Good morning!
I hope you all had a great weekend - I sure did. It's a cloudy and dark morning around this part of the country - I hope you are having better luck wherever you live! I hope to dispell this funky mood by going to yoga this morning - it always works for me. I asked Hubby to bring an extra box of chocolates from Switzerland so I can give it to my yoga teacher as a belated Valentine's day gift, so I know she'll be delighted!
Have a great day everyone!
Progress as of today - 13 lbs lost so far, only 34 lbs to go!
Good morning!
Yesterday was a super day: yoga in the morning and cardio and weights in the evening. I've been eating on demand only when I feel like it and only what I want to do eat: I hardly had any lunch but ate well in the evening. I didn't overdo (in fact, calories were very low) and ate very healthy foods: oatmeal and flax, bell peppers, zuchinni, brocoli, blueberries, almonds, yogurt. Going to yoga has the added benefit of doing my practice with a whole bunch of super fit ladies who look awesome, which is an incredible incentive for me to become like one them!
Today I have plans of taking daughter to the ballet shop where she needs to buy pointe shoes for her Friday ballet classes. She is so happy that she is going on pointe, but I have to say I have my doubts... I fear that they are going to be bad for the health of her feet. I know it's unfounded but I can't help it.
Hubby is coming back from his 2-week trip to Geneva. I know he'll bring back chocolates (Swiss chocolates are the best in the world, I assure you) and I have to watch myself I only have one (or two?) truffle a day.
Have a great weekend!
Progress as of today - 13 lbs lost so far, only 34 lbs to go!
The tagline is, "The Swiss is better than the Dutch."
You're really getting into the yoga--good going!
Good morning!
I almost gave up going to the gym last night, after I dropped off daughter at the library, but went anyway just because it was the convenient thing to do. I wasn't very inspired, but ended up doing the eliptical for 40 min and 20 min of weights and 20 min walk. I need to schedule a trainer for me, to get some more incentive! I just saw this amazingly handsome trainer at the gym last night and will try to get him to show me how to use the exercise equipment. Anyway, I saw my yoga teacher at the gym (she has a 10am class which I attend and another at 7pm) and as she dislikes walking the treadmill, we went out for a walk around in the neighborhood, in the warm winter evening - it feels like spring in this part of the country!
No specific plans for today, except that I have to clean the house which has been neglected for a while. I have a pretty neat house, but the dust needs to be cleaned. I like a clean house (of course!) but I hate cleaning it, the noise of the vacuum cleaner really bothers me...
I hope you are having a good day!
UPDATE: I did go to yoga this morning and felt so good about it! I was surprised to see the studio full! Usually it's about 6 of us, but today we were 19!!! Anyway, it just made it more fun and intense. I feel good about myself being able to hold poses a bit longer than before and for being able to do them more correctly, putting a lot of energy into them. I came back home and decided to prune overgrown hedges in my backyard - I did it all manually, with hand shears, so I burned a lot of calories there. yay! I have a feeling that this is not the right time of the year to prune bushes but that's alright. If the plants die on me, I'll get new ones.
Progress as of today - 13 lbs lost so far, only 34 lbs to go!
Good morning!
I forced myself to go to yoga, yesterday, and I was so glad I went. I came back home renewed, refreshed! I did not go to the gym, though, which is good. My poor muscles need a rest!
Eating was good and moderate, I'm happy to report. Also, I think I've had perfect score for the weekly challenge so far. Who is doing it with me? Which reminds me of the fact that I was having doubts about whether or not I was turning into a "wino" because I was drinking wine almost every evening with dinner. I haven't had wine ever since hubby left for his business trip almost 2 weeks ago and haven't missed it at all. (I've missed hubby, though, haha) I don't even think about opening a bottle even though they are right there in front of me on the wine rack. So, I think I can rest assured I am not addicted. I just enjoy wine, period!
UPDATE: I just came back from yoga and feel wonderful! I will work for a few hours and later I shall go to the gym, after I drop off daughter at the local public library where she volunteers for 2 hours this evening. The gym is just across the street from the library, so that'll work out just perfectly. I plan to do cardio and weights this evening. I hope everyone is doing well!
Progress as of today - 13 lbs lost so far, only 34 lbs to go!
Have a great day.
Good morning!
I copied/pasted the cod recipe from yesterday below, if you'd like to try....
I had a pretty good day, yesterday, with food and exercise: yoga in the morning and cardio in the evening. For breakfast, I had my usual oatmeal with flax and a banana. For lunch, I made my own sesame dressing for my salad, and was pretty happy with the taste, better than the store bought ones. I steamed a bunch of this brocoli looking thing (lots of green leaves, small brocoli like heads) and put the sesame dressing on when the veggies were cool - yum! For dinner, I made grilled salmon and ate it with steamed green beans and wholefood's dragon sushi (avocado and grilled eel). Yogurt for dessert with lots of fresh blueberries.
I hope everyone is having a good morning/day!
Progress as of today - 13 lbs lost so far, only 34 lbs to go!
I see you have a new posted weight. Congratulations on the pound being gone!
Good morning!
I am loving the oatmeal with flax for breakfast. BTW, you can buy them at wholefoods market, very inexpensively at the bulk section of the store. I love how the grains are crunchy and are even better with the nutty ground flax seeds. The only thing is that they are not instant, it takes a while to cook them - you have to cook a whole bunch and keep in the fridge.
Exercising went very well, yesterday. I did yoga in the morning, cardio (30 min) plus weight training (20 min)in the evening. My yoga teacher says that I should come to classes every day if I can, that it won't hurt me to do yoga every day. So, I'll try to attend the classes as many times a week as I can. Yoga has been so good for my back!
