Sunday, July 22, 2012
Need to get my steam back
I apologize for my failure to blog lately. I've been wanting to hit some milestones before I wrote again, but that hasn't happened yet. These past few weeks since I got back from Florida have been hard. The further away I get from my heart attack the harder it is to keep up with everything.
I'm still going to the gym but I am having a hard time getting up and going in the mornings before work, so then I feel guilty all day and like there is something I have to do, which there is. So then I go deter work, but by the time I get home it's after 7 or 8 and I don't really feel like cooking dinner, so we have been eating out more often.
I really wanted to hit 26 pounds by my 26th birthday, and disappointingly that did not happen, but I've just got to stick with it and get my motivation back up.
My birthday was good. It was really fun. We went to the new aquarium at crown center and it was neat. Not something I need to see over and over again, but nice to see none the less. We ate lunch at my favorite pizza place and then Jason took me out for my favorite Mexican for dinner. I have not eaten very healthy this week. We went out last night with friends and it was really fun, although I think I am too old to stay out that late. I did not feel very well today.
Well hopefully I will have some good weight loss news soon, I see the doctor for my checkup in a few weeks, too!
Monday, June 18, 2012
Vacation
Back from a Florida vacation! It was a blast, we went for my Aunt's wedding and it all turned out amazing.
I finished up my personal training last week before I left. Overall, I would grade it a solid C. My last day was supposed to be the Friday before I left, but I showed up and my trainer never did. I didn't hear from him until about noon that day after I had texted him a few times, and he said we would reschedule for Monday, and then he was going to give me two free sessions because he canceled on me so many times. So we worked out Monday and that was good. Then he canceled on me both Tuesday & Wednesday mornings. So, those sessions didn't really work out. I would say over the whole 12 sessions I paid for, he probably canceled and rescheduled at least 5 times. I don't really mind rescheduling, but there were several times I showed up and didn't hear from him until well after designated times. Other times, I would get a text right before I was leaving the house to go.
I really like him as a person, and I really like the way he markets his company and the workouts were great. I just think he has some things to work out. I found it incredibly frustrating trying to get together with him. He just had his first baby, and I'm not denying that that is hard, but new dads aren't calling in to work everyday all over the country. I have to work 4-5 hours to pay for 1 hour of his time. I was also a little frustrated, because a lot during our sessions he would be on his phone or texting. There was also one time, I showed up for my session and he was training another person at the same time. He offers group sessions, but I was paying for individual and so I paid him the full price for that session and did not get all the attention. Now, there was one time when I requested that someone else work out with us, It was a woman I had really been wanting to meet and that was great. I just felt weird about not even being warned and just expecting that it was okay. I was pretty shocked when I showed up. Like I said, for almost $50 an hour, I just feel that all of your attention should be on who you are training. I certainly don't get paid $50/hour.
So, since he canceled Wednesday, I decided to do weights on my own and I did really well! I even went into what I call the big boy weight room and did squats on the machines. I was pretty sore the next day, but it was good that I knew what to do with the machines and how to do them safely. That was my main goal from training was to learn how to use the gym and feel confident on my own. So, that goal was definitely accomplished.
Now to vacation time....
It was wonderful. The weather was great. The wedding was perfect. It was really fun. My grandparents live in Naples, FL, so my Aunt decided to get married there at the Ritz Carlton. We left Thursday morning and came back Sunday.
I ate so much more than I have been. My stomach was not happy. I felt really bad one day and I know it was because I was putting all this junk in my body again. My body is so confused, junk, healthy, junk. LOL. It reminded me of how I used to feel all the time, and I did not like it.
So now its back to healthy menu and back to the gym. Somehow I still managed to lose 2.5 lbs last week. We'll see if it catches up to me this week.
The wedding was so fun. They got married on the terrace at the Ritz and it was beautiful. Right when they said I do, thunder cracked and a downpour began but at least we got the ceremony through before that! We then went into a private dining room and ate a huge meal. It was delicious! Halfway through the fire alarm went off and the entire Ritz had to evacuate! It was lots to laugh about. It was so great to see my Aunt so happy!
