Maintaining the status quo

No change in the scale today.

Breakfast: One slice sprouted grain toast with natural peanut butter and Marmite
Snack: Dry roasted peanuts
Lunch: One crab rangoon, salad with chicken
Snack: Apple sprinkled with cinnamon
Dinner: Shu Mai with chili bean sauce and baked sweet potato with sour cream
Snack: 2 sesame rice balls

100 minutes on the bike

"Smoke me a kipper. I'll be back for breakfast"

Down .7 lbs this morning.

Breakfast: Kippers and eggs
Lunch: Apple
Snack: Dry roasted peanuts
Dinner: Grilled salmon with caper sauce, salad
Late snack: Cashews

My feet have been really aching since yesterday. I wish someone would invent anti-gravity boots and I could do my shopping and get my exercise without actually touching the ground. That grilled salmon was a Bobby Flay recipe. So delicious and so garlicky. Mmmmmm! Gonna have that again!

Got next to no exercise today. Went to the beach for awhile, did some shopping, and otherwise just watched TV. And aren't you both impressed that after the beach I didn't go for Captain's Butterscotch ice cream in a chocolate-dipped sugar cone. I thought about it, but resisted.

weight watchers - yogi login

i joined the sucker. you guys can use my login to get receipes etc

user name = geetugirl
pw = sairam99

Thanks,

PS - please dont share with anyone .. im tracking myself on there as well.. :)

Rock steady and shaky

No change on the scale today.
Haven't heard from Korea yet. Trying to be positive, but I feel so anxious. However, I checked in with a friend who works for the US firm and they didn't receive any announcements, so I'm taking that as a good sign.

Breakfast: Feta omelette
Snack: Apple sprinkled with cinnamon (Mmmm! So refreshing!)
Lunch: One slice sprouted grain bread with natural peanut butter and Marmite.
Snack: Artichoke hearts
Dinner: Sweet potato fritters with peach salsa
Snack: Greek yogurt

93 minutes total exercise today. 60 minutes Hare workout. 33 minutes on the treadmill. 3,568 aerobic steps. 7,628 total steps.

One step forward, half a step back

Up .2 lbs this morning. No more jogging for awhile. My ankles hurt this morning, not in a good way, so what I did yesterday was too much. :( My legs are rather tired lately, so had a not-overly-strenuous treadmill day, to get my body a bit of a rest without foregoing exercise altogether. Wish I could afford a Power Plate.


Breakfast: Vegetable omelette
Snack: Cashews
Lunch: Salad with bacon
Snack: Greek Yogurt
Dinner: Grilled salmon and baked sweet potato with a bit of sour cream
Snack: Small banana

92 minutes total on the treadmill. 10,082 aerobic steps. 11,171 total steps.

Wednesday july 27th- Yogi

I had a terrible morning!!! I had an email from hertz at 3am, another email at 8am and a text message and call from marty at 8am.. sooooo ridiculous.. im so tierd of getting Josephs back. Anyway peterson got involved.. called me and we resolved issue on our own..
stupid hertz calls me at 9.. when peterson had imed me and said he was going to call me. i told hertz.. peterson is trying to reach me so i would call him back. peterson gets another call and says he will call me in a few mins.. not 2 secs later joseph calls and says why am i chasing you down.. the fucking nerve!!! i yelled at him and said first off ive been waiting to talk to you since 9am since i sent you the email, i have imed you like 2 times and i wasnt going to talk to you when peterson was trying to reach me.. he then says ok are you going to give me a synopsis or just the opportunities.. im telling him to look at his fucking email.. he was looking at an email from a month ago.. vs an email i had sent him thsi morning with a synopsis. this guy is so god damn stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! a dumb ahole

lets not forget marty telling me to cover my ass.. like wtf does this have to do with me when im only trying to help!!! aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i called andres saying i cant deal with this guy anymore and hes like baby we need the money, just try and ignore and move on.. i wish i didnt need the money..

anyway..once i spoke to peterson and calmed down.. i had an egg with whole wheat bread, light mayo, mustard, lettuce and 1 slice of two percent cheese with a coffee..

whole wheat sandwich of turkey and egg, one diet coke and one baked cheetos

1/2 fiber one bar

went swimming as a workout for the first time today..swam continuously for 25 mins..lets see how my muscles feel tomorrow.. going to go spinning tomorrow.. hopefully my legs are not too sore

dinner - half cup watermelon and raita

Doing a happy dance!

