a day off because of a couple reasons - 1) I had class at night, 2) It was game day and my hair was already done and I didn't want to re do it and 3) I just didn't feel like it. Instead I got up for five minutes three different times and walked around the hallways. It wasn't a real "work out", but I was at least moving. Actually logged almost 9,000 steps which is a lot for me.
I'm setting a few goals for this year regarding fitness...nothing too crazy, but a few things I would like to try to reach.
1) Run a half marathon or maybe a 25K.
I have been on the fence about signing up for the River Bank Run in May, but I think I will end up doing it. I have a couple more weeks before the prices go up again.
2) See muscle definition...anywhere. Or everywhere?
3) Run a 5K in less than 30 minutes. This one might be rough because as "easy" as three miles are lately, I just don't like to run fast.
4) Try some new things.
One new thing on tap is TRX. They are offering it at GVSU in the Group Fitness pass so I am going to try it. May also go to Spin this semester. I have wanted to try it for years, but just never did it.
5) Do another Warrior Dash. Possibly somewhere new or maybe where I move to (here's hoping!).
Anyway...I know that my life is completely different from what it was a year ago because my one-year anniversary with Weight Watchers is tomorrow. One whole year...geez. Well seeing as I don't want to make it two years without getting to my final goal weight, I am going to be kicking it up in the gym a bit and hopefully it pays off.
Don't get me wrong...I can go several days without thinking about running or moving or doing anything active, but I know that after those few days are up, I am ready to roll and do something again. Fitness is now a big part of my life and hopefully it will continue. I also hope I spark a few people to get up and just move.
That is all for today because after work I am cleaning quickly and then being a couch potato.
Until next time,
-A
I worked out four times in the last five days and plan on getting up to workout tomorrow morning before our games. You see I like putting smiley faces on my calendar (that is how I track working out) so I am going to keep this up. I took down last year's calendar at the beginning of the week and was so happy to see how many smiley faces I had throughout the year. It marked at least 15 or more in every month except November and December which I think is an amazing accomplishment
This month my goal is just to move for 30 minutes every day. It doesn't have to be at one time, but just get up and move. Yesterday I took a day off because of a couple reasons - 1) I had class at night, 2) It was game day and my hair was already done and I didn't want to re do it and 3) I just didn't feel like it. Instead I got up for five minutes three different times and walked around the hallways. It wasn't a real "work out", but I was at least moving. Actually logged almost 9,000 steps which is a lot for me.
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| Heh - made me laugh. |
1) Run a half marathon or maybe a 25K.
I have been on the fence about signing up for the River Bank Run in May, but I think I will end up doing it. I have a couple more weeks before the prices go up again.
2) See muscle definition...anywhere. Or everywhere?
3) Run a 5K in less than 30 minutes. This one might be rough because as "easy" as three miles are lately, I just don't like to run fast.
4) Try some new things.
One new thing on tap is TRX. They are offering it at GVSU in the Group Fitness pass so I am going to try it. May also go to Spin this semester. I have wanted to try it for years, but just never did it.
5) Do another Warrior Dash. Possibly somewhere new or maybe where I move to (here's hoping!).
Anyway...I know that my life is completely different from what it was a year ago because my one-year anniversary with Weight Watchers is tomorrow. One whole year...geez. Well seeing as I don't want to make it two years without getting to my final goal weight, I am going to be kicking it up in the gym a bit and hopefully it pays off.
Don't get me wrong...I can go several days without thinking about running or moving or doing anything active, but I know that after those few days are up, I am ready to roll and do something again. Fitness is now a big part of my life and hopefully it will continue. I also hope I spark a few people to get up and just move.
That is all for today because after work I am cleaning quickly and then being a couch potato.
Until next time,
-A
1/10/13
Thankful Thursday: Weight Watcher Wednesday
Well I am going to roll two blog posts into one mainly because I got lazy yesterday and didn't feel like writing. Today for Thankful Thursday I want to talk about Weight Watcher Wednesday.
First of all, I am extremely thankful to myself that I gave Weight Watchers a chance. Second I am thankful for Weight Watchers in general and finally I am most thankful for my Weight Watcher Wednesday meetings. Now I go on Tuesday, but that is besides the point.
