something familiar

I can't believe that my days off are almost done.  They went by way to fast.  I must say that most of them were fun filled.  I didn't get nearly as much of my to do list done like I wanted too but oh well...I need to now get stuff done on my few days off that I have between work.  I am really looking forward to having every other weekend off!!

So I am having a bit of an issue getting back on track with my eating so yesterday i decided to go back to something i am familiar with.  I am going to start tracking my points again.  I thankfully had kept my on line membership and have 2 books to track what i eat.  So far it is going well but I am only on day 2.  I have been doing ok with the exercise and hopefully will be able to keep that up.  I am going to start up again with personal training.  I am actually doing 1 tomorrow and a class right after.  I am hoping that because I will be working this weekend it shouldn't be any problem staying within my points.  I need to really be good on days that I don't have anything planned.  I have quite a few things still doing up but I know that I can still get the weight off.

Well hopefully I will have good things to say about how I do with weight watchers.

Glorious Days Off....

Saturday morning was the beginning of my 13 days off.  I am so happy to have a big stretch off.  It feels like forever since I have had a big stretch off.   I have some plans for these days off and I hope to get most of it accomplished :)

1. I have a list of things I would like to have done around the house.  Today is the perfect day to get started.  it may be sunny out but cool enough that I don't want to hang out by the pool.

     2.  I am hoping to get myself back on track with my eating and exercise.  I have been going crazy 

          with my eating so I am gearing up to get my focus back.

 Those are really the 2 big things and of course there are tons of things I will do with each one but I won't bother listing them all.  I have them all in a book and I will check each thing off as I do it.

Time is flying by which is why I really hope to get my eating back on track.  I feel like I wasted an entire month but I will not continue with the bad habits.  I will get back to the mindset that I will work hard and eat clean but still enjoy special occasions.  I need to stop treating each day as a special occasion ;)

Well here is to a great week and a bit off

Plateau

I need to keep reminding myself that staying the same is better then gaining weight.  Right now my weight is kind of not budging which has its frustrations.  The thing that is keeping me in check is knowing that I am still eating healthy and exercising.  I have had a few slips (especially with the cold I had) but managed to get right back up and keep moving forward.  I know that I need to be a bit better with my portions of the healthy foods which I will start working on.

The program that I am doing is going to be starting a 28 reboot program which will be perfect for me.  The only thing is that I have a few events going on during those 28 days but hopefully for the majority of it I can keep myself in check.

I need to make sure I have a bunch of healthy snack options for me and the boys for our road trip.  I am not going to blow it while we are away.  I will do 2 days of running while I am there and I have 2 PT sessions booked which I am excited to try something different with a new person.

I am going to focus on balance (which i have been doing ok with but need to make it a bit better).  I think what I need is to be 100% most of the time and then when special events come up be good most of the day/evening and be able to enjoy a little treat without feeling the guilt.  That is just real life and something I want to achieve.

I found a 12 week running program in the back of a running log book I have and i plan on starting that soon.  It involves running 4x/week which i think I should be able to do.  I really want to get back into running.  Maybe not 1/2 marathon running but at least build up a long run to 10K.

well I need to head over to the grocery store and buy a few things.  today will be spent getting foods ready for my step son so he doesn't starve while we are away :)

24 hours

For the last 24 hours I feel like I lost focus but I now have it back.  I didn't do horrible but I ate more then what I normally would.  I am looking at it as being just life.  Things like this will happen and as long as I get my focus back that is the important thing.  I won't make any excuses.  I will just dust myself off and continue on the journey of reaching my goal of a healthy lifestyle.

I am doing my best to clean my house...well mainly the kitchen and bathroom (which is currently completed).  I feel like we are living in a dirty clutter of stuff and that does not help keep a positive mental attitude when you feel like you are living in a pigpen.  I will do my best to have the kitchen looking presentable by the time I go to bed tonight and my meal prep done for the 3 days that I am working.

My exercise is going well but I did take today off.  I am sick and I did work out yesterday and felt pretty drained after so I am taking a rest day today.  I need to get up early tomorrow and get some running done on the treadmill.  earlier this week I did some running outside and I just want to get back to that.  I will focus on my 6Km route (when I can) and just keep walking/running it and hopefully I will be able to run that route just like I used to.