Woohoo! Down 1 whole lb. this morning! My plan today was to get up early and do yoga before work. Didn't happen. Stayed up too late and didn't get up early enough. Got it in at lunch, though. Promising myself I'll go to bed early tonight. I'm really tired.

Breakfast: Eggs & bacon
Snack: Greek yogurt — This link explains the difference http://bit.ly/fQCGUM if anyone else was wondering.
Lunch: Salad with salmon
Snack: Cashews
Dinner: Kimchi omelette

114 minutes total exercise. 69 minutes total on the treadmill. 30 of those minutes on the treadmill were at a slow jog, twice, at 15 minutes each. I know I am not built for running, but my body really wanted to move that way for awhile. I did stop after 15 minutes because my feet and ankles were starting to hurt, but it felt good for the rest of me. Hopefully, 15 minutes at a slow speed was gentle enough that I won't suffer because of it. 45 minutes Bikram yoga postures, one set. 10,014 total steps. 8,418 aerobic steps.

How based on calorie intake

3500 calories = 1 lb. Need to loose 7000 calories to loose 2 lbs a week
Based on BMR, my daily calorie intake should be 2100 calories per day

The "How" on how i loose weight

Food
Consume 1500 per day = Food intake reduction of 600 calories a day = 4200 calories reduction a week

Workout
1300 by the biweekly spin classes (650 burned per class)
700 by biweekly running (350 per run)

Total reduction of calorie intake = 6200 calories

Yogi - tuesday

Breakfast = 1 cup beans and rice and 1 cup coffeee
snack = Raita (yogurt) and maybe 10 chick peas
1 diet coke = Thats my second diet coke for the week
lunch = 1 cup beans and rice with 1/4 avocado
snack = raita with chick peas and 4 spoons of beans and rice (ts really good :))
dinner - salad with chicken and 1 100 calorie pack and a 120 calories desert mouse

so i joined weight watches yesterday
did not go spinning cuz im still ridiculously sore from running.. to the point where i can even walk down the stairs without flinching.. this is hte reason i wanted to run on thursdays instead of mondays.. no more running on mondays

Commitments

Kate = 10 lbs by sept 9th (7 weeks) = 1 1/2 lbs per week.
Marina = 10 lbs by sept 9th (7 weeks) = 1 1/ lbs per week.
Yogi = 10 lbs by Sept 2nd (6 weeks) = 1 1/2 lbs per week for 4 weeks and 2 lbs for 2 weeks.

To accomplish this, we will need to:

- Workout atleast 4 times a week. My plan tues, thur = spinning and friday, sunday = running
Ladies, what are you workout plans? Lets write them down so we keep each other accountable
- Drink atleast 8 glasses of water a day = approx 1 glass every waking hour
- Eat only 3 bad meals a week
- no eating any carbs at night
- report weight every monday to the blog. I would like to weigh in every 2 weeks if possible.. i get really discouraged when im doing good and the scale dosent go down.
- I'm going to cut down my diet coke to 4 times a week

Thoughts? any other commitments that you want to make? Lets blog it, so we keep each other accountbale

Baby steps

Down .4 lbs this morning. According to the Wii, I have 9.7 more lbs to go to reach my goal by the conference. If baby steps will get me there, baby steps I'm happy to take.

Breakfast: Eggs & bacon
Lunch: Tuna melt
Snack: Greek yogurt (What's the difference between Greek yogurt and the regular kind?)
Snack: Cashews
Dinner: Eggs with kimchee
Snack: Dry roasted peanuts
Snack: Cashews

1 hour 35 minutes total exercise today. 15 minutes swimming. 80 minutes on the treadmill. Aerobic steps 9,068. Total steps 11,100.