Here are some pictures from the trip!
I finished up my personal training last week before I left. Overall, I would grade it a solid C. My last day was supposed to be the Friday before I left, but I showed up and my trainer never did. I didn't hear from him until about noon that day after I had texted him a few times, and he said we would reschedule for Monday, and then he was going to give me two free sessions because he canceled on me so many times. So we worked out Monday and that was good. Then he canceled on me both Tuesday & Wednesday mornings. So, those sessions didn't really work out. I would say over the whole 12 sessions I paid for, he probably canceled and rescheduled at least 5 times. I don't really mind rescheduling, but there were several times I showed up and didn't hear from him until well after designated times. Other times, I would get a text right before I was leaving the house to go.
I really like him as a person, and I really like the way he markets his company and the workouts were great. I just think he has some things to work out. I found it incredibly frustrating trying to get together with him. He just had his first baby, and I'm not denying that that is hard, but new dads aren't calling in to work everyday all over the country. I have to work 4-5 hours to pay for 1 hour of his time. I was also a little frustrated, because a lot during our sessions he would be on his phone or texting. There was also one time, I showed up for my session and he was training another person at the same time. He offers group sessions, but I was paying for individual and so I paid him the full price for that session and did not get all the attention. Now, there was one time when I requested that someone else work out with us, It was a woman I had really been wanting to meet and that was great. I just felt weird about not even being warned and just expecting that it was okay. I was pretty shocked when I showed up. Like I said, for almost $50 an hour, I just feel that all of your attention should be on who you are training. I certainly don't get paid $50/hour.
So, since he canceled Wednesday, I decided to do weights on my own and I did really well! I even went into what I call the big boy weight room and did squats on the machines. I was pretty sore the next day, but it was good that I knew what to do with the machines and how to do them safely. That was my main goal from training was to learn how to use the gym and feel confident on my own. So, that goal was definitely accomplished.
Now to vacation time....
It was wonderful. The weather was great. The wedding was perfect. It was really fun. My grandparents live in Naples, FL, so my Aunt decided to get married there at the Ritz Carlton. We left Thursday morning and came back Sunday.
I ate so much more than I have been. My stomach was not happy. I felt really bad one day and I know it was because I was putting all this junk in my body again. My body is so confused, junk, healthy, junk. LOL. It reminded me of how I used to feel all the time, and I did not like it.
So now its back to healthy menu and back to the gym. Somehow I still managed to lose 2.5 lbs last week. We'll see if it catches up to me this week.
The wedding was so fun. They got married on the terrace at the Ritz and it was beautiful. Right when they said I do, thunder cracked and a downpour began but at least we got the ceremony through before that! We then went into a private dining room and ate a huge meal. It was delicious! Halfway through the fire alarm went off and the entire Ritz had to evacuate! It was lots to laugh about. It was so great to see my Aunt so happy!
Here are some pictures from the trip!
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Pumping & Squeezing
Yesterday was a big day! I had my echo cardiogram which I was nervous about because it is the test that will tell me if there was any damage from my heart attack and if my heart is doing okay.
They just called with the results and everything is good! She said my heart is pumping and squeezing as it should and there are no valve issues! Woo hoo! That is a HUGE relief.
I also chatted with the nurse a little bit, because lately I have been getting light headed every now and then when I stand up. It kept happening a week or so ago and I took my blood pressure and it was 100/68. I asked her if that was low and she said its right on the borderline, if it drops into the 90s I definitely need to call. But she said that since I'm losing weight, etc...we may need to adjust my meds and lower them. So that would be amazing because one of my main goals is to get off a lot of these medications!
After I did that yesterday, I went to the gym to workout with my trainer. This is my last week. I'm a little nervous because after this week I will be totally on my own. Up until now I have constantly had someone to be held accountable to, from rehab to training. But now its just me, so gotta keep it up!