I must get back to cleaning the kitchen.  Have a great weekend.

April

Time is flying by.  I am just happy that I am not starting this month thinking I really need to get the weight off.  I am achieving this goal and am happy with my results so far.  I am pretty sure that I am down 25 lbs.  I am having a hard time getting out of the plateau that I am currently in but I won't let it stop me from doing what I am doing.  I will keep working out and eating clean and I know that weight will start dropping again.

I have an interview for a position within the unit I am working on currently on thursday.  I am a little nervous but will just go with the flow.  I won't be upset if I don't get it but i am more concerned with who may get it if I don't.

I am doing 2 nights and I haven't done that in a while.  I am sure that it will be ok but I am really not liking being up all night.  I will be heading for a nap soon.  I hope to get just an hour or so of sleep before the kids get home from school

Speaking of naps I should actually get ready to do that now.

Still on the wagon

I have still been doing pretty good with the eating clean and exercising.  I feel though that I need a tweak or something and Jill is having a month long Shred program which may be just what I need.  Just something a bit different.  A meal plan is included which is great and I can't wait to see it.  I find I have hit a plateau and I am hoping this is what I need to help me break through this plateau.

I did 2 workouts today which were both good workouts.  I am hoping that once the warmer weather gets here I will be able to do some running outside which may help with the plateau.

I am hoping to reach a certain weight by april 1st and will work so hard to achieve this.

So far in March...

I have had a lot of unexpected social events so far in March and have a few more coming up.  The good news is that I have enjoyed them and have gotten right back on track after the event.  My goal is so keep going with this.

My exercise is going great.  I love my lean and fit classes, I am now doing 3 min run 1 min walk on the treadmill (just started that this week) and I have gone to a couple of classes out at Jills.  I crave exercise and I really hope this love of exercise keeps up.  I actually don't mind getting up so early and going to the classes.  it is a great start to my day 😀

The weight loss...I was actually surprised when I got on the scale today.  I lost 5.4 lbs this week which brings my grand total since Jan 1st to 24.2 lbs.  I have been trying for so long to get back on the wagon to shed the unwanted lbs and I finally did it.  I am feeling so much better in so many ways.

I have so much to do in the next couple of days.  My march schedule is so messed up with switches to help people out and to help myself out.  I need to just be on top of groceries and meal prep.

My weekend is starting today which is awesome.  I need a couple of days off and it will be packed full of stuff to do and fun things too

Goals for March

The first 2 months have flown by.  I am feeling good so far about how the 2 months have gone.  I have been doing well with eating healthy and exercising.  I will be keeping this up but what I do need to work on is getting my house and finances in order.  This is such a struggle for me some reason and I need to focus on improving this area of my life.

Today after I go workout (my 2nd workout) I will try and get some things done around the house.  I need to focus mainly on the upstairs portion of the house today.  I should make a to do list and try to accomplish that list.  It is a warm rainy day which is a perfect combination for doing housework.

Well i should work on my to do list.  have a great day

Month 2 Results

I am officially down 18.8 lbs as of today and I am feeling so great.  I was hoping for 20 lbs but i will take the 18.8 lbs for sure.  I am excited to see what march will bring as far as weight loss and changes in my body shape with all the exercise.  I have a few days in March that I will be doing things but I will keep getting right back on track.

I will be working 5 shifts my next set so I need to make sure that I have a menu planned out for those shifts.  I am hoping to try a few different things (not new things but just different then what I have been eating...still clean).  I haven't had chilli in so long over salad so I think that will be one thing that I will make and my go to meal of chicken with broccoli, peppers and onion.  the rest of the stuff is pretty easy (I would like a new evening snack idea too).

I am loving my lean and fit, tread and shred classes and it is so awesome that on weekdays that I work I can do the early morning class and still go to work on time.  Some days i can't get to a class and either run/ walk on the treadmill or go for a walk outside.  I am loving the days that I get a double workout in as well.  I need to make sure that I don't burn out though but really all these workouts are making me feel so great physically and mentally.

