Part of my wanting to get healthier involves me wanting to incorporate exercise into normal activities that I like to do. Not be a slave to the treadmill. So, today I went on a 25 mile bike ride with C. It was really good. I felt pretty good the whole time and on the way back I sped it up a bit. I think that we made it back about 5-10 mins faster than we went. That is good in my book!
Another part of the wanting to get healthy is not just losing weight (which I don't feel is going well) but doing other things as well. I think that I might start to feature some of these other things once or twice a week.
I will be weighing myself tomorrow. I don't really feel like I have lost any weight this week but I have tried to pay attention to what I eat. I am wondering if the whole writing everything down deal might work best for me. I had to have to do that but if I think that I am eating well but I am not losing weight, something isn't working. Something to think about.
I did manage to exercise a lot this week. I am pretty proud of that because I got in 5 days this week! Yay me!
More tomorrow after I weight myself :-(
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
Progress is slow...
but it is my own fault. I had ice cream almost every day last week. I know, i know, but ever just crave something? I do and then I eat it for a while and then it is gone. I feel like since it will not be a permanent fixture and since I would crave it more if I didn't, then I should have it. Not the best way to lose weight per se, but I kept the portions small and I think that had I tried to avoid it then I would have ended up eating more actually calories trying to avoid it.
Other than that, I have been cooking a lot and even though the weight loss was not a lot this week, it was still some. I just finished reading In Defense of Food and it will really change your perspective on food. Since I have read it I have tried to really only eat fresh food. It hasn't been too difficult (and obviously ice cream is not all natural) so far. I am not sure I can do it completely and even if I did, I would have to eat out when I go out of town. I am going to do a full review on it a little later but I just wanted to post really quickly to say hi! I need to post more often but I just feel like I would be saying the same things over and over again. I guess that is the journey to get healthy though....and hence the title of the blog.
Other than that, I have been cooking a lot and even though the weight loss was not a lot this week, it was still some. I just finished reading In Defense of Food and it will really change your perspective on food. Since I have read it I have tried to really only eat fresh food. It hasn't been too difficult (and obviously ice cream is not all natural) so far. I am not sure I can do it completely and even if I did, I would have to eat out when I go out of town. I am going to do a full review on it a little later but I just wanted to post really quickly to say hi! I need to post more often but I just feel like I would be saying the same things over and over again. I guess that is the journey to get healthy though....and hence the title of the blog.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Well, this week I didn't lose any weight but I also didn't gain any. Hopefully this upcoming week will be different and I will actually lose some. I thought that I ate really well last week so I am a little disappointed that I didn't lose any but at the same time, I did eat out for every meal and had ice cream twice (though not that much). Since being back I have been eating lots of fruits and veggies and cooking every night so hopefully I will reap the benefits soon.
Even though I didn't lose while I was on the road, I did maintain and I felt better overall. I tried to pick healthy options and I always ordered a house salad as a starter but only used oil and vinegar as the dressing. I think that helped because then I didn't fill up on bread and I was getting some healthy fats in the oil (which I used sparingly). For the first time in a really long time I felt like I was able to make good choices while traveling. That gives me hope that if I can lose weight on the weeks that I am home then maybe I can at least maintain it while I am on the road. We will see how it goes.
Even though I didn't lose while I was on the road, I did maintain and I felt better overall. I tried to pick healthy options and I always ordered a house salad as a starter but only used oil and vinegar as the dressing. I think that helped because then I didn't fill up on bread and I was getting some healthy fats in the oil (which I used sparingly). For the first time in a really long time I felt like I was able to make good choices while traveling. That gives me hope that if I can lose weight on the weeks that I am home then maybe I can at least maintain it while I am on the road. We will see how it goes.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Better
This week I have been much better. I don't know it if is because I have been so busy at work or because I have made a real effort but whatever it is, I have done better. I went to the grocery store and got mini wheats and fruit. I still drink my latte in the morning but I snack on mini wheats and fruit. I have been looking up where we were going to lunch and eating the healthiest thing that they have caloriewise. I also always order a side salad and get oil and vinegar as my dressing but only put a little on. So far I feel like it has worked. I haven't worked out at all though. I brought all the stuff but then I have been busy and my neck has been bothering me, that makes it hard to do a whole lot with weights and stuff.
I hope that my weigh in on Monday will show my progress and I am in town for the next 3 weeks with access to more healthy food and the gym :-) I am pretty excited about it. Unfortunately I am going to be on the road a bit more than I had wanted to be so I am glad that I have been able to eat better on the road.
I hope that my weigh in on Monday will show my progress and I am in town for the next 3 weeks with access to more healthy food and the gym :-) I am pretty excited about it. Unfortunately I am going to be on the road a bit more than I had wanted to be so I am glad that I have been able to eat better on the road.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Good news/Bad news
Bad news is that I didn't lose any weight last week. Good news is that I didn't gain any weight last week. I am over the whole 'wanting to eat everything in sight' thing and am back to being rational about it all.
I am traveling for work for the next 5 days but I am going to set a goal of getting all my water in and eating at least 3-5 servings of fruit and veggies per day. I also have a new protein bar that D gave me that I will probably try out later this morning. So far, so good, I had an apple with my breakfast latte.
