So I may not be able to do a weigh in this week. My scale insists today that I'm down to 327, like more than 16 down from last week. I mean, I would like to believe that... but I know I haven't been nearly that good. It did this sort of thing once before, and then it was working fine in a couple of days, so we'll see.
For now, i'm on non-scale measurements, and don't really have anything positive to report. I'm still pretty much stuck somewhere between 337 and 343. I've been on plan since Sunday, including workouts, so hopefully i'll start to show some results next week.
good luck to all!
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Sunday, November 25, 2007
good feeling
So I have a good feeling about this week to come, diet wise at least. My treadmill is back in working order, though I probably won't have time for it tomorrow morning. I can't think of any reason why I couldn't be on plan as far as calorie intake.
And once I survive tomorrow things should be looking up again at work. Unfortunately tomorrow I need to get in as early as I can. I have a annual review/case review thing with my boss that I'm really not looking forward to at all... and if I fail to get something done in the morning that would have made it go smoother because I took time to do my workout it would send me into a anger spiral. I know this is a cop out, but I will make it up in the afternoon.
So there are times when being on plan just seems natural and obvious, and other times when it seems all but impossible. And I don't mean things like thanksgiving dinner. I mean just normal days where there aren't any outside influences making me make bad choices, I just do. I really want to get back to where it seems easy again, I'm just having a hell of a time finding my way back.
And once I survive tomorrow things should be looking up again at work. Unfortunately tomorrow I need to get in as early as I can. I have a annual review/case review thing with my boss that I'm really not looking forward to at all... and if I fail to get something done in the morning that would have made it go smoother because I took time to do my workout it would send me into a anger spiral. I know this is a cop out, but I will make it up in the afternoon.
So there are times when being on plan just seems natural and obvious, and other times when it seems all but impossible. And I don't mean things like thanksgiving dinner. I mean just normal days where there aren't any outside influences making me make bad choices, I just do. I really want to get back to where it seems easy again, I'm just having a hell of a time finding my way back.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
week 13 results
So I had to do my weigh-in for this week last night before rushing out to Zanesville for the holiday. Unfortunately, i'm up again, taking me to 343.1.
No real excuse for this... I just haven't been living up to my own standards.
I know that this is a disappointment. Don't give up on me, I will get this figured out.
No real excuse for this... I just haven't been living up to my own standards.
I know that this is a disappointment. Don't give up on me, I will get this figured out.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
"new" treadmill
My treadmill is working again !!!
/me is doing a happy dance.
Turns out that I had a bad fuse. I've replaced it.
No more having to venture out to the gym in the morning, at least for a while. This is exactly the type of morale boost that should help me get rejuvinated.
So yeah, I'm happy this morning.
/me is doing a happy dance.
Turns out that I had a bad fuse. I've replaced it.
No more having to venture out to the gym in the morning, at least for a while. This is exactly the type of morale boost that should help me get rejuvinated.
So yeah, I'm happy this morning.
Monday, November 19, 2007
belated week 12 wrap up
So sometimes I hate blogger. I'm sure this has happened to others, but I had a fairly long post disapear on me last Thursday, and was too frustrated to want to write it all up again. I'm not sure why I let that bother me so much, I mean, stuff happens, but that sort of situation always tends to lead to not posting for a while. In fact, every blog that I've started and then later abandoned was because of a day just like that one.
But don't worry, I'm not going to abandon this effort.
I really don't have anything of importance to post though, and that's the problem. I ended week 12 .2 lbs down from the end of week 11, and right now I'm back another .5 on the week. I'm not completely on or completely off plan. I'm doing a lot of things wrong, a few things right.
Really everything can be reduced to not focusing enough, not paying enough attention to this part of my life. I haven't been keeping my food log at all or blogging. I have been exercising, but not making it an absolute rule.
I guess the long and short of it is that i'm still here, I'm still struggling, and I'm still trying to make progress.
What have I learned through this last several weeks of slacking off?
I think I need to make concrete short term goals for myself. Realistic short term goals work. I did have a goal set for thanksgiving which was not realistic, and when I realized that I could not achieve it it really set me for a loop. It was kind of a, hey, I'm not going to make my goal, why should I care if I miss it by a little bit or a lot. That's really not the attitude I need right now.
So, what is my goal. Well, Since I have to do my week 13 weigh in on wednesday morning (two days from now) I'm going to set my week 13 goal to .5 lbs down from where I am right now. Then my week 14 goal will be 3 lbs. Then I'll reevaluate.
Thanksgiving schedule - I will be in Zanesville Thursday, Columbus Thursday evening through Saturday noonish, and back in Chillicothe Saturday evening. I will find time to post tomorrow and Wednesday, and probably not again until Saturday.
Tim, keep me honest on this... give me a call Sunday if you don't see a Saturday post!
But don't worry, I'm not going to abandon this effort.
I really don't have anything of importance to post though, and that's the problem. I ended week 12 .2 lbs down from the end of week 11, and right now I'm back another .5 on the week. I'm not completely on or completely off plan. I'm doing a lot of things wrong, a few things right.