Yogi - I need some serious scolding and need to get committed

Friday
breakfast - thin 100 calorie bagels. one with 60 cal creme chese the othe rwith peanut butter
lunch - cant remember
dinner - lots of vodka, club and lime juice. chips with dip sauce and mcdonlads burger after a drunken night. - went out with some friends.. they had friends who we have met before but never really hit it off with.. well this time we did.. it was soo much fun..

saturday
breakfast, lunch and dinner = went to this amazing arabic restaurant..had pita with hummus, babaganoush, rice with chicken.. amazing amazing food.. ate alot
then went to play poke with family - 2 chicken wings.. a hand ful of tortilal chips with salsa

sunday -ate like a pig.. home alone.. everytime im home alone, i eat like a big
left overs from arabic restaurant
pita that i bough at the store with vegtable thing that you marinate in a pink sauce with the best lebnah yogurt.. all this was bad..but not horrible thing i ate ice creame.. and then went over to my brothers and had the best peas and rice and oh i did not hit the gym

monday
stayed at my brothers since andres is travelling for the week
breakfst, lunch and snack - beans and rice and one slice of pizza
went running and it felt great
dinner - made raita (yogurt) and had some chicken with chick peas - delicious
back to being a good girl

Ladies i want to loose 8 lbs by end of august and give you free reign to scold me when you see me fall of the wagon

Zero... again

Okay, so getting back to my starting point again is a good place to be at the beginning of a new week. It would sure be nice if I could stop going up and down within the same 8 lbs.

Breakfast: One slice sprouted grain toast with peanut butter and Marmite
Snack: Cashews
Lunch: Salad with salmon
Snack: Greek yogurt
Dinner: Kimchi omelette
Snack: Greek yogurt

2 hours total exercise. 1 hour Barbie's workout. 1 hour on the treadmill. Pedometer was on sideways, so I have no step count today. My hips ache. Worked hard!

Weekend

I didn't keep close track of what I was doing over the weekend, but I'm down 1.1 lbs since Friday, bringing me back to .2 lbs under my starting point, again. I didn't get any exercise at all on Saturday, and spent an hour total on the bike yesterday. I didn't eat anything I shouldn't have, but I did eat a bit more than I should have.

TGIF!!!

I feel so mentally tired. I'm very happy it's Friday! Down .2 lbs. Still above my starting point. I'll get there eventually, but this is sure slow going! And while .2 lbs isn't very much, that loss means weighing less every morning after eating Thai lettuce wraps remains 100% true. :)

I did the Tortoise workout this morning. While the Hare is faster moves with lighter weights, the Tortoise is slower moves with heavier weights. Haven't done this workout since the last time I used my VHS version, about 7 or 8 years ago. It was tough!

Reading Kate's comments about how many books she's read so far this year, (WOW!), and thinking about packing my stuff, has made me start to consider purging some of my books, again. I've been spending a lot of time reading subtitles, so haven't been adding to my book collection. Still have a ton of books, though. I was really ruthless before moving here from California, and I regretted getting rid of as many books as I did. This time, I'll hang on to my favorite science fiction hard covers. I'm beginning to think having electronic versions of everything I want might be the way to go, and I can reduce a lot of the STUFF I have. On the other hand, I like the aesthetic appeal of real hard cover books on the shelves in my library. An electronic book is never going to have the same appeal as a gold-embossed leather-bound edition. Can't make up my mind about anything these days. Not about books, nor even about where I want to live. I'd really like it if someone would move Key West to the mainland and make it affordable, though.

Started a dream diary. After a week of writing down my dreams, (in a very lovely iPad app), I've come to the conclusion that I'm just plain weird. Last night I tried to pay for some little thing with a Canadian $5 bill. The lady behind the counter looked at me as if to say, "What am I supposed to do with that?" Then she showed me she couldn't even change it because all she had was a $330 bill. I've really got to start having more interesting dreams! Or maybe a more interesting life to inspire more interesting dreams.

Breakfast: Omelette with peppers and onions. Fresh carrot/cucumber/peppers/garlic juice.
Lunch: Salad with bacon
Snack: Greek yogurt
Snack: Cashews
Snack: One row organic dark chocolate with ginger
Dinner: Omelette with kimchi

2 hours 12 minutes total exercise today. 1 hour Tortoise workout. 1 hour 12 minutes on the treadmill. 7,905 aerobic steps. 9,604 total steps.

