burnyh's Journal

Not too bad
Dec 04 2009 07:33

133.4...not the REAL number I want to see, but a new low for the last at least 6 months.  Not bad considering it's the holidays, TTOM, and I haven't been working out even half as much as I used to due to I've gone back to work part time.  I still drop of the kids on our bikes, so that's at least SOME exercise.  Still watching what I eat, and am still hoping to eventually get down to 125.  Going for longer bike ride today since I have the day off....

Note to self
Nov 17 2009 09:55

Need more self control please!!!

I know you're tired but get off your butt and work out!!!  Anything is better than nothing...

Just say "NO" to all that left over Halloween candy!

133.8 YES!!!
Sep 25 2009 08:59

I've been bouncing around the 135 mark for what seems like FOREVER>>>this morning I saw 133.8.  Finally a number to make me smile.  I've been back on track with my workouts. Eating wise, I've upped my calories a bit just to see if maybe I was eating too little.  I had to try SOMETHING.  The scale wouldn't budge.  So now I a healthy portion of "good" food, and the very small portions of the "not so good food." I do eat some not so good food everyday, just so I'm not craving it so much that I overindulge.  Still striving towards that under 130 number.  Will it ever happen???  I started this process in April 2007.  I am now nearing the 2 1/2 year mark.  I got pregnant in 2001, so that's 6 years of weight gain.  So mathematically speaking, by 2013 I should be a solid 125 and look like I did when I was 28.  hahahahaa....I really would like to hit 125 A LOT sooner than 2013.  That's just one of the ways to make my think positive about what seems like a never ending journey.

Week 2
Sep 04 2009 09:41

Week 2 of 5 days/week workouts!  YEAY!  And this morning I REALLY didn't want to do it, but I did.  I remembered that this is a 3 day weekend, with a dinner on Saturday, wedding on Sunday and picnic on Monday.  That was enought to get my butt in gear.  I feel great about it.  Now if I can just control myself this weekend.  i've been doing okay in the eating department.  I do great all day, but once dinner rolls around, my self-control isn't so good. I need to work on that.  Weekends too...I do good all week, to blow it on the weekends.  I'll try really hard this weekdn, but can't make any promises if there's prime rib at the wedding.  I've been craving that for ages!!!  Note to self:  portion control, everything in moderation.....fill up on veggies.

Back on track...again!
Aug 27 2009 09:10

This week will be the first time (in a LONG time) that I will have worked out 5 out of 7 days.  YES!  Given that I work out tomorrow.  Which I WILL.  It feels good.  Luckily I have managed to maintain at 135 lbs during my hiatus.  It makes me sad to think that I was at 128...8 lbs less.  *sigh* It's okay though I think I was really working too hard at losing the weight back then.  I barely ate, and I worked out sometime 2 times a day. 6 days a week.  Too much, at least for me. I'd like to have more time in my day, and actually enjoy the food that I'm eating.  That was not the case. ...then.  So my new outlook (well, not new, I'm reminding myself) that the number on the scale does not matter.  What matters is that I'm exercising, and eating healthy.  And I'm happy.  Excessive "dieting" or restriction made me a pretty grouchy lady.  I'm going to eat well, not strictly, and in moderation.  I'm going to exercise and enjoy it.  hehe...sometimes.  Anyhow...here's to another beginning, and hopefully eventually the numbers will follow.

I'm in a rut.
Jul 16 2009 08:17

It may be because it's summer vacation and the kids are home, but I haven't been working out like I normally do. I wake up wanting to do it, but then seem to run out of time because of the activities of the day.  At least the kids aren't having a boring summer?  I've managed to maintain, but am starting to feel like these last 10 lbs will never come off.  And have started feeling, do I REALLY need them to come off?  I am in a the heathy BMI zone after all.  Then I try on my skinny jeans that I REALLY want to fit into.  Not quite there yet.  But do I REALLY need to be this size?  I've already reached my goal size from when I decided to start losing the weight. Why push for more?  UGH.  IS it all only for vanity that I'm losing these extra 10? Maybe.  At the very least I'm doing well with maintaining.  If I don't reach the 10, at least 5 would be great.  I'm a mess.

Feeling lazy
Jun 22 2009 07:44

It's Monday...it's rainy.  I am so not motivated tpo workout this morning.  I didn't workout all weekend.  Food wise the weekend was ok.  It could've been better.  The scale remains the same.  On the upside it's TTOM, so I'm happy it's not a heavier number.  Maybe next weeks weigh in will surprise me.  Ok.....I'll workout.  I can do this.

P90X
Jun 16 2009 06:39

Yesterday was my 1st day of P90X.  I was actually surprised that I could keep up witht the first video (plyometrics).  He kept saying that this one is the hardest of all of them, but I bet the arms and back segment will be tough for me.  I'm a total weakling.  Stronger thanI was say 2 years ago, but still....anyhow.  today my butt and calves are screaming, so I guess the workout worked.  It was ALOT of squats.  WHEW!

Summer vacation is here, so I didn't work out all last week.  I had a cold too, and just didn't have the energy.  But I'm well now, and back on track once again. 

No more excuses
Jun 04 2009 07:10

We've been having a lot of family come and visit this year.  Since April there's been about a week between each batch of new arrivals.  But now it's over.  This week was the 1st week of now family dinners, beach bbqs, dinners at restaurants, etc.  So I now have no excuses.  Although we actually have a wedding to attend this Sunday, and the husband and I decided to treat ourselves to one night at the hotel with no kids.  YEAY.  I won't be worried about counting calories there.

I've been reasonably good during the day.  But have been eating more than I should at dinner time.  Time to remember protion control.  Workouts have been good.  It's been HOT here, so running has been on the backburner.  But been making  up for it with workouts at home....out of the blazing sun.  Didn't weigh in this week because of TTOM, but in comparison to last months TTOM week, it's looking a lot better.

The scale hasn't budged, but I am noticing more muscles and think that Im looking more lean.  That's what counts anyway right? 

Fish is on the menu for tonight.  Minute chicken is on the menu for tonight.  YUM>

What a weekend!
May 26 2009 08:24

I ate too much, drank to much, was out in the sun too much, swam in the ocean too much, vegged out too much.  What a great weekend!  I don't even feel the least bit guilty about my water weight.    I was good though, I went running this morning, in the heat no less.  Yeay me.