Exercise: 65 min elliptical (single hill); Weight Training: 25 min lower body (machines); Calories: 1550
I ended up having 20 frozen grapes last night, which pushed my calories up 1800, and I am fine with that. I am not going to obsess about it, because as it is, sometimes I overestimate my portions, so it all evens out.
The thing I like about the frozen fruit or the frozen "Go-Gurts" is that there's no big danger of getting out of control. Even if I have 50 grapes, that's still under 200 calories. If I have 1-2 Go-Gurts, that's 80-160 calories. However, if I have a dish of ice cream, then I tend to serve myself way too much, even though I use a small custard cup to hold the ice cream.
So you may think that I could do the same idea of portion control with ice cream, such as an ice cream bar or a pre-packaged cup of ice cream. However, I find that not only is this extremely expensive (and very wasteful) but with ice cream, if I want more, I go and get more. Whereas with grapes or yogurt, when I'm done, I'm done. It's enough for me.
Weigh-in tomorrow!
EVENING EDIT: As much as I am craving more dessert (had a Go-Gurt, working on a cup of coffee), I am not going to have anything more. I already had something. That is sufficient and tomorrow is weigh-in. I WANT TO REACH MY GOAL WEIGHT!!
Exercise: 35 min elliptical (resist. level 13) + 58 min running (5.14 mi); Weight training: NONE; Calories: 1730 --- BUT ----
I so want something for dessert. I am at the limit for my calorie range (1740), so anything else would be excess. I would *love* to have a dish of ice cream, but lately, I've been eating frozen "Go-Gurts" which are low-fat yogurt "sticks" that are marketed towards kids. One portion -- one CONTROLLED portion -- has 80 calories and really satisfies an ice cream craving. I also have some frozen grapes that I could savor slowly (because they are frozen). So I have 2 good, healthy choices. I'm still trying to resist.
Today I got mad at some lady walking her little dog on the bike trail. If you have a dog, you need to have it on a short leash when people are passing by. I ran by her once and she *laughed* because the dog chased me (retractable leash was extended so it was long). I passed her on the way back and the dog started coming after me again. I said "GET AWAY! GET AWAY!" and she's like, "I'm really sorry"
No she's not, because if she was, she would have retracted the leash length. So I said to her, "Yeah, I THINK SO!" She was rather taken aback, so I tacked on "B****!" rather loudly. But maybe she thought I was talking about the dog. Gosh some people are SO STUPID. I have very little patience for stupidity and arrogance.
You know, I LOVE gogurt and never thought about tossing it in the freezer! I have some in my fridge and I'm going to toss them into the freezer, what a great tip!
Here's an episode similar to yours from my "way-back" machine: "I went on my usual jog yesterday at dusk. I had been hearing murmuring and a bell-ringing sound (not an old-time bike bell). I just ignored it. I turned onto a street and stayed to the left on our somewhat narrow streets, although there is plenty of room for two cars and people walking on at least one edge.
I turned to look behind me as I rounded the corner and saw some people on bicycles. They all were wearing helmets. I really took no note; I simply thought they'd pass without incident. They turned where I did and took awhile to catch up to me. You know I'm a pretty slow jogger, but they seemed to hang back quite a ways. So I heard the ringing again, and again I ignored it. A man passed me on the right and said, "Hi." Then a boy passed. Just after him, a girl (about 10-12) passed, then immediately cut to directly in front of me to where, in retrospect, I could have just tumped her and her bike right over. She stayed there in front of me for a few seconds and I said nothing, just thinking she was inexperienced. Then she sped up to catch up to the man and he said something like, "Good going!" or "Good job!"
I was a little dumbfounded at first and thought, "What kind of parent would put their child up to that?" All of this knowing it was getting dark, they had no lights on their bikes, what if there had been oncoming traffic, and why was this man hell-bent on riding three abreast after they passed me a little ways. All I could think was, "What an idiot, teaching your child road rage." It was just bizarre. I wanted to think I hadn't really seen this happen."
I walk my dog all the time and am adamant about keeping her away from others--you came upon one of these stupid people who do extraordinary things that put them and the kids or dogs at risk. It amazes me--I used to spit (a bad habit to get into--I don't recommend it) or shoot the finger at drivers who did things like the little girl on the bike, though it didn't matter. I never actually spit AT their car--haha. I cuss alot, but I also come across alot of people who wave at me especially on my bike. (I'm not especially proud of my spitting and bird-shooting and cussing, but I guess I feel like I have to do something to defend myself--even if it's just to vent MY frustration.)
