So today was weigh-in day.........................................
I weighed first thing this morning at home, and my scales are pretty much the exact same as the ones at work, and they said the exact same as I weighed when we went on vacation, which is great because I had gained 4 lbs while I was gone, well maybe 3 on vacation and 1 when we got back home. So that was a 4 lb loss.
When I got to work I was bummed about weighing in because I feel like the lady that records our weight for our competition is wondering why I'm not dropping much or any weight!
So I shed my boots, and............................................I WAS A POUND LESS then when I went on vacation!
So that makes me the smallest I've been in about 10-11 years, I will so take that! I have given up my afternoon Reese's cups, but have replaced them with a Smores in the evening! Cutting about 70 calories! I love smores, can't wait until they are gone though, ha!
Since I don't have any 5K's coming up that I know of, I'm doing less time on the treadmill and more time on the elliptical, which is burning 3 times the amount of calories! And while that is great on the calorie burn, it isn't helping me increase my overall distance. I'm sure its strength building which does help too!
Yesterday I was on the elliptical for about 15 mins. longer then normal and I added the stair master workout too, and I felt it in my legs today, I was super sore! Funny how changing up things can still make me sore, even though I workout 4-5 days a week!
Losing that one extra pound has definitely motivated me for the rest of the week!
On the menu tomorrow is: Oatmeal packet with PB2 and one tablespoon of mini chocolate chips, about 200 cals, lunch is a stouffer's veggie lasagna with white sauce 400 cals, dinner is spaghetti with marinara sauce. My snacks are celery with a 35 calorie wedge of laughing cow cheese, cauliflower, one piece of cheese with 5 saltine crackers, so my snacks will run about 145 calories for the day. Dinner will run about 400 calories. That shows 1145 calories for the day. That leaves room for a 110 calorie smore before bedtime! I walk on my lunch and that burns around 90-110 calories and walk on both breaks and that burns 50 calories each time, for an additional 100 calories.
If it turns out as planned I may skip the gym tomorrow night and have extra love/cuddle time with my boys! I love to snuggle all 3 of them on a chilly night! Plus I will be eating a ton of carbs tomorrow, so I prolly won't feel like going to the gym! That doesn't mean I will plop down on the couch and do nothing. I will most likely do some laundry and pass football with the boys, and that does burn a few calories. I never count that as exercise, more like everyday living.
I hope next Wed, I have a great report, my goal is going to be down 2 more lbs from today, which almost puts me into the next 10 lb weight-loss range.
According to my work competition, I've lost 10.8 lbs since Sept 24th! Not horrible over 6 weeks that included a vacation!
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Sunday, November 3, 2013
You know what I love?
I love when I have to buy SMALLER clothes! :)
I have always worn an XL in shirts, at my heaviest I remember buying a few 2X shirts, XL's were a lil snug (which I hate in a tee shirt) but 2X was way too big!
Anyway, back in the summer I had bought a sleeveless workout tank, mainly for running, it has reflective emblems and such on it, I bought an XL, which the tag states 16/18, I put it on tonight to go the gym and it is GI-NORMOUS on me! It's the dri-fit material so I thought it would run smaller!
Oh well, it was a great feeling. I think it made me kick it up a notch at the gym, I actually added in 5 mins. of the stair climber tonight, the machine said it was 10 flights of stairs, I'm not sure if that's accurate. We shall see how I feel in the morning!
Speaking of smaller clothes, I'm in between sizes right now, which is a complete bum! I'm not really complaining, but the size I'm in now, is way too big and looks sloppy, I don't even have to un-button the pants to slip them on and off! A size smaller is miserably tight, and causes a muffin top and we don't want any of that! :)
So what is my fix? Crane and I have set small goals for this month, mine is to shed another 7 lbs, and her's is to shed 5 lbs. I think she is on board with me this time, so that helps so much to have a friend to do it with you! If I can shed 2-3 more lbs, then the smaller size pants should fit fine, and I'm praying that will happen by the end of this coming week! Which also means a shopping trip, I have 2 pair of dress pants in that size, so not much to choose from!
Today I made a flat out pizza for lunch and one to take tomorrow to work, I roasted, cauliflower, broccoli, and celery, after what I ate today I have enough for Monday and Tuesday snacks at work as well! I also found dark chocolate covered strawberries, 4 to a pack for 60 calories, can't beat that either! I cut up celery to take to work also! These snacks will replace my afternoon Reese's or a 130 calorie bag of chips, I like to find ways to cut calories during the day to allow for a "heartier" meal at night!
Weigh-ins haven't been going well since Vacation, I always do that, I go off of my diet (lifestyle change) whatev you want to call it, and it's so hard to jump back on, I had gained 3-4 lbs, by weigh-in time the scales only showed a 1 pound gain, not horrible, the following Tuesday showed another 1 lb gain from the previous week, so I'm 2 pounds up since mid-October, the goal by Tuesday is to have those 2 lbs gone, and back to pre-vacation weight!
FINGERS CROSSED!
I will post an update!
I have always worn an XL in shirts, at my heaviest I remember buying a few 2X shirts, XL's were a lil snug (which I hate in a tee shirt) but 2X was way too big!
Anyway, back in the summer I had bought a sleeveless workout tank, mainly for running, it has reflective emblems and such on it, I bought an XL, which the tag states 16/18, I put it on tonight to go the gym and it is GI-NORMOUS on me! It's the dri-fit material so I thought it would run smaller!
Oh well, it was a great feeling. I think it made me kick it up a notch at the gym, I actually added in 5 mins. of the stair climber tonight, the machine said it was 10 flights of stairs, I'm not sure if that's accurate. We shall see how I feel in the morning!
Speaking of smaller clothes, I'm in between sizes right now, which is a complete bum! I'm not really complaining, but the size I'm in now, is way too big and looks sloppy, I don't even have to un-button the pants to slip them on and off! A size smaller is miserably tight, and causes a muffin top and we don't want any of that! :)
So what is my fix? Crane and I have set small goals for this month, mine is to shed another 7 lbs, and her's is to shed 5 lbs. I think she is on board with me this time, so that helps so much to have a friend to do it with you! If I can shed 2-3 more lbs, then the smaller size pants should fit fine, and I'm praying that will happen by the end of this coming week! Which also means a shopping trip, I have 2 pair of dress pants in that size, so not much to choose from!
Today I made a flat out pizza for lunch and one to take tomorrow to work, I roasted, cauliflower, broccoli, and celery, after what I ate today I have enough for Monday and Tuesday snacks at work as well! I also found dark chocolate covered strawberries, 4 to a pack for 60 calories, can't beat that either! I cut up celery to take to work also! These snacks will replace my afternoon Reese's or a 130 calorie bag of chips, I like to find ways to cut calories during the day to allow for a "heartier" meal at night!
Weigh-ins haven't been going well since Vacation, I always do that, I go off of my diet (lifestyle change) whatev you want to call it, and it's so hard to jump back on, I had gained 3-4 lbs, by weigh-in time the scales only showed a 1 pound gain, not horrible, the following Tuesday showed another 1 lb gain from the previous week, so I'm 2 pounds up since mid-October, the goal by Tuesday is to have those 2 lbs gone, and back to pre-vacation weight!
FINGERS CROSSED!
I will post an update!
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