I worked out with someone yesterday who is super motivating though! She works with my trainer and writes a blog as well, her journey is really inspiring. You can read it at http://gfitkc.com/category/real-life-loser/. It was nice to be able to chat and it really made the workout fly by. She has completely changed her life as well with how she eats and working out, so it makes me feel like yeah I can do this too!
Last night I made a really yummy salsa recipe that my Mom sent me. I'll copy it below. I also made my own tortilla chips which was SUPER easy. I just bought some corn tortillas, lightly brushed them with extra virgin olive oil, cut them into eighths and lightly salted them, then I baked them at 350 degrees for about 10-15 minutes. Keep an eye on them though, because they burn quickly! Even Jason approved.
I just got two dresses in the mail to try on for my Aunt's wedding, they are two different sizes, so I'm hoping one of them works! It's always fun to buy new clothes (if they fit!).
So until I go to Florida, I'm trying to be more strict with myself. It's been awhile now since I've really lost weight. My trainer researched my meds and there is one we think is not helping the cause, but we also talked about how even though I'm doing cardio 5-6 days a week, I may not be getting my heart rate high enough. I was taking my Ipad and reading while I worked out but I think that was slowing me down. So I'm trying to work a little harder.
I also have not been being as good with food as I should. I definitely still eat waaaay better, and I probably shouldn't be so hard on myself. When I eat something not so great, I beat myself up about it, so I just need to be better with portion control. But I went to the store Friday night and planned out some meals for this week.
I've been looking for a way to show weight I've lost without posting pictures of myself (sorry, still insecure here) and I finally found an idea I liked on pinterest, so I'm copying it! The funny thing is, the images on pinterest had the glass things mostly filled so I bought big ones and once I filled them, I was like oh, I probably could have gone with slightly smaller. But its nice motivation to see and want to move the glass beads from one to the other (one direction only!). So here's where I sit currently.
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Here is the salsa recipe and the link where it came from! She has other things on her blog that look yummy too!
You can change ingredients as desires, I didn't put Cilantro in mine.
They just called with the results and everything is good! She said my heart is pumping and squeezing as it should and there are no valve issues! Woo hoo! That is a HUGE relief.
I also chatted with the nurse a little bit, because lately I have been getting light headed every now and then when I stand up. It kept happening a week or so ago and I took my blood pressure and it was 100/68. I asked her if that was low and she said its right on the borderline, if it drops into the 90s I definitely need to call. But she said that since I'm losing weight, etc...we may need to adjust my meds and lower them. So that would be amazing because one of my main goals is to get off a lot of these medications!
After I did that yesterday, I went to the gym to workout with my trainer. This is my last week. I'm a little nervous because after this week I will be totally on my own. Up until now I have constantly had someone to be held accountable to, from rehab to training. But now its just me, so gotta keep it up!
I worked out with someone yesterday who is super motivating though! She works with my trainer and writes a blog as well, her journey is really inspiring. You can read it at http://gfitkc.com/category/real-life-loser/. It was nice to be able to chat and it really made the workout fly by. She has completely changed her life as well with how she eats and working out, so it makes me feel like yeah I can do this too!
Last night I made a really yummy salsa recipe that my Mom sent me. I'll copy it below. I also made my own tortilla chips which was SUPER easy. I just bought some corn tortillas, lightly brushed them with extra virgin olive oil, cut them into eighths and lightly salted them, then I baked them at 350 degrees for about 10-15 minutes. Keep an eye on them though, because they burn quickly! Even Jason approved.
I just got two dresses in the mail to try on for my Aunt's wedding, they are two different sizes, so I'm hoping one of them works! It's always fun to buy new clothes (if they fit!).
So until I go to Florida, I'm trying to be more strict with myself. It's been awhile now since I've really lost weight. My trainer researched my meds and there is one we think is not helping the cause, but we also talked about how even though I'm doing cardio 5-6 days a week, I may not be getting my heart rate high enough. I was taking my Ipad and reading while I worked out but I think that was slowing me down. So I'm trying to work a little harder.