I have had 3 sessions of physio for my knee and I find it is helping.  what I realized today is that my muscles are so tight so I need to make sure to stretch after every class so I don't injure myself even more.  I feel at a good place right now and don't want that to change.

Well I am hoping to find some fun meal ideas on pinterest tonight while just hanging out on the couch.  Keeping it low key after a night shift 😀😀😀

Double workout

This morning when I woke up (just before my alarm) I changed it to a later time and cancelled my lean and fit class.  Then a few min later I changed it back to 5 and signed up again for the 6 am class. I am so glad that I went.  It was a tough but amazing class and I was dripping in sweat when I was done.  Then I had the crazy idea of going to Jills to focus more on strength training.  That was a crazy morning of working out but I am happy that I did it.  Saturday and sunday will not have any strength training but just some running on the treadmill.   All this activity I am doing is making me feel awesome (but so tired too).

I went to a new (to me) grocery store and was so shocked by how much less it was then what I pay where I normally go.  I think it would be worth it to go there now for my groceries.  The only thing is that I forgot my list at home so I was going based on memory.  I will try not to do that again.  Most of what I wanted was there but then went to the place in town today for a few things i forgot and it was crazy expensive!!!

I have a weekly menu made for myself so I will do some prep today and the rest tomorrow.  I am working 3 days and a night this set so I need to have 3 days worth of food ready come friday morning.

I have a bunch of appts tomorrow so I need to try and get this kitchen of mine organized.  I need to take advantage of being in the house by myself and get work done.  The kitchen is my priority today. I am tried of all the clutter but it is not going to clean itself.

Well that is all for today.  Hopefully in a few hours I will have a clean and organized kitchen :)

Another week in :)

So after my indulgences last weekend I got right back on the wagon and had a very successful week of eating clean and working out.  I was planning on doing the learn to run program on my treadmill saturday and sunday but it was so nice out that I took advantage of the weather and went for a walk.

Since January 1st I am down 16.2 lbs.  Having 20 lbs off by the end of the month would be awesome but that is only 9 days away.  I will just keep doing what I have been doing and hopefully will see good results on the scale.

Tomorrow I will be heading out to Jills for a good strength training class but the rest of the week will be at lean and fit and hopefully some running on the treadmill.  I am feeling so much better now that I am eating healthy and exercising.  My body is a bit sore but a good sore.

I have made a menu for the week and on tuesday I will get the groceries to be totally prepared for another week of being on track.

Well that is all for now.  I will be doing a WI next tuesday and will let you know how that goes and then of course on March 1st I will do another one just to see what I am starting the month at.

mid month update

After a crazy girls weekend I am getting right back on track with the eating and exercise.  I feel like I had a huge break from exercise but really I only had 2 days away from it.  I had done 5 classes last week and I plan on exercising every day this week.  I went to Jills yesterday and tues-friday will be lean and fit classes and sat and sun will be some running on the treadmill.  I need to try and do that today and friday as well but I find it so hard to exercise throughout the day.  I think though that I will try mid afternoon and hopefully that will wake me up.  I found a 10 week program in one of my running books but will be starting on week 3 since I have been doing some already.

I need to come up with some meal ideas for the next 2 days for at work.  I have 2 meals thought out but I need 4 more.  it is getting a little bit hard so I need to do some research on ideas that will be fun and yummy.

I have been so tired lately too but I think it has to do with the exercise I have been doing.  I need to make sure that I go to bed between 9-10 pm.

I want to give up diet coke but I think I will just cut it down to 1 can/day instead of a bottle.  I need to not drink it when I get home from my day shift either cause I am sure that extra caffeine does not help me have a full nights sleep.

well I should get going now.  I have a bunch of stuff I need to do before starting back to my set tomorrow.

week 3

So I started week 3 of lean and fit yesterday and I am still going strong.  Yes I have had a couple of days in those 3 weeks that I have eaten out and  of course had a few drinks but the big difference for me is that I don't get off track following those meals that wouldn't be on the plan.  This is an area that I struggled with.  I felt that I had to be 100% or not on the wagon at all.  That is not the case.  I need to make smart choices the majority of the time and allow myself those treat meals.