Don't let one idiot ruin your run!
Exercise: 65 min elliptical (intervals); Weight training: 25 min lower body (machines); Calories: 1850 (a little high)
Today my legs felt so heavy. I may have to think this increased resistance idea on the crosstrainer. We'll see how tomorrow goes. It's supposed to be a running day too.
I went to my old house -- the one we're trying to sell -- to put up Fall decorations. The house is empty, so the few touches that I do put up/out are the only thing that really give the space some decor. (Most rooms still have curtains, though.) One of the things I put up was a garland of autumn leaves (plastic) across the front porch. Well, I didn't buy enough of it, so I have to make the long trip up there tomorrow to finish lining the porch. It's a big PITA, but on the other hand, I won't be eating and I won't be sitting! The other decorations do look nice :-)
glad you are doing this! and, the weather is probably still pretty nice so this outdoor exercise is WONDERFUL!
Exercise: 35 min crosstrainer (resistance level 14) + 41 min running; Weight training: 25 min upper body (machines); Calories: 1470 but will probably be a little higher as I want to have some frozen fruit later on.
With the new month come new changes.
Today was the first day that I scaled back on the elliptical AND increased the resistance level. I have decided that on non-running days, I will go for the whole hour. It just doesn't feel right to do less than an hour. However, for the sake of running, I will only do half on running days. And on days that I go the full hour on the elliptical, I will do a resistance level of 10 or 12, instead of my usual 8. I will try for level 12 tomorrow.
I used an online map-mile website to figure out how far I'm running. (www.mapmyrun.com) Imagine my disappointment when I found out that I have not been running as far as I thought I was. But I mapped out quite a few routes, some that I haven't tried yet, so that I will be able to know how far I am running. This was mostly inspired by a mileage challenge I am involved in (quite similar to the minutes challenge I was involved with last month).
One more note, on my way home from the gym, I was observing a white van parking on the shoulder of the road I wanted to run on Sunday morning (but did not do). You can imagine my surprise when a bunch of questionable young men got out of the back of the van with orange jumpsuits with big letters saying "COUNTY JAIL" on the back of them. Yikes! Good thing I didn't plan on running that route today! I'm sure they are doing trash pick-up, so the route will be clean for me on Sunday :-)
(Weigh-in on Friday)
EVENING EDIT: Experienced some horrible, awful anxiety this afternoon. Felt as though I hadn't accomplished anything and felt terribly guilty because my Husband would be coming home from work. Really felt awful. Have not felt this horrible in a long time.
donkey, i'm proud of you and your goals. why can't I get some standard goals in place!!?!?
you have no idea how much your feedback is helpful when i feel the way i have been. I really hope to make a change in my lifestyle these months leading up to the New Year. I'm always making changes and I never keep diet or anything the same. I guess I get bored. I hope to have some really great updates these few months! :)
Saturday:
Exercise: 20 min walking + 40 min putting up Halloween decorations; Weight training: None; Calories 2360
Sunday:
Exercise: 65 min crosstrainer (single hill); Weight training: 10 min legs (machines); Calories: 1460
I can't believe I forgot to post yesterday! My calories were really good until we went out for dinner, which was late because Husband had to work 12 hours and didn't get off until 7p. I had a good dinner, but came home and had 2 dishes of ice cream. OMGosh what WAS I thinking??!!
I did not get up early to run this morning, and my daughter is feeling ill today, so I have very little hope of running today. So much for converting to my running schedule of Wed/Fri/Sun. I'll be back to Mon/Wed/Fri and running among strange landscaper men. Oh well, that's what I get for slacking off for a day.
It's funny how one bad meal can really derail a person's best effort.
EVENING EDIT: Say good-bye to those 65 minute workouts on the elliptical. For the month of October, I plan on increasing the resistance and decreasing my time on the crosstrainer so that I have more time available for running. All in all, it was a good day, it was a good month. I look forward to reaching my goal weight in October!
Progress as of today: 10 lbs lost so far, only 4 lbs to go!