I need some sun. Maybe a little vitamin D will make me feel better.

yogi - thursday

scrambled egg with 2 slices of whole wheat toast. eggs had bit of 2% cheese
ate one toast with egg and the other with scrapped peanut butter and jam
lunch - brown rice with spinach and potaotoe
diet coke
1 laughing cow ice creme
snack - 1 2% cheese and small bag of nuts
prob with working from home is I always want to eat everything in sight
went spinning yesterday and almost died because my muscles were sore from spinning yesterday. I had to go because i will prob be out till 5am which means ill be sleeping all day tomorrow :) recovering..
dinner - 1/2 portion of baja salad from wendys

yogi - wed

soo.. yesterday was a much better day for me.. E was not in the office ..thank you God.. and i got alot done for work.

breakfast - bagel thins with cream cheese
falafel whole wheat pita with vegis, feta cheese and avocado.. the avocado in mediterian sandwitch.. would not recommend it.. bag of dorritos and diet coke
went spinning with a friend... so i have this couple friend.. ive known them for a few years.. and the past few years i knew the guy had a mini crush on me(we got drunk one time and he got a little too close).. so lately ive been noticing his girl has been mad curshing on andres.. i think she asked me about andres around 15 times in the past day and a half.. oh so andres is in stuart, what time is he leaving, what time is he back home, what is he doing next week, what time do you think he will want to meet us on friday.. she went with me to spinning yesterday and they were playing a song that andres normally likes.. its not his favorite.. just one that he likes.. it didnt even register with me and shes like oooh andres likes this song..
i wish she would stop asking me about andres every 2 minutes...its flattering but annoying at the same time.

dinner - talapia with salad.. my new favorite dish is talapia.. i can't have enough and i love that its healthy..

Getting close to zero... again!

Down .9 lbs. I'm going up and down but don't seem to be making much actual headway. Obviously, I can't even have one bad day, or I ruin any progress I've made. I have actually noticed a slight change in the shape of my legs, though. Not enough that anyone else would notice, but it's a good thing. :)

I'm feeling so demotivated at work. So much to do, I don't know what to do next. I feel like I'm standing in place, spinning in circles. Not feeling very efficient like this. Having all these strangers wandering through my house every day is distracting, too, and it's making it difficult to concentrate.

Breakfast: 2 eggs. Fresh carrot/squash/celery vegetable juice.
Snack: Kimchi. (This spicy kimchi is SOOOO much better than the mild stuff! Unfortunately, that was all that was available last time - it was so bland. This is good!)
Lunch: Salad with salmon
Snack: Dry roasted peanuts
Dinner: Spicy Thai lettuce wraps
Snack: 1 Frito (given to me by the little girl sitting next to me in the bleachers.) 2 bites bratwurst with sauerkraut

Total exercise 1 hour 40 minutes. 1 hour 3 minutes swimming. 37 minutes treadmill. Total steps 9,103. Aerobic steps 4,217.

Zero +2

Argh! No more cookies for me! My weight is up more again this morning, not surprisingly, and I'm now 2 lbs above my starting point again. :( Started the day well, though, by doing One of the aerobic weight training workout. "You should be feeling failure right about now." Yeah, no kidding! God, that's tough, especially first thing in the morning. Nearly didn't make it past the very first plies right after the warm up. Always so happy to get to abs work--means it's nearly over. Felt great when I was done! My new copy of The Tortoise arrived today, so I'll do that one next time. All the packaging on those old Firm fitness videos used to say "Visible results guaranteed in 10 workouts". We'll see. I've just done 3 since last week.

Breakfast: One slice sprouted grain toast with natural peanut butter and Marmite. This bread is pretty good, but Bible bread is better.
Lunch: Salad with chicken
Organic jasmine green tea
Snack: Cottage cheese with grape tomatoes
Dinner: 5 shu mai with chili bean paste and baked sweet potato fries with sone ground mustard
Snack: Cashews

1 hour 51 minutes total exercise. 1 hour Barbie's workout. 51 minutes treadmill. 8,915 total steps. 5,584 aerobic steps.