Anyways, I picked Wednesday because it was equal distance to and from the weekend. The weekend used to be a time where I tended to indulge, do nothing or pay no attention what I was eating. It gave me time to be good and be bad and still come out with a loss for the week. I also found a home at my Wednesday meeting. It was full of all sorts of people -- young, old, some far from goal, some very close, and from all different walks of life. They shared stories and recommendations and showed me that WW is a lifestyle you can keep.
Plus my leader was phenomenal. She was energetic, upbeat and encouraging. I had been to other meetings and never really felt comfortable being there. I thought that people were looking at me like I didn't belong or something. At WW Wednesdays, I was comfortable speaking when my leader asked me a question. She talked to us like human beings, not weaklings who couldn't lose weight. I still go to Wednesday meetings whenever I can just in case she is leading that day.
I never wanted to be the one spouting off about a diet or a miracle to weight loss because there isn't one. WW just helped me figure out what the heck I was doing and where I was going wrong. I used to think that my turkey sloppy joes on a whole wheat bun eaten open-faced was a great meal...little did I know that I was eating about three-to-four servings of ground turkey.
Anyways, I am thankful to Weight Watchers for developing a system that I think any one could live on. It may be a little tedious at times to count points, but I think it is tedious to be overweight and unhealthy. WW is definitely a support system. I have done Jenny Craig in the past and if you didn't lose one week they questioned you and made you feel bad. I have NEVER felt bad at a WW meeting. I may have been disappointed in myself, but because of WW I knew where I may have gone wrong or messed up a little.
WW has allowed me to see non-scale victories (NSV) that I may have missed otherwise. The fact that I can run seven miles without stopping is amazing and I need to remind myself that all of the time. It may have not showed on the scale for the last two-ish months, but I can do it. I know some of my "smaller" friends that can barely run two miles. Pretty soon I am going to run 15 miles and it may not show on the scale, but I know that I can do it. WW lets you appreciate that your clothes feel better, people notice that you look different or even something as simple as you tracked for ONE whole day.
I know its a company and its goal is to make money, but it really does change lives if you let it. So on this second Thursday in 2013, I am thankful for Weight Watchers. It has changed my life for the better and I will always be an advocate for the system.
If any one ever wants to know more about it, I would be happy to share. Plus I have some stuff I don't even use because I have my phone that you could use to start out. Would love to talk about it.
Until tomorrow,
-A
P.S. Fridays are for Fun, Flirty or Fitness whatever the "F" I feel like talking about.
First of all, I am extremely thankful to myself that I gave Weight Watchers a chance. Second I am thankful for Weight Watchers in general and finally I am most thankful for my Weight Watcher Wednesday meetings. Now I go on Tuesday, but that is besides the point.
Anyways, I picked Wednesday because it was equal distance to and from the weekend. The weekend used to be a time where I tended to indulge, do nothing or pay no attention what I was eating. It gave me time to be good and be bad and still come out with a loss for the week. I also found a home at my Wednesday meeting. It was full of all sorts of people -- young, old, some far from goal, some very close, and from all different walks of life. They shared stories and recommendations and showed me that WW is a lifestyle you can keep.Plus my leader was phenomenal. She was energetic, upbeat and encouraging. I had been to other meetings and never really felt comfortable being there. I thought that people were looking at me like I didn't belong or something. At WW Wednesdays, I was comfortable speaking when my leader asked me a question. She talked to us like human beings, not weaklings who couldn't lose weight. I still go to Wednesday meetings whenever I can just in case she is leading that day.
I never wanted to be the one spouting off about a diet or a miracle to weight loss because there isn't one. WW just helped me figure out what the heck I was doing and where I was going wrong. I used to think that my turkey sloppy joes on a whole wheat bun eaten open-faced was a great meal...little did I know that I was eating about three-to-four servings of ground turkey.
Anyways, I am thankful to Weight Watchers for developing a system that I think any one could live on. It may be a little tedious at times to count points, but I think it is tedious to be overweight and unhealthy. WW is definitely a support system. I have done Jenny Craig in the past and if you didn't lose one week they questioned you and made you feel bad. I have NEVER felt bad at a WW meeting. I may have been disappointed in myself, but because of WW I knew where I may have gone wrong or messed up a little.
WW has allowed me to see non-scale victories (NSV) that I may have missed otherwise. The fact that I can run seven miles without stopping is amazing and I need to remind myself that all of the time. It may have not showed on the scale for the last two-ish months, but I can do it. I know some of my "smaller" friends that can barely run two miles. Pretty soon I am going to run 15 miles and it may not show on the scale, but I know that I can do it. WW lets you appreciate that your clothes feel better, people notice that you look different or even something as simple as you tracked for ONE whole day.