The fish I ate last night (cod) was so good, I have to remember to buy some more again next time I go to the store. I've been trying to get different/unusual types of food, just to tease my palate, recently.
I hope you are all having a great day!
Progress as of today - 12 lbs lost so far, only 35 lbs to go!
How did you prepare the cod? I think cod is a mild fish, and one I'd like to try. I've been trying new things too recently, like salmom.
Have a great day.
Happy Valentine's Day!
I just got tulips(and chocolate) delivery from hubby who is still in geneva but remembered our anniversary on valentine's day, 23 years ago! I can hardly believe it has been this long! He always gives me tulips on valentine's day because he knows they are my favorite flowers - my wedding bouquet was made of tulips, which I don't recomend to any bride because they all opened up wide and big even before the ceremony started, haha!
So, I did go to the gym last night with my daughter - earlier in the day, she was so sweet to accompany me to the mall to buy yoga clothes, as well. I bought 2 sets which I think are very nice and comfy, they are nike brands and were on sale, yay!
I'm off to yoga this morning and I'm wearing my new clothes!
Have a great day!
Kathy, thanks for asking me to take a photo of the flowers, I almost forgot. Now I can show them to hubby when he returns at the end of the week. By then, the flowers will not as pretty, I'm afraid:
Progress as of today - 12 lbs lost so far, only 35 lbs to go!
Good morning! I love quiet Sunday mornings with cup of strong coffee and thick newspaper - my Sunday morning ritual. I hope everyone is having a great weekend!
Saturday was a very peaceful day, daughter worked on an essay to apply for a summer program at uva and I painted all day while listening to a book (CDs) that I checked out at the library. I'm always amazed at how wonderful our libraries are! Hubby is missing us and called to find out what we were up to - says that will catch up on sleep over the weekend.
Didn't go to the gym yesterday for I was resting my muscles, but will go today. Have a great day, everyone!
Progress as of today - 12 lbs lost so far, only 35 lbs to go!
Glad you had a great Saturday!!
Good morning! It's so nice to be able to sleep in on Saturday!
Last night I went back to the gym while daughter was in dance class and I did 45 min of eliptical and 30 min of weights. As I had been at the gym in the morning for the yoga, it turned out to be a fitness oriented day, after all.
Eating was not so good, though. I just felt mouth hunger all evening long and ended up eating a lot. No bother, I shall do better today.
I've trying to get white house tour tkts (as well as tkts for the capitol, bureau of engraving, supreme court an kennedy center)for when my sister comes to visit, through my congressman (that's the only way you can get white house tickets) and have submitted my request on line. Although they say they can't guarantee them, I'm really hoping hard they can get them for me. It's been so long I took the tour and I'd love to go back there with my favorite sister while my favorite president is in power.
Husband is still awayand will be away for another week - it means that he'll miss Valentines day with us :( I went to Macy's yesterday and bought daughter her valentines day gift and already gave it to her: Chloe perfume. She loves it!
I hope everyone has a great weekend!
Progress as of today - 12 lbs lost so far, only 35 lbs to go!
I got to tour the White House in either '94 or '95 at Christmastime. It was pretty easy to get in back then. I I hope you're congressman gives you tickets. It pretty neat! I love the Capitol building and the Kennedy Center too. I saw the play "Titanic" there. Awesome! One place I really loved was the Holocaust Museum. And of course the Smithsonian. Drool! I cant wait until the kids are old enough to appreciate a trip to DC. I always loved them, but of course, Im a little bias since I was born there. :)
You and hubby could always celebrate V day once he gets back. There are no rules on when to celebrate such a commercialized holiday anyway. :)
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im glad you had an awesome weekend. i hope that yoga helps lift your spirit. always does mine. xo
V on 02/21/2011:
You are beyond sweet Selina :) Your yoga instructor will love the imported chocolates :) Hey how is your daughter doing with her healthy eating? I am sure she is probably where she wants to be weight wise or pretty close :) I am sending you a bit of our sunshine we have here! Have an awesome day :)
Horn_Of_Plenty on 02/21/2011:
sorry to hear about your lousy weather. we have a little bit of snow falling this morning in the northeast (Long Island). I can't wait for spring, but i actually don't mind the snow today since it's not that much at all!
have fun at yoga! i love yoga, too, and maybe i'll take a class on my next day off.
tangalyn on 02/21/2011:
hope things brighten up :) enjoy ur day!
sweetpea1977 on 02/21/2011:
Its kind of dreary here too. I want the warm sun back!
Enjoy your yoga class today!
Umpqua on 02/21/2011:
That's so nice of you to bring your instructor a treat. I hope you have a great class!
lifestylechange on 02/21/2011:
Congrats on your win!!! :)
moogy on 02/21/2011:
I hope that the yoga puts the smile back on your face, now, cloudy and dark sounds perfect to me. Which just goes to show, we are all different. Have a good day Selina:)
biscottibody59 on 02/21/2011:
Hope you have a good week!
For the lean protein, egg whites, sardines and, if I can find some, un-nasty chicken. That's the plan, we'll see:-)
About the pictures, my body has looked like this for a long time and I've just accepted it. Usually I glance once or twice in the mirror and move on. I'm no different than anyone else, I think there's room for improvement:-)
V on 02/21/2011:
Congrats on the win!!! Wooohooo! So proud of you :)
biscottibody59 on 02/21/2011:
Just wanted to update--sardines aren't particularly low fat, but I've got some on hand that I'm not willing to throw away:-) They are a good source of omega 3s too!