Given how stressed I've been feeling, I'm extra proud of myself foe not having any sugar. Stress was part of the reason I chowed down on so many of Suzanne's cookies yesterday. They were also just plain yummy!

yogi - tuesday

1 cup cereal
1 chopped salad with 2 of those tiny buns
diet coke
did not end up spinning because of the horrid day I had at work
1 glass of wine
chicken with breadcrumbs and mushroom. also had green beans and side of salad.
1 diet coke

going spinning today! have to

Slowing down

Not too strenuous today. Total 5,097 steps. Made sure to drink LOTS of water!

Breakfast: One slice sprouted grain bread with natural peanut butter and Marmite
Snack: Marinated artichoke hearts and dill pickle
Lunch: Salad with chicken
Snack: 3 of Suzanne's home made cookies. Yummy!
Snack: Another cookie (Bad girl!)
Ginger tea
Dinner: Grilled halibut and baked sweet potato strings.
Snack: 2 cookies.
Late snack: One row organic dark chocolate with ginger

Francis better hide that bag of cookies. I deserve to gain weight today! No sugar for me tomorrow!

Going up?

I gained 1.3 lbs! How? I didn't consume enough calories. And after two hours of cycling yesterday, it shouldn't have been possible. Urgh! This is why the experts tell you not to weigh yourself every day. :( Bleh! Maybe I didn't drink enough water yesterday and it's water weight. Today I'll make sure to drink plenty!

Hmmm. Maybe that's why I dreamt about swimming in deep water and big waves...

Think I'm going to take a rest day today. I've been working out very hard recently, so perhaps giving my body a bit of a break isn't too bad of an idea.

Yogi - friday though sunday

Friday
egg with 2 pieces of whol wheat toast
one fiber one bar
oone glass of vodka, club and lime juice
1 slice of pizza and a garlic roll
1 shot of tequila

we went to a GT party.. it was soo much fun.. one of the guys bought their guitar.. so we listedn to him play and his best friend sing.. it was soo much fun

The weekend was nutso
woke up at 8.. was at the beach to suprise one of my best gfs for her bachelorette party weekend by 10.. rented cabanas.. spent the whole day in the beach.. had sunscreen on.. went to lie in hammocks for 20 mins and ended up burning the skin on my shoulder.. it was hot as hell.. feeling the pain now..

saturday
Fiber one bar for breakfast
2 tequila shots, 1 vodka, lime and club soda, 1/2 glass coco loco
veggi burger with fries for lunch
went to solitos for dinner and had their gnocchi
the night is a blur.. but i thikn i had 3 glasses vodkas and clubs, 4 shots.. ( i dont remember which ones).. and thats all i remember.. i know i had more to drink.. pizza before going to bed to cure hangover which didnt work

sunday
wendys spicy chicken sandwhich with fries
slept ALL day
woke up and had chinesse
slept like a baby and have finally recovered

monday
fiber one bar breakfast
pita pitt falafel sandwitch for lunch
diet coke
ceaser sald with 1 1/2 glasses of wine

Level ground

No change in weight today. I might not have seen much change in the scale, but I feel better for the tough workouts lately (stomach bug excluded).

Breakfast: One slice sprouted grain toast with natural peanut butter and Marmite
Lunch: Kimchi omelette and Clamato juice
Snack: Dry roasted peanuts
Dinner: Salmon with mushrooms, peppers and onions
Snack: Greek yogurt
Snack: One row organic dark chocolate with ginger
Ginger tea

Felt really bloated after dinner.
Not drinking any more Clamato juice! What I thought was a healthy vegetable beverage is full of high fructose corn syrup and MSG!

2 hours 4 minutes total on bike.

An oldie but a goodie

Down .2 lbs again today. I didn't intend to skip breakfast, but by the time I'd finished doing things, it was already noon. Did another aerobic weight training video from The Firm. Tracie Long was our other favorite instructor, and while it's not quite as tough as Barbie's workout, I still look like a freckle-faced strawberry by the time I'm done. This workout makes it very apparent that my left leg is stronger than my right. The Hare is a cross-training video designed to alternate with The Tortoise, which I rebought in DVD format today. These workouts might be old, but they're still very good.

Lunch: Salad with chicken
Snack: 3 sesame rice balls
Ginger tea
Snack: Cashews
Dinner: Grilled steak and veggies
Snack: Dry roasted peanuts

1 hour 45 minutes total exercise time. 1 hour aerobic weight-training: The Hare. 15 minutes treadmill. 30 minutes swimming. Aerobic steps: 1,722. Total steps: 4,874.

