7 weeks

OMG i can't believe that I have let 8 weeks of time to eat healthy slip by.  Oh well, I just need to be extra diligent for the next 7 weeks. I have a goal in mind but really i know that if I eat healthy foods and exercise for these next 7 weeks I will feel good mentally and physically despite what the scale says.  Wish me luck!!!

I need to take advantage of the extra day off I have this week.  What it means is I actually have 5 full days off.  I need to clean and cook.  I plan on making 2 or 3 soups this week.  They make such an easy lunch for me at work.  I will make 1 a day.  I think for today I will make the roasted sweet potato soup and buy a chicken so I can cut it up to add protein to the soup.  It would be nice to have my fall cleaning done this week!!!

Well I need to finish my breakfast and tackle the kitchen.  That is the first thing I need to work on.

some days good, some very bad, some in between

This basically sums up how I have been doing on the healthy eating front.  LA and vegas will be here before I know it and I don't want to worry about my weight so I am recommiting today to get back to eating as clean and healthy as possible and tracking my food intake.  This means that I will have to menu plan for each week so that I have an idea of what I am going to eat during the week.  I do have 3 days that I will be having a girls getaway and I don't know if it will be rude or not but I am brining a cooler with my own food in it.  I am taking this serious and I am sure my friends will respect me for this choice (I am sure as long as I drink with them they won't care what i eat ;)  ).

Not much really planned this long weekend and I think we will just play it by ear.  I can't believe that tomorrow is Sept 1st and the kids go back to school on tues.  I found the summer went by pretty fast.  This is going to be a great fall though.  a bunch of concerts to go to, the girls getaway, trip to LA and Vegas and another half marathon (which I need to get more serious with my training).

Hope everyone has a great long weekend.

Eating healthy

So I am day 4 of getting back on track with eating and I feel so much better.  I avoided all the junk food that was at work last night and when I weighed myself this morning I am so happy that I did.
When I go away next week for boots and hearts I need to keep make smart choice with my food consumption.  I know that drinking will be involved and I want to be able to do that so I need to make those smart food choices.

I went for a 5K run when I got up today.  I had to get up early today because of an appt and going to a concert tonight.  I found my legs were so heavy which is not an uncommon feeling when I go for a run post nights.

Well I must be going now.  I need to make a smart food choice at the Keg tonight.

15 weeks til LA and Vegas

I still have 30 lbs to get off and now I have this big trip to use as a motivator and goal date.  I have a lot of events in the next few weeks so I am going to suck it up and just prepare meals for myself and not really care what others think of this.  I am doing it for myself as I am much happier when I eat healthy.

I have to get up extra early tomorrow so I can get my long run in.  I really wish I had done it today but it didn't happen so I will have to suck it up and do it tomorrow.  I will have to be out the door by 5 in order to complete it and give myself some walk time if needed.

On tuesday before my PT session I will go to WW and WI and get a new tracker.  I just need to be more diligent with counting my points as that works best for me (and eat clean points).

I hope that in 15 weeks that my post before going away will have me at my goal weight!!!!

Pep Talk

Today I am getting back on track and started the day off with a 4K run.  It was a much better run then I had the other day which I am very thankful for.  It is crazy how food intake and hydration play such an important role.  I am really hoping that me heading back to work will help out with getting my food consumption back on track.  I actually got on the scale this morning (after breakfast and a coffee so not a true weight) and was a bit disappointed but not surprised).  I know that on the 30th I will be partying but can still keep my food healthy but up until then I need to really be focused.  I really want this weight that I have put on in the last couple of weeks to come off and I know that it will if I eat clean and exercise.

I still need to work on that training schedule that I have been talking about.  I think that I will make monday my offical start date and go from there.  I am hoping I can get my butt out of bed at least 1 of my 2 days over the weekend to run.  I really would like both days but we will see how it goes.

I am going to have all my meals planned for while at work which always helps.  I made an awesome smoothie yesterday and will try to make that a snack instead of a kashi bar since they make me want to have a whole bunch of them which I know is not healthy at all. I am going to do some research into healthy smoothies.

Well must get some lunch.  Have a great weekend.

Need to take a step back

So I had all these great plans for June and I seemed to put them all on the back burner.  I am going to take today and tomorrow to try and get my focus back.  Get back into the regular exercise, tracking what I eat, try to eat as clean as possible, drink more water, get the house organized somewhat before going back to work on Saturday (clean kitchen, bathroom's and try to have the laundry done and put away).  There is no reason why I can't acheive those goals in the next 2 days.  Because my eating hasn't been the best I am really starting to feel it.  I need to get more serious with it so that I can have a great race in October.  Tomorrow will be the offical start date of my training so I need to work on a training plan today.

I had a great day yesterday with some girls from work.  I had a bit too much sun and too much to drink.  I was at A's from 1130-8pm.  what an awesome day.  I am having the next pool party so I need to keep my house somewhat presentable so I am not frantically cleaning the day before the party.

Well I must get ready to go for my PT session.  It has been almost 2 weeks so it will kill me but in a good way.

Goals for June

I can't believe that it will be June 1st tomorrow. CRAZY how fast time is going by.  Since my time off is coming to an end my 1st goal will be to have my house organized much better by the time I go in to work on thursday.

1.  Have house clean and organized.  Keep it that way as I will try and have people over on my days off to enjoy the pool.  I think that I need to have some adult company on my days off.

2.  Meal prep and weekly menus.  This will help out with the eating and to keep the daily trips to the gorocery store to a minimum.

3.  Be more mindful of my spending habits.

4.  Eat Clean

5.  Exercise Daily

6.  Weekly WI's at WW

7.  Date night with my husbansd.

8.  Exercise with my little man and get his eating under control.  Keeping him somewhat busy should help with that

I can't think of any more right now.  Have a great Friday.  I am having lunch at Chuck's Burger Bar and then heading to TO to see Brad Paisley.  Very excited for a concert night :)