I hope your daughter feels better and that you get some good exercise in!
Exercise: 65 min elliptical (gluteal) + 58 min running; Weight training: 15 min lower body (machines); Calories: Let's say 1700 (my counter shows a little less, but that's OK)
If you will notice, I weighed in today and my weight has gone up 1.5lb. Needless to say, I was not very happy about this, on top of the crushing depression that I was feeling from our house selling problems.
WARNING: The following 2 paragraphs have TMI that is of a personal nature. If you are easily offended, I suggest you skip them and read my concluding remarks instead.
I came to the conclusion that there are 2 reasons why my weight was "up". One of them has to do with hormonal cycles, so I won't go into that, except to say that 2x a month, I tend to put on a little water weight. I also have to fight cravings 2x a month as well, but I have been doing well with that. (On the plus side, I feel very romantic around this time of the cycle, iykwim.)
The second reason why my weight is "up" is that last week I managed to weigh in after a Daily Donkey Dump. Today, that was not the case. Of course, after I had had my morning's cup of coffee, we were at DDD x2 (YES, I said "2" and boy were they GREAT). I am sure this had some influence on the numbers.
So I am trying to remain optimistic. You can see that I had a great run today. Once again, I ran to the kids' school and back, but this time I shaved 7 minutes off my time. So I must be running faster although I cannot tell this when I run. (I feel so slow.)
I am also thinking positive about my house situation as well. So today, after I get cleaned up from running, I am going to the store to buy autumn decorations for the old house, to show people that it is a loved house and it decorates very well. When the house sells, I can use these decorations for my current dwelling, so it is not money wasted. I know my son wishes that I did more holiday decorating. Well, I do but it's just not at the house that we live in. Next year, I'm sure it will be :-)
Progress as of today: 10 lbs lost so far, only 4 lbs to go!
Holy COW you are a powerhouse workout diva! I am so very impressed!
My sister had her house on the market for almost a full year and gave up on ever selling it, and suddenly one day someone just decided that yes, they wanted it. They had to hurry up and pack and buy a new house in 30 days. Just when it looks bleak, that is usually when it happens. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!
As for the weight, I wouldn't be terribly concerned about it as you've been kicking butt with your exercise. Keep up the running and the elliptical and it's got to start going down again.
Exercise: 65 min elliptical (intervals); Weight training: 15 min upper body (machines -- only 3 exercises) :-(; Calories: 1540
I am feeling really tired today. This is almost like TOM/AF/PMS kind of tired, except that it's not time for that. I hate it when I want to do so much at the gym and my body craps out on me like that. Oh manure! :-(
And especially since tomorrow is weigh-in day. Ugh, I'd like to squeeze in as much as I can. I said in a previous entry that I'm rather nervous about this week's weigh in. Oh well, let's not get carried away, and keep things in their proper perspective.
EVENING EDIT: I'm a defeated Donkey tonight. Today we found out that the people who wanted to buy our house in June (but couldn't sell their house first) have sold their house but no longer want to buy our house. :-( They want to spend more money on a new house with bling-bling. Nevermind that our house is a good house with tons of room for upgrading (huge fenced in backyard). Oh well.... This really hit me hard in the heart. I felt like diving into some peanut butter or cheese all afternoon long.
Now I am off to the library with my son for the quarterly meeting of Yu-Gi-OH! Club. He *loves* this -- the game, the cards, being with other kids that love Yu-Gi-OH! I would rather stay home and watch Survivor and CSI. The things a mom does....
I just hope I don't console myself after the meeting with a ton of ice cream. That would be so bad. I must remember that weigh-in is tomorrow.
Progress as of today: 11.5 lbs lost so far, only 2.5 lbs to go!
You're right, keeping things in their proper perspective is imperative...it is just a number and you are more than that. Your minutes on the elliptical are impressive, I am gonna have to up my time to catch you.
Weigh in tomorrow - you don't really need that ice cream tonight, do you?:)
Hey, well done on that weight loss! Don't be alarmed if the scale fluctuates a little. The fact that you saw that weight means that at the very least it's just around the corner, if it isn't already here to stay. Know what I mean?
Exercise: 50 min running + 65 min elliptical (double hill); Weight Training: None; Calories: 1540 -- I had a yogurt snack last night.