I know its a company and its goal is to make money, but it really does change lives if you let it. So on this second Thursday in 2013, I am thankful for Weight Watchers. It has changed my life for the better and I will always be an advocate for the system.
If any one ever wants to know more about it, I would be happy to share. Plus I have some stuff I don't even use because I have my phone that you could use to start out. Would love to talk about it.
Until tomorrow,
-A
P.S. Fridays are for Fun, Flirty or Fitness whatever the "F" I feel like talking about.
1/8/13
Trouble Tuesday: Time
It is Trouble Tuesday, but I have to say there hasn't been much trouble with me lately. I am getting back into my groove slowly and weighed in for the first time to find out I am down two pounds since Dec. 12 which is a HUGE accomplishment. I had Christmas, New Year's Eve, drinks with friends, bad food, good food and only a few workouts and that happened. It makes me very excited for the future.
I believe the only trouble I can think of is the lack of time...I wanted to set a goal of 27 pounds by my 27 birthday, but that is only 12 weeks away and losing 2+ pounds a week is almost impossible. So now that I have counted it out I would like to do 12 pounds in 12 weeks. I think I can do that.
Time is a funny thing because we never seem to have enough of it, but I normally sit on my couch on Monday and Tuesday nights (my only nights off) from like 6:30 until I go to bed around 11. I feel like I could be doing so much, but those are my nights. Other nights I am in class or I am still working and I hardly get a whole weekend to myself any more. Working on Saturday or Sunday is pretty common in my job.
So even though we say we don't have enough time-- we probably do.
Well short and simple tonight.
Tomorrow is Weight Watcher Wednesday.
Until then,
-A
I believe the only trouble I can think of is the lack of time...I wanted to set a goal of 27 pounds by my 27 birthday, but that is only 12 weeks away and losing 2+ pounds a week is almost impossible. So now that I have counted it out I would like to do 12 pounds in 12 weeks. I think I can do that.
Time is a funny thing because we never seem to have enough of it, but I normally sit on my couch on Monday and Tuesday nights (my only nights off) from like 6:30 until I go to bed around 11. I feel like I could be doing so much, but those are my nights. Other nights I am in class or I am still working and I hardly get a whole weekend to myself any more. Working on Saturday or Sunday is pretty common in my job.
So even though we say we don't have enough time-- we probably do.
Well short and simple tonight.
Tomorrow is Weight Watcher Wednesday.
Until then,
-A
1/7/13
Monday Meditation - Back on the Wagon
So like many others I have a New Year's Resolution...however mine started at the beginning of 2012 and only took a few hiatuses over the last 12 months. With 2013, my resolution is just a renewal - losing the rest of my 75-pound goal.
Right now I am aiming for those last two pounds of my fourth 10-pound goal. You see the little goals are easier to chew than a big 75 pounds because that is A LOT of weight. Scary when you think about it. However I have been stuck on these last two-to-three pounds for three months. I am stuck in a rut and hoping that soon it will be broken. The rut was mainly caused by me.
At the end of November, I ran my first 10K. It was great and I was happy to do it and now I am probably going to run a half marathon or 25K by May. However, the end of November brought postseason soccer and crossover to basketball and has left me with little motivation. I had a plan for Christmas break though and that was to work out. It was "harder" than I thought.
You see I like the gym at GVSU. It is easy to get to a machine, find somewhere to stretch and get a good workout. There are different options and you can always switch it up when you choose. Switching it up is key for success. When I went home, the only gym that I could find for guests was the Community Center...and walking in there was like walking into a retirement community. I felt very out of place as I ran my three miles and everyone around me was walking at a snail's pace (at least they were walking though). I didn't end up back at that rec center again which meant my runs that I planned to do were put on hold. Side note: I realize the great outdoors is an okay place to run, but I hate cold weather. Despise it actually. Unless it gets up to 45+ (or 55+ really), you will not find me braving the great outdoors for a jog.
I tried Zumba at a studio and it was great. It actually made me wish I lived at home so I could do it all the time. The bad thing is that it was at 9:30 a.m. and I was on break and waking up at 9 a.m. is not what I wanted to do. I like sleeping until 11 a.m., but fitness classes do not wait. I planned to go back, but the 9 a.m. wake-up call was just too much. Excuses - I know.
