Day 3 - challenge

So I did an OT shift last night and I thought I packed enough food but I was wrong.  I had a couple of extra things and they may not have been the best choices but they werent my worst choices either.  My big challenge was when I was driving home.  I literally debated with myself the entire drive home on whether or not I would stop and get some junk to eat while I watched big brother before going to bed.  Yeah me I did not make that stop.  I had a Kashi bar which was a much better choice then what I would have made.  Today my food intake has been good.  It helps when you sleep almost the entire day away (well Until 2pm).  I just hope that I can sleep tonight.  I am pretty sure that I will be able too.

Another debate I was having is that because it was so warm when I woke up I did not go for a run.  It kind of threw me for a loop since I am just getting back to my training.  I just came in from doing a bootcamp in our backyard which was a good workout and showed me how out of shape I am.  I need to remember that and slowly build myself up.  I don't think it will take long but I need to not go crazy.  The next 3 days I will run.  4k tomorrow, then 3K and on thursday I will attempt my long run of 9K :)  I need to rock this run and remember that I will have a very yummy breakfast at cora's after.

Well I am actually going to head to bed.  I am going to read until 9 and then lights out.  I really hope for a smooth transition from nights to days.

Day 2

So yesterday was my first offical day of being back on track for the millionith time.  I need to really do this.  The scale keeps creeping up and I had made a promise to myself not to allow that to happen.  Yesterday was also my offical start date for training for my 6th half marathon.  So what better way to start the training then to get my eating back on track too.

I ran 3K today and man was it ever humid out.  I was so sweaty when I got back.  Oh well I actually had a pretty fast run for me.  I did it in under 20 min which I haven't done in a very long time.  I was supposed to have bootcamp but I guess it was raining when the intructor got up and since it is outside on the grass she was taking no chances of someone getting hurt.  So my first day of doing  a bootcamp style workout is going to be tuesday before work.  I have one made up that I will try to do.  I need to get this style exercise back in my life.  I really want to do it 3x/week.  I am going to do it.  I want to feel better for when we head down east for our vcay which is going to be here before I know it!!

I made a protein pancake this morning with a new mix.  I thought I was buying just good ol' oatmeal but it also has some bran and flax seed in it.  It almost tasted healthier.  I am working tonight so for supper at work I am making my fave which is pasta (1/2 c whole wheat), veggies, salsa and a wally parr sausage (all meat no preservatives added).

Well wish me luck.  I just need to stay focused for the week and then hopefully the scale will have good results for me next saturday.

Reality Check

Yesterday was a bit of a reality check for me.  I didn't really have many options as to what to wear to the concert I was going too and I really felt like a blob.  Thinking back 2 years ago to how excited I was that I basically could go in to any store and buy whatever I wanted to and I felt great.  I am going to get back to that feeling.  I am the only one that can make it happen and I will.  I need to stop making excuses and eating all that crap.  I don't need it at all and why put it in my body.  I need to respect my body and it will respect me back.

Today I will spend it thinking about foods that I can eat, making a grocery list and at some point going to the grocery store.  I am going to stop having a big snack before bed.  My goto dessert about an hour after supper will be banana soft serve.  It is pretty tasty and if I feel like it I will add a bit of PB to it if I have the points.

I need to focus on tracking and making exercise a daily part of my life.  I need to really focus on my training for the half marathon in october.  I have printed off my go to training routine and will start it tomorrow (my tummy feels off so I may just go for a walk today). 

I need to make sure when I am working nights to have lots of healthy snack options and don't deviated from what I bring. 

I am going to get back to that happy weight I was at, I am so worth the work to accompish that goal!!!

A good first day :)

I know that I only have one day behind me but I did so well with eating yesterday and felt great when I got up this morning.  I headed out for a 5K run too but it was so hot out that I took quite a few walk breaks.  I didn't realize this but it had been 9 days since my last run.  That is terrible.  I love running so much that I am not totally sure why it happened...oh yeah it may have had to do with the fact that my quads were screaming at me from the HIT class I did last tuesday.  I am debating on doing one tomorrow after work.  I guess all I can do is try.  I would love to get a 3K run in before I go to the class.  I guess it all depends on how crazy busy we are at work.  I need to talk to A and tell her I need ideas of what to do on my other 2 days for strength training.

I need to hit up the grocery store for some snacks at work tonight.  I am thinking some veggies and hummus and a kashi bar.  I always get the munchies on my 2nd night and I am not blowing this clean eating challenge I have going on for the next 6 months :)  I was thinking about buying veggies but I will just take what I have here.  I need to watch my money that I spend.

I am so looking forward to having 5 days off.  Hopefully we can get the basement touched up so that we can put the carpet order in.  I really would like to have that done by the end of this month.  my plan was to have it done by the end of june but clearly that did not happen.  We have just been having such great summer weather that who wants to be stuck inside doing that type of work.  We just need a couple of days of rain to get the things done.

I am overall happy with all the things I got done this weekend while I was home alone.  Now the boys are almost home and we will see how quick things get messy again ;)

6 months

I am challenging myself to use the next 6 months left in 2012 to get back to my happy weight.  I will eat clean and train hard.  That is when I feel my best so that is what I will do.  I need to make this a lifestyle change and figure out what triggers me to eat crap food.  I do have a lot of goals for this month.

1.  start half marathon training

2.  Strength train 3x/week

3.  organize my house and keep it clean

4.  stop mindless spending

5.  make weekly menus and shopping lists and stick to them

6.  enjoy this month to its fullest

7.  WI weekly

I will keep you posted on the challgenge

Sugar Addiction

So sugar really is an addictive substance and for me I need to take this seriously.  I need to avoid it. Last night I got into the cookies and ate I don't know how many and ate a bunch of other foods too.  I had been doing so well until the first cookie passed my lips and then it was like I lost control of myself.  I need to grow up and take control of my own life and stop letting this addiction control it.  On a more positive note from yesterday I did a HIT class.  It was an intense workout and I loved it :)  I was so shakey after.  I am a bit sore today but not as bad as I was the first class I did.  I need to get on the runing though.  I will get out there bright and early tomorrow morning before work.

I need to make a grocery list for myself for the week.  I want to have a good OP week and then next tuesday I will head in to get weighed. 

I will beat this sugar addiction and get back to my happy weight.  Now that I have a strength training program kind of in place I know I can do this.

Back to what works

Why is that I spend so much money on different diet programs but then i come back to WW.  Cause WW'ers works.  I still have 4 months left with simply for life.  What I am going to do is use some of the concepts and recipes from simply for life and incorporate points to it.  I think why I am having a hard time sticking with simply for life is that there is such little carbs in the diet.  I need my carbs but will use healthy carbs when I want them for my supper.  Usually I have a sweet potato which I really think is ok to have.  I will have some days without if I find a recipe that I really love...garlicky chicken or beef stirfry.  I am sure over the next 4 months I will find more recipes that I love.  I won't have carbs all the time for supper and in the evening...just when I feel I need them.  While I am working days I won't have them for supper which should be fine.  I am going to make some type of yummy stirfry with the chicken I cooked yesterday for supper.

I went for a 5K run this morning.  I did have some walk breaks...it was so hot out when I went.  I should have gone early this morning.  The next 2 mornings I am going to try and get up nice and early and get a 4K run in before going to work.  I always feel so much better at work when I get some exercise in before work.  I also spoke with A about the HIT program at the gym.  I have decided that I will join.  I will go next tuesday.  The thing that I like is that she gives a strength training program for a month.  That is what I need. 

Well I need to finish up the laundry and then make my lunch and pick up a few things at the grocery store.