Really everything can be reduced to not focusing enough, not paying enough attention to this part of my life. I haven't been keeping my food log at all or blogging. I have been exercising, but not making it an absolute rule.
I guess the long and short of it is that i'm still here, I'm still struggling, and I'm still trying to make progress.
What have I learned through this last several weeks of slacking off?
I think I need to make concrete short term goals for myself. Realistic short term goals work. I did have a goal set for thanksgiving which was not realistic, and when I realized that I could not achieve it it really set me for a loop. It was kind of a, hey, I'm not going to make my goal, why should I care if I miss it by a little bit or a lot. That's really not the attitude I need right now.
So, what is my goal. Well, Since I have to do my week 13 weigh in on wednesday morning (two days from now) I'm going to set my week 13 goal to .5 lbs down from where I am right now. Then my week 14 goal will be 3 lbs. Then I'll reevaluate.
Thanksgiving schedule - I will be in Zanesville Thursday, Columbus Thursday evening through Saturday noonish, and back in Chillicothe Saturday evening. I will find time to post tomorrow and Wednesday, and probably not again until Saturday.
Tim, keep me honest on this... give me a call Sunday if you don't see a Saturday post!
Liz's recipe for today - super easy veggie wraps
So this is actually Liz - We'll see how long it takes Mike to notice I've hacked into his blog, and maybe it will inspire him to post as well. Mike and I had talked a while back about me posting a recipe on here periodically, and I figured now was a good time to do it.
Super easy veggie wraps:
What you'll need:
- frozen mixed veggies of your choice (we like the Kroger brand fiesta mix - it has broccoli, carrots, and an assortment of beans)
- salsa
- tortillas (whole wheat if you can find them where you are)
optional:
- shredded low fat cheese (the fat free kind won't melt at all - Sargento makes a really good low-fat kind though)
-fat free sour cream/plain yogurt
-other toppings you like
Put as many veggies as you think you'll eat into a microwave safe bowl, and mix in a few tablespoons of salsa per cup or so of veggies. Cover the bowl with a lid (or an overturned plate) and put it in the microwave. If your microwave has a "frozen veggies" setting, set it for one serving, and start it - we've found that our microwave likes to cook frozen veggies to mush, so start with the time for one serving and add on more if the veggies aren't cooked to your taste. Otherwise, the veggies have time suggestions printed on them (although these will generally also give you mush - so you may want to reduce the time somewhat.) All of this can also be done in a covered pan on the stove - just add a little water to make sure nothing sticks.
When the veggies are cooked, spoon some out onto a tortilla, top with whatever toppings you like, and fold them up.
Yum!
Please post soon Mike ;)
Super easy veggie wraps:
What you'll need:
- frozen mixed veggies of your choice (we like the Kroger brand fiesta mix - it has broccoli, carrots, and an assortment of beans)
- salsa
- tortillas (whole wheat if you can find them where you are)
optional:
- shredded low fat cheese (the fat free kind won't melt at all - Sargento makes a really good low-fat kind though)
-fat free sour cream/plain yogurt
-other toppings you like
Put as many veggies as you think you'll eat into a microwave safe bowl, and mix in a few tablespoons of salsa per cup or so of veggies. Cover the bowl with a lid (or an overturned plate) and put it in the microwave. If your microwave has a "frozen veggies" setting, set it for one serving, and start it - we've found that our microwave likes to cook frozen veggies to mush, so start with the time for one serving and add on more if the veggies aren't cooked to your taste. Otherwise, the veggies have time suggestions printed on them (although these will generally also give you mush - so you may want to reduce the time somewhat.) All of this can also be done in a covered pan on the stove - just add a little water to make sure nothing sticks.
When the veggies are cooked, spoon some out onto a tortilla, top with whatever toppings you like, and fold them up.
Yum!
Please post soon Mike ;)
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
not giving up
So there have been a lot of opportunities to just give up and walk away from this in the past couple of weeks. It would have been easier in the short run.
Thank you for reading and sticking with me, and keeping in touch with me through this rough patch.
I want to post a happy uplifting message again. I want to be proud of myself the way i was just two weeks ago. I want to go through a single day with no mistakes and no sliding and no cheating myself. I want to expand that to a week, to a month.
Tomorrow is "put all the pieces together" day. Tomorrow i am going to 1) do both of my workouts, 2) stick to the plan in terms of food, 3) read blogs, 4) write my food journal, and 5) be able to post a happy message at the end of the day. And then the day after that I'll do the same, and the day after that I'll wonder why I found it so hard to do that for this "time off."
Thank you for reading and sticking with me, and keeping in touch with me through this rough patch.
I want to post a happy uplifting message again. I want to be proud of myself the way i was just two weeks ago. I want to go through a single day with no mistakes and no sliding and no cheating myself. I want to expand that to a week, to a month.
Tomorrow is "put all the pieces together" day. Tomorrow i am going to 1) do both of my workouts, 2) stick to the plan in terms of food, 3) read blogs, 4) write my food journal, and 5) be able to post a happy message at the end of the day. And then the day after that I'll do the same, and the day after that I'll wonder why I found it so hard to do that for this "time off."
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