Today I ran first before going to the gym. I did not want to watch today's Oprah, which I would be forced to do as the crosstrainers are right in front of 2 TV screens tuned in to her show at 9a. So I ran instead.
This was helpful on 2 levels. First of all, it forced me to change to my W/F/Su schedule NOW instead of waiting until Friday to do so. Secondly, because I ran first, I was able to go further (not much) than had I done it afterwards. However, several times during the run, I could feel myself slowing down considerably. But conversely there were times I sped up a lot as well (such as to avoid the landscaping guy with the mower).
Going to the gym afterwards was interesting. It was almost empty. By the time I left, there was one older woman doing the weight machines and that was it! Towards the locker rooms, there were 2 elderly gentlemen stretching. I thought it would be hard to motivate myself to go to the gym after already running, but it was not so bad. I had new music to listen to, so that really helped.
One thing I did notice when I was at the gym is why do I feel the need to do 2 workouts? It seemed a little ridiculous to me. I know why I did today, because I am involved in an online challenge that counts the minutes that participants exercise for the month of September. And we've done that challenge here too, before, and it didn't bother me. But today it bothered me. I think it would have been more beneficial to do weight training at the gym instead of the elliptical, but I'm not ready to give up that addiction yet. I feel incomplete if I do not do my daily elliptical. But on the other hand, I'm feeling uneasy about the direction I could be headed.
Which leads me to say that I am already getting nervous about this week's weigh in. I lost 3lb last week, and I do not want to gain that back. "135" is one of those "set-points" where my body is comfortable. So if I slide back up, I will have to work on breaking through the same plateau AGAIN. Don't want to do that!!
Progress as of today: 11.5 lbs lost so far, only 2.5 lbs to go!
i feel that gaining lean muscle, which means you are better fit and can burn more calories, helps with breaking through your set point.
Have a good one!
Exercise: 65 min elliptical + 20 min running; Weight training: None; Calories: 1620 -- unless I don't eat the Fiber One bar for dessert
A number of things did not happen to make my run as good as it could have been: 1. The weather did not cool off, because it did not rain as they had promised. 2. The humidity did not dissipate as promised. 3. I forgot today was Garbage Day and the smells were quite awful. 4. My stomach still felt bloated and sour from last night's dinner (way too oily/fatty).
Hopefully Thursday's run will be much better. I am thinking of switching to a W/F/Su running schedule, since Mondays and Tuesdays are not good (landscapers, garbage men).
Progress as of today: 11.5 lbs lost so far, only 2.5 lbs to go!
i think i might need a break from exercise today as my body is still tired...but not really achey...from the substantial exercise it's been getting. I believe that our bodies do need to rest sometimes...don't we all!?
Exercise: 65 min crosstrainer + 30 min cleaning the bathroom; Weight training: 35 min upper/lower body (machines); Calories: 1680
No running today. It was too hot and too sunny out this morning after the gym, and I wanted to get in a little cleaning (as I promised you) before I have to leave for the old house to put out more moldy/mildew-y garbage for the garbage collection tomorrow. UGH -- driving up to the old house consumes too much of my time!
But I discovered that anytime I want a little extra workout, all I have to do is get on my hands and knees and clean a floor or a bathroom. The floors and baseboard trim are filthy and so I did not complete the one bathroom I was working on. I cleaned the outside of the toilet, the floors and the baseboard trim. I still have to do the vanity and the tub surfaces.
Then I still have 2 more bathrooms to clean, although one is just a powder room (toilet and vanity sink). So I have additional "activity" just waiting for me around the house. I hope to do a little (30 min) at a time and after a week, everything should be clean.
Hard cleaning really gives a good workout!
EVENING EDIT: Just too darn busy! It is so humid here today. Unbearable...
Progress as of today: 11.5 lbs lost so far, only 2.5 lbs to go!
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I love frozen grapes, they are much sweeter that way. I used to buy just enough nuts for the day, that way I could not go back for more...you should try that with ice cream.
workingit2 on 10/04/2007:
Good luck with the weigh in!!
Horn_Of_Plenty on 10/04/2007:
i want you to reach your goal weight too! :)
uhhh, thanks for the GOOD suggestions. I'm in a really strange mindset right now. of course i'll let you know how tomorrow goes! :)
i guess all of life is a learning experience, right!? :)