I got a much better night of sleep last night and am feeling pretty refreshed today. Eating was on track and exercise was 100 crunches. Not much, but a start. Today I will shoot for a cardio class or maybe a fuller lower body toning class.
Yesterday's food:
egg with cheddar on 1 slice whole grain toast
salad topped with chicken, pumpkin seeds and red wine vin
banana
pasta with homemade sauce and chicken sausage, broccoli, 2 glasses red wine
handful of bbq soy cakes
I hope it's a good one for all!
Progress as of today - 27.4 lbs lost so far, only 7.6 lbs to go!
I got in another good day yesterday. Exercise was walking around the city to get my errands done, as well as hefting a car full of huge bags of mulch and spreading some of it.
Eats:
chocolate-zucchini muffin
light caesar salad with spicy chicken, skipped the croutons (got the wrong order but it was good and still healthy)
baked chicken in light veggie sauce, 1/3 sweet potato, green beans
Kashi cereal with dark chocolate chips and 1% milk
Unfortunately I got a lousy night of sleep last night thanks to severe thunderstorms. At least we got some much needed rain though. Today's plan will be to get some rest and I'm going to shoot for short core/abs class.
Progress as of today - 27.4 lbs lost so far, only 7.6 lbs to go!
I did well yesterday. Now I have to get a full week in of doing well!
Foods:
chocolate-zucchini muffin
salad topped with tuna, raw pumpkin seeds and red wine vin
banana
2-egg omelette filled with veggies and some crumbled bleu cheese, can Amy's tomato soup
Exercise was cleaning the garage and starting to organize things in our basement, plus taking care of a sick kid and the normal chores.
Today I have to travel. I will pack healthy snacks and will aim to get a good long walk in for my exercise.
Progress as of today - 27.4 lbs lost so far, only 7.6 lbs to go!
I've been away from the DD much longer than intended! What was supposed to be a few weeks of apartment remodeling turned into nearly 2 months. This was the first time since my boys were born that we really put time and money into the rental house, both inside and out. I've worked there every weekend with the exception of Mother's Day, and I've also been going down one weekday per week too. I finished up this past Saturday and the apartment is finally listed and we'll be showing it this week!
I've been trying my best on the eating front, but it hasn't been easy with the schedule I've been keeping. The last couple of weeks I did really well, but before that I was relying on takeout food for our weekends away and was just completely knocked off schedule with dividing time between 2 houses. And trying to keep up on my freelance work, the boys' school schedules and swim classes, etc. Exercise has been great - built in labor cleaning and painting at least 2 days a week, and then gardening, cleaning and doing chores at the house we live in on the other days. HOWEVER, I'm feeling really lopsided at the moment. My upper body and particularly shoulders and biceps is solid, but a lack of situps and core work has caused my lower body to suffer and it feels doughy.
Weigh in will be Friday. I was up several pounds from posted weight when I checked in last week and it wasn't surprising. Summer is around the corner and we'll be opening our pool soon, so now is the time to turn things around and get back on track. This week I will focus on regular, healthy meals and some lower body toning. I'm looking forward to catching up with you all!
Progress as of today - 27.4 lbs lost so far, only 7.6 lbs to go!
I just wanted to say thanks for the check ins - I'm still around and doing fine! Life has been extremely busy and I've had to stay sort of hyper focused to stay on top of everything and get things done. In good news I'm feeling healthy and strong and my weight is holding steady. I've been mindful about what I'm eating although I'm not logging foods right now and I'm getting plenty of exercise with all the projects I've been tackling.
I've been doing a lot of manual labor at our other house - painting, cleaning, patching walls, and trying to garden at this house when time allows. I spent several hours painting stairs yesterday and today I feel like I did major squats (which I did) so I know I'm getting a decent workout with all these tasks. We took the boys there and spent the night last weekend and I painted, and we're spending 2 nights there this weekend to coincide with the end of their school vacation. I'm hoping we will wrap up the majority of our projects by Monday when we leave.
I will definitely be back here posting regularly once things calm down again. Right now we have a task list to get through to get our vacant apartment rented and that's the top priority. I'm hoping in a couple of more weeks we will get the darn thing rented so I can focus on my own house again! I'm also hoping my weight will shift downward with all this exercise but I will be happy to just maintain through this time.
I hope you all are doing well!
Progress as of today - 27.4 lbs lost so far, only 7.6 lbs to go!
I completely blew it on eating yesterday. It was a hectic day that started out with some stress - younger son wasn't feeling well and older son was sent home from school with suspected pink eye. They both went to the doctor and were both fine by yesterday afternoon, no pink eye! Then it was nonstop working and running around for me all day, while coughing quite a bit. I made it through the morning on a Lara bar, then ended up stopping for fast food for lunch. I haven't done that in ages and it wasn't the right choice, but I ate on the run. Then I stayed late and brought home pizza for dinner.