I also have not been being as good with food as I should. I definitely still eat waaaay better, and I probably shouldn't be so hard on myself. When I eat something not so great, I beat myself up about it, so I just need to be better with portion control. But I went to the store Friday night and planned out some meals for this week.
I've been looking for a way to show weight I've lost without posting pictures of myself (sorry, still insecure here) and I finally found an idea I liked on pinterest, so I'm copying it! The funny thing is, the images on pinterest had the glass things mostly filled so I bought big ones and once I filled them, I was like oh, I probably could have gone with slightly smaller. But its nice motivation to see and want to move the glass beads from one to the other (one direction only!). So here's where I sit currently.
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Here is the salsa recipe and the link where it came from! She has other things on her blog that look yummy too!
Ingredients
- 1 can (28 Ounce) Whole Tomatoes With Juice
- 2 cans (10 Ounce) Rotel (diced Tomatoes And Green Chilies)
- 1/4 cup Chopped Onion
- 1 clove Garlic, Minced
- 1 whole Jalapeno, Quartered And Sliced Thin
- 1/4 teaspoon Sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1/4 teaspoon Ground Cumin
- 1/2 cup Cilantro (more To Taste!)
- 1/2 whole Lime Juice
Preparation Instructions
Note:
this is a very large batch. Recommend using a 12-cup food processor, or
you can process the ingredients in batches and then mix everything
together in
a large mixing bowl.
Combine
whole tomatoes, Rotel, onion, jalapeno, garlic, sugar, salt, cumin,
lime juice, and cilantro in a blender or food processor. Pulse until you
get the
salsa to the consistency you'd like---I do about 10 to 15 pulses. Test seasonings with a tortilla chip and adjust as needed.
Refrigerate salsa for at least an hour. Serve with tortilla chips or cheese nachos.
Posted by Ree on January 27 2010
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Struggles
I love food.
Food has been the hardest part of ALL of this for me. I haven't gotten used to the working out, in fact I (mostly) look forward to working out, I like the way I feel and it gives me time to read and think and be by myself. But I am having a hard time with food and self control. I'm good with cooking healthy, and I bring my lunch most every day to work. But we still eat out way too much for dinner. And my favorite thing to eat out is Mexican food. When they put those chips in front of me, I just can't resist myself!! I have trouble stopping and I have trouble saying no to these kinds of things. My trainer suggested I order a salad while everyone is munching on chips, but quite frankly, I don't wanna!
So, I am still working on my issues with food. I have come a long way, but I have a long way to go.
It has definitely slowed down my weight loss progress. The first pounds were easy to lose, but now, even with going to the gym and working with a trainer, I just seem to be yo-yoing in this same area. I want to beat it sooooo bad and I just have to remind myself of that every single time I go to eat!
I'm going to do it though!
On a positive note, I don't know if I have posted about all the changes I've seen just in what weight loss I have had, but it really is life changing. Granted, much of my feeling better is because my heart is pumping the way that it should and I am much healthier. But, my clothes are loose, I have more energy during the day, and I sleep great at night. I used to lie in bed forever trying to fall asleep and I would wake up all night long on and off. I for the most part, sleep through the night now and it feels great. I don't have nearly as hard a time waking up at 6 to go work out as I would have several months ago (don't get me wrong, I'm still not thrilled). But man, when 9:00 rolls around, I am ready for bed!
I used to ALWAYS feel bad, I didn't realize it until I felt so good. I had headaches, stomach aches (no doubt the way I was eating), I just always felt blah and tired. It's so crazy to me now, I can't believe I lived like that. I rarely have any of those things now and its just so nice.
Things with the trainer are going well. We are doing lots of different exercises and I feel like I will be really educated when we are done. We usually do arms one day, legs another, and lots of abs inbetween. So far the hardest things has been planks. I HATE THEM. They make me sore and they are incredibly hard. Especially side planks.
She makes it look so easy.
Here's to pushing through the hard times and not eating through them!!!