The exercise is going great.  I am constantly feeling the muscles aching which is always a sign of a good workout for me.  This week will be challenging but I am going to do my best to stick with the schedule I have made for myself.  I still haven't decided if I will hit up the gym at blue mountain when we are there but if I do I will just be doing my run program.  I really should since I won't get many runs in this week (because of work and wanting to go to lean and fit classes).

I am spending today doing meal prep for my 4 days.  I am making sure to have all the meals done (except my shakes...will make those each night when I get home from work).  Cooking after a 12 hr shift is the last thing that I want to be doing.  I will have to go out and get groceries soon and then Will finish up the rest of my meal prep and do laundry and some cleaning.  I really hope that I have as productive of a day as I planned.  I hope to have everything done by supper tonight and then just have a nice relaxing evening of doing nothing :)

I am debating on signing up for around the bay 5k.  I am not sure if I will be able to run that distance in 2 months but it would for sure be something to work towards (plus all my other goals).   I will talk to my husband tonight and see if he wants to do it with me.  I so miss running and I really hope I can get myself up to running 10K.  I know I have a treadmill which will hopefully help but in the warmer months I hope to get outside to do some running again.  my 6K route was my favourite route to do.

Well I must be off and get some groceries.  I really need to stay off the computer and get my work done!!!!!!

A new month

I can't believe that it is already Feb 1st.  January flew by.  Started the month off great with 2 great workouts...fasted cardio on my treadmill and then went to a lean and fit class this afternoon.  I am going to have supper out tonight but I don't plan on blowing it tonight.  Hopefully they will have a soup that sounds good.  I don't want anything too heavy.  I will be having some wine though.  Working hard on still being able to go out and have a meal out and then being right back on track :)

So I weighed myself today and I am happy to say that for the month of January I am down 12.8 lbs :) That makes me so happy .  I even had 3 nights out in this month which makes it even more exciting.

I am going to work extra hard in February so I can get at least 10 lbs off.  I will just keep doing what I am doing and just be great in the kitchen and not go too crazy for girls weekend away.  I need to make sure that I don't go crazy with the food and booze and drink lots of water and get exercise in.

I will do my best to get the house cleaned up over the next 2 days so I won't be stressed about doing it on saturday and I will also work on meal planning and meal prep.  Working 4 days in a row means I want to have all my meals made in advance...including breakfast.  I hate coming home after work and making a meal.

Almost supper time which is good cause I am getting hungry.

Still going Strong :)

I hope that I will still be able to say that in a few months but right now I find that I am doing well on both the nutrition and exercise front.  I feel so much healthier then I did at the end of the year.  I had my first personal training session at John Savidis and it went well.  We didn't do a ton of exercises but I feel like we did.  With the squats that we did I really am feeling them in my inner thighs which is where we want to build up some strength.  I will be going to 2 more lean and fit classes this week and should be going to 2 classes at Jills.  I will try to get a few walk/runs in on the treadmill.  I love getting up early and getting it done.  Tomorrow I will have to wake up around 2:30 and get a run in and have something to eat and then I will be going to the class.  It will be weird working out in the afternoon but I really need to get used to it.

I only have 4 days off after this set of work so I need to really make good use of my time.  Friday will be grocery day and saturday I will do my best to get 4 days worth of meals done.  It will be hard to come up with meal ideas but I will do my best to do this.  I will have a look on pinterest and see if I can find some good ideas.  I just don't want to ever be bored with what I am eating!!

I just ordered a bunch of workout tops, pr of workout pants and a couple of hoodie style things.  I ordered them a bit smaller then I am now so they will be a reward for myself when I get a bout 10-15 more lbs off :)

Well I am going to do some browsing on Pinterest for yummy meal ideas :)

A Challenge for me

So tonight I am going to a concert and we will be going out for dinner first and I know I will have a few drinks.  My goal is to have no more then 4 drinks in total (not only for health reasons but cost as well....especially since my hubby wants me to keep track of how much I spend at concerts this year...just for curiosity sake.).  What I need to tell myself is it is just one meal and one evening.  I will not blow it.  I need to be able to have these times every once in a while as that is real life.  What will be challenging for me is to not fall off the wagon.  My goal is to get right back on track for tomorrow.  I will really look at the menu and make a choice that will be worth it for me and I will stop eating when i feel satisfied...not stuffed.