I had trouble falling asleep last night due to being wound up and coughing, so I'm pretty tired today. We have my younger son's kindergarten orientation later this morning and then this afternoon I may have something resembling a "regular" day with just my freelance work. And hopefully some rest.
Today's food choices will be better, and the next few days will be spent resting and getting well!
Progress as of today - 27.4 lbs lost so far, only 7.6 lbs to go!
On track with eating yesterday and it was another active day. I had to scrub down the inside shelves and bins from the rental fridge as well as top of the stove grates (I brought them home to let them have a good soak and I worked on them throughout the day). Then I loaded all that up as well as a load of bricks for the front yard of the other house. I also pulled out the boys' ATVs and a few outside toys from storage since our temps here have been really warm! So no formal exercise, but a very busy day for me.
Today I'll be heading down to the rentals for lots of cleaning and other projects. I'm bringing plenty of water and snacks and will hopefully get the heart healthy salad for lunch from the place I can walk to.
Eats yesterday:
oatmeal flakes topped with banana and fat-free milk
bowl spicy potato soup
Lara bar , part of a chocolate-zucchini muffin
Quorn patty with cheddar, some homemade mac and cheese, beets and swiss chard
small slice of homemade pizza
I had a really active weekend with lots of walking, cleaning and carrying things. One of our apartments is now officially vacant so we went down there Saturday to clean and make repairs. The place is in pretty bad shape and after several hours of cleaning it still needs a lot of work, so that's going to be an ongoing project over the next few weeks. Yesterday was also hubby's birthday an so we went out to dinner Saturday night and saw some live music.
Food highlights include elk chili nachos and a lump crab quesadilla (I only ate half) plus margaritas. Then yesterday the family celebrated and we had the awesome 6-layer cake I made. At least I got in lots of activity with all that eating.
Today it's back to the grind and I'm going to make it a veggie day too. I hope everyone has a great week!
Progress as of today - 27.4 lbs lost so far, only 7.6 lbs to go!
I've been a little frustrated the last couple of days about all my illnesses and not being able to exercise. But I know that I'm still in recovery mode and I just have to do a little at a time and slowly rebuild my strength. I WILL eventually get back to my old level of activity, it's just going to take some time.
I weighed in this morning and I'm exactly at posted weight, and I'm grateful for that. At least I've been able to maintain through all this and I think I've been pretty careful with my food choices. Once I can get active again consistently the scale will move for me.
Yesterday's eats:
chocolate-zucchini muffin
Amy's thai coconut soup
turkey burger, corn on the cob, baked potato
some crackers
Wednesday:
egg, ham and cheese on Ezekiel english muffin
cup tomato soup
baked breaded chicken breast, beets
2 pineapple/Lifewater margaritas
some Ezekiel toast sticks and hummus
Yesterday went pretty well with eating. We had playgroup in the morning and I grazed successfully to make a somewhat healthy brunch. Then I caught up on work and many loads of laundry in the afternoon.
Unfortunately I had an interrupted night of sleep with some aches and pains. I think I've caught a cold from the boys, at least I'm hoping that's all it is. I had wanted to get an exercise class in today, but I also need to clean the house and I think that will be more than enough of a workout for me. I need to remind myself to go slow with rebuilding my strength, especially since I have a busy weekend planned working at the rental property. Still aiming for yoga Thursday so I have to save my strength for that too!
Yesterday's eats:
playgroup brunch: small piece quiche, some homemade wild game dip with multigrain crackers, homemade cranberry bread
Lara bar
fat-free Greek yogurt
vegan eggplant cannelloni
carrot sticks and hummus
Progress as of today - 27.4 lbs lost so far, only 7.6 lbs to go!
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Sleep is definitely so important! Are you looking for a lower body challenge? you should definitely check out the squat challenge... just google it. Over 30 days you start with 50 squats and work your way up to 250... I really recommend it and can tell a difference in my legs.
Puddles on 05/23/2013:
have a great day.
grannyannie on 05/23/2013:
Good sleep helps a LOT! Have a great day.
nenak on 05/23/2013:
A good night sleep sets you up for the day
OhioRaven on 05/23/2013:
Have a Great Day, Ump.
legcramps on 05/23/2013:
Have a great day.
biscottibody59 on 05/23/2013:
Looks good--hope your day is going well!
biscottibody59 on 05/23/2013:
BTW, what are BBQ soy cakes? Your own recipe?
V on 05/23/2013:
100 crunches sounds good to me! So what class is on tap today? Shakeology? Lower 20? Anyhoo a good night's sleep makes life so much easier to get through, happy to hear you are well rested <3
I ended up doing Shakeology 30 with my 4-pound weights. And I'm not as weak as I thought - the home repairs have kept me at least in OK shape ;)
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