Food has been the hardest part of ALL of this for me. I haven't gotten used to the working out, in fact I (mostly) look forward to working out, I like the way I feel and it gives me time to read and think and be by myself. But I am having a hard time with food and self control. I'm good with cooking healthy, and I bring my lunch most every day to work. But we still eat out way too much for dinner. And my favorite thing to eat out is Mexican food. When they put those chips in front of me, I just can't resist myself!! I have trouble stopping and I have trouble saying no to these kinds of things. My trainer suggested I order a salad while everyone is munching on chips, but quite frankly, I don't wanna!
So, I am still working on my issues with food. I have come a long way, but I have a long way to go.
It has definitely slowed down my weight loss progress. The first pounds were easy to lose, but now, even with going to the gym and working with a trainer, I just seem to be yo-yoing in this same area. I want to beat it sooooo bad and I just have to remind myself of that every single time I go to eat!
I'm going to do it though!
On a positive note, I don't know if I have posted about all the changes I've seen just in what weight loss I have had, but it really is life changing. Granted, much of my feeling better is because my heart is pumping the way that it should and I am much healthier. But, my clothes are loose, I have more energy during the day, and I sleep great at night. I used to lie in bed forever trying to fall asleep and I would wake up all night long on and off. I for the most part, sleep through the night now and it feels great. I don't have nearly as hard a time waking up at 6 to go work out as I would have several months ago (don't get me wrong, I'm still not thrilled). But man, when 9:00 rolls around, I am ready for bed!
I used to ALWAYS feel bad, I didn't realize it until I felt so good. I had headaches, stomach aches (no doubt the way I was eating), I just always felt blah and tired. It's so crazy to me now, I can't believe I lived like that. I rarely have any of those things now and its just so nice.
Things with the trainer are going well. We are doing lots of different exercises and I feel like I will be really educated when we are done. We usually do arms one day, legs another, and lots of abs inbetween. So far the hardest things has been planks. I HATE THEM. They make me sore and they are incredibly hard. Especially side planks.
Here's to pushing through the hard times and not eating through them!!!
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Graduate
Well I graduated from cardiac rehab last Friday. Woo hoo! I really enjoyed the experience overall, and everybody was so nice and friendly, but I am definitely glad to be done. I am stick of putting those stickies on me so often for the heart monitor, and it does get a little depressing talking about medical stuff all the time.
So by the time I was done with rehab, I lost a total of 18 lbs. It feels great! Still trying not to buying new clothes, just wearing belts and wearing some jeans and pants I haven't been able to fit in for awhile, which is a great feeling.
I didn't work out with my trainer last week and didn't feel like I did all that great. For some reason, he thought being at the birth of his first born child was more important that working out with me :). hehe. He sent me a picture of the new baby and it is of course, adorable.
So we started back up today and I have a feeling my arms are going to be really sore tomorrow. It got really hard lifting the weights, but I did it without complaining. We do lots and lots of abs. Gotta get ready for Florida this summer!
Okay well must work now. Going to the royals game tomorrow, so that should be fun. Trainer told me to eat sunflower seeds. :( lol.
So by the time I was done with rehab, I lost a total of 18 lbs. It feels great! Still trying not to buying new clothes, just wearing belts and wearing some jeans and pants I haven't been able to fit in for awhile, which is a great feeling.
I didn't work out with my trainer last week and didn't feel like I did all that great. For some reason, he thought being at the birth of his first born child was more important that working out with me :). hehe. He sent me a picture of the new baby and it is of course, adorable.
So we started back up today and I have a feeling my arms are going to be really sore tomorrow. It got really hard lifting the weights, but I did it without complaining. We do lots and lots of abs. Gotta get ready for Florida this summer!
Okay well must work now. Going to the royals game tomorrow, so that should be fun. Trainer told me to eat sunflower seeds. :( lol.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
I work out!
Things are getting harder to keep up with. My initial momentum is lacking, and I have found it easy to slip back into old habits. Several times I have found myself thinking, "just this once, I'll be better later". Granted, you are always (well i am always) going to have a not great meal or make a bad choice at some point, it is just doing it in moderation. I am still eating way better, but several bad decisions in a row did make me feel guilty!