I am so happy as we have my treadmill now.  The last 2 mornings I have been up a bit early and have started that running program that I found on pinterest and have wanted to start it a long time ago.  I am going to go slow with it because of my knee.  Speaking of my knee I am going to start physio and active therapy for it.  I was told to keep exercising which is good since that is such an important thing for me when it comes to weight loss.  My knee was bothering me so much yesterday but I took some advil (twice) and wow what a difference it made.  I am so determined to make it feel so much better and my muscles to be stronger.  The big things too is to get all this extra weight off as I know it is not good for my joints at all.

The next 2 days will be spent meal prepping and cleaning the house.  I have a full set starting on Saturday so it will be nice to have the house clean for the boys.  I will probably get groceries tomorrow after I plan my weekly menu.  I am still having a hard time coming up with ideas for foods that follow the lean and fit concept but I know I will manage.  They wanted us to cut down to 1 serving of fruit a day but I am pretty sure I have 2 and I just can't seem to get it down below that.  I don't think that 2 is that bad.

Friday will be my official 1 week on the lean and fit program so I will do a WI on that day.  I always like when the number on the scale goes down but I need to focus more on how I am feeling and how I am eating and I have to say I feel pretty good and i know that I am eating way better then I had been.

I will be back friday with an update on what the scale says and if I managed to get right back to healthy eating after my night tonight :)

Feeling Good...

Since Jan 1st I have been doing not bad at all when it comes to nutrition and exercise.  I have done 2 lean and fit classes and to strength training classes this week.  It feels so good to have done that many workouts.  My knee is feeling it a bit but I know that if I get this extra weight off it will help my joints big time so I will push through it (but in a smart way).  Hopefully my treadmill comes in today.  i want to start the running program that I found on Pinterest.  I know that running won't be great for my knee (but it helps with the weight loss) and I won't do long distances.  My goal is to slowly build up to 5K and then eventually 10K and won't do any more then 10K (depending on how the knee feels).

I am doing ok with the nutrition part of the lean and fit program (well I am only on day 2 but I don't have any cravings and not super hungry which is nice).  I just need to make sure I find some fun and good tasting meal ideas that find the principle of having a protein, carb and fat with each meal.

I hope this motivation will keep up (the amount of money I am spending and have spent on trying to get healthy should really help with that).  Once I get this weight off and my lean and fit 1 year membership is done I will probably stick with stuff at home and doing my original bootcamp (strength training class).  We will see though what happens with lean and fit...I think I like the style of the class and this time I am not minding the number of participants in the class.

Something else that I am doing different this time is that I will take monthly progress pics.  I did my starting pics and I did a front view, side and back.  It will be interesting to see if I notice any difference after a month.  

I am hoping to get 4 lean and fit classes in this week and 1 at my other place.  I work on the weekend so if my treadmill is here and set up I will do some of the running program  before work.  I am hoping on weekdays that I work days that I will be able to get to the lean and fit classes before work.  I will bring stuff to shower after (if I have time).  I just need to figure out the shortest route to work.  I will have to suck it up and realize that I won't be as early as I normally am.  as long as I am there 10 min before starting work that should be ok.  

I am making some to do lists as my house is a mess and I need to get it cleaned up and organized and keep it that way.  It does stress me out but no one else is going to fix it so i  need to fix it myself.  I need to stop spending so much time on the computer and my phone and use that time to be productive  around the house.  I know this will make me really better and for everyone else they will like having a clean house everyday.  I need to stop doing the talk and actually work on achieving this goal that I have.

Speaking of cleaning the house I just want to finish  my coffee and do a few things before trying to have a nap (I am only working 1 night so maybe I won't even worry about the nap...I would rather get some chores done around the house).  On my days off I need to really work on getting my house organized.  I will give an update next weekend on how that goes :)

1st day

Well I was up bright and early this morning...thanks to a barking dog.  It kind of sucked since I had to get up at 5:15 to go for my first Lean and Fit class.  the drive wasn't too bad and the workout was actually amazing.  I was able to do it and sure felt the burn.  It is different then what I do at my other classes since we are moving all the time.  Kind of like how bootcamp was when I first started it.