I need a hot-tub!

After aerobic weight training yesterday, and yoga the day before, every muscle in my body aches! Up .2 lbs today. Better be some muscle gain! This stomach bug, or whatever I have, is certainly being tenacious. I feel worse today than I did yesterday. Mornings seem to be fine, but I feel sick after noon. Going to take it pretty easy today. Drink plenty of water, eat gentle food, rest, and no more than 15 minutes at a time on the treadmill. Nothing more strenuous than that.

Breakfast: Eggs with back bacon
Lunch: Salad with salmon
Snack: 3 sesame rice balls
Snack: 1 row organic dark chocolate with ginger (hoping the ginger will help my stomach)
Ginger tea
Dinner: Creamy squash and vegetable soup
Snack: Cashews/dry roasted peanuts
Ginger tea

1 hour 4 minutes total on the treadmill. Aerobic steps: 7,068. Total steps: 10,724.

Saved by zero!

Woohoo! I'm at zero! I've now relost the weight I had regained, and I'm ready to start counting weight-loss again! I'm now down 50 lbs from where I started. My official goal now is to lose 10 lbs by the M&S conference. (My real goal is 15, but I'm trying to be realistic. Not impossible, but 10 will be difficult enough as it is.)

I got up early this morning so I could do The Firm Body Sculpting Basics video before work. It's from the 80s, but it's still one of the very best workouts I've ever done. When I used to do this workout with my friend back in Vancouver we called it Barbie's workout. Susan Harris looks like a Barbie doll but she's still our favorite instructor. I always feel a real sense of accomplishment whenever I get through it! I feel good. Well, partially good. Still have tummy troubles today, but at least I'm hungry.

Breakfast: Kimchi omelette
Organic jasmine green tea
Lunch: One slice of sprouted grain toast with natural peanut butter and Marmite.
Snack: Cashews
Snack: Marinated artichoke hearts
Dinner: Curried vegetables with sausage
Snack: Yogurt

1 hour 46 minutes total exercise today. 1 hour aerobic weight-training. 46 minutes on treadmill. Aerobic steps: 4,894. Total steps: 6,692.

marina... i gotta say 2 hrs on treadmill..god dang!

Yogi - thursday

Ok so ive been writing this whole week under starting over post.. but will start a new post day to day from now onward..

So i have to say GO MARINA!!!! so proud of you loosing all this weight..Ive decided im not weighing myself for a few weeks so that I' m not disappointed :)..

Kate - umm weird that hes so eager for jacksonville.. just get that second free meal and some practice.. work it girl!

Breakfast - half cup cereal
snack - diet coke and banana
lunch - lays baked chips with half veggie patty subs 6 inch with avocado and veggies
fiber - fiber one bar
went spinning again.. ok so I think my spinning instructor has a crush on me.. this is going to sound racist, but black guys really like indian girls.. and hes been eyeing me.. today he went out of his way to tell me to made sure i came back after 2 weeks (hes gong on vaca for 2 weeks, which totally sucks cuz hes an amazing instructor)
Dinner - zuchhini, chard and chiken dish i made during weekend

Shaking all over

Down 2 more lbs this morning! Only 1.8 lbs to go to reach my starting point.

Breakfast: Eggs and bacon
Lunch: Salad with fish
Dinner: Grilled veggies and salmon with creamy key lime mustard

Not feeling that well today. It's easy not to over eat when you don't feel like eating at all. :\

1 hour 15 minutes total exercise today. Half hour swimming. 45 minutes Bikram yoga postures (one set each). Steps: 2,701.

I've been trying to reestablish my yoga practice ever since I broke both my arms three years ago. I finally got through a whole session! OMG, I thought I was going to die! Had to keep taking rest breaks, my heart was racing so fast. Whole body is tired. Arms and legs are all shaky. Salabhasana was painful where I broke my arms, but I suspect practice will help with that. Could not do Supta-vajrasana, which wasn't much of a surprise. I could still do Ustrasana. Yay for me! Didn't do it well and couldn't hold it very long, but I could do it. :)

Planning on an early night. So tired and drained.