Finally I decided to do some hot yoga at a studio I found. Seemed legit and worth while, but I was mistaken. The instructor was dull and non-interactive. There were maybe six students in there and he tried to use a microphone...that you couldn't hear. Pretty worthless if you ask me. I did my poses and was sore for the next two days, but in the end not worth my money or time to drive there. My final work out was on Saturday, Dec. 22. It was the morning of my family Christmas party and I did a 20-minute interval work out. It wasn't the best because I was tired and had no motivation, but at least I did it.
Now here we are at the beginning of the New Year and group fitness classes do not start for another week which means I am my own motivation. I miss running, I miss being sweaty, but at the same time I like not showering twice a day. That's my only reason now to not to workout.
My Monday Meditation is that I will get back on the wagon. It may be a slow climb back to the five miles I was running on a regular basis, but it will happen. I'm only slightly behind. I can't say that my eating was up to par, but I feel as if it wasn't like it used to be either. I am getting better everyday and soon I will be to my weight goal.
I need to clear the negative thoughts out of my head (or the Gremlins as my friend Amy likes to call them) and focus on what I am doing and what I am able to do. If it is 15 minutes here and another 10 later, so be it.
Now on to being the best me I can be. (oh rhyming)
Until tomorrow,
-A
P.S. I am going to try to get this blog back rolling again. Hoping school and work do not make that difficult.
Right now I am aiming for those last two pounds of my fourth 10-pound goal. You see the little goals are easier to chew than a big 75 pounds because that is A LOT of weight. Scary when you think about it. However I have been stuck on these last two-to-three pounds for three months. I am stuck in a rut and hoping that soon it will be broken. The rut was mainly caused by me.
At the end of November, I ran my first 10K. It was great and I was happy to do it and now I am probably going to run a half marathon or 25K by May. However, the end of November brought postseason soccer and crossover to basketball and has left me with little motivation. I had a plan for Christmas break though and that was to work out. It was "harder" than I thought.
You see I like the gym at GVSU. It is easy to get to a machine, find somewhere to stretch and get a good workout. There are different options and you can always switch it up when you choose. Switching it up is key for success. When I went home, the only gym that I could find for guests was the Community Center...and walking in there was like walking into a retirement community. I felt very out of place as I ran my three miles and everyone around me was walking at a snail's pace (at least they were walking though). I didn't end up back at that rec center again which meant my runs that I planned to do were put on hold. Side note: I realize the great outdoors is an okay place to run, but I hate cold weather. Despise it actually. Unless it gets up to 45+ (or 55+ really), you will not find me braving the great outdoors for a jog.I tried Zumba at a studio and it was great. It actually made me wish I lived at home so I could do it all the time. The bad thing is that it was at 9:30 a.m. and I was on break and waking up at 9 a.m. is not what I wanted to do. I like sleeping until 11 a.m., but fitness classes do not wait. I planned to go back, but the 9 a.m. wake-up call was just too much. Excuses - I know.
Finally I decided to do some hot yoga at a studio I found. Seemed legit and worth while, but I was mistaken. The instructor was dull and non-interactive. There were maybe six students in there and he tried to use a microphone...that you couldn't hear. Pretty worthless if you ask me. I did my poses and was sore for the next two days, but in the end not worth my money or time to drive there. My final work out was on Saturday, Dec. 22. It was the morning of my family Christmas party and I did a 20-minute interval work out. It wasn't the best because I was tired and had no motivation, but at least I did it.
Now here we are at the beginning of the New Year and group fitness classes do not start for another week which means I am my own motivation. I miss running, I miss being sweaty, but at the same time I like not showering twice a day. That's my only reason now to not to workout.
My Monday Meditation is that I will get back on the wagon. It may be a slow climb back to the five miles I was running on a regular basis, but it will happen. I'm only slightly behind. I can't say that my eating was up to par, but I feel as if it wasn't like it used to be either. I am getting better everyday and soon I will be to my weight goal.
I need to clear the negative thoughts out of my head (or the Gremlins as my friend Amy likes to call them) and focus on what I am doing and what I am able to do. If it is 15 minutes here and another 10 later, so be it.
Now on to being the best me I can be. (oh rhyming)
Until tomorrow,
-A
P.S. I am going to try to get this blog back rolling again. Hoping school and work do not make that difficult.
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