Then I had to go back for a nutrition information session.  This is going to be a big change for me eating a protein, carb and fat with every meal.  I am trying to plan my meals for the week but am finding it hard to come up with ideas.  I just wish they had more posts on the Facebook page of meal ideas.  Maybe I will suggest that.

I am going to a concert tonight and am really looking forward to this night out.  One thing this plan says is no alcohol for 21 days but I have too many things going on to do that.  I will just have to make sure to be perfect all the other days.

Lean and Fit

I can't believe that I did this again but I signed up for a year of Lean and Fit.  The distance between this place and my other bootcamp is about the same but there are more class times for Lean and Fit.  I will still go to my other bootcamp on weekends that I am off but hopefully on weekdays I will be going to this new place.  The new set up is pretty awesome, just 30 min workouts and they have a nutrition program.  I want to learn the right way to eat.  When I eat healthy I do ok but there is so much more room for improvement.

I am doing my first workout there tomorrow bright and early (6 am) and then later have a nutrition info session.  I want to give this 100% but I do have a concert or 2 that I will want a few drinks.  I also have a girls weekend in February.  I will be 100% on all the days leading up to and after these events (this to me is more realistic).  I am very interested in seeing what the nutrition session is all about.  I just have all these aches and pains (my left knee and my right arm).  I just hope that with losing weight these pains will be less.

I will right a little post tomorrow or friday on how these 2 things went.  Here is to a healthy and active year :)

Week 1

Technically my WI should be tomorrow but I will be having a couple of drinks tonight (I think) so I did it this morning.  I have been sick with a chest cold so I haven't been able to do any exercise at all. My intake though has been very good with trying to eat as clean as possible and tracking my points.  When I got on the scale this morning I was down 7.2 lbs!!!!  I can't wait until I can exercise again...hopefully tomorrow.  I am not coughing as much but still had a spell or 2 during the night.  I did take today off work as working with this cold on a night shift took a lot out of me!!

Tomorrow and monday will be spent cleaning the house and meal planning and prepping for the week.  I start back to my regular schedule at work on tuesday.

I need to get in to see my family Dr and find out the results of the MRI I had on my Knee.  I am a little nervous and don't want to have anything done until I lose some weight (actually a lot of weight).  I don't know if I will need something done but just based on what the tech told me it has been on my mind.  It actually has been feeling ok so hopefully I don't but if I do I want to wait until I get this extra weight off.  As of right now I want 48.2 lbs off.

I was supposed to be getting my treadmill but they made a mistake a sold it to someone else.  The next one is supposed to come in on the 18th.  I will be very upset if I don't get this one.  the sales lady was quite upset that they sold it since she knows my husband.  I really want to start running so I may go to the gym to do this until I get my own treadmill.

I have a feeling today will be quite a lazy day but I feel like i need it.  just browsing the internet and coming up with a menu for the upcoming week.

Well that is all for today.  Hopefully when I check in next weekend I will have another positive result with the scale.  I feel like my head is finally in the game and I hope to keep up with feeling so motivated.

yo yo dieting

Yesterday at work we were having the conversation about losing lg amts of weight and then putting them back on and how hard that must be on your body.  I having been doing that for years.  I never used any chemicals or any drastic weight loss tactics but clearly I have a major issue with keeping weight off.  This time I am just going to take each day at a time and make sure I just make healthy choices.  I think all the other times I have not allowed myself to have meals eating out which I need to just do that when the opportunity arises and just make the best choice possible.

I am so looking forward to my treadmill getting here.  I want to really start running again.  I just hope when I get the results of my MRI it won't put a stop to that.  I really want to make it to bootcamp this week so it means that I will have to suck it up and go after working nights.  Not fun but I am going to try really hard to go wednesday and friday.

So my 2 days that I have been on track of gone well and I am amazed (but not really surprised) at how great it makes me feel (well except for this cold that can't decide what it is going to do).  I just really want to keep this healthy eating up.

Well that is all for now.  I will check in on sunday with week 1's WI results.