I am a little worried about the restaurant choices in the town I am going to because it is a really small town. When my employees travled there most of their receipts were from fast food. I am going to have to try hard to get all the healthy stuff in :-). Mentally I feel like I am ready again after my little relapse.
I am traveling for work for the next 5 days but I am going to set a goal of getting all my water in and eating at least 3-5 servings of fruit and veggies per day. I also have a new protein bar that D gave me that I will probably try out later this morning. So far, so good, I had an apple with my breakfast latte.
I am a little worried about the restaurant choices in the town I am going to because it is a really small town. When my employees travled there most of their receipts were from fast food. I am going to have to try hard to get all the healthy stuff in :-). Mentally I feel like I am ready again after my little relapse.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Today Went Better
I was pretty good today. The one disappointing thing that happened was that I went downstairs and got a cheese omelet in the morning. I thought 3 eggs, some cheese, and some oliver oil couldn't be that bad, right? WRONG. it was over 500 calories and 42g of fat according to the website of the company that runs our cafeteria. That sucks. I have no idea what they put it that mix to make it that fattening and I thought I was being all healthy. That has happened to me a lot in the dining room so I have decided that they just don't have any healthy options other than fruit for breakfast. I will be purchasing cereal like whole grain cheerios to bring next time I am in town. Live and learn. Plus, hopefully by the next time I get here I will be eating healthier.
The good news is that I have been writing down everything I eat so I am going to add up the calories. I did that for yesterday and I had eaten 2425 cals...YIKES!! That is about 500-600 above what I normally eat or at least normally since I started to try to eat well.
This is harder than I thought...or at least the traveling part is harder than I thought.
I took some before pictures today in my studio. I took them in a tank top and jeans because that is my favorite outfit and what I really want to look good in. I might get brave enough to post them but it might not be until I have gotten some progress under my belt :-)
The good news is that I have been writing down everything I eat so I am going to add up the calories. I did that for yesterday and I had eaten 2425 cals...YIKES!! That is about 500-600 above what I normally eat or at least normally since I started to try to eat well.
This is harder than I thought...or at least the traveling part is harder than I thought.
I took some before pictures today in my studio. I took them in a tank top and jeans because that is my favorite outfit and what I really want to look good in. I might get brave enough to post them but it might not be until I have gotten some progress under my belt :-)
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Not Getting Better
So, yesterday was hard and today hasn't been much better. I feel like I just want to eat everything in sight. I know that part of it is the fact that I am a woman and one week a month I literally want to eat everything that I can get my hands on. I haven't really ever come up with a good way to control it and I am not sure I will ever be able to...I know you are supposed to eat less sodium and that should help so I am trying that and I have eaten a lot of fruit so that at least if I am eating a lot it will be somewhat good for me. UGH.
Tonight I had dinner with the girls....Mexican. Normally at Mexican I will pretty much polish off the cheese dip on my own and will be stuffed afterwards but I feel like I did a little bit better tonight. I didn't do so well to say no to the cheese dip (good job D, you were so good) but I did eat less. I also tried to be somewhat healthy with my meal choice of tacos and a side salad. The dressing was really spicey so I didn't eat a lot of it. I didn't do as well as I could have by eating ahead of time but I don't really have anything here to eat ahead of time.
I am starting to worry that I will not lose again this week and might even gain. The thing is, I could use the excuse of being out of town but I just can't. Half my life is spent out of town and I have got to learn to do it. I feel like I am making better choices but still not the best choices.
The other day a friend of mine told me that she learned to stop eating when she was full. She said it was harder than dieting and I believe her. I really struggle with that. I hate leaving food on my plate and I eat fast so I always feel like I should keep eating when other people are still eating. Obviously these are some of the additional obstacles that I need to cross and I hope that I can. This has not been as easy as I thought. The first week was easy but not being home and in my comfort zone has been hard.
The good news is that I did go to a spin class today so that is at least a few hundred calories that I burned....and I had a few servings of fruit today which is more than I normally have. Baby steps....
Tonight I had dinner with the girls....Mexican. Normally at Mexican I will pretty much polish off the cheese dip on my own and will be stuffed afterwards but I feel like I did a little bit better tonight. I didn't do so well to say no to the cheese dip (good job D, you were so good) but I did eat less. I also tried to be somewhat healthy with my meal choice of tacos and a side salad. The dressing was really spicey so I didn't eat a lot of it. I didn't do as well as I could have by eating ahead of time but I don't really have anything here to eat ahead of time.
I am starting to worry that I will not lose again this week and might even gain. The thing is, I could use the excuse of being out of town but I just can't. Half my life is spent out of town and I have got to learn to do it. I feel like I am making better choices but still not the best choices.
The other day a friend of mine told me that she learned to stop eating when she was full. She said it was harder than dieting and I believe her. I really struggle with that. I hate leaving food on my plate and I eat fast so I always feel like I should keep eating when other people are still eating. Obviously these are some of the additional obstacles that I need to cross and I hope that I can. This has not been as easy as I thought. The first week was easy but not being home and in my comfort zone has been hard.
The good news is that I did go to a spin class today so that is at least a few hundred calories that I burned....and I had a few servings of fruit today which is more than I normally have. Baby steps....
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