I have been working with a personal trainer for the past few weeks. Trying to work past my plateau. I really like it. We do arms one day and legs the other. I much prefer arm day! Last week, after our first leg day, I did not walk normal again until at least 4 days later. I have never been so sore in my entire life. Yes, its a good feeling, but I could barely move. Everyone at work was laughing as I would try to hobble around the store. The giant stairwell in my house was amusing as well. We did legs again today, and I'm already able to tell I will be sore tomorrow, but hopefully a little less :/.
The personal trainer gave me a diet to follow. He wants me to eat the EXACT same thing every single day for two weeks. That really isn't happening.... I'm following it pretty well, but am making some substitutions of things with similar calories etc...
I do enjoy learning what to do at the gym. He's teaching me how to do the machines and the kind of workouts I should be doing. It makes me more confident in the gym and I feel better about getting a total body workout.
He had me buy a protein shake mix. I always laughed at those giant tubs that muscle guys drink. So, I gave in and bought one in a chocolate flavor and the first day I just shook it up with milk. GROSS! I could barely get that thing down. It was nasty. I did some research and chatted with others who drink them and decided I needed to make it more of a smoothie. So for day two, I blended it with ice and peanut butter and it was really quite tasty. No milkshake, but definitely drinkable.
This weekend we have a house party to attend, and a graduation party on Sunday. Busy busy! My friend Whitney is coming in to visit from LA next week, so I am really looking forward to seeing her!
Okay well I am an old lady and it is past my bedtime. Goodnight all!
I have been working with a personal trainer for the past few weeks. Trying to work past my plateau. I really like it. We do arms one day and legs the other. I much prefer arm day! Last week, after our first leg day, I did not walk normal again until at least 4 days later. I have never been so sore in my entire life. Yes, its a good feeling, but I could barely move. Everyone at work was laughing as I would try to hobble around the store. The giant stairwell in my house was amusing as well. We did legs again today, and I'm already able to tell I will be sore tomorrow, but hopefully a little less :/.
The personal trainer gave me a diet to follow. He wants me to eat the EXACT same thing every single day for two weeks. That really isn't happening.... I'm following it pretty well, but am making some substitutions of things with similar calories etc...
I do enjoy learning what to do at the gym. He's teaching me how to do the machines and the kind of workouts I should be doing. It makes me more confident in the gym and I feel better about getting a total body workout.
He had me buy a protein shake mix. I always laughed at those giant tubs that muscle guys drink. So, I gave in and bought one in a chocolate flavor and the first day I just shook it up with milk. GROSS! I could barely get that thing down. It was nasty. I did some research and chatted with others who drink them and decided I needed to make it more of a smoothie. So for day two, I blended it with ice and peanut butter and it was really quite tasty. No milkshake, but definitely drinkable.
This weekend we have a house party to attend, and a graduation party on Sunday. Busy busy! My friend Whitney is coming in to visit from LA next week, so I am really looking forward to seeing her!
Okay well I am an old lady and it is past my bedtime. Goodnight all!
Monday, April 16, 2012
Plateau
I apologize for my poor blogging skills. I need to keep up better.
I haven't been very good this weekend. Jason and I ate at Longhorn Saturday night, but boy oh boy was it delicious. I have been frustrated with my weight plateau lately, this surely didn't help! lol.
I am just struggling to get past these few pounds. But Sunday, Jason and I joined a gym so hopefully that will give me the extra push that I need. I was planning on joining when I'm done with rehab. I still have 4 weeks left, but I just don't really feel like I get as good of a workout on my off days at home. So this will be a better way to get a more intense workout and hopefully get to back to shedding some pounds. Especially since I just found out I will be getting to go to Florida in a few months! It would be wonderful to be wearing smaller sizes for that!
I am wearing pants that I haven't fit into for awhile, but I'm still not buying new clothes. Luckily, a good friend gave me some old clothes of hers for work so that I don't have to buy much in my inbetween stages. I hate to spend the money when it isn't really where I want to end up.