No pain = no pain!

Down 1.5 lbs today. For the first time in months, my achilles tendon didn't hurt when I was walking yesterday. It felt tight and was slightly tender last night after all the walking yesterday, but it didn't hurt. Still feels a bit tight but doesn't hurt even after more walking today. Maybe it's FINALLY healing! I'm going to keep the incline to 0 and not go faster than 3 for awhile to make sure I don't re-injure it.

Breakfast: Two small crusts of sprouted grain bread with natural peanut butter and Marmite
Lunch: Salad with Andouille cajun style sausage
Organic jasmine green tea
Snack: Dill pickle
Dinner: Chicken omelet

2 hours, 16 minutes on the treadmill. Aerobic steps: 15,583. Total steps: 18,052

I'm so proud of myself for resisting the cranberry orange scone that has been sitting on top of the fridge most of the day. Now, it's gone. Thank you, Francis, for finally eating it!

Ladies, please can you respond to this post.

I have a question.. we blog what we eat.. but should we motivate each other, give each other ideas or call each other out when we are not being comitted? How , when, any ideas?

Yogi - Starting over

With Travel, the retreat and July 4th weekend, the last few weeks have not been good to my waistline. I've done well with my workouts but have been eating like I'm going to be hibernating the next few months.. Each meal ended up being a cheat meal. But with a new attitude comes a new resolve. I'm going to continue to workout like i have been but will focus more on my eating habits. I think its 80% of the weight loss. So I'm starting my weeks with Sundays. This week I have been great :)

Sunday - Fiber one bar for breakfast, had a turkey and chicken sandwhich with 100 calorie pack snack for lunch and one diet coke. Also this is the 6th week of my couch to 5k. So i did the 8 min run, 3 min walk, 5 min run and 3 min walk for a total of 45 mins. I also cooked for the whole week - Gazpacho, sweet potatoes with onion, zuchini and chard asian stir fry and spinach and potatoes.

Monday - 2 diet cokes, talapia with spinach and some mashed potatoes, fiber one bar and very little peanut butter and scrapped jam on whole wheat bread for breakfast.
Dinner - 1/2 cup of gazpacho

Tuesday - went spinning.. love that class. intense, leave sweating like crazy every time.. - Breakfast - oatmeal with blueberries, tea, brown rice with the spinach and potatoes i cooked during weekend, fiber one bar, diet coke,
dinner - zuchinni, chard and chicken dish i made during weekend

Wednesday - Ive decided that I will not work out on mondays or wednesdays becuase I dont want to be too sore to miss any of the spin classes.
breakfast - egg with whole wheat bread (2 slices)
snack - 100 calorie pack and diet coke
lunch - brown rice with spinach and potatoe and diet coke
snack - 100 calorie laughing cow ice cream with one stick of 2% cheese
dinner - went to dinner with the hubs.. had talapia.. 1/2 potatoe.. 1 glass of wine

Treadmill day

Why is it I'm always hungrier at night that I am during the day? I'd rather be hungrier at breakfast than after dinner. It's so much harder to be good in the evening.

Down .2 lbs this morning. It's only a small amount, but at least it's in the right direction.

Breakfast: Eggs and back bacon
Snack: Artichoke hearts and dill pickles
Lunch: Clamato juice, 3 sesame rice balls, yogurt
Snack: Grape tomatoes and cottage cheese
Snack: Hearts of palm
Dinner: Garlic feta kale with chicken
Snack: Yogurt

Spent 1 hour 46 minutes total on the treadmill. While I was walking I added some arm exercises with 1 and 5 lb dumbbells. 12,187 aerobic steps. 14,348 total steps. K-pop is so good to keep me moving when I'm not going anywhere! Also helps keep me upbeat when things get frustrating and stressful. Chocolate is still more satisfying, but burning calories is better than consuming them.

New week, new motivation

Set a timer to go off every 30 minutes to remind me to drink more water. Did very well with getting a lot of veggies, today!

Breakfast: Salmon with eggs
Snack: Dill pickle and artichoke hearts
Lunch: Salad with chicken
Snack: Kimchi
Snack: Dry roasted peanuts
Dinner: Pinto beans, ground beef and feta with onions and artichoke hearts
Snack: Organic Greek yoghurt

Two hours total on the bike. 2,638 total steps.