I have been discovering some great new foods. I really like morningstar. They make veggie corndogs, hotdogs, burgers, etc... They are really good! The corndog tastes just like a regular corndog (you can't look at the color though). I grilled some of their burgers for Jason and I on the George Foreman last week and even he said it wasn't bad! The corndogs are only like 150 calories and the veggie burgers aren't bad either.
I also discovered some high fiber muffin tops I like by Vitalicious. They are pretty yummy, not a brownie, but still gives me my chocolate fix and they are 100 calories with 9 grams of fiber so they keep you really full.
I bought some high fiber oatmeal, yuck. It was like paste. I've never really been into oatmeal anyways but thought I would give it a try. I got about half way through my bowl.
Rehab is going good. I have nicknamed most of my fellow re-habbers. I've got a grumpy, a stinky, a know it all and many more. Know it all really likes to talk. The other day he kept going on and on about how if I would just slow down in my workout my heart rate wouldn't go up and your blood pressure would stay the same. I think he missed the class when we talked about exercise. LOL. But they are all pretty nice, well except for grumpy. He REALLY does not want to be there. His nickname was up in the air between loafers too so maybe if he gets friendly it will switch to that. I just can't imagine loafers being that comfortable to work out in, but what do I know. Less than 4 weeks left of rehab and I'm out on my own!
When I was looking at gym's to join, I was discussing different local ones with my coworkers and one person told me that she left the YMCA because everytime she was working out she was working out next to old people. LOL. Maybe I should have gone there, I would have felt right at home. :)
Let's hope for a push through this plateau next time!
I haven't been very good this weekend. Jason and I ate at Longhorn Saturday night, but boy oh boy was it delicious. I have been frustrated with my weight plateau lately, this surely didn't help! lol.
I am just struggling to get past these few pounds. But Sunday, Jason and I joined a gym so hopefully that will give me the extra push that I need. I was planning on joining when I'm done with rehab. I still have 4 weeks left, but I just don't really feel like I get as good of a workout on my off days at home. So this will be a better way to get a more intense workout and hopefully get to back to shedding some pounds. Especially since I just found out I will be getting to go to Florida in a few months! It would be wonderful to be wearing smaller sizes for that!
I am wearing pants that I haven't fit into for awhile, but I'm still not buying new clothes. Luckily, a good friend gave me some old clothes of hers for work so that I don't have to buy much in my inbetween stages. I hate to spend the money when it isn't really where I want to end up.
I have been discovering some great new foods. I really like morningstar. They make veggie corndogs, hotdogs, burgers, etc... They are really good! The corndog tastes just like a regular corndog (you can't look at the color though). I grilled some of their burgers for Jason and I on the George Foreman last week and even he said it wasn't bad! The corndogs are only like 150 calories and the veggie burgers aren't bad either.
I also discovered some high fiber muffin tops I like by Vitalicious. They are pretty yummy, not a brownie, but still gives me my chocolate fix and they are 100 calories with 9 grams of fiber so they keep you really full.
I bought some high fiber oatmeal, yuck. It was like paste. I've never really been into oatmeal anyways but thought I would give it a try. I got about half way through my bowl.
Rehab is going good. I have nicknamed most of my fellow re-habbers. I've got a grumpy, a stinky, a know it all and many more. Know it all really likes to talk. The other day he kept going on and on about how if I would just slow down in my workout my heart rate wouldn't go up and your blood pressure would stay the same. I think he missed the class when we talked about exercise. LOL. But they are all pretty nice, well except for grumpy. He REALLY does not want to be there. His nickname was up in the air between loafers too so maybe if he gets friendly it will switch to that. I just can't imagine loafers being that comfortable to work out in, but what do I know. Less than 4 weeks left of rehab and I'm out on my own!
When I was looking at gym's to join, I was discussing different local ones with my coworkers and one person told me that she left the YMCA because everytime she was working out she was working out next to old people. LOL. Maybe I should have gone there, I would have felt right at home. :)
Let's hope for a push through this plateau next time!
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