Weekend

Up 2.3 lbs from Friday. Bleh. Didn't drink enough water and didn't get any exercise. I ate reasonably well, but not as well as I could have. My Monday will be much better than my Saturday and Sunday.

Closer to zero...

I'm SO glad it's Friday! It's been a very frustrating work week!

Well, now that all the excess water is gone, I'm not losing several lbs in one day any more. Today I'm down .4 lbs. I'm very happy with that. I have 3.3 lbs that I regained to relose before I start counting it as weight loss again. At least I'm moving in the right direction again!

Breakfast: Eggs & bacon
Snack: The very last Nanaimo bar. (Not making any more!)
Lunch: Salad with chicken and organic greek yoghurt
Snacks: Cashews, cottage cheese, Laughing Cow wedge (I was so hungry this afternoon!)
Dinner: Veggies with feta and ground beef.
Snack: Yoghurt, Dill Pickle Potato Chips, dry roasted peanuts

So, I wasn't very good today. I could have been worse, but I also could have been a lot better.

1 hour total on the bike, and 5,289 steps.

Getting close to the starting point

Okay, down another 4.4 lbs this morning! Yay! Wish I could always lose weight this fast. I'd reach my goal in no time! I have nearly 4 more lbs to go before I can start counting weight loss again. Got up too late to get in any exercise before work. Didn't sleep much last night—body felt like lead this morning and it was hard getting up.

Breakfast: Eggs with back bacon.
Snack: Grape tomatoes and cottage cheese.
Lunch: Salad with chicken.
Snack: Organic Greek yoghurt.
Dinner: Avocado, artichokes and tomatoes with soba noodles (Don't think I'll have this again. Feel bloated and I'm still hungry.)
Snack: 1/4 cup dry roasted peanuts

Got the battery replaced in my Omron pedometer. The little PwC pedometer is really cute, but it's not as accurate as my Omron. Spent total of 1 hour and 52 minutes on the treadmill. 12,056 aerobic steps; 14,409 total steps.

welcome marina

Marina,

Welcome to the exclusive blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we are excited about you joining our group and acheiving our weight loss goals together

Yogi - Tuesday july 5th

breakfast - bagel things (100 calories) with low fat cream cheese
lunch - talapia with 1/2 cup of rice and beans
snack - laughing cow ice creme sandwitch
went spinning for an hour
salad with chicken for dinner

No sugar tonight...

... or during the day, either. Well, I knew I'd be up all night if I drank all that water! It's good for me, though. Drank lots today, too. Hope I get more sleep tonight. Okay, I'm feeling a little better since the scale says 3.7 lbs lighter than yesterday. Had scrambled eggs with mushrooms, zucchini and onions for breakfast, along with a glass of Clamato juice. (The juice is fine on it's own, but it's even better in a Caesar.) Half hour swimming before work. Lunch was salad with salmon. Frantic rush day today, but just had enough time to squeeze in another half hour in the pool for a late lunch between sending off my PDFs and the presentation meeting at 3:30. Handful of dry-roasted peanuts for morning and afternoon snack. Worked fairly late so also had some cottage cheese and a wedge of Flying Cow garlic cheese. Curried chicken with eggs and veggies for dinner. Pedometer says 6,054 steps. Total of 45 minutes on the treadmill, plus swimming is a total of 1:45 minutes of exercise today.

Back on track

Hi, everyone. Well, I got the shock of my life when I stepped on the scale this morning and discovered I'd gained 8 lbs in the past week! Let me tell you, I'm motivated! Started the day with a half hour swim. No more sugar, no more salty snacks, no more drinking!
*Update*. Got in 2 hours total exercise today--1:30 total on the bike and :30 swimming. Breakfast was veggies and lean ground beef with a glass of Clamato juice, lunch was a salad with salmon, and dinner was more veggies and ground beef. Had a handful of dry-roasted peanuts as snacks in the morning and afternoon, and ate the last two Peak Freans cookies I ordered for Canada Day. Now that they're all gone there are no more cookies in the house. Drank a ton of water--I'll probably be up all night, now